British Water at World Water-Tech Innovation Summit

Our Head of Programmes, Dr Mar Batista lead the panel discussion on Merging Technology and Nature for Greater Flood Resilience at World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London.

The panel discussed the following areas:

- Heavy rainfall, snow and ice are causing extreme flooding in many parts of the world, how are utilities addressing the increased water flow to avoid systems being overwhelmed?

- How can technology help water companies forecast increased water flow and maximise the capacity of existing infrastructure to build hydraulic resilience in cities?

- How can the water sector utilise nature to build urban drainage systems? What is the anticipated impact on capacity building and network management? What does the ultimate smart city look like?

Speakers:

Andrea Aliscioni, COO, MM SPA, ITALY

Mike App, Vice President, ELECTRO SCAN, USA

Hamish Hall, Director of Water Risk Management, WSP, UK

Helge Daebel, Partner, EMERALD TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, SWITZERLAND

Akriti Sagar, IAS, Additional Chief Executive Officer, DELHI JAL BOARD, INDIA