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![]() Thought Leadership+Hosted by British Water's Chair, Dr Mark Fletcher FREng,Thought Leadership+ focuses on expanding the understanding of key challenges to help shape the future of the industry. Mark will be speaking to a range of key influencers in the water industry as part of British Water's commitment to help create a common, sector purpose. Thought Leadership+Scroll to the bottom for the most recent videos Tuesday, July 25 2023 Thought Leadership+ With The Environment AgencyIn this installment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Alan Lovell, Chair of The Environment Agency, talks about the Environment Agency’s immediate, long-term challenges, how the industry key players can work better together and opportunities for British Water and its members. Tuesday, October 3 2023 Thought Leadership+ With Drinking Water InspectorateIn this installment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Marcus Rink, Drinking Water Inspectorate Chief Inspector, talks about DWI's vision given the increasing focus on water quality and emerging contaminants. Marcus also talks about his views of the supply chain’s role in helping to solve future challenges and opportunities to collaborate. Tuesday, February 20 2024 Thought Leadership+ With Consumer Council for WaterIn this installment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Mike Keil, Consumer Council for Water, Chief Executive, talks about CCW’s vision given the increasing focus on affordability and AMP8 challenges. Mike also shares his view of the supply chain’s role in helping to solve future challenges and much more. Wednesday, March 27 2024 Thought Leadership+ With Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL)In this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Sarah McMath, Chief Executive at Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL), talks about MOSL’s strategic objectives, water security, the importance of robust data and clear industry segmentation as fundamental elements underpinning innovation. Sarah shares valuable insights and talks openly about her ideas and concerns for the sector.
Tuesday, April 23 2024 Thought Leadership+ With The Rivers TrustIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive at The Rivers Trust, talks about the challenges that need to be addressed in the water sector and how we can create a greater 'common purpose' that is more collaborative between all parties. Mark also shares his views of the supply chain’s role in helping to solve future challenges and much more.
Friday, May 24 2024 Thought Leadership+ With The Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Alasdair Reisner, CECA (The Civil Engineering Contractors Association), Chief Executive Officer, discusses changes in procurement to ensure more efficient delivery, shares his views on opportunities for collaboration in safeguarding our environment, and talks about helping to deliver the social contract for the communities we serve, among other topics.
Tuesday, July 23 2024 Thought Leadership+ With OfwatIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, David Black, Chief Executive of Ofwat - the economic regulator for water across England and Wales, discusses the key takeaways from the draft determinations published on 11 July. He also shares his views on the areas the sector needs to address and highlights opportunities for greater collaboration to safeguard our environment and deliver for customers.
Tuesday, January 14 2025 Thought Leadership+ With Northumbrian WaterIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Heidi Mottram, CEO of Northumbrian Water, discusses the need to simplify and standardise contracts for consistency and risk allocation, and improving communication transparency in the water sector, especially regarding project planning and execution timelines.
Wednesday, March 26 2025 Thought Leadership+ With The Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP)In this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Sharon Darcy, Chair, The Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP) discusses the priorities and work of LIPP, focusing on improving the planning of linear infrastructure projects through the adoption of new tools, technologies, and cross-sector collaboration.
Thursday, May 15 2025 Thought Leadership+ With Thames WaterIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, Chris Weston, CEO, Thames Water, shares key insights into Thames Water’s priorities and ambitious plans for AMP8. From reaffirming their commitment to rapid delivery despite refinancing headlines, to outlining how collaboration and innovation with the supply chain are central to their strategy, this conversation addresses the concerns and hopes of many across the sector.
Friday, September 26 2025 Thought Leadership+ With WIF Team Challenge Winning TeamIn this instalment of our British Water Thought Leadership+ interview, the winning team from the Water Industry Forum (WIF) Team Challenge shares key insights from their presentation on vertical farming. This year’s challenge asked: 'What are the emerging trends that will impact the water-energy nexus by 2030?'.
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