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11 IWEX 2012 PREVIEW


Harnessing knowledge The seminar programme for IWEX will be held over the full three days in the Water Theatre in the hall


Held in the Water Theatre at the heart of the main exhibition hall, the IWEX seminar programme brings together leading industry experts to reveal solutions to some of the industry’s biggest challenges The range of water industry challenges covered by seminars in the Water Theatre at IWEX 2012 is impressive, with issues including catchment management, SuDS and floods, asset management, water and wastewater treatment, sensors and customer information. Water management


Tuesday 22 May


Catchment Area Management Chair: Professor Sue White, Cranfield University 10.30 - 10.45


10.45-11.00 11.00 - 11.15 11.15 - 11.30


Application of sustainable technologies to catchment management


Professor Lucian Gill, director, Oceans ESU Holistic Catchment Management


Roger Middleton, chief mechanical engineer, Black & Veatch


Upsteam Thinking: the story so far Lewis Jones, future quality obligations and R&D manager, South West Water Q & A


SuDS/Flood Management Chair: Alastair Moseley, EIC 11.45 - 12.00


12.00 - 12.15


Ahmad F Al-Tawabini, senior mechanical engineer, Saudi Aramco 14.45 - 15.00


Q & A


underpins presentations on Tuesday, while a discussion on smart water networks, with a six-strong panel of experts, is one of the highlights of Wednesday afternoon. Innovation and carbon reduction form the basis of Thursday’s presentations, with a plethora of examples of technologies, best practice and ways to deliver cost and energy savings through innovative treatment techniques and design choices. All exhibition visitors are welcome to attend any sessions for free – but get there early to be sure of a seat.


South West Water’s Lewis Jones shares the story of the utility’s celebrated Upstream Thinking catchment programme with delegates on Tuesday


Turbulent dissolved air flotation


John Martin, business development manager, Processus 15.00 - 15.15


Accelerating SuDS implementation - barriers and solutions


Martin Fairley, research director, ACO Technologies 12.15 - 12.30 12:30 - 12:45


A methodology to assist local authorities and developers in the evaluation of potential groundwater flooding risk resulting from development Julian Hatherall, principal consultant, Earth Systems ... five years and counting ...


Terry Nash, director, UK Sustainable Development Association Q & A


16.00 - 16.15


Sustainable Water Management Chair: Natasha Wiseman, WWT 13:00 - 13:15


Evolution or revolution? Integrating ecosystem services into water industry cost-benefit analysis Bruce Horton, director, Environmental Policy Consulting


13:15 - 13:30


A risk-based approach to augmenting resilience to climate change in the UK water sector Christopher Harris, doctoral researcher, University of Birmingham


13.30-13.45 13.45 - 14.00


Assuring business continuity through effective pollution and firewater containment Brian Back, chairman, Environmental Innovations


Water Zero: a water use minimisation tool for new developments


14.00 - 14.15


Carl Pelling, principal hydrologist, URS Infrastructure & Environmental UK Q & A


Upgrading Existing Assets Chair: Maureen Gaines, WET News 14.30 - 14.45


Sensors


Chair: Justin Dunning, Chelsea Technologies 15.30 - 15.45


On-line, low level trace metal analysis for process and environmental control


Neil Townend, general manager, Cogent Environmental


15.45 - 16.00


Optical dissolved oxygen technology – a brief history, development and the future of a new generation of smart sensors


David Wilson, sales manager, UK & Ireland, Waterra-In-Situ Q & A


Wednesday 23 May


Water Treatment 10.30 - 10.45


10.45 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.15


A novel approach to electrocoagulation - methods and benefits


John Jones, research scientist, Aquacure


Improving the effectiveness of coagulation control processes


Julian Edwards, UK water analytics sales engineer, ABB Q & A


Effluent Treatment 11.30 - 11.45


11.45 - 12.00 12.00 - 12.15


MBR wastewater treatment plant in remote desert climate - success and lessons learned


12.15 - 12.30


Full-scale treatment of landfill leachates with complete nitrification and denitrification Howard Robinson, technical director, SKM Enviros


Microcycle TM technology and the treatment of waste metalworking fluids


Dr Duane Ager, chief scientific officer, Microbial Solutions


Wetox – Turning waste into water and recovered resource


Kevin McKay, chief executive, Wetox Q & A


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