Speakers

Explore some of the expert speakers who attended the New Civil Engineer Water Conference 2026. 

If you are interested in joining the speaker panel, for 2027 please contact:

Lydia Katsipi
Portfolio Manager
Lydia.Katsipi@emap.com


2026 NCE Water speakers

Adam Robinson
Lincoshire Reservoir Senior Programme Manager
Anglian Water
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Alastair Chisholm
Associate Director
Arup
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Andrew Bull
Managing Director - Infrastructure
Tilbury Douglas
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Ben Hayward
Head of Capital Delivery
Affinity Water
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Caroline Morris
Associate Director
Dalcour Maclaren
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Charlotte Markey
Green Urbanisation Innovation Manager
Polypipe
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Chris Taylor - Dawson
Senior Director of Major Projects
Ofwat
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Doug Hunt
Head of Engineering and Environment
Affinity Water
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Emma Wren
Technical Director - Nature Based Solutions
Mott MacDonald
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Geoff Darch
Head of Strategic Asset Planning
Anglian Water
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George Warren
Integrated Water Management Lead
Anglian Water
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Graham Mortimore
Head of Water Utilites
Mott MacDonald
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Granville Davies
Senior Associate Director
Jacobs
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Iain McGuffog
Director of Strategy and Regulation
Bristol Water
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James Haddon
Director - Low Carbon Solutions
Barhale
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Jenna Browning
Associate Director
Arup
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Jim Foster
head of operations (major infrastructure)
Anglian Water
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Kai Pritchard
Technical Director
Aecom
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Kate Cassalli
Head of Programme Development
Anglian Water
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Lydia Burgess-Gamble
Biodiversity net gain strategy lead
Southern Water
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Mark Hanrahan
Business Development Director
Galliford Try
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Martin Faulds
Principle Engineer
Scottish Water
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Matt Hullis
Head of Environment Strategy
Suffolk County Council
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Matt Wheeldon
Infrastructure Development Director
Wessex Water
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Meyrick Gough
Managing Director
Water Resources South East
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Nevil Muncaster
Strategic Water Resources Director
Thames Water
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Nick Gray
Commerical Director
Future Water JV
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Peter O'Flaherty
Practice Manager - South of England & Wales
AtkinsRéalis
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Rachael Steller
Resilient Infrastructure Lead
Climate Change Committee
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Rachel Pether
Director of Water Services
Binnies
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Richard Price
Managing Director, Wastewater Services
Pennon Group
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Richard Behan
Associate Director, Water Advisory
WSP
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Ruari Maybank
Programme Director
Portsmouth Water
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Sarah Jenner
United Utilites
Head of Intergrated Water management
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Simon Tomlinson
Waste Water Capital Delivery Director
Southern Water
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Simon Bunn
Flood Risk Manager
North Somerset Council
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Simon Spooner
Associate Director
AtkinsRéalis
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Steven Spall
Technical Lead - Process
Severn Trent
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Victoria Fishlock
Associate Director
Dalcour Maclaren
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2026 Innovation Accelerator presenters

Brogan McCawley
Co-founder
Stratum
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Gabriel Walton
Technical Director
Ultrabeam
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Richard Simons
Head of Application Science
AquiSense Inc.
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