8th February 2007
Le Meridien Piccadilly, London W1
Over 100 people attended Water UK's City Conference last Thursday at Le Meridien Piccadilly. Influential representatives from across the water sector addressed delegates and discussed the key financial issues for the water industry in the run up to the next Price Review.
Regina Finn, Chief Executive, Ofwat explored Ofwat's key issues in the run up to PR09, including:
• Industry structure
• Ownership structure
• Gearing
• Cost of capital
Pamela Taylor, Chief Executive, Water UK also explored Water UK's priorities for PR09, which are:
• Water resources - supply and security and levels of service
• Continued investment in infrastructure
• Climate change, how do we adapt operations?
• PR09 - must be sustainable and add value and match/work alongside the Government's sustainability policy
Other influential speakers joining Regina, Pamela and Richard Ackroyd, Director of Regulation and Capital Investment, Yorkshire Water who chaired the event included:
• Richard Bird, Water Director, Defra 
• Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Environment Agency
• Tony Smith, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Water
• Doug King, Vice Chairman, Energy, Infrastructure & Utilities, Deloitte
• John Earwaker, Principal, First Economics Ltd
• Sir Ian Byatt, Chairman, Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• John Cuthbert, Managing Director, Northumbrian Water
• Peter Antolik, Head of Regulation, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund
• John Hatton, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
The day entailed an interactive water survey, which will be published by Deloitte, and a round table lunch which provided delegates with an opporutnity to continue disucssions from the morning session.
Please click here to download a full programme.
Further details:
Please contact Tamsin Shaw
Tel: 020 7344 1896
Online Delegate Pack:
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