Business, infrastructure and the future of water: navigating reform
Water is essential to how businesses across the economy operate. Yet the risks that matter most, including drought, flooding and poor water quality, sit beyond the control of any single company. With a Clean Water Bill expected to enter Parliament later this year, decisions are being made now about the water system businesses will operate in for the next two decades.
Join the Aldersgate Group at Pinsent Masons to mark the launch of our report, The Business Case for a National Water Framework. The report sets out, on behalf of our membership, a reform agenda to future-proof England's water resources to 2050 and beyond.
The afternoon brings together the perspectives that reform has to reconcile: policy design, utility operations, corporate supply chains, infrastructure delivery and investment. Together we will test the report's recommendations against the policy landscape as it stands.
What we'll discuss
The pressures on the water system and what the current framework is failing to manage
What the Bill will and won't resolve, and the wider regulatory change needed
The role of the private sector in delivering water improvements
The finance gap and the investment case for water
Programme
3:30pm: Arrival, refreshments and networking
4:00pm: Welcome from Pinsent Masons
4:05pm: Keynote address
4:20pm: The Business Case for a National Water Framework, presented by Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group
4:30pm: Panel discussion and audience Q&A
5:30pm: Drinks and networking
We'd encourage you to stay for drinks. It's a rare chance to have regulators, government officials, water companies, major water users and investors in one room ahead of legislation.
Who should attend
Senior representatives from business, government, regulators, investors and civil society with an interest in water policy, infrastructure and resilience. Due to expected demand, we may limit to one attendee per organisation.