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People & Opinion Utility Week community UTILITY WEEK | 14TH - 20TH OCTOBER 2016 | 7 What's the most important lesson/ idea people should take away from your presentation? I would like the audience to appreci- ate the value of collaboration and what can be achieved when a whole industry decides to work together, irrespective of differing interests and commercial outlooks. What has been you most successful or challenging experience in your career and what did you learn from it? Too many to mention, but in general what I've learnt is to embrace the chal- lenges positively and get on with them. no point hesitating or putting things off – just do it. Identify five people you would invite to your dream dinner party and why? 1. Rick Stein to cook the main course. 2. Mary Berry for the puddings. 3. Peter Kay for the entertainment. 4. Paul Theakston for the drinks – Black Sheep. 5. My wife because if I didn't I'd be in trouble. I'd do the washing up. Name four items you keep on your desk/with you at work that reveal something about your interests/per- sonality. 1. I don't have much at all on my desk - I'm a tidy person. 2. Exception being a photograph of my grandsons. 3. I keep my PPE close by me because I'm a hands-on person who likes to spend time with our employees in the field understanding their challenges and what I can do to help them. 4. I have photos of my motorcycles on my PC screensaver to remind me to ride them. To view more details about the Health and Safety Conference and to register, visit: http://events.utilityweek.co.uk/hs/ Speaker's corner Geoff Earl Customer Engagement Award • Dwr Cymru Welsh Water • First Utility/Blue Sky Performance Improvement • South East Water • SP Energy Networks • Thames Water & Groundwork • UK Power Networks Supply Chain Excellence • Northern Ireland Water and Echo Managed Services • Openreach, Morrison Utility Services & Hire-A-Lite • Portsmouth Water and Cappagh Contractors • Thames Water Smart Utilities Award – sponsored by Capgemini • Centrica • Electricity North West • Flexitricity • Ovo Energy • Thames Water Utilities in partnership with Arqiva, Morrison Utility Services and Groundwork IT Initiative of the Year • 4Delivery & Southern Water • Northumbrian Water Group • SGN • Thames Tideway Tunnel • Thames Water and eight2O Community Initiative of the Year • Eon • Northumbrian Water Group • Npower and Macmillan Cancer Support • RWE Npower • Thames Water Staff Development Award • Affinity Water • British Gas • Severn Trent • UK Power Networks • Yorkshire Water Team of the Year – Customer facing – Sponsored by CGI • South East Water • Dee Valley Water • First Utility Utility Week Awards 2016 The Shortlist The companies in the running for the sector's most prestigious awards. • Northern Ireland Water & Echo Managed Services • Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) • Thames Water and Groundwork Team of the Year – Back office – Sponsored by CGI • Business Stream • Northumbrian Water Group • Ovo Energy • Thames Water • UK Power Networks Environment Award • Severn Trent • Thames Water Utilities & Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies • VertaseFLI, Northern Ireland Water, Laing O'Rourke & Veolia Water • Yorkshire Water & Keyland Developments Customer Care Award – sponsored by Vision • Engie • Glide • Northumbrian Water Group • South East Water • SP Energy Networks Capital Project Management Award • SP Energy Networks • Thames Water, CH2M and MVB • UK Power Networks • United Utilities with Galliford Try, Costain and Atkins Marketing Initiative of the Year • British Gas • Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and Ernest • First Utility • Northumbrian Water Group • Yorkshire Water Utility of the Year • First Utility • Northern Gas Networks • Northumbrian Water Group • SGN • UK Power Networks For more information, visit: www.utilityweekawards.co.uk Geoff Earl is director of safety, health and environment, Northern Powergrid