Water & Wastewater Treatment

Welcome to edie Live 2017, U lity Week Live's sister show. With increasing demand on finite resources challenging exis ng business opera ons, extreme weather events interrup ng supply chains and the double threat of energy security and rising prices, it's clear that business has a crucial role to play in driving a faster transi on to a low-carbon future. However, while there is global agreement on the need to urgently effect change, the ways in which to do it are far from clear. Addressing this head on, edie Live is the only event in the show calendar specifically engineered for energy, resource efficiency and sustainability decision makers. The show offers them a dynamic mix of content, support and networking, including live, best-prac ce case studies, tailored, one- to-one advice clinics, business leaders on our strategy and innova on conference stage and hundreds of technology and service providers on the show floor. But crucially for the u li es sector, its co-loca on with U lity Week Live gives you an unrivalled opportunity to really get to grips with what your business customers want and expect from you in the future. Never has the need to offer an adap ve, flexible service offer been more apparent. From mul - u lity bundling to in-house efficiency services and support and innova ve funding and payback models. As the market evolves, or in the case of water, transforms, so too will your rela onship with business customers. Our audience of energy and resource managers, sustainability decision makers and u li es buyers will be seeking out informa on and partners to help them effect change. Going forward, understanding their needs will be key, engaging with them crucial and adap ng your offer to deliver on their objec ves a given. From onsite genera on, demand response and energy storage to industrial effluent treatment, energy from waste and the water retail market, sessions in the edie Live seminar theatres will showcase opera onal excellence, se ng the bar for those who are earlier in their sustainability journey. Specific sessions include 'Ge ng under the skin of the energy manager', 'Is water next on the list for energy managers?' and 'Demand response: the power of a balanced grid'. The Strategy and Innova on Conference programme is divided into detailed explora on of four game-changing topics. From the policy landscape post-Brexit to the power of partnerships, a tour of the future to the megatrends shaping the world we live in, we'll explore what a low-carbon world might look like and what that means for what we do here and now. We've even got the joint edie Live/U lity Week Live Water and Energy Marketplace connec ng water retailers and u li es brokers with commercial and industrial energy and water customers. So, be part of the conversa on, meet the technology and service providers to transform your own opera ons and engage with an audience who are all there with one aim in mind - doing business be er. edie Live 2017 26 | Book your free ckets today www.u lityweeklive.co.uk

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