WUN and WSP are providing an opportunity to network with other WUN members, alongside a lively panel discussion centered on the challenges the water sector faces in achieving Net Zero ambitions & the agenda for wider economic growth.

We hope you can join us at our first in person event in 2025 for what will be an interesting, informative and thought-provoking event.

The event will be kindly hosted by WUN supporter WSP in their offices in the Mailbox, Birmingham

Chaired by Karma Loveday, Founder & Editor at the Water Report.

Panelists include :

Sarah McMath, WUN Board Director and CEO of MOSL.

Dr Katherine Ibbotson, Director, Transformation Advisory, Sustainable Change

Further panelists to be confirmed shortly but will be packed with industry experts keen to share their thoughts and experience.

Exhibiting:

WaterAid

Institute of Water

If you are booking on behalf of a colleague please ensure the ticket is booked in their name to ensure entry.

For any enquires regarding the event please contact [email protected]

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Bios & Exhibitors:

Sarah McMath WUN Board Director and CEO of MOSL

Sarah became Chief Executive of MOSL, the market operator for the non-household water retail market in June 2019. Her focus is on driving collaboration to ensure that the water market delivers on its commitments to customers and uses its position of independence to advance simple and effective water markets for the benefit of business customers and the environment. MOSL is an inclusive workplace, with a focus on ensuring that all members of the team can be their authentic selves at work.

With a doctorate in Environmental Engineering, Sarah worked for Thames Water for 24 years in a wide variety of roles, leading teams of up to 3,000 people in both technical and operational areas. After eight years leading Asset Management functions, Sarah led the development of the company’s Business Plan. Sarah was then Head of Strategy, developing the corporate strategy for the board of Thames Water. Sarah was also responsible for the programme management of the preparations for the opening of the non-household market in April 2017. Sarah joined the executive team at Thames Water in April 2017, as Managing Director of Water, with executive accountability for the treatment and delivery of clean, safe drinking water to over nine million customers in London and the Thames Valley. Sarah is also a non-executive director at Stonbury Limited and Advisor to MadeTech.

Sarah joined the WUN board in 2022 & is married, with two children at University. Outside of work Sarah enjoys cooking, reading and walking.

Dr Katherine Ibbotson Director, Transformation Advisory, Sustainable Change.

With over 20 years’ experience in water sector and wider industry, as a Director in WSP, Kat is bringing together WSPs services as a trusted advisor, focusing on Sustainability, Net Zero, Organisation and People change. Kat’s leadership and experience is in taking a holistic approach to complex systems, bridging the gap between policy, and embedding practical action. Taking forward sustainable change services within infrastructure, facilitating and enabling the connections across sectors and technical disciplines. Having worked within the water Public Sector for over 17 years, Kat has supported clients across several sectors, delivering a variety of services from: Infrastructure Resilience and Net Zero transformation, through to people and process change at an asset, network, and system level. Ensuring a whole life approach, governance, continuous improvement, and review are driving an evidence-based approach to influence and shape future policy. Kat’s experience is supported by a broad skill set in programme, project management and commercial services.

Further information regarding exhibitors :

Institute Of Water:

“The Institute of Water is a family of UK water professionals.

Water is the stuff of life. The lives of everyone, everywhere are touched by water. The Institute of Water is the only professional body focussing entirely on the UK water sector, we create a family to which anyone working, studying or training to work in the UK water sector can belong.

Our members are water professionals who know that they deliver better outcomes for customers, stakeholders and the environment when they come together to share knowledge, create solutions and inspire positive change.
The Institute of Water provides the knowledge, skills and networks our members need to deliver those outcomes.
Our members come from across the UK water sector with diverse and wide-ranging skills and disciplinary backgrounds; technicians, scientists, engineers, environmentalists, people and culture specialists, researchers and academics, contractors, manufacturers, asset managers, catchment managers, field operatives, senior leaders, regulators and policymakers and more.
Our work is underpinned by our dedicated volunteers who bring their day-to-day experience in the sector to run and provide our core offerings.
Our values ensure that ‘how’ we work is as important as ‘what’ we do.”

WaterAid

WaterAid has one goal: to change the world through water.

We started out in 1981, when UK water companies created a single organisation dedicated to tackling the global water crisis.

Today we work alongside communities worldwide setting up entire systems that deliver clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene for millions. And we get the people, policies and money in place to keep these systems working – and the water flowing for good. So that people have safe, reliable services that last. Our work with communities, partners, allies and supporters has already meant millions of people can shape their own future with dignity and confidence.

WaterAid is changing the world through water. Alongside local communities and global allies, we’re determined to reach everyone with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. For health, for life, forever.