The Water Discovery Challenge Launch
Thursday 26 January, 12:30-1:30pm
This webinar will provide an introduction to the Innovation Fund and Water Discovery Challenge including the end-to-end innovator journey and opportunities beyond the challenge.
Discover the water sector
Tuesday 31 January 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar will provide an introduction to the structure of the water sector in the UK. It will explore the key players and wider innovation ecosystem landscape and will touch on innovation challenges and opportunities.
Discover Innovation Opportunities
Thursday 2 February 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar will cover some of the biggest opportunities for innovation within the sector. This includes an introduction to the challenges being faced, a look at desired solutions and real-world examples.
Discover where our water comes from and how we treat it
Tuesday 7 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn where our water is sourced from and how it is treated to meet drinking water standards. You will gain insights to the challenges faced by the water sector and how the sector is working to overcome them.
Discover how we distribute water and what challenges we face
Thursday 9 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how water is distributed from a treatment plant to an end user and gain insight of the challenges faced, together with some of the ways the water sector is working to overcome them.
Discover how we transport and treat sewage and what challenges we face
Tuesday 21 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how sewage is transported from the customer to the wastewater treatment works and gain insight of the challenges faced and how the sector is working to overcome them.
Discover how we maximise recovery and reuse resources
Thursday 23 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how water companies recover and reuse resources and gain insight to the challenges faced, together with some of the ways the water sector is working to overcome them.
Discover how customers impact the water cycle
Tuesday 28 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how customers interact with water, how they impact its availability and quality and gain insight of the challenges faced by water companies.
Discover Climate Change – it’s here! How do we build in Operational resilience?
Thursday 2 March 2023, 12-1pm
Learn what is meant by the term ‘operational resilience’ and how it can be achieved. Gain insight to the challenges faced and how these can be overcome.
Discover how we can combine our efforts - a partnership approach
Tuesday 7 March 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar will provide an introduction to the importance of partnerships in the delivery of innovation initiatives and explore some of the key stakeholders across multi-partner delivery. It will also provide examples of a range of partnerships to delivery successful outcomes.
Discover how to successfully scale innovation in the water sector
Thursday 9 March 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar will share insight into how innovators can maximise the chances of successfully scaling their solutions within the sector. We will look at the key barriers to widespread adoption and guidance as to how to best navigate them.
Entry Clinic
Thursday 16 March 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar will offer support to entrants who need steering in the entry process. We will cover the key aspects of the application process, the innovator journey and support available. This is where you can get all your questions answered directly by the competition delivery team.