SWAN 10th Annual ConferenceFeatured Keynotes

Peter has been Chief Executive of Anglian Water Group since October 2013.He previously served as Managing Director from January 2010, and ChiefOperating Officer from 2004. He was Chairman of Water UK from April 2012-October 2013 and is a Past President of the Institute of Water. Peter is a member of Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, run by theUniversity of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.  This influencesat a national, EU and global level to reduce carbon emissions, and to championresource efficiency in water, energy and other natural resources. Peter alsoworks with Business in the Community as Chair of the Water Taskforce andhas recently joined the Board of Trustees of WaterAid. Peter is a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, a Chartered Scientistand Chartered Environmentalist.  In 2016 he was made an Honorary Fellow ofthe Society of the Environment and an Honorary Fellow of the CharteredInstitution of Water and Environmental Management, as well as Companion ofthe Chartered Management Institute. He holds an MBA from WarwickBusiness School.

Peter SimpsonChief ExecutiveAnglian Water (UK)

Megan is the Co-Founder and CEO of 120Water, a software and point of usecompany that provides solutions to Government Agencies, Public WaterSystems, and School Districts to manage their lead in drinking water programs.A data and software veteran, prior to founding 120Water Megan spent nearly15 years as an executive, building and scaling various software as a serviceproducts in the midwest. With a passion and knowledge base for utilizingmodern software technology to solve problems, 120Water provides modernsoftware and tools necessary to solve some our most complex drinking waterchallenges.

Megan GloverCo-Founder and CEO120Water (USA)

Since 2015, Andrew has been Advisor to the Board of EPAL, the largest waterutility in Portugal, serving Lisbon and the central region of the country. He currentlyheads the Leakage Management Department, encompassing water loss controlactivities, meter laboratory, inflow & infiltrations area as well as networkdiagnostics and modeling. His work has contributed to Lisbon becoming aEuropean success case for leakage control. Various external consultancy projectshave been undertaken with Portuguese utilities, as well as the EuropeanInvestment Bank, European Commission and World Bank. Prior to this, anacademic background at Stirling University was diverted into water loss control innorthern Portugal and then Atkins consultancy & Scottish Water.

Andrew DonnellyHead of Leakage ManagementEPAL, SA (Portugal)

Featured Utility Speakers

Over the past 20 years, Jennifer has managed a number of operations andprojects ranging across a wide set of industries. Jennifer’s core strengths are herpeople focus, business mindset and having the courage to bring bold ideas to lifethrough determination, influence, cross organisational collaboration and hardwork. Jennifer has a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Business, isa Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and iscurrently a member of the SWAN Council and IWN executive.

Jennifer RebeiroChief Information OfficerCity West Water (Australia)

Frederico Fernandes is the CEO of the municipal company responsible for themanagement of urban water cycle in the city of Porto. His main corporatefunctions include strategic planning, project sponsoring, performance indicatorsmonitoring, IT and innovation management, global budgeting and financeoversee, and institutional relationships. Previously, he was member of theExecutive Board, and prior to that, he worked in construction and retailcompanies.  Frederico obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) inPorto Business School and has a Master`s degree in Civil Engineering in Faculty ofEngineering of the University of Porto.

Frederico FernandesChief ExecutiveÁguas do Porto (Portugal)

Martine has been with Unitywater for 4 years. She leads the Network Operationsbranch of Unitywater, a water and sewerage utility in a fast-growing region ofSouth-East Queensland, Australia. Martine unites teams of people representingthe 24/7 Control Room, Network Engineering, Operational Technology, andWorks Planning to make this happen. Martine has extensive experience acrossboth the water and energy sectors, and a passion for the advances in technology.She leads the SWAN Asia-Pacific Partnerships Group, which aims to acceleratesmart water and wastewater development in the APAC region. Martine hasqualifications in Electrical Engineering and a Graduate Diploma in Business andhas previously held roles at BHP Billiton, Cairns Water, Queensland UrbanUtilities and Powerlink.

Martine WatsonNetwork Operations ManagerUnitywater (Australia)

Joao has been working in the water sector for over 20 years, with experience inseveral roles (from technical to management positions, both in Portugal andabroad). As of 2014, Joao serves as AGS’s Chief Executive Officer and managesAGS operations/services in Europe, Brazil and Chile.  Joao holds a PhD in civilengineering focusing on strategic infrastructures and asset management in urbanwater services, as well as an MBA and a degree in hydraulics and waterresources related areas.

João Faria FelicianoChief Executive OfficerAGS (Portugal)

Simon joined Scottish Water in April 2012 as Chief Scientist and is now theDirector of Strategic Customer Service Planning, leading teams in regulation,water and wastewater services, strategic review, science and innovation. Hisresponsibility is to ensure customer needs and expectations are built into theutility’s strategies and plans for the future. Before joining Scottish Water, Simonspent 17 years working in academia and research. This invaluable backgroundallows him to provide a different perspective, challenging textbook assumptions,and push teams to go that extra mile taking Scottish Water to new heights. Witha passion for protecting public health and Scotland’s precious environment,Simon wants Scottish Water to make sure the highest standards are maintained.

Simon ParsonsDir. Strategic Customer Service PlanningScottish Water (UK)

Reid joined Halifax Water in 1998 after ten years in consulting engineering. Heleads a department responsible for the “source to tap” operation of the watersupply system serving the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, metropolitan area. Heis also responsible for utility-wide SCADA and OT services. Reid is responsiblefor Halifax Water’s award-winning water loss control program, lead serviceline replacement program, is the Industrial Research Chair at DalhousieUniversity, and is an Executive co-sponsor of the AMI implementation andcustomer portal projects. Reid is a former Vice President of the AmericanWater Works Association (AWWA) and is currently a member of its WaterUtility Council.

Reid CampbellDirector of Water ServicesHalifax Water (Canada)

Tom HickmannCEOTualatin Valley Water District (US)

Tom Hickmann is a licensed professional engineer with more than twenty years ofexperience in numerous areas of Civil Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Sciencein Civil Engineering from California State University Sacramento and an ExecutiveMasters in Public Administration from Portland State University. Tom has fifteenyears of experience in management of utilities and planning of infrastructure. Hehas brought new technologies into the infrastructure planning process to betterintegrate financial analysis and public engagement. He has served as a WaterUtility Manager, Water Technical Services Manager, Assistant Public WorksDirector, City Engineer, Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Planning, and iscurrently the CEO of Tualatin Valley Water District.

Mark has almost 40 years’ experience as a professional engineer and GeneralManager in infrastructure delivery, with specialist expertise in water andwastewater. In his substantive role with the Corporation, Mark makes sure theorganisations services meet the needs of our more than 1.7 million customers’ inthe most efficient way. His teams look after asset management, bulk water andwastewater operations, capital works, Laboratory Services and River MurrayOperations. Prior to joining SA Water, Mark was employed with Kellogg, Brownand Root (KBR), most recently as its VP Water in the Infrastructure Business Unit.

Mark GobbieGeneral Manager Asset Ops & DeliverySouth Australian Water Corp (Australia)

Eva is responsible for Smart Services in the Innovation Department at Aqualia.This involves technical and economical assessment of state-of-the-arttechnologies in the water sector, and implementing, evaluating and optimizingthem through R&D projects related to water, environment and sustainability inwhich ICT technologies play a leading role. Eva developed her career within theindustrial sector, mainly across international environments. She accumulated 15years of experience in strategy development, project management, and leading business with public and private entities. Eva earned an Agricultural EngineeringDegree from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), holds a BSc (Hons) inEnvironment Sciences at Coventry University (UK), and an MSc in IntegratedEnvironmental Management at Nottingham Trent University (UK).

Eva Martinez DiazSmart Services ManagerAqualia (Spain)

Nigel WatsonCIONorthumbrian Water Group (UK)

Nigel has worked in business and IT roles across a range of competitive industriesfor more than 30 years. He has been with Northumbrian Water Group since 2015,joining as Transformation Programme Director. Starting in October 2016, Nigel tookup the role of CIO. He led the successful delivery of a Customer TransformationProgramme (ONCE) and today he leads the Intelligent Asset ManagementProgramme, with an overall ambition of making Northumbrian Water Group themost digital water company in the world.  Nigel is responsible for the innovationstrategy and execution across the Group. He helped create the Innovation Festival,attracting 3,000 participants from 734 organisations. Nigel is co-chair of our RetailJoint Venture, Wave and a member of the CBI’s Innovation Council.

Dukessa Blackburn-HuettnerHead of Lifecycle ManagementAuckland Council Healthy Waters (NZ)

Dukessa is the asset owner and manager responsible for planning, operating andmaintaining Auckland’s Stormwater Network and Small Water and WastewaterSystems. Achieving water quality and environmental improvements, in a highgrowth region with a changing climate, presents a diversity of challenges andopportunities to implement new and emerging smart water solutions. A CharteredProfessional Engineer (CPEng) and Fellow of Engineering NZ, she has over 20years experience, initially through consulting both in New Zealand and Europe,and then local government. Dukessa is and has been involved in many industrybodies having just completed six years on the board of WaterNZ, the final two aschair, is on the NAMS and WaterNZ technical committee.