event
Friday 28 Feb 2020: The future for water: politically, operationally and climatically
Prof Ruth Allen - RSKW Group
Harrison 103 14:35-15:25
Abstract:
In my 40 years of working in the water sector, I have seen a lot of change. However, there are still many challenges ahead for the water industry around the world. In this talk I will reflect on these challenges and describe how I see the future for water. I will outline how industry and academia might respond to support the water sector and indicate what opportunities that could deliver for careers and businesses.
Biography:
A Chartered Civil Engineer, Ruth has over 40 years’ experience in the provision of management and technical consultancy to water, energy and transport organisations world-wide. Previous roles include CEO of Ewan Group, a Director of Mouchel Utilities and a Director of WRc.
Ruth’s work has included infrastructure management advice in the UK and internationally covering asset management, asset investment, environmental management, hydraulic modelling, flooding, risk and uncertainty, whole life costing, service delivery, resilience and ‘utility’ regulation. Ruth is a past National Chair and Honorary Life Member of The Pipeline Industries Guild and currently President of the Institute of Water SW Region. Ruth is also the Royal Academy of Engineering Honorary Visiting Professor of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Exeter.
