Welcome address by Marketforce

Chair’s opening remarks

Keynote opening address

Leadership in asset procurement and delivery: lessons from Water, Roads and Energy

• Creating an impetus for change
• Demanding alignment of asset management and asset creation processes
• Making the case for a pipeline of work
• Transforming procurement and the approach to supply chain management to deliver efficiencies

Nirmal Kotecha Director of Capital Programme and Procurement UK Power Networks

Questions

Implementing Totex from the ground up

• How has the “Totex environment” actually changed in the way assets are managed?
• Finding methods to evaluate whole life cycle costs and maintenance from the offset
• Overcoming barriers: what do companies need in order successfully implement Totex?

Andy Smith Director of Water Services Severn Trent Water

Advisory session

Panel discussion and questions

Improving whole life costing and customer outcomes

The regulatory shift towards outcomes has encouraged companies to take a longer term view on expenditure through Totex and to better incorporate customer needs. This panel will examine the obstacles faced and the impact of the changes thus far.

• What are the major challenges to whole life costing? 
• How can customer outcomes be incorporated into Totex based infrastructure planning?
• What role can asset management play in keeping bills affordable?
• How can the transition from engineering-led maintenance to a customer-centric approach be made?
• How can assets be managed to reduce the risk of disruption to customers?

	Nirmal Kotecha Director of Capital Programme and Procurement UK Power Networks		Andy Smith Director of Water Services Severn Trent Water
	Tony Conway Strategic Programmes Director United Utilities		Dana Skelley Director of Asset Management Transport for London
	Dr Paul Gibbons Asset Management Principal Gatwick Airport

Refreshments

Case study: Anglian Water

Achieving supply chain efficiency through long term alliances

• Frameworks vs. competition: incentivising value for money
• Delivering capital projects: long term planning to ensure a skilled supply chain
• The benefits of continuity in building, assessment and maintenance over an asset’s lifecycle

Jason Tucker Head of Capital Delivery and Supply Chain Management Anglian Water

Case study: Heathrow Airport

Airport Collaborative Decision Making: Information sharing for better asset management

Heathrow is working with other airports, airlines, air traffic services and providers to share real-time information that enables it to increase the efficiency of its assets and plan future infrastructure more intelligently. Sean Horkan will explain the processes behind large-scale information sharing and the potential that open data could hold for asset management.

Sean Horkan Chief Engineer Heathrow Airport

Advisory session

Interactive panel discussion

Relationship building and innovation in asset procurement

Delegates will discuss questions on alliances, information sharing and innovation at their tables and agree upon an answer which will be conveyed to the Chair. The results of the voting and the following issues will then be discussed by the panel. 

• What role might alliances play in future procurement?
• What are the barriers to closer collaboration with the supply chain?
• What are the applications for information sharing in asset management?
• How can “open data” challenges be addressed?
• Will innovation in procurement mean more intelligent design, ready-made builds and asset standardisation?

	Jason Tucker Head of Capital Delivery and Supply Chain Management Anglian Water		Sean Horkan Chief Engineer Heathrow Airport
	Chris Clarke Director of Asset Management Wales and West Utilities

Interview: The regulatory perspective

Measuring the success of an outcomes based approach

• What impact has the outcomes approach had on innovation in business plans?
• Have customer needs been effectively canvassed and integrated into asset management?
• Measuring success: what are challenges of benchmarking outcomes? How can they be met?
• What will the drivers of future regulatory change be?

Hannah Nixon Senior Partner, Transmission Ofgem

Keith Mason Senior Director of Finance and Networks Ofwat

Professionalising asset management? Obtaining the business benefits of ISO55000

• From PAS55 to ISO55000: understanding the differences and bridging the gaps
• What are the challenges to implementing ISO55000 on the ground?
• Ensuring best practice and tangible benefits are realised 

David Wright Director, Electricity Transmission Asset Management National Grid

Questions

Lunch

Grounding decisions in the right information: optimising data for better outputs

• How can information gathering and analysis improve long term asset management?
• Real-time intelligence: obtaining immediate insight on asset condition and failure
• Using modelling for complex performance prediction

Richard Arrowsmith Asset Management Group Leader Highways Agency

Advisory session

Case study: Electricity North West

Optimising grids: understanding capacity needs to make networks more efficient

• Overdesigning and overspending: challenging old methods
• Predictive capacity modelling: using new technology for efficient future planning
• How can flexibility be built into the system? Integrating demand side management
• What role will new technology play in future network design?

Mike Kay Engineering and Planning Director Electricity North West

Questions

Refreshments

Adaption, mitigation and communication: leading the way in climate change strategy

• How can a proactive approach to climate change benefit asset managers?
• Creating a risk based strategy: gauging the need for infrastructure resilience
• Resistance, reliability and redundancy: building in sustainability and flexibility
• Working with our Customer Forum: factoring consultation into management plans 

Andy Clark Head of Asset Strategy and Policy Yorkshire Water

Advisory session

Panel discussion and questions

Prolonging asset life and managing risks in an outcomes environment

• How has the definition of risk evolved? What is the impact on risk appetites?
• How can assets be sweated to maximise efficiency?
• What is the best way to model risks on an aging asset?
• Does prolonging asset life have a disproportionate effect on risk and resilience?
• Can running assets for longer help achieve sustainability?
• How can asset risks be managed in a changing climate?

Andy Clark Head of Asset Strategy and Policy Yorkshire Water

Nic Walker Water Resources Business Manager Environment Agency

Keynote closing address

The strategic planning route: building for a future of extreme events

• How far in advance should, and can, planning decisions be made given climate uncertainty?
• Forecasting improvements: setting up more weather stations to improve predictive data
• Weather-proofing assets: adapting and building with track topography in mind
• Minimising risks through mitigation: how speed limits on wet tracks have averted closures

Ben Edwards Strategic Services Director Network Rail

Questions

Chairs closing remarks and end of conference