PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION SPONSOR
TECHNOLOGY FOR STRATEGIC PIPES SPONSOR
ACTIONABLE AI - TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR
ACHIEVING ZERO LEAKAGE SPONSORS
NETWORK MANAGEMENT SPONSOR
METER DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SPONSOR
DATA INSIGHTS FOR OPERATIONAL CHANGE SPONSOR
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS & ASSESSMENT SERVICES SPONSOR
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Meet Senior Executives From International Water Utilities:
- CEOs
- Managing Directors
- Leakage Development Managers
- Distribution Managers
- Leakage Managers
- Leakage Team Leaders
- Network Leakage Managers
- Network Managers
- Regulation Managers
- Leakage Engineers
- Leakage Controllers
- Operations Directors
- Heads Of Research & Development
- Leakage Strategy / Leakage Development Managers
- Chief Engineers
- Engineering Directors
- Civil Engineers
- Senior Manager Distribution Operations
- Senior Water Engineers
- Distribution Systems Managers
- Directors, Water Distribution
- Heads Of Water Supply
- Pipeline Management
- Maintenance
- Chief Data Officer
- Head of Data Factory
Plus Service & Solution Providers In The Following Areas:
- Leak Detection Equipment
- Leak Detection Contractors
- Pipe Location Specialists
- Pipe Material Providers
- GIS
- Network Modelling
- Data Management
- Meter Suppliers
- Valve Suppliers
- Pump Suppliers
- Pressure Reduction Valves
- Data loggers
- Satellite technology for asset location and management
- Thermal imaging/radar technologies
- Pipe Inspection and condition assessment (External/internal)
- Acoustic noise loggers
- Flow meters (full bore/insertion)
- Customer meters and meter readers
- Excavation and trenchless technology
- Pipe repair technologies (internal/external)
David Lonergan
National Leakage Manager
Uisce Eireann (formerly Irish Water)
David Lonergan is a Chartered Engineer with 25 years’ experience in the water sector. His current role is National Leakage Manager at Uisce Eireann where he has led the Leakage Management team since 2018. This team is responsible for achieving Irish Waters leakage reduction targets via Capital & Operational activities. This team manages all key leakage reduction activities across Ireland such as find & fix, pressure reduction & metering activities. The team is also responsible for planning of the Water Network below ground portfolio including distribution & trunk main replacement. The team manages the use of innovation to continuously drive effectiveness & efficiencies across all leakage programs.
Key projects delivered by David during his time in this team was the delivery of a National Leakage Management System for the Utility in 2019 & achievement of Irish Waters first major leakage reduction milestone of 166 MLD of water saved in 2021.
David previously worked on the Irish Water Program in 2013 which was responsible for setting up the Irish Water Utility, then joining the utility in 2014 as a Data Governance Specialist and later Water Network Asset Planning Specialist. Previous to this David spent 15 years in Dublin City Council & was a member of the Dublin Region Water Conservation Project & following that the Dublin Region Watermain Rehabilitation Project.
LEARNING BENEFITS
The World-Leading Forum for Leakage Management...
...This Conference Is Now Established As A Brand Leader -
For Water Company Practitioners To Exchange Information on Topical Case Studies And Learn About Best Practice Technologies For Assessing, Monitoring And Reducing Leakage In Their Networks
Key Issues for Global Leakage Summit 2023
- What has changed since the 2022 Summit? The ‘new kids on the block’ for breakthroughs on network operations and leakage technology
- Customer side leakage - ‘the challenge still in front of us’. Using smart meter data to reduce customer side losses losses and improve understanding of key water balance components
- ‘Smart is at the Heart’ - how do we adopt and implement smart programmes in a changing landscape? UK and European case studies on the impact of ‘smart’
- Meter errors - Big deal or Not? What is the impact of meter errors on reducing trunk main leakage?
- The benefits of community involvement – Australian and New Zealand case studies showing how innovative solutions have helped customers and communities adapt to a water- stressed environment
- Getting the most out of ‘Smart DMAs’ – next generation network surveys and forecasting models to predict expected bursts
- Can more research and innovation lead to a breakthrough in achieving the leakage goal?
- Better Infrastructure for leak prevention - what industry standards are already in place and what needs to be improved?