Events
Showcase your expertise, build lasting connections, and keep your brand front of mind with Utility Week’s portfolio of high impact events, from deep dive conferences and glittering awards ceremonies through to the UK’s biggest pan-utility event.
Conferences
Take to the stage and align your brand with technical expertise and strategic foresight with our focused programme of topical conferences
Clean Power Conference
16 April 2026 | London
Attendees
Networking
Speakers
Utility Week’s Clean Power Conference brings together those taking an active role in the future of clean energy to accelerate a streamlined, effective and just transition. The event will assess the impact of the transition and development on communities and the wider environment, uniting key stakeholders to enhance planning and delivery, and provide clarity on the best path forward for all to benefit as we move towards Clean Power 2030 and beyond.
Involvement from: £4,485 (Members) £4,995 (Non-members)
WWT Drinking Water Quality Conference UK
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30 June - 1 July 2026 | Birmingham
Attendees
Networking
Speakers
WWT’s Drinking Water Quality conference is the only UK drinking water event which is attended by all leading water companies and their supply chain, giving you the unique opportunity to raise your company’s profile and highlight your solutions. As the sector continues to work towards delivering AMP8’s promises, public scrutiny, regulatory requirements and risks to supply continue to add pressure. With this AMP seeing an unprecedented level of investment in drinking water, sector professionals face mounting expectations to perform at the very highest level.
Involvement from: £5,395 (Members) £5,995 (Non-members)
Data Centre: Demand
8 July 2026 | London
Data Centre: Demand, has been launched to address one of the most pressing questions in the UK’s digital economy: How can we tackle the challenges of expensive energy and capacity constraint in the UK to power the AI revolution? With the UK positioning itself as a global leader - and potential exporter - of AI training capability, the demand for high-performance data infrastructure has never been greater. Data Centre: Demand will bring together policymakers, investors, data centre operators, energy providers, and technology leaders to debate how the UK can become an attractive and sustainable hub for data-driven growth.
Involvement from: £5,395 (Members) £5,995 (Non-members)
Consumer Vulnerability & Debt Conference
30 September 2026 | Birmingham
Senior attendees
Networking
Speakers
Utility Week’s Consumer Debt & Vulnerability Conference will help industry to navigate these constantly evolving times, adapt to new vulnerability trends, and harness the power of consumer insight and engagement to support the most vulnerable. It will bring together utilities and their partners to drive truly collaborative strategies, innovate through personalisation, data and digitalisation, and consider new ways of working to serve and protect the customers most in need of help.
Involvement from: £TBC (Members) £TBC (Non-members)
WWT Drinking Water Quality Conference Europe
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4-5 November 2026 | Amsterdam
Drinking water experts
Networking
Speakers
WWT’s Drinking Water Quality Europe Conference came to Amsterdam in November, uniting water sector leaders from across Europe to showcase the very best of water quality on the continent. The event brought 150+ C-Suite, regulatory, technical and scientific leaders from water quality in Europe, delivering keynote presentations, strategic panel discussions, technical case studies and collaborative working group opportunities.
The European event delivered innovation, advice and unrivalled networking opportunities designed to inspire anyone working in European water quality and help enhance drinking water from source to tap.
Involvement from: €5,995
Utility Week Forum
25-26 November 2026 | London
Attendees
Stages
Speakers
Utility Week has a portfolio of conferences running throughout the year, led by the flagship Utility Week Forum, which brings together industry CEOs with regulators, politicians and leaders from other sectors for an event that is committed to supporting utilities as they accelerate delivery and lead the transition to net zero.
Involvement from: £TBC
WWT Wastewater Conference
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26-27 January 2027 | Birmingham
Attendees
Insightful content sessions
Speakers
The UK’s premier wastewater event, covering networks, infrastructure, treatment, process emissions, and other net zero initiatives. Represented by all the UK’s Water and Sewerage Companies, this event offers a comprehensive display of case studies and thought leadership, addressing AMP8 delivery challenges, reducing stormwater overflows, mainstreaming catchment and nature-based solutions, reducing process emissions and investing in smart networks and low-carbon treatment.
Involvement from: £TBC (Members) £TBC (Non-members)
Future Networks Conference
3 March 2027 | Birmingham
Attendees
Networking
Speakers
Utility Week’s Future Networks Conference is a unique opportunity to raise your company’s profile, strengthen existing relationships and build new ones. The event brings together 180+ network specialists from energy companies and their suppliers to work collaboratively towards Clean Power 2030 and beyond and build the networks of the future.
Involvement from: £5,476 (Members) £6,085 (Non-members)
Awards
Flex Awards
19 May 2026 | Hosted at Utility Week Live (Birmingham | NEC)
BE RECOGNISED AS A PIONEER IN ENERGY FLEXIBILITY BY SUPPORTING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND INITIATIVES IN THIS EMERGING MARKET
The Flex Awards will showcase innovators committed to scaling energy flexibility for all consumers. The Awards will recognise pilot projects and trials, celebrate flexibility pioneers and unearth the companies and individuals who are driving flex markets and end user engagement.
Water Industry Awards
24 June 2026 | Birmingham
Attendees
Categories
ALIGN YOUR BRAND WITH HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND INNOVATION The 2026 Water Industry Awards will return to the Vox, Birmingham, 24 June 2026, to bring together the very best from the front line of the water sector and showcase how the industry is driving forward and delivering change. The 2025 ceremony saw 600+ attendees from across the industry and supply chain. Early sponsorship ensures your organisation is front and centre from the start, as soon as entries open through digital promotion to an audience of over 20,000.
Women in Utilities Awards
3 July 2026 | London
Attendees
Categories
CELEBRATING AND ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN UK UTILTIES
Align your business to the the remarkable achievements of women in the utilities sector and the organisations and individuals that champion them. Brought to you by Womens Utilities Network (WUN) and Utility Week - utilities’ most trusted source of insight, the annual Women In Utilities Awards are a tribute to the remarkable achievements of women in the utilities sector and the organisations and individuals that champion them.
Utility Week Awards
1 December 2026 | London
Attendees
Categories
ALIGN YOUR BRAND WITH UTILITIES EXCELLENCE Highlight your dedication to championing the utilities industry and position yourself as a catalyst for change at the Utility Week Awards - utilities’ most prestigious platform for companies to enhance their brand, forge connections with key stakeholders, and align with the transformative forces driving the future of utilities.
Utility Week Live
Place your brand at the heart of the energy and water sectors at the biggest event of the year – the UK’s only pan-utility exhibition
Utility Week Live
19-20 May 2026 | Birmingham
Visitors
Contacts
Annual website users
Combined social following
After a record-breaking show in 2025, Utility Week Live will return to the NEC, Birmingham on 19-20 May 2026 with a new content programme with innovation front and centre, a host of new and much-loved returning features, and a range of opportunities for supply chain partners to show their support as utilities are asked to step up and deliver new infrastructure at a scale not seen since the Victorian era.
A new central innovation stage brings together learnings from innovation projects across energy and water, cutting-edge R&D, and academia to tackle the most pressing challenges facing utilities today, as well as a new Infrastructure Delivery Stage exploring practical solutions to deliver infrastructure rollout at pace.
The halls (17/18, NEC) will be buzzing with more than 4,000 utilities professionals with buying power.
Utility Week Live - Sponsors
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"This is such a great opportunity to interact with our customers, our prospects and people who don't know they need us yet all in one place."
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"Fantastic event, the right visitors attending and a lot of quality engagement."
"This is THE utility event to attend in England - UWL gives you the broadest range of Utility industries, suppliers, digital partners and industry experts than any other event."
"Great for getting new business and explain what you actually do as a company to people who have thought about getting certain services but was never really sure how it could be implemented within their business."
"It is a great networking opportunity with industry professionals and to see the latest innovation within utilities."
