Digitising Water Services and Future Proofing Business Models
Executive panel discussion
October 20October 2021
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"There are more than 100 benefits of digitisation for Water Utility organisations"
Overview
Increasingly engaged customers are forcing Australia’s water utilities sector to modernise asset management, adopt smart metering technologies and offer cloud based digital services.
Growing pressures to ensure speed and accessibility of digital services, environmentally sustainable practices and the security of critical infrastructure are challenging executives as they strive to optimise use of shrinking budgets, preserve the profitability of operations and maintain market share.
With more than 40 years of proven experience in servicing water utilities organisations globally and having invested more than $90M into R&D for the utilities sector, Oracle’s end to end smart water management solution is enabling executives to meet the demands of digital age customers now and modernise business models to ensure sustainability.
Nick Birrell
Vice President of Utilities Industry Strategy at Oracle
Nick works closely with energy and water utilities to help guide Oracle strategy. Nick is passionate about the dramatic transformations occurring and technology’s role. For many years he has consulted in the business and information technology domain, providing strategic guidance, solution insights and implementation expertise to utilities across the globe. Nick believes that technology, when done right, is a positive agent of change, not just for the utility but for the local community it serves, and ultimately the planet.
Jennifer Rebeiro
Chief Information Officer at Greater Western Water
Jennifer is a transformation focussed, results driven and strategic technology leader. With extensive technology experience, from vendor solutions, to 24/7 high availability and strict security, to internal productivity driving high performance - Jennifer is a highly respected technology executive with experience in banking and finance, transport, utilities, manufacturing, property services, telecommunications and government.
Rian Sullings
Digital Metering Transition Manager at Sydney Water
With more than 12 years demonstrated experience in the water utility sector, Rian has a wealth of knowledge and expertise pertaining to emerging technologies and the ways in which they can be leveraged by water utility organisations to optimise business operations and enrich the customer experience. Rian understands how to create long-term business value through improved water efficiency and sustainability via digital metering, IoT technology and proccesses.
Luke Stow
Resident Technology Panelist on The Reboot Show
Luke is an internationally accomplished chief information officer boasting 30+ years of experience in technology transformation. Luke has held executive roles with Hydro Tasmania, Momentum Energy, Telstra, Cathay Pacific Airways, George Weston Foods, Origin Energy, Symantec, Harvey Norman and the Bank of Ireland having led several large scale complex transformation programs.