Google Cloud has been unveiled today as the headline sponsor of Utility Week Live 2023, the exhibition for the UK’s energy and water industries, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, 16-17 May.
As well as exhibiting, with a team onsite to meet visitors, Google Cloud will be appearing on the keynote stage and hosting interactive sessions on the Collaborate Exchange programme.
Neil Osborne, an energy expert at Google Cloud UKI, said: “Utility organisations are trying to transform the way they operate so they can guarantee clean, affordable and reliable electricity and water. They also need to safeguard customers, whilst digitising effectively and placing sustainability at the heart of their operations. We are excited to sponsor Utility Week Live 2023 to help leaders explore innovative, future-proof methods of supplying electricity and water to better serve their customers.”
Ellen Bennet, portfolio director, Utility Week Live, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Google Cloud as headline sponsor of Utility Week Live 2023. Utility Week Live is all about bringing people together to create a time and space for collaborative innovation, with a strong emphasis on how technology is a critical enabler for innovation. There couldn’t be a better fit for the show than Google Cloud.”
Utility Week Live’s headline theme is collaborative innovation – brought to life, and once again the show welcomes innovation features including the Energy Innovation Centre’s Innovation Zone, hosting a collection of the UK’s biggest energy networks; the Water Innovation Zone in association with Spring, supported by the UK’s major water companies; Ilse’s Innovation Zone and a two day programme of interactive roundtables and workshops.
Utility Week Live’s renowned Challenge Programme is returning for 2023, bringing frontline insight to bear on the biggest challenges facing utilities today, from supporting customers through the cost of living crisis to rolling out technology to support the energy transition. The challenge programme will take place over three-action packed stages, and visitors also benefit from access to the conference programme on the Keynote Stage, with the headline themes of reform, resilience and sustainability; and the inspiration offered on the Innovation Stage. All Challenge Programme content is CPD accredited, enabling visitors to earn CPD points by attending.
UWL23 will include a new dedicated corporate members’ lounge, where members of UWL23’s parent brand, Utility Week, will receive VIP treatment with lunch, tea and coffee provided.
UWL23 is FREE-to attend. Register now.