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By Steve Youell
Primayer were proud to host the 2nd annual South East Areas Young Person’s Forum which gave our younger members a platform to exercise their public speaking skills and knowledge to a friendly audience. This year was again a success with 5 varied speakers talking about a range of industry topics. The first speaker was: 1 Clare Watkins (Customer Services Senior Supervisor, Portsmouth Water) who spoke about her career development at the company. She impressed the audience by conveying her presentation without using any visual tools.
2 Holly Banham (Graduate Network Optimisation Engineer, Thames Water) spoke confidently about her first project as a graduate at the company, where she had the exciting task of looking at R&D for the innovative Old Ford water recycling plant at the Olympic village. 3 Mike Watson (Graduate Engineer, RPS Water) engaged the audience by demonstrating new developments in pressure management which utilised thematic GIS to identify areas suitable for pressure reduction.
4 Colm Kelliher (Graduate Civil Engineer, WRC), delivered a concise and interesting technical presentation about trenchless technology focusing upon how cured in place pipes are commissioned. 5 Maciej Pawlisz (DWSP Scientist, Southern Water) delivered a thought provoking talk on the lack of innovation in drinking water treatment where he compared the UK to the Dutch system. Everyone was in agreement that current UK regulation stifles R&D. Maybe the UK should take note, as ‘What the Dutch don’t know about water, nobody knows!’ It is amazing that so many members make an effort to come and support our younger members at the event. Look out for the Call for Young Speakers that will be advertised next year. Maybe you know a colleague or even yourself who may want to take the opportunity to hone in on their skills. A big thank you to Primayer for hosting the event and to our speakers, Clare, Holly, Mike, Colm and Maciej, who again should that there is plenty of young talent in the industry.
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