Rising Stars Blog

The Rising Stars are individuals who have been selected from all over the UK from all different companies in the utility sector due to their potential for progression in the industry.

I was the Rising Star representative of the East, being supported by the University of Sheffield and Anglian Water in 2020 and then QCL in 2021. Because activities were suspended through much of 2020 and 2021, my cohort of Rising Stars continued until the Annual Conference 2022, rather than the usual one year. 

Please check out this blog to see what I did and what I learned on the Rising Star Program.



Blog Posts

  1. Utility Week Awards Dinner 09/12/19
  2. Northern Ireland Water Masterclass 29/01/20
  3. WaterAid and Thames Water 12/01/20, 13/01/20
  4. Institute of Water Annual Conference 2020 15/10/20-16/10/20
  5. Virtual Rising Stars Networking Events 29/10/20, 10/12/20
  6. Social Contract Summit 24/11/20 
  7. CCW Affordability Stakeholder Event 01/12/20
  8. Q&A with a Director: Alison Hoyle, Southern Water 28/01/21
  9. Q&A with a Managing Director: Mike McNicholas, Atkins 15/06/21
  10. A Masterclass with a CEO: Peter Simpson, Anglian Water 05/08/21  
  11. Institute of Water Annual Conference September 2021
  12. Scottish Water Masterclass 07/10/21
  13. OFWAT Innovation Fund Masterclass 19/10/21
  14. Severn Trent, Consumer Council for Water and OFWAT 21/02/22-22/02/22
    1. An Informal Chat with a CEO: Liv Garfield, Severn Trent 21/02/22
  15. Utility Week Live 17/05/22-18/05/22
  16. Scottish Water Horizons 11/05/22
  17. Institute of Water Annual Conference October 2022
My Reflection


Rising Stars 2020/2021
  • Scotland: Anna Figueras Carril - Laboratories Team Leader, Scottish Water
  • Wales: Jack Huggins - Civil Engineer, Arup (Welsh Water’s Capital Delivery Alliance)
  • South East: Kim Rodwell - Environmental Protection Advisor, Thames Water
  • South West: Lewis Orr - Operations Settlement Analyst & Deputy Contract Manager, Pennon Water Services
  • Midlands: Mary Porter-Chorley - Retail Market Insight Analyst- South Staffs Water
  • Eastern: Natalie Lamb - National Water Industry Account Manager, QCL.
  • Northern Ireland: Peter Knox - Senior Civil Engineer – Water Ports and Power (Ireland), AECOM
  • Northern: Rachel Powell - Tactical Asset Manager – Wastewater Treatment, Severn Trent Water
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