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The Future of Cities 2012: Investment for Urban Growth

Cities are the engines of economic growth, but what do they need to do to secure and maintain this growth over the long term?

This conference will ask how cities can attract investment for their development and what innovative financing solutions are emerging in response to the multi-layered challenges that they face. 

Speakers include:

• Dr Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT
  
• Dr Cheong Koon Hean, Chief Executive Officer, Housing & Development Board, Singapore
  
• Andrew Altman, Chief Executive, Olympic Park Legacy Company, UK
  
• Jordi William Carnes, Former Deputy Mayor, Barcelona

Information and registration

**CIWEM members are able to register at a discount. Instead of the standard rate the Chatham House corporate member rate applies. Please request a special invitation registration form from Zara Berry at zberry@chathamhouse.org or by telephone on 020 7957 5756**

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World Water-Tech Investment Summit - Financing innovation in wastewater reuse and smart water infrastructure

London Chamber of Commerce

The Summit will draw together utilities, engineering consultancies, technology developers and investors to identify the greatest opportunities for growth in the global water sector, focusing on today's most exciting areas for innovation and investment:

• Wastewater reuse and energy recovery
• Smart, data-driven solutions for water treatment and distribution

Experts from the UN and OECD will identify exactly where the water market is heading in the next 5-10 years.  Experienced investors will share their insight into what makes a good investment in the water space.  International utilities will talk openly about the challenges they face in integrating new technologies into their networks and CEOs from water-tech start-ups will showcase their solutions.

C-Level presentations and panels will be followed by round-table discussion groups, giving all participants the opportunity to share ideas, and to gain a complete understanding of today's global water business. 

CIWEM members will receive a 20% discount on your registration fee before 31 January.  Please quote CW02 when you make your registration.

For the full agenda, and to register your place, visit http://www.worldwater.rethinkevents.com

Email: abigail.ryder@rethinkevents.com

Phone: +44 1273 669914

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National Flood Forum Conference

This conference is about household flood insurance and funding across the UK.  The Statement of Principles, the agreement between the insurance industry and Government on funding and insurance, will expire in 2013.  The insurance industry has said that it will not continue with the agreement.  What should, or could be put in its place?  This debate will focus on some difficult realities.

The National Flood Forum conference aims to address current issues around flood insurance, from the perspective of flooded communities. It will look at what individuals and communities expect and perspectives from the main players across the UK.

The objectives of the conference are to:

• Listen to and promote the views of people at risk of flooding on insurance and investment
• Understand the new partnership funding for schemes form a community perspective
• Understand the perspectives of the insurance industry, the Environment Agency and Government
• Promote networking between community groups and individuals, to share knowledge and experiences

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Energy, Waste & Resources - three sides of the same coin ?

12.00 - 18.00

The RSC, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

A one-day symposium organised by the Environmental Chemistry Group (ECG) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, incorporating the ECG Distinguished Guest Lecture, delivered by Prof Paul Williams (University of Leeds).

Speakers:

• Dr James Cooper, DEFRA, Energy from Waste: A policy perspective
• Mr David Brignall, Wardell Armstrong Plc: Pyrolysis and gasification - planning and environmental impacts
• Mr Kris Wadrop, Solvert Ltd: Where there's muck there's n-butanol! (and a range of other high value chemicals)
• Dr Raffaella Villa, Cranfield University: Organic waste disposal: emissions and risks
• Prof Paul Williams, University of Leeds: Fuels, chemicals and materials from waste

For further details and a registration form please go to www.rsc.org/ecg and choose "forthcoming events", or contact Dr William Bloss (w.j.bloss@bham.ac.uk)

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Water Innovation in Extractive Industries

8.30 - 14.00pm

Norton Rose, SE1 2AQ, London

This free-to-attend conference from the London Environmental Investment Forum is exclusively for water tech companies and professional investors.  It will explore the investment opportunities among water technology and service companies that serve extractive industries (oil, gas and mining), where regulation and innovation are combining to fuel growth.

Speaker opportunities are available for water tech companies with oil and gas / mining applications that are looking to raise capital and establish business partnerships (involves a fee).

Click here to register.   Further information can be found at www.london-eif.com