HOW YOU'LL BE JUDGED
The Water Industry Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of industry experts, hand-picked for their specialist knowledge and experience within their specific fields.
STAGE 1
Our expert judges will assess each submission in accordance with the provided entry criteria.
STAGE 2
Successful entries will move on to a category group assessment where judges will participate in discussions, agreeing on the finalists and winners for 2024.
MEET THE 2026 JUDGES
AMINA ABOOBAKA
Director of Strategy & Stewardship
Rivers Trust
KAREN ANDERSON
Board Member
Women's Utility Network (WUN)
STEPHEN BARRETT
Director of Membership & Strategic Engagement
Energy & Utility Skills
DANE BEAUCHAMP
Head of Programmes
British Water
TREVOR BISHOP
Independent Chair
West Country Water Resources Group
VICTORIA CHERRIER
Head of Environment
Water UK
TONY CONWAY
Director
Conway Water Consulting
GEORGE DAY
Associate
Sustainability First
KATHERINE FISH
Research Fellow
Sheffield University
JOHN GILBERT
Head of Planning & Programme Management
MOSL
LEE HORROCKS
Chair
CABWI Operating Company
PAUL HORTON
CEO
Future Water Association
MARTIN HURST
Associate
Sustainability First
PETER JARVIS
Professor of Water Science & Technology
Cranfield University
BEV KEOGH
Board Member
CCW
SARAH MCMATH
CEO
MOSL
HAYLEY MONKS
Founder
Women's Utility Network (WUN)
MARGRET MWANZA
Stakeholder Engagement Officer – UK Forum
British Water
OLIVER RAUD
Associate Director
Isle Utilites
MIKE ROSE
CEO
UKWIR
WILL SHEPHERD
Researcher - School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering,
University of Sheffield
IAN SMALL
Chair
Water Innovation Alliance
CHARLOTTE STEWART
Board Member
Institute of Asset Management