The BHA Annual Conference, Exhibition, Dinner & Awards Programme brings together a broad cross-section of industry professionals, experts and many of hydropower’s leading practitioners.
Please note that the programme is continuously being updated, so please keep checking for the latest updates.
More InfoRadisson Blu Glasgow
Tuesday 8th & Wednesday 9th December 2026
Content and timings subject to change. The BHA and our venue partners, the Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow, take our delegates health and safety seriously and jointly we are committed to providing a safe, enjoyable experience from conference registration to departure.
Chair: Kate Gilmartin – CEO – BHA
Welcome
Bill Esterson – Chair – ESNZ Committee
Keynote
Tom Pendrey – Senior Technical Project Manager (Engineering) & Vince Read – Construction Project Director – Engie
Dinorwig Replanting – breathing new life into Electric Mountain
Owen Davies – Technical Principal Geotechnics – Mott McDonald
Every Drawdown Leaves a Mark – Monitoring, Modelling and Forecasting Reservoir Embankment Deformation
Can Aktas – Power and Water solutions – Emerson
TBA
Kate Gilmartin (CEO) BHA – Welcome, introduction and policy updates
Chair
Mary Drury – Director – Drumtochty Consulting
TBA – TBA – Arup
TBA
Will Mansfield – Severn Tidal Energy Programme Lead – West England Combined Authority
TBA
TBA – TBA – Gilkes
TBA
Martin Lacey – Director – WestGlen
TBA
Chair: – Monya Alkhalisi – Statera
Aleister Hellier – Senior Expert – Oxford Global Projects
Ajay Chaudhary – Technical Director Pumped Storage and Hydropower – Mott McDonald
Martin Lacey – Managing Director – WestGlen
Brendan Quigley – Chief of Operations – Gruner Stucky
Roddy Cormack – Senior Associate – Dentons
Chair
William Gallimore – Policy and Advocacy Lead – BHA
TBA
Alex Linklater – Director – Buckny Hydro
TBA
Jon Bolland – Senior Research Fellow – University of Hull
TBA
Content and timings subject to change. The BHA and our venue partners, the Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow, take our delegates health and safety seriously and jointly we are committed to providing a safe, enjoyable experience from conference registration to departure.
Chair
John Lithgow – Director – Wet & Windy
Practical Experience of 24/7 Energy Matching
TBA
TBA
Phil Proctor- Technical Director – Buro Happold
TBA
TBA – TBA – TBA
TBA
Kristian Land – TBA – Tally Energy
TBA
Chair
Dave Mann – Hydropower Director – TLS Energy
TBA
Lynden Potter – Chartered Project Professional and Chartered Engineer – Torrs Hydro
TBA
Rommy Taylor – TBA & Sebastian Mellot – TBA- Mott McDonald
TBA
John Heaton – Senior Design Manager – Stantec
TBA
Phil Lloyd – Estate Manager – Ardverikie
Refurbishment & Efficiency Gains in Older Hydros
Chair
Brian Baptie – Seismologist – British Geological Survey
TBA
TBA – TBA – Bilfinger
TBA
TBA – TBA – TBA
TBA
TBA – TBA – TBA
TBA
Chair
Bishnu Sharma – Principal Civil Engineer – Mott McDonald
TBA
All registration fees are subject to VAT.
*Exhibitors From
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*Special Early Bird Offer
Delegate fee (BHA Member) –
One Day – £285
All Event – £435
Delegate fee (Non-Member) –
Normal Rate One Day – £530
Normal Rate All Event – £750
Delegate fee (Student) –
One Day – £65
All Event – £125
Exhibitor –
Please go to the Exhibition tab for exhibiting packages and costs
We have no shareholders and we are funded entirely through membership and event revenues. All proceeds from this event will be invested into supporting the UK hydro industry.
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Accounts: accounts@british-hydro.org
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