Connecting with the Future of Utilities

The utilities sector is undergoing significant change. From strengthening energy and water infrastructure to responding to new regulatory pressures and accelerating the adoption of digital technologies, organisations across the sector are having to rethink how they operate and deliver services.

This was at the heart of Future of Utilities Summit 2026, held at the QEII Centre in London on 10–11 June. The two-day event brought together more than 1,300 senior professionals from across the energy and water sectors, including utility companies, network operators, regulators and technology organisations.

The programme covered many of the issues currently shaping the industry, including energy system resilience, grid transformation, water infrastructure, customer engagement, flexibility, AI and digital transformation. Sessions also explored water scarcity, asset management, industrial decarbonisation and the changing relationship between utilities and their customers.

Why these conversations matter to SATIGO

For SATIGO, staying connected to these conversations is an important part of understanding the challenges facing the organisations we support.

Utilities are not simply adopting new technology for the sake of innovation. They are managing complex transformation programmes where technology, data, regulation, infrastructure, people and customer needs all need to work together. The event provided an opportunity to hear directly from industry leaders about these challenges and the practical steps being taken to address them.

Digital transformation was a particularly relevant theme, with discussions exploring how organisations can make better use of data and AI while continuing to build resilient and trusted services.

This aligns closely with SATIGO’s work providing specialist capability across digital transformation, data, technology, project delivery and change. By understanding where the sector is heading, we can better identify the expertise and experience organisations need to deliver complex programmes successfully.

The value of industry connections

Beyond the formal sessions, the event created space for professionals from across the sector to exchange experiences, reconnect with existing contacts and build new relationships.

The Women in Utilities Networking Brunch, hosted in partnership with the Women’s Utilities Network (WUN), was another example of this. The session brought together women at different stages of their careers to connect, share experiences and discuss professional development, with mentor-led networking forming part of the programme.

For SATIGO, these connections are valuable because understanding an industry is about more than following its technology or regulatory developments. It also means listening to the people working through those changes every day.

As utilities continue to navigate a period of transformation, events such as Future of Utilities give the industry an opportunity to share what is working, challenge existing thinking and build relationships that can support the next stage of change.

For SATIGO, we’ll continue to stay close to these conversations and to the organisations leading transformation across the utilities sector — helping connect them with the specialist people and capabilities needed to turn ambitious programmes into practical outcomes.

Find out more about Future of Utilities: Future of Utilities Summit

Find out more about Women’s Utilities Network: Women’s Utilities Network

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