Event roundup: techUK & Water Innovation Series: All-IP - Solution Showcase
Following on from the April 28 water innovation briefing as the Water sector faces the upcoming switch off of the analog PSTN network, techUK invited technology companies to showcase alternative solutions to these utilities on Tuesday, 10 May.
Welsh Water opened the hybrid event by recapping the challenge posed by the migration to digital phone lines and their need for another solution to complement the mobile network and provide connectivity where the mobile footprint doesn’t yet reach.
Arqiva opened the forum. The British telecommunications company as a UK Critical National Infrastructure provider is already experienced in the delivery of smart water metering. For PSTN replacement services they offer a range of managed network solutions. Where products remain under development they are looking to bring these to the market September 2022. You can download the presentation here.
Vodafone then outlined their approach. As an experienced company in the IoT space, their offerings include cellular, fixed and satellite solutions. They align their technology with performance requirements to get to the lowest cost and offer bespoke solutions to power resilience.
You can listen to the recording for this session here.
To recap, you can access the recording and slides from the first part of the PSTN Solution briefing here.
For more information regarding this showcase, please get in touch with the below team:

Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK

Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/

Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK

Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar

Teodora Kaneva
Head of Smart Infrastructure and Systems, techUK

Teodora Kaneva
Head of Smart Infrastructure and Systems, techUK
Teodora’s rich background varies from working in business development for a renewable energy lobbying association in Brussels to the fast moving technology innovation startup scene in the UK.
She has designed the market strategy for a German renewable energy engineering scale up for the UK, listed on Nasdaq private market, and now one of the fastest growing scale ups in the world. Previous experience also includes managing a renewable energy startup in London, which has built a small-scale biomass CHP power plant. Teodora is passionate about cross-industry collaboration and working together with academia to inform the design of future educational models and skill building.
Most recently Teodora has ran the commercial activities and business development at Future Cities Catapult, focusing on innovation in cities, digital health and wellbeing, mobility, and infrastructure. Teodora is a passionate STEM Ambassador and a vocal advocate for women in tech.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2016
- Twitter:
- @Teodora_K
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/teodora-k-2969b021

Lucas Banach
Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK

Lucas Banach
Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK
Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.
Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2006
- Twitter:
- @techUK
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-banach-50139650

Robert Price
Programme Manager, Transport and Mobility, techUK

Robert Price
Programme Manager, Transport and Mobility, techUK
Robert joined techUK in January 2025 as our Programme Manager for Transport and Mobility.
He works on a wide range of areas across road, rail, aviation, and maritime, with an overarching focus on enabling, advocating, and championing the technological innovations that will build the transport systems of the future.
Prior to this role, Robert worked in the House of Commons for a Member of Parliament and in public affairs roles in both agency and trade association settings. He holds a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics degree from the University of Oxford as well as a Graduate Diploma in Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjlprice/