Hydro Nation Forum

Overview

The Hydro Nation Forum was established as a high-level group of water experts from industry, academia and public sector to advise Scottish Ministers on the overall direction and focus of the Hydro Nation agenda.

Chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, the Forum provides guidance and tracks progress of the strategy at biannual meetings.

With the Forum's help we continually review the overarching Hydro Nation strategy on our current four key and interlinking themes of National, Innovation, International, and Knowledge to ensure our Hydro Nation programme is fit for purpose and is working to support the sector's needs.

Members

• Chair: Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
• Professor Bob Ferrier, Director of Research Impact, James Hutton Institute
• Chrysoula Pantsi,  Edinburgh Napier University School of Engineering and Built Environment       
• Dr Alan MacDonald, Principal Hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey
• Terry A’Hearn, Chief Executive of SEPA
• Professor Robert Kalin, Professor of Environmental Engineering for Sustainability at Strathclyde University
• Richard Miller, Director of Infrastructure, Scottish Canals
• Alan Sutherland, Chief Executive, Water Industry Commission Scotland
• Neil Gordon, Regional Manager (Edinburgh) & Principal Consultant, EnviroCentre
• May East, UNITAR Fellow
• Professor Campbell Gemmell, University of Glasgow
• Galen Fulford, Managing Partner of Biomatrix Water Technology
• Dr Michael Gormley, School of Built Environment, Heriot Watt University
• Professor Simon Parsons, Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning, Scottish Water        
• Gail Walker, Water Policy Team Manager within the Consumer Futures Unit at Citizens Advice Scotland
• Alan Simpson, Chairman of the Institute of Civil Engineers
• Professor Chris Spray, Chair of Water Science & Policy, UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee
• Nick Lyth, Director, Green Angel Syndicate
• Jan Reid, Senior Manager, Low Carbon Technologies at Scottish Enterprise
• Steven Hutcheon, Head of Technology and Advanced Engineering at Highlands and Islands Enterprise    
• Jim Panton, CEO Panton McLeod Ltd
• Maricela Blair, Hydro Nation Scholar
• Adrian Sym, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance for Water Stewardship

Publications