Connecting Women in District Heat 2020

The 2020 conference took place online, on Thursday 10 December.

The UK’s only networking group dedicated to supporting women in heat networks and associated fields, the District Heating Divas held their first conference in December 2019. Attended by around 100 women (and men!) from across the industry, delegates included policymakers, engineers, designers, manufacturers, heat suppliers, local authorities, lawyers and finance specialists. The Divas hosted their second annual conference virtually on 10 December 2020.

The programme

Sessions included:

• From green recovery to a green and fair future: experiences and enablers

• Firm foundations: new thinking on financial and business models for heat networks

• Skills in the heat network sector: planting, nurturing, growing

• Embracing the new: innovation in heat networks

• Connecting international expertise to achieve zero carbon

• Promoting an inclusive workplace: sharing experiences and ideas for change

• Customer standards 101

• Thriving in a virtual world

• You do you: finding your personal brand

• Allies and advocates: a call to action

The conference also heard feedback from the Heat Exchanger Mentoring Programme pilot, launched at the 2019 event.

Read about the 2019 conference here.