Benjamin Tam – Board Member
Chief Executive, Isle Utilities
Ben is a water sector professional with a background in science and innovation. Starting with a PhD in biochemistry he worked at Anglian Water, fulfilling a variety of operational and technical roles in water and water networks. Whilst at Anglian Water, he became a Chartered Scientist.
At Isle, Ben has a focus on strategic consultancy projects water utilities to develop innovation plans and overcome the difficulty in implementing innovative ideas and technologies. Ben supports international projects and has led on a long-term project in Sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate the adoption of new technologies by utilities and as a result, has built up experience and networks across multiple countries. This international experience has also included a long involvement with IWA and supporting the delivery of the innovation pavilions at the Congress.
Ben’s role on IWater’s Board to represent the IWA and he chairs the IWA UK committee. He believes there is a huge opportunity to do more in collaboration and leverage the water professional and academic communities both in the UK and internationally.