Programme

08:30

Registration and Coffee in the Networking Surgery

09:25

Chair's Opening Address
Sara Parkin (confirmed)
Founding Director, Forum for the Future

09:30

Keynote Address
Rachel Solomon Williams (confirmed)
Deputy Head, Land-based Renewables, Office for Renewable Energy Deployment, DECC
“Meeting our renewable energy targets: driving delivery and deployment of renewables in the UK”
Discussing strategies for the essential deployment of renewables in the public sector.

09:50

Cllr Gary Porter (confirmed)
Chair, LGA Environment Board
“The key role of local authorities in ensuring that the UK meets its targets for renewable energy”
Providing a vital local government perspective on the use of renewables.

10:10

Gaynor Hartnell (confirmed)
Chief Executive, Renewable Energy Association
“The need to promote the use of sustainable energy in the UK”
Emphasising the need for renewables in the public sector, and outlining the options available.

10:30

Duncan Botting (confirmed)
Executive Chair and Interim Chief Executive, Scottish European Green Energy Centre
“2020–2050: Making it happen - the need for action”
An insight as to how the public service can help deliver their side of the bargain for green energy delivery.

10:45-10:55

Question and Answer Session

11:00

Masterclass Session 1
A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following three topics: Natural resources, Green resources and Infrastructure and the built environment.

11:45

Coffee in the Networking Surgery

12:30

Masterclass Session 2

13:15

Lunch in the Networking Surgery

14:15

Masterclass Session 3

15:00

Chair's Afternoon Address

15:05

Malcolm Chilton (confirmed)
UK Managing Director, Covanta Energy
“Involving the private sector”
Discussing how successful public/private partnerships can bring much needed investment into developing renewable energy projects.

15:15

Will Dawson (confirmed)
Senior Sustainability Advisor, Forum for the Future
“Funding renewable energy projects”
Discussing feed-in tariffs and renewable heat initiatives, and how they can be used to finance renewable energy projects.

15:35

Stephen Ainger (confirmed)
Chief Executive, Partnerships for Renewables
“How best to develop renewable energy projects in the public sector”
Giving practical advice on planning for and procuring renewable energy resources, sharing lessons learned.

15:55

Intermission

16:05

Case Study
Cllr Andrew Cooper (confirmed)
Kirklees Council
“Working towards a greener Kirklees”
Discussing achievements at Kirklees, including a renewable energy fund, free cavity wall and loft insulation, and a clean energy cashback scheme.

16:25

Case Study
Stephen Cirell (confirmed)
Programme Director, Green Cornwall
“The Green Cornwall Programme”
Presenting details of the programme, focusing on its renewable energy strategy and the commercial case for renewables in Cornwall.

16:45

Question and Answer Session

16:55

Chair’s Closing Remarks

17:00

Event Close