SPEAKERS
Philip SellwoodChief Executive, Energy Saving Trust
09:25
Philip Sellwood joined the Energy Saving Trust in 2003 after 20 years with Marks & Spencer (leaving as Director of Group Strategy), and a period as Commercial Managing Director for the Thresher Group.
Philip has worked with the DTI/Defra, for an educational charity, and as a ministerial advisor at the Home Office. He is currently a non-executive director at Local Government Improvement and Development, and sits on the editorial board of Sustain magazine, the LGA Climate Change Commission, and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership board. Memberships include the UK Energy Research Centre and several government taskforces, including the Government & Industry 2016 Zero Carbon Housing Force.
He is a trustee of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and a Fellow of both the British Institute of Management and the Royal Society of Arts.
Presentation: Fuelling the debate: tackling fuel poverty
The Energy Saving Trust works right across the UK and one thing we've noticed is that the fuel poverty debate in Westminster has often been very England-focused. The truth is that England has a lot to learn from efforts to tackle the problem in Wales and Scotland. Philip will share insights from our new report – Working in partnership to tackle fuel poverty. More than anything else the report is a move to bring together all recent progress that has been made through schemes tackling fuel poverty, including the Energy Assistance Package (EAP) in Scotland and Nest in Wales.
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Charles Phillips
Philip has worked with the DTI/Defra, for an educational charity, and as a ministerial advisor at the Home Office. He is currently a non-executive director at Local Government Improvement and Development, and sits on the editorial board of Sustain magazine, the LGA Climate Change Commission, and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership board. Memberships include the UK Energy Research Centre and several government taskforces, including the Government & Industry 2016 Zero Carbon Housing Force.
He is a trustee of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and a Fellow of both the British Institute of Management and the Royal Society of Arts.
Presentation: Fuelling the debate: tackling fuel poverty
The Energy Saving Trust works right across the UK and one thing we've noticed is that the fuel poverty debate in Westminster has often been very England-focused. The truth is that England has a lot to learn from efforts to tackle the problem in Wales and Scotland. Philip will share insights from our new report – Working in partnership to tackle fuel poverty. More than anything else the report is a move to bring together all recent progress that has been made through schemes tackling fuel poverty, including the Energy Assistance Package (EAP) in Scotland and Nest in Wales.
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Deputy Director, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
09:35
Charles Phillips works on the Green Deal, looking at the delivery of energy efficiency measures in households. He has particular responsibility for the obligations that government imposes on the major energy companies to deliver insulation and other energy saving measures through programmes such as the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP), as well as the design of the future Energy Company Obligation (ECO) that will take over in late 2012 and run alongside the commercial Green Deal.
Charles joined DECC on its creation in October 2008 from the then Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), where he was responsible for BERR's interests in fuel poverty. Other recent posts within BERR included Company Law, where he was the Bill Team manager for what is now the Companies Act 2006, and Employment Relations, where he was responsible for the introduction of new family-friendly policies such as statutory paternity leave.
Presentation: The Green Deal revolution - making it happen
Traditional barriers to energy-efficient homes are perceived to have been a lack of funds, the stress and hassle of retrofitting projects and lack of knowledge – the Green Deal has been designed to overcome these. There is a big challenge for local authorities, businesses and homeowners to seize what could be a golden opportunity to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills, improve homes and be at the frontier of sustainable, low-carbon living.
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Derek Lickorish
Charles joined DECC on its creation in October 2008 from the then Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), where he was responsible for BERR's interests in fuel poverty. Other recent posts within BERR included Company Law, where he was the Bill Team manager for what is now the Companies Act 2006, and Employment Relations, where he was responsible for the introduction of new family-friendly policies such as statutory paternity leave.
Presentation: The Green Deal revolution - making it happen
Traditional barriers to energy-efficient homes are perceived to have been a lack of funds, the stress and hassle of retrofitting projects and lack of knowledge – the Green Deal has been designed to overcome these. There is a big challenge for local authorities, businesses and homeowners to seize what could be a golden opportunity to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills, improve homes and be at the frontier of sustainable, low-carbon living.
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Chairman of the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
09:55
Derek Lickorish has had an extensive career over some 41 years in the energy business. He is currently Chair to the UK government's Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, a non-executive director of Secure Holdings Ltd and High Voltage Maintenance Services, a member of the Department of Energy and Climate Change Smart Meter Customer Advisory Panel and also a member of Ofgem's Sustainable Development Advisory Group.
Prior to his decision to focus on smart metering, fuel poverty and energy strategy, Derek was employed by EDF Energy as their Chief Operating Officer, Customers Branch, for nearly five years and was previously the Customer Service and External Affairs Director at SWEB from 1996. He started his career as a trainee at Seeboard in 1970.
Derek completed his further education at the Metropolitan Police Training Colleges at Hendon and Ashford and the South Kent College of Technology (1967-1970) where he studied Law, Sociology and British Constitution. He undertook an MBA at Brighton Polytechnic (1987-1989).
Presentation: Will the Green Deal help to reduce fuel poverty or is it a missed opportunity?
The long term and sustainable solution to help eradicate fuel poverty is to dramatically improve the thermal efficiency of the nation's housing stock. In this respect the Green Deal and the new Energy Company Obligation (ECO) should offer a new opportunity to tackle the millions of households in fuel poverty. However recession, unemployment, industry investment plans and uncertainty over new generating capacity and energy prices will continue to exacerbate fuel poverty and the plight of those living on very low incomes. Will the anticipated street-by-street roll out of energy efficiency measures be enough to meet the Government's legally binding target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016? Can vulnerable consumers be targeted better and should fuel-poor consumers have access to an integrated programme of support that goes beyond home improvement?
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Trewin Restorick
Prior to his decision to focus on smart metering, fuel poverty and energy strategy, Derek was employed by EDF Energy as their Chief Operating Officer, Customers Branch, for nearly five years and was previously the Customer Service and External Affairs Director at SWEB from 1996. He started his career as a trainee at Seeboard in 1970.
Derek completed his further education at the Metropolitan Police Training Colleges at Hendon and Ashford and the South Kent College of Technology (1967-1970) where he studied Law, Sociology and British Constitution. He undertook an MBA at Brighton Polytechnic (1987-1989).
Presentation: Will the Green Deal help to reduce fuel poverty or is it a missed opportunity?
The long term and sustainable solution to help eradicate fuel poverty is to dramatically improve the thermal efficiency of the nation's housing stock. In this respect the Green Deal and the new Energy Company Obligation (ECO) should offer a new opportunity to tackle the millions of households in fuel poverty. However recession, unemployment, industry investment plans and uncertainty over new generating capacity and energy prices will continue to exacerbate fuel poverty and the plight of those living on very low incomes. Will the anticipated street-by-street roll out of energy efficiency measures be enough to meet the Government's legally binding target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016? Can vulnerable consumers be targeted better and should fuel-poor consumers have access to an integrated programme of support that goes beyond home improvement?
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CEO, Global Action Plan
10:15
Trewin Restorick is the CEO of independent environmental charity Global Action Plan, which he founded in 1993. The charity runs programmes to reduce carbon emissions, energy consumption and waste with businesses, schools, community organisations and households.
Global Action Plan has won a range of awards, including the Ashden Award for sustainable energy for its employee behaviour change programmes, and was recently highly commended in the Charity Times Awards, Business Charity Awards and Green Business Awards. Trewin is the Chair of the Environmental IT Leadership Team (EILT), sits on the Defra Third Sector Advisory Board, is a trustee for Sustainability and Environmental Education, and co-chaired Defra's Compact Group that won the National Compact Award for Excellence.
Trewin has been trained as one of Al Gore's UK Climate Change Ambassadors and is a frequent media commentator on environmental issues appearing on Channel 4 News, Sky News, BBC Breakfast. Trewin is a regular contributor to the Guardian's Sustainable Business network.
Before starting Global Action Plan, Trewin worked for Friends of the Earth as Recycling Coordinator and Head of Marketing. In these roles he established the first blue box kerbside recycling scheme in the UK and created Paper Round, an office-based recycling scheme in London that now has a turnover of £3m. He has also worked for Plymouth City Council, the Dartington Trust and the BBC.
Presentation: Navigating the Green Deal and planning policy framework
Given the budget pressures facing councils, there is a sizeable challenge for local authorities to successfully roll out Green Deal projects and make the most out of proposed changes to the planning laws. What innovative green finance models are available to local authorities and how can businesses, communities and funding be harnessed to help deliver sustainable development projects on scale?
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Nigel Banks
Global Action Plan has won a range of awards, including the Ashden Award for sustainable energy for its employee behaviour change programmes, and was recently highly commended in the Charity Times Awards, Business Charity Awards and Green Business Awards. Trewin is the Chair of the Environmental IT Leadership Team (EILT), sits on the Defra Third Sector Advisory Board, is a trustee for Sustainability and Environmental Education, and co-chaired Defra's Compact Group that won the National Compact Award for Excellence.
Trewin has been trained as one of Al Gore's UK Climate Change Ambassadors and is a frequent media commentator on environmental issues appearing on Channel 4 News, Sky News, BBC Breakfast. Trewin is a regular contributor to the Guardian's Sustainable Business network.
Before starting Global Action Plan, Trewin worked for Friends of the Earth as Recycling Coordinator and Head of Marketing. In these roles he established the first blue box kerbside recycling scheme in the UK and created Paper Round, an office-based recycling scheme in London that now has a turnover of £3m. He has also worked for Plymouth City Council, the Dartington Trust and the BBC.
Presentation: Navigating the Green Deal and planning policy framework
Given the budget pressures facing councils, there is a sizeable challenge for local authorities to successfully roll out Green Deal projects and make the most out of proposed changes to the planning laws. What innovative green finance models are available to local authorities and how can businesses, communities and funding be harnessed to help deliver sustainable development projects on scale?
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Head of Energy & Sustainable Solutions, Keepmoat
10:35
Nigel leads the development of the Keepmoat group's green solutions offering. Building on Keepmoat's experience of delivering over 250,000 home refurbishments in the last 10 years that have included Green Deal retrofit measures, the lessons learnt from a range of Green Deal pilot projects and some of the country's most sustainable new housing developments, Keepmoat continues to work with government, clients and partners to advance the cost effective delivery and financing of whole house retrofit solutions.
Nigel sits on a number of government policy working groups including the Green Construction Board – Building task group, Zero Carbon Hub's 2016 Carbon Compliance task groups as well as DECC's Green Deal Provider and Green Deal Domestic Assessment Tool working groups.
Presentation: Lessons Learnt From Green Deal Pilot Projects
- What have we learnt from Green Deal pilot projects?
- What haven't we learnt from these pilot projects?
- Key challenges ahead
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Duncan McCombie
Nigel sits on a number of government policy working groups including the Green Construction Board – Building task group, Zero Carbon Hub's 2016 Carbon Compliance task groups as well as DECC's Green Deal Provider and Green Deal Domestic Assessment Tool working groups.
Presentation: Lessons Learnt From Green Deal Pilot Projects
- What have we learnt from Green Deal pilot projects?
- What haven't we learnt from these pilot projects?
- Key challenges ahead
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Director of Operations Wales, Energy Saving Trust
14:15
Duncan McCombie drives activity in Wales leading to significant and sustainable reductions in householders' energy usage. He is also responsible for major projects such as partnering with British Gas on the Welsh Government's flagship scheme NEST, which aims to tackle fuel poverty in Wales.
Duncan previously ran his own utility freelance business, McCombie Associates LTD, for four years, working across a wide range of disciplines with an equally wide range of organisations, from large international companies to non-departmental government bodies. Prior to this he worked at Thames Water Utilities Limited, UK's largest water company.
Duncan studied Civil Engineering and Biochemistry at Kingston University and Abertay University respectively.
Presentation: Working in partnership to tackle fuel poverty
The Energy Saving Trust is working in partnership with British Gas on the Nest initiative – the Welsh Government's fuel poverty scheme to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty as well as make homes warmer and more fuel-efficient. Duncan will share insight on the opportunities, challenges and successes to date.
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Chris Ronketti
Duncan previously ran his own utility freelance business, McCombie Associates LTD, for four years, working across a wide range of disciplines with an equally wide range of organisations, from large international companies to non-departmental government bodies. Prior to this he worked at Thames Water Utilities Limited, UK's largest water company.
Duncan studied Civil Engineering and Biochemistry at Kingston University and Abertay University respectively.
Presentation: Working in partnership to tackle fuel poverty
The Energy Saving Trust is working in partnership with British Gas on the Nest initiative – the Welsh Government's fuel poverty scheme to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty as well as make homes warmer and more fuel-efficient. Duncan will share insight on the opportunities, challenges and successes to date.
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Head of Energy Solutions - South of England, British Gas
14:35
Chris has worked in energy efficiency and renewables since 2007 and is responsible for delivering our award-winning Green Streets project.
He's spent two years working in Canada, doing business development for energy efficiency and renewable technologies, and signing contracts for PV and ground source heat pumps. While there, he designed and ran a scheme to ease fuel poverty in Ontario (the Helping Hand programme) and championed new technologies in the North American markets.
Chris now manages a team of ESMs, delivering CERT, CESP, insulation and renewables programmes to local housing authorities and councils across the south of England.
Chris is PRINCE 2 qualified and has a diploma in technology for a sustainable future from the Open University. He's currently studying for an MSc in environmental decision making.
Presentation: Green Deal pilots
Looking in detail at recent projects to gain a better understanding of how to roll out the Green Deal scheme successfully.
• How British Gas is approaching Green Deal and ECO – what works, what doesn't and what we've learnt.
• Main opportunities for social landlords in making these initiatives a success – suggestions for making the Green deal work in a social housing context.
• Proof points / Case studies – examples of existing models that can work for Green Deal.
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Beth Chaudhary
He's spent two years working in Canada, doing business development for energy efficiency and renewable technologies, and signing contracts for PV and ground source heat pumps. While there, he designed and ran a scheme to ease fuel poverty in Ontario (the Helping Hand programme) and championed new technologies in the North American markets.
Chris now manages a team of ESMs, delivering CERT, CESP, insulation and renewables programmes to local housing authorities and councils across the south of England.
Chris is PRINCE 2 qualified and has a diploma in technology for a sustainable future from the Open University. He's currently studying for an MSc in environmental decision making.
Presentation: Green Deal pilots
Looking in detail at recent projects to gain a better understanding of how to roll out the Green Deal scheme successfully.
• How British Gas is approaching Green Deal and ECO – what works, what doesn't and what we've learnt.
• Main opportunities for social landlords in making these initiatives a success – suggestions for making the Green deal work in a social housing context.
• Proof points / Case studies – examples of existing models that can work for Green Deal.
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Policy Team Leader, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
15:30
Beth Chaudhary has been working on fuel poverty in DECC since early 2009. She leads a team focused on developing future policies to deliver energy efficiency improvements to tackle fuel poverty. Her particular focus is the Affordable Warmth element of the Energy Company Obligation, and ensuring DECC's energy efficiency policies are delivered equitably.
Prior to that, Beth was in the Cabinet Office, working through Whitehall to negotiate the EU 2020 Climate and Energy Package and the Energy Liberalisation Package among other negotiations. Her role was to coordinate the UK position, and brief the Prime Minister and his Economic Adviser ahead of major EU summits and bilateral meetings with other European leaders.
Beth started her civil service career in Defra, where she had various roles including 18 months as Private Secretary to David Miliband and then Hilary Benn, and a secondment to the French Environment Ministry.
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William Baker
Prior to that, Beth was in the Cabinet Office, working through Whitehall to negotiate the EU 2020 Climate and Energy Package and the Energy Liberalisation Package among other negotiations. Her role was to coordinate the UK position, and brief the Prime Minister and his Economic Adviser ahead of major EU summits and bilateral meetings with other European leaders.
Beth started her civil service career in Defra, where she had various roles including 18 months as Private Secretary to David Miliband and then Hilary Benn, and a secondment to the French Environment Ministry.
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Head of Fuel Poverty Policy at Consumer Focus
15:30
William Baker works for the Energy team at Consumer Focus, an independent statutory organisation set up in 2008 to advocate the position of consumers in policymaking, particularly those who are vulnerable and at a disadvantage. William leads Consumer Focus' policy work on fuel poverty and 'off-gas'. William also chairs the 'End Fuel Poverty Coalition', which brings together a wide range of environmental, poverty and consumer bodies with the aim of promoting concerted action against fuel poverty.
Prior to joining Consumer Focus and its predecessor body, energywatch, William worked for the Centre for Sustainable Energy as its lead fuel poverty researcher. William has led and project managed research on fuel poverty, off-gas, energy efficiency, energy market liberalisation and low income consumers. William chairs the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Home's Fuel Poverty Strategy Group, is a member of the government's Fuel Poverty Methodology Group and a trustee of Eaga Charitable Trust.
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Guy Newey
Prior to joining Consumer Focus and its predecessor body, energywatch, William worked for the Centre for Sustainable Energy as its lead fuel poverty researcher. William has led and project managed research on fuel poverty, off-gas, energy efficiency, energy market liberalisation and low income consumers. William chairs the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Home's Fuel Poverty Strategy Group, is a member of the government's Fuel Poverty Methodology Group and a trustee of Eaga Charitable Trust.
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Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Environment Unit, Policy Exchange
15:30
Guy Newey is a Senior Research Fellow for the Environment & Energy Unit at Policy Exchange. Before joining, he worked as a journalist for seven years, including three years as a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong and China.
His research interests include energy efficiency, renewable energy policy, biodiversity, carbon taxation and changing energy behaviours. He has written for and been quoted in a wide range of publications including the Guardian, the New Statesman, the Spectator and the Australian Age. Guy has an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London.
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Peter Smith
His research interests include energy efficiency, renewable energy policy, biodiversity, carbon taxation and changing energy behaviours. He has written for and been quoted in a wide range of publications including the Guardian, the New Statesman, the Spectator and the Australian Age. Guy has an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London.
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External Affairs Manager, National Energy Action
15:30
Peter Smith is External Affairs Manager at National Energy Action. This is a new post, which aims to bring enhanced strategic direction and effective coordination to the work of NEA's PR, Policy, Research and Information and Campaigns teams. Peter is also responsible for the development of policy around the issues of sustainable energy and fuel poverty. He is currently leading on NEA's work on the Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and the Electricity Market Reforms. Peter previously worked as Research and Communications Manager at the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA).
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