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environment 09. The Environment Agency Annual Conference. 9 - 10 November 2009, QEII Conference Centre, London

Day one: Monday 9 November
ENERGY AND ECONOMIC CHOICE

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09.00
Registration, refreshments, networking and exhibition viewing
Session 1
International ambitions: Copenhagen and beyond
09:45
Chair’s opening remarks
Elinor Goodman, former Political Editor of Channel 4 News
and Board Member, Commission for Rural Communities
09:50
Environment Agency Policy launch
Lord Chris Smith, Chair, Environment Agency
10:05
Keynote Address
Richard LeBaron, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States
10:15
Copenhagen (video addresss)
Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
10:20
Keynote address
Kunihiko Shimada, Principal International Policy Coordinator and Principal International Negotiator, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
10:35
Mobilising the public to create the political space needed
Jose Maria Figueras, Former President of Costa Rica and Conceptualiser of Global Observatory
10:40

Panel discussion: international ambitions
Panelists include:

Lord Adair Turner, Chair, Climate Change Committee
Lord Browne of Madingley, President, Royal Academy of Engineering & Former Chief Executive, BP
Will Day,Chair, Sustainable Development Commission

Guy Shrubsole, UK Youth Climate Coalition


11:30
Refreshments, networking and exhibition

 

Session 2
The impacts and opportunities of climate change for business
11:55
Keynote Address
John Cridland CBE, Deputy Director-General, CBI
12:10
Keynote Address
Jeremy Darroch, Chief Executive, BSkyB
12:25
Keynote Address
Justin King, Chief Executive, Sainsbury's
12:40
Keynote Address
Richard Brown, Chief Executive, Eurostar

Questions and discussion

13:05
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition

 

Session 3
Achieving energy security and CO2 targets
14:05
Keynote address
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, Minister of State, Department of Energy and
Climate Change
14:15
Panel discussion
Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Regulation, EDF Energy
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive, Greenergy International
Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, British Wind Energy Association

15:15
Refreshments, networking and exhibition

 

Session 4
Interactive seminars

15:45
Six seminars will run simultaneously –
delegates will chose to attend one – on a first come first served basis
1
Sustainable energy: what actions really make
a difference to carbon emissions?

Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of
Energy and Climate Change

Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust
Julian Feasby, Head of Environmental Performance, Environment Agency
2

The Future energy mix:options to 2030

Dan Lewis, Research Director, Economic Research Council

Charles Hendry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy
Dr Peter Snowdon, Senior Energy Advisor, Shell International

Stephen Hale, Director, Green Alliance

3

Leading The renewables revolution

Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, British Wind Energy Association
Sarah Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer, Office for Renewable Energy Deployment
Stephen Ainger, Chief Executive, Partnerships for Renewables

4

Water for the future
Ian Barker, Environment Agency
Walter Menzies, Chief Executive, Merseyside Basin

Frank White, Chief Scientist, United Utilities

5
Green consumerism: a driver for sustainable supply chains
Paul Smith, Project Leader - Carbon Footprinting (Products),
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Limited

Solitaire Townsend, Cheif Executive and Co-founder, Futerra
Tricia Henton, Director of Environment and Business, Environment Agency

Seminar Sponsored by:
LRQA
6
Supporting change through greener investments
Howard Pearce, Head of Environmental, Finance and Pension Fund Management, Environment Agency
Nick Robins, Head of Climate Change, HSBC
Ian Simm, Chief Executive, Impax Environmental Markets
Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, Investment Director, Impax Environmental Markets
Wil Oulton,Director of Responsible Investment and Environmental Indices, FTSE
17:10
Day one closes
17:10
Drinks Reception
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State For Energy And Climate Change
Lord Chris Smith, Chair Environment Agency

 

Supper Debate

18:00 - 21:00

Conference supper debate
“This house believes that nagging and Banning still have their place”


Chaired by:
Miranda Kavanagh, Director of Evidence, Environment Agency


David Aaronovitch
, Author, Broadcaster and Journalist
vs
Daniel Finkelstein, Comment Editor, The Times

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Day two: Tuesday 10 November
ADDRESSING THE LOCAL IMPACT: STRATEGIES FOR ACTION

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09:00

Registration, networking and exhibition

09:30

Chair’s opening remarks
Session 5
Driving change at regional and local level

Sessions sponsored by:
Hyder

09:40
Environment agency address
Dr Paul Leinster CBE, Chief Executive, Environment Agency
09:55
Local solutions to global problems
Jane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Welsh Assembly Government
10:05

Panel discussion
Panelists include:


Cllr Gary Porter, Chair Local Government Association Environment Board

Bob Sargent, Director of Water and Environment, Hyder
Carl Minns, Leader, Hull City Council
Mike Reardon, Strategic Director, Manchester Climate Change Agency and representative of SOLACE
John Hirst, Chief Executive, Met Office

10:40

Keynote address

Anne McIntosh MP, Shadow Minister, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

11:00
Refreshments, exhibition and networking

 

Session 6
Behaviour change

11:30
The politics of climate change
Anthony Giddens, Member of the House of Lords and Author of
The Politics of Climate Change
11:45
Using lifestyles and attitudes to support and encourage changes
Matt Tee, Permanent Secretary Government Communications
Questions and discussion

 

Session 7
Driving change at regional and local level: waste
12:05

Keynote address

Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive, WRAP

12:15

Panel discussion
Panellists include:

Gill Weeks, Regulatory Affairs Director, Veolia Environmental
John Vidal, Environment Editor, The Guardian
Fiona MacKintosh, Director, PPS
Dr Michael Warhurst, Senior Waste & Resources Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Institute of Waste Management

Rebecca Eatwell, Account Director, PPS Group

Session 8
Driving change at regional and local level: waste

12:50
Session introduction
Lord Chris Smith, Chair, Environment Agency
12:55
Keynote address
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13:15
Questions and discussion
13:20
Buffet lunch and exhibition viewing
Speakers' corner - EA Zone (Whittle Room)
Session 9
Interactive Seminars
14:20
Six seminars will run simultaneously - delegates will
chose to attend one - on a first come first served basis.
seminars will be repeated at 15:30.
1

Making a difference through local government
Dr Adam Read, Practice Manager - Waste Management & Resource Efficiency

Mark James, Chief Executive, Carmarthenshire County Council
Claire Gibson, Director of Sustainable Resources,

South West Regional Development Agency

Andrew Mullaney, Head of Environemtn and Communities, Environmetn Directorate, Lancashire County Council


Seminar Sponsored by:
AEA

2

How will the Carbon Reduction Commitment affect your organisation?

Tony Grayling, Head of climate change and sustainable development,
Environment Agency

Andrew Hitchings, Carbon Reduction Commitment Project Executive
Environment Agency

Pete Clutton-Brock, CRC Lead, Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Lucy Robinson, Director of Environment and Transport, Suffolk County Council

3

Cutting emissions through transport choices

Michele Dix, Managing Director Planning, TfL

Paul Raynes, Programme director - regeneration & transport, & culture,
tourism & sport, LGA

4

Turning the tide on flood risk
Jeremy Walker, Board Member, Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee
Robert Runcie, Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency

Steve Jorden, Head of Environmental Services, Wychavon District Council

Paul Mustow, Flood Forecasting Centre

5

Energy efficiency through housing

Helen Williams, Assistant Director, National Housing Federation

David Weatherall, Housing Strategy Manager, Energy Savings Trust

Ian Fytche, Chief Executive, North Kesteven District Council

6

Harnessing the potential of energy from waste

John Twitchen , Sauce Consultancy

15:10
Buffet lunch, exhibition and networking

 

Session 10
Interactive Seminars
15:40

Six seminars will run simultaneously - delegates will
chose to attend one - on a first come first served basis.

Interative seminars 1- 6 from session eight will be

repeated here

1
Making a difference through local government
Seminar Sponsored by:
AEA
2
How will the Carbon Reduction Commitment affect your organisation?
3
Cutting emissions through transport choices
4
Turning the tide on flood risk
5
Energy efficiency through housing
6
Harnessing the potential of energy from waste
16:40
Conference Close
17:00

The ENDS Lecture

Keynote speaker:
Tim Jackson
, Professor of Sustainable Development at the
Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES), University of Surrey

 

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e-mail nikki.insley@neilstewartassociates.co.uk

 

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