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Programme

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    Case Study Sessions Workshop Sessions Share Sessions   Table Top Presentations  
          

9:00 – 10:00

 Registration, refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings

10:00 – 11:00

 Conference Session: Legal foundations of a low carbon economy - transforming the business landscape
Anthony Johnson, Associate, Ashurst LLP

 Conference Session: Accessing Grants for Research and Development – An overview
Frin Bale, Sector Development Executive (Environmental Technologies), Yorkshire Forward

 Conference Session: Assessing waste - how Jotun paints saved money and improved environmental performance
Shailesh Purohit, HSE Manager, Jotun Paints (Europe) Limited

 Share Session: Zero Carbon Housing – How can we go about achieving this?
Hasim Altan, Lecturer in Environmental Sustainable Design, University of Sheffield

 Share Session: An Overview of Microgeneration in domestic homes
Andy Hunt, Principle Sustainability Officer, Trafford Council

 Case Study: Low Carbon Vehicles - Dft Procurement Programme
Martyn Leat, Principle Consultant, Beta Technology

 Case Study: Enabling consumers to reduce their energy use: Moixa Home Energy Servers'
Simon Daniels, Director, Moixa

 Share Session: ‘the obstacles faced by innovators in the clean technology sector’
Graeme Childe, Assistant Director for Energy Innovation Landscape, DECC

 Conference Session: Refuelling fleets of commercial vehicles with green hydrogen
Simon Bourne Technical Director, ITM Power Plc
John Mitchell Managing Director, Revolve Technologies Ltd

 Share Session: On the disruptive and rapidly expanding Electric Car sector: evaluating the investment opportunity
Barry Shrier, Chief Executive, Liberty Electric Cars

 Share Session: Technology, consumerism, and it's role in sustainable development
Andrew Young, Energy Engineering and CFD, Sheffield Hallam University

11:00 – 11:25

 Refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings

11:30 – 12:30

 Share Session: Tidal Stream Technologies - an overview of the devices in development
Michael Evans, CEO, Green Tide Turbines

 Share Session: Modelling and Simulation for Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Kambiz Ebrahimi, Professor of Engineering, University of Bradford

 Share Session: Food waste – a future energy resource
Georgina Bingham, Managing Director, AngelHeartInc Ltd

 Share Session: Carbon capture and storage - Communication to gain public acceptance and political Buy-in
John Simmons, Director, ON Communication

 Share Session: Overcoming the barriers to small wind turbine technology
Xiongwei Lu, Reader, University of Central Lancashire

 Share Session: European Funding for Energy Projects
Helen Fairclough, ENERGIE Helpline, Enviros

13:00 – 14:00

 Lunch, networking and pre-arranged meetings

14:00 – 15:00

 Conference Session: Carbon reduction strategies at Asda
Julian Walker-Palin, Head of Sustainability & Ethics, Asda

 Share Session: Top tips for successful R&D grant applications
Andrew Fox, Sector Manager Environmental Technologies, Yorkshire Forward

 Share Session: Sustainable Neighbourhoods
Andy Hamilton, Technical Director, The Sustainable Urban Regeneration Project

 Share Session: The Potential for UK Based Wind Turbine Manufacture and the Development of an Industry to Support This
Peter Wortley, Project Director, Eastern Region Wind Energy Group

 Share Session: Addressing the Fuel Cell Supply Chain - do its components already exist?
Adrian Morris, Operations Manager, AMAP University of Sunderland

 Share Session: The low tech, low cost approach to reducing energy as well as maintenance issues
Stan Whetstone, Director, TadpoleEnergy Ltd

 Share Session: Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) - A pilot scheme for Europe
Caroline Wadsworth, Principle Consultant, Beta Technology

15:00 – 15:30

 Refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings

15:30 – 16:30

 Share Session: Hybrid Vehicles – the reduced weight of super capacitators vs. the storage ability of battery packs, discuss
Geoff Matthews, Manager, Connaught Engineering Ltd

 Share Session: A Yorkshire Centre for Low Carbon Futures
Lenny Koh, Professor, University of Sheffield and Tony Hardy, Director, Centre for Low Carbon Futures

 Share Session: The use of automated control systems to drive down energy consumption
Gareth Davies, Director, Newera Controls

 Case Study: Money Down the Pan, how simple toilet technology saves carbon and money
David Wilks, Director, VaryFlush

 Share Session: A LEAP of faith!
Tony Douglas, Commercial Manager, Crompton Mouldings

 Share Session: ‘Vertical Axis Wind Turbines’ in the built environment
Philip Wilson, Director, Slipstream Energy Ltd

 Share Session: Rainy Day IP: How to maximise the effectiveness of your Intellectual Property in these tough economic times
Paul Foot, Patent Attorney, Withers and Rogers LLP

 

Please note: The programme is subject to change and the Organisers reserve the right to alter the venue, session topics and/or speakers.