Sample Programme from 2010
9:00 – 10:00
Registration, refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings
Breakfast Briefing: The low-carbon economy ~ opportunities at a time of economic uncertainty
Joanne Pollard, Chief Executive, CO2Sense Yorkshire
10:10 – 11:00
Choice of conference sessions and discussion groups
Conference Session: Energy from renewable sources ~ how your organisation can profit from changes to legislation
Andy Hartley, Operations Director, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Conference Session: Next steps on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme ~ league tables and carbon trading
Becky Clissmann, Environment Editor, Practical Law Company
Discussion Group: Long term environmental strategy formulation
Gareth Kane, Director, Terra Infirma Ltd
Discussion Group: Is the 80% carbon reduction target one we can achieve?
Richard Perkins, Group Energy Manager, McCain Foods (GB) Ltd
Discussion Group: Technology, consumerism, and its role in sustainable development
Andrew Young, Energy Engineering and CFD, Sheffield Hallam University
Discussion Group: Using Voltage Power Optimisation to mitigate your risk towards CRC EES
Julie Holmes, Energy Consultant, powerPerfector
Discussion Group: Biomass in Local Authorities
Gary Christie, Energy Manager, City of York Council
Discussion Group: Cutting through the BS to 8901
Sharon Ward, Corporate Responsibility Manager, The Logistik Group
Discussion Group: Establishing an Energy Management Program
Richard Brown, Business Development Manager, npower
Discussion Group: CO2 capture from power plants using membrane separation
Qingchun Yuan, IPSE Research Fellow, University of Leeds
Discussion group: Reducing carbon emissions in existing buildings
Andy Sheppard, Senior Consultant – Sustainable Buildings, Arup
Discussion Group: Short Term Operating Reserve ~ How you can use your electrical infrastructure to generate revenue
Arthur Probert, Project Development Manager, The Energy Services Partnership
Discussion Group: Reality check on the transition to a low carbon economy
Dr Helen Harwatt and Dr Nesha Beharry-Borg, Programme Managers, Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds
11:00 – 11:30
Refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings
11:30 – 12:20
Choice of conference sessions and discussion groups
Conference Session: How to pay for it ~ finance options for low-carbon projects
Joanne Pollard, Chief Executive, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Conference Session: Carbon Capture and Storage ~ how your organisation could be part of a huge infrastructure project
Steve Brown, Director of Carbon Capture and Storage, CO2Sense Yorkshire and Matthew Hunt, Business Development Manager, Doosan Babcock
Conference Session: CRC - Making the best of it
Anthony Day, Director, Cyber Associates
Conference Session: Challenges and best practice in lowering carbon on supply chains
Chair: Professor SC Lenny Koh, Director of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre, The University of Sheffield
Panellists include:
David A Morrell, Group Head of Sustainability, Marshalls plc
Julian Walker-Palin, Head of Corporate Policy for Sustainability & Ethics, Asda Stores
Mark Warner, Sustainability Manager, Leeds Metropolitan University
Discussion Group: Embracing greener fuel - 3663 trucks run on recovered waste cooking oil
Jason Monckton, Environment Manager, 3663 First For Food Service
Discussion Group: Generating profits from the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme
Jemma Benson, Project Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: McCain Foods - Cutting costs and emissions by using renewable energy
Richard Perkins, Group Energy Manager, McCain Foods (GB) Ltd
Discussion Group: From start to finish ~ reducing energy usage within the factory to generating renewable energy from waste
Mark Bartlett, Environmental Manager, Ginsters
Discussion Group: PLC’s CRC Survival Kit – demystifying CRC compliance
Becky Clissmann, Editor - Environment, Practical Law Company
Discussion Group: Stakeholder engagement ~ changing behaviour without a carrot!
Eilidh Milnes, Director, The Confidence Coach
Discussion Group: Greener working with existing buildings ~ the secrets of success
Barry Paschali, Director, Paschali Engineering
Discussion Group: An insight into the journey to a low carbon future as taken by Drax Power
Oliver Baybut, Environment Manager, Drax Power plc
Discussion group: Getting sustainability into the heart of local policy-making ~ Developing a sustainability baseline review to identify and deliver on sustainability priorities
Dr. James Bridges, Sustainability Officer, Scarborough Borough Council
Discussion Group: Voltage Optimisation Explained ~ get the facts not just the pitch!
Ged Hebdige, Technical Sales Director, G W Energy Ltd
12:30 – 13:00
Tabletop Presentations
Tabletop presentation: Using energy monitoring to engage employees in energy reduction initiatives
Seggy Segaran, Managing Director, Crucible Technologies
Tabletop Presentation: Maximising further energy savings from your commercial boilers
Tony Willis, Technical Sales Director, Sabien Technology
Tabletop Presentation: The foundation of every energy efficiency programme – Voltage Power Optimisation (VPO)®
Rob Austin, Energy Consultant, powerPerfector
Tabletop Presentation: Capturing the benefits from load management
Arthur Probert, Project Development Manager, The Energy Services Partnership
Tabletop Presentation: Voltis - Intelligent Voltage Optimisation
Jeremy Dodge, Business Manager and Jonathon Davey, Business Development Manager, Marshall - Tufflex Energy Management
Tabletop Presentation: How to Reduce Your Vending Carbon Footprint by 80%
John Boddy, UK Sales Director, The Green Drinks Company Limited
Tabletop Presentation: Powerstar – Reducing energy bills and assisting with CRC – An engineered approach to voltage optimisation
Kevin Simmonds, Sales Engineer, Powerstar
Tabletop Presentation: If you've solved AMR, now comes the real work!
Martin Wardell, Managing Director, MWA Technology and Steve Lewis, Managing Director, Apex Engineers
Tabletop Presentation: Smarter Materials for Next Generation Infrastructure™
John Maguire, Managing Director, K. B. Industries (Europe) Ltd
12:30 – 13:20
Conference Session: Smart applications of small and medium wind energy system
Dr Xiongwei Liu, Reader and Director of Wind Energy Engineering Research Group
School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Discussion Group: Successfully securing funding for low-carbon projects
Richard O’Connell, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: A novel approach to engaging with employees and raising awareness of key environmental issues
James Cherry, Environmental Manager, Greencore Group & Emer Clarke, Customer Team, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: Eliminating Capital Cost Barriers For Energy Efficiency Solutions In Industry, Commerce & The Public Sector
Steve Barker, Head of Energy Efficiency & Environmental Care, Siemens
Discussion Group: Meeting the targets for Government Carbon Legislation
Matthew Cooper, Carbon Services Manager and Scott Cunliffe, Carbon Executive, M&C Energy Group
Discussion Group: Carbon Reduction Commitment - Reality of how businesses are being affected
Stuart Kirby, Business Development Manager, npower
Discussion Group: Voltage Optimisation - More than one way of skinning a cat – Comparing LV and MV solutions
Erika Wilson, Managing Director and Dr Lore Grohmann, Marketing Manager, Wilson Power Solutions
Discussion Group: Putting carbon on the corporate agenda and keeping it there: CRC, sustainability, competition, results
Robert Clark, Associate Director, Camco
13:10 – 14:10
Lunch, networking and pre-arranged meetings
14:20 – 15:10
Choice of conference sessions and discussion groups
Conference Session: Preparing for the CRC ~ Panel debate
Chair: Victoria Joy, Legal Director, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Panellists include:
Niall Enright, Sustainability Director, ERM
David Glover, Director of Construction, Peel Holdings
Becky Clissman, Environment Editor, Practical Law Company
Nigel Twemlow, Head of FM Engineering & Utility Management, Lloyds Banking Group
Colin Robertson, Head of Sustainability, NG Bailey
Discussion Group: Zero-emission vehicles ~how you could secure funding to increase electric vehicle use
Allan Row, Project Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: Sustainable Procurement and commissioning Code of Practice
David Rhodes, Corporate Environmental Manager, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Discussion group: Sustainability pay back periods for different sectors ~ what can we afford?
Steve Turner, Director, Lorien Engineering Solutions and Tom Jordan, Director, Lorien Engineering Solutions
Discussion Group: An update on Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI’s)
Gordon Watts, Programme Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: Sustainable neighbourhoods
Andy Hamilton, Technical Director, The Sustainable Urban Regeneration Project
Discussion Group: How can you win and keep business food waste collection contracts?
Andy Lowe, Project Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: ESCos to the rescue ~ What role could Energy Service Companies play in transition pathways to a low-carbon energy system?
Matthew Hannon, PhD Researcher, Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds
Discussion Group: Marketing and communications in a ‘green thinking society’
Fleur Howard, Senior Account Manager, Tavistock Communications
Discussion group: Controlling energy at the point of use in residential and commercial all-inclusive lettings
Tim Jarvis, CEO, Powersol
Discussion group: Is LED lighting the killer solution to lighting?
Seggy Segaran, Managing Director, Crucible Technologies
15:10 – 15:40
Refreshments, networking and pre-arranged meetings
15:40 – 16:30
Choice of conference sessions and discussion groups
Conference Session: Staff engagement ~ pushing climate change higher up the corporate agenda
Chair: Gareth Kane, Terra Infirma
Panellists:
Paula Widdowson, Director of CSR, Northern Foods plc
Gary Brown, SHEQ Manager for Europe and Asia-Pacific, Premier Farnell plc
Sally Hancox, Director, Gentoo Green
Julie Parr, Director of Service Excellence, Muckle LLP
Andy Sheppard, Senior Consultant – Sustainable Buildings, Arup
Discussion Group: Sense and sustainability - The boardroom imperative
Anthony Day, Director, SUSBIZ
Discussion Group: The government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment legislation ~ what’s happening?
George Stammers, Director of Customer Engagement, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: Higher Education 2020 Carbon Targets
Paul Morris, Director of Facilities Management, University of Central Lancashire
Discussion Group: The coalition Government's programme on energy and climate change
Tim Godson, Team Leader - Climate Change, Government Office for Yorkshire & The Humber
Discussion Group: Energy/Carbon management in a large organisation ~ the trials & tribulations
Chris Kelsall, Acting Utility Manager, Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Discussion Group: Woodfuel works ~ cutting costs & carbon with biomass boilers
Gordon Watts, Programme Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: League Tables and Fines – the impact on a firm’s value
Dr Joao Quariguasi, Lecturer in Operations Management, Bradford University School of Management
Discussion Group: Introducing the ‘Targeted Marketing Development Scheme’ ~ how you can trial green products for free!
Ben Stone, Project Manager & Christine Charles, Resource Efficiency Programme Manager, CO2Sense Yorkshire
Discussion Group: Sustainability in the construction sector
Colin Robertson, Head of Sustainability, NG Bailey
Discussion Group: The mysteries of ‘scope 3 emissions’ ~ Ideas on how to set your boundaries, gather data in a suitable way and how to disclose to stakeholders
Ben Wielgus, Climate Change & Sustainability Advisory Services, KPMG LLP
Please note: The programme is subject to change and the Organisers reserve
the right to alter the venue, session topics and/or speakers.
