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May 3rd 2012
- The Grange St Pauls, London
The UK continues to face a range of urgent and critical energy challenges, with £200bn investment needed in the next two decades to build an infrastructure that will securely deliver low carbon energy, at affordable prices.
Policy decisions taken now will reverberate for decades. At this critical juncture, The UK Energy Summit 2012 brought together policy makers, industry leaders, investors, regulators, innovators and influential thinkers to discuss how the UK’s vision for the energy sector is unfolding and what further actions are required to achieve a secure, low carbon economy.
CHAIR: Roger Harrabin, Energy and Environment Analyst, BBC
Alistair Buchanan, Group Chief Executive, Ofgem
Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive Office, EDF Energy
Tony Cocker, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON UK
Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer, ScottishPower
Tim Yeo MP, Chair, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
Graham van't Hoff, Chairman, Shell UK
Nick Winser, Executive Director, National Grid
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Founder and Managing Director, Ovo Energy
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change
Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?
Tom Delay, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Trust
Robert Sorrell, Vice-president of Public Partnerships, BP
John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics
Mark Kenber, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Group
- Are current policy reforms far reaching enough? How can any shortcomings in the current market be readdressed?
What incentives will unlock the required huge investment in energy infrastructure? - What do global trends suggest for the UK’s energy security?
- What are the main threats to the UK’s energy security, both now and during the transition to decarbonise our energy system?
- What future energy mix is needed to meet climate change targets? Can nuclear play a viable and sustainable role?
- Which technologies are most likely to be effective in achieving climate change targets and meeting future energy demand?
- What are the most promising energy innovations? How can new energy technologies be taken into the marketplace more quickly?
- With consumer confidence in UK’s energy providers in crisis, what measures will increase consumer engagement?
- How will the needs of tomorrow’s energy consumer drive innovation in the marketplace over the next five years?
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| 08.15 | REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING |
| 09.00 | CHAIR'S INTRODUCTION Roger Harrabin, Energy and Environment Analyst, BBC |
| 09.05 | TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE: REALITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES Tony Cocker, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON UK Tom Delay, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Trust Tim Yeo MP, Chair, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee |
| 10.05 | FINDINGS FROM INDEPENDENT REVIEW ON FUEL POVERTY John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics |
| 10.30 | THE WORLD ENERGY PERSPECTIVE Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council |
| 11.00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 11.30 | PANEL DEBATE: STRENGTHENING THE UK'S ENERGY SECURITY Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer, ScottishPower Graham van't Hoff, Chairman, Shell UK Nick Molho, Head of Energy Policy, WWF UK Nick Winser, Executive Director, National Grid |
| 12.30 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WHY IS THERE SO MUCH FOCUS ON GAS? Alistair Buchanan CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Ofgem |
| 13.00 | LUNCH |
| 14.05 | EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: RESPONSE TO UK POLICY REFORMS Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Energy interviewed by Chris Webber, Senior Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit |
| 14.30 | PANEL DEBATE: UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING WITH TODAY'S ENERGY CONSUMER Moderator: Chris Webber, Senior Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit Colin Calder, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, PassivSystems Stephen Fitzpatrick, Founder and Managing Director, Ovo Energy Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which? Andrew Warren, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy Baroness Worthington, Founding Director, Sandbag Climate Campaign |
| 15.20 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 15.35 | PANEL DEBATE: BRINGING INNOVATION TO THE UK ENERGY SECTOR David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Technologies Institute Mark Kenber, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Group Maria McCaffery MBE, Chief Executive Officer, RenewableUK Robert Sorrell, Vice-president Public Partnerships, BP Benj Sykes, UK Operations Director, DONG Energy Wind Power |
| 16.20 | OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN BUILDING A LOW CARBON ECONOMY David Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer, Committee on Climate Change |
| 16.45 | CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS Roger Harrabin, Environment Analyst, BBC |
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Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer, ScottishPower, Chief Executive Officer, ScottishPower Renewables
Keith Anderson is responsible for the Iberdrola Group's activities in the UK and in particular leading the group's £15bn investment plan to 2020. He was appointed to the board in February 2012.
Colin Calder, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, PassivSystems
Colin Calder founded PassivSystems as a smart energy-management company that provides consumer-centred efficiency solutions in the areas of heating and hot-water management, home energy-assessment, renewables integration and smart balancing.
David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Technologies Institute
Mr Clarke leads the ETI, an industry/government partnership evaluating and demonstrating low carbon energy systems and technologies in line with the strategic needs of the UK’s future energy system.
Tony Cocker, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON UK
Tony Cocker has been in his current role since 2011. For three years prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of Düsseldorf-based E.ON Energy Trading.
Tom Delay, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Trust
As Chief Executive Officer Mr Delay has grown Carbon Trust to become a world leader in advising businesses and public sector organisations on carbon emissions reduction and the development of low carbon technologies, markets, businesses and products.
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Founder and Managing Director, Ovo Energy
Mr Fitzpatrick the Managing Director of Ovo Energy, an independent energy supplier which was set up in 2009 by energy customers who thought “there must be a better way”, will discuss what’s needed to successfully engage with customers.
Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council
Christopher Frei is a regular speaker at board and strategy meetings of international energy companies. Presenter of WEC’s strategic insight and global agenda work he will be delivering a keynote on The Global Energy Perspective.
Roger Harrabin, Energy and Environment Analyst, BBC
Roger Harrabin has been commenting on environmental issues since the 1980s and has chaired several conferences for The Economist, being known for his informal humorous style and incisive questioning of speakers.
Baroness Worthington, Founding Director, Sandbag Climate Campaign
Baroness Bryony Worthington has been actively campaigning for action to tackle climate change in a variety of different roles for over a decade.
Mark Kenber, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Group
As CEO of The Climate Group Mark Kenber has played a pivotal role within the organisation for six years, and will be joining the panel debate on innovation within the UK Energy sector.
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change
In his role as Chief Executive of an independent body which advises the UK Government on tackling and preparing for climate change, Mr Kennedy will close the conference with an evaluation of the key themes.
Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?
Having joined Which? in 2011, Mr Lloyd is responsible for delivering positive change for consumers. He is therefore well placed to deliver his views on how energy firms should be engaging with their customers.
Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive, EDF Energy
In a probing on-stage interview, Mr de Rivaz will discuss how the Government’s plans stack up against the need for action on climate change and outline his vision for what is needed to achieve a sustainable UK energy market.
Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive Officer, RenewableUK
As Chief Executive Officer of RenewableUK, Ms McCaffery is passionate about renewable energy systems and now champions the use of the UK's natural energy resources for electrical power generation, primarily from wind, wave and tidal technologies.
Tim Yeo MP, Chair, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
Tim Yeo has been MP for South Suffolk since 1983. Previously a member of the Shadow Cabinet, Mr Yeo resigned in 2005 to speak freely about issues such as the environment.
Robert Sorrell, Vice-president Public Partnerships, BP
Mr Sorrell will be discussing how establishing partnerships (inside and outside the energy sector) fosters the innovation process by allowing key insights into technology developments.
Benj Sykes, UK Operations Director, DONG Energy Wind Power
Benj Sykes is the current UK Operations Director of DONG Energy Wind Power, and formerly Director of Innovation at the Carbon Trust, where he lead the company's multi-million pound technology innovation programme.
Graham van’t Hoff, Chairman, Shell UK
As the world’s demand for energy continues to rise, Mr van't Hoff the Chairman of Shell UK will discuss what long-term strategies will protect the UK’s supply against disruptions and rising global fuel prices.
Andrew Warren, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy
Andrew Warren Director of the UK Association for the Conservation of Energy since its foundation in 1981 will be joining the panel debate on engaging and influencing the Energy consumer.
Nick Winser, Executive Director, National Grid
As Executive Director responsible for Transmission, Mr Winser will discuss how National Grid is tackling the challenges of energy security and what changes are needed to boost the security of energy supplies in the UK.
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Now in it’s third year, The UK Energy Summit brings together over 150 attendees to discuss the major challenges the industry faces in an environment that promotes discussion, debate and learning. 96% of last year’s attendees would recommend the event to colleague with 70% stating that it was of a higher quality than the other events that they attend.
“Interesting and challenging throughout” |
 Last year's summit was attended by over 150 delegates from across the sector including:
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We will bring together policy makers, regulators, energy companies, consumer organisations, NGOs, campaigners, manufacturers, think tanks and investors to openly debate what direction the UK needs to take to meet the huge challenges it is currently facing, and those that lie ahead.
The UK Energy Summit 2012 will bring together policy makers, industry leaders, investors, regulators, innovators and influential thinkers to discuss how the UK’s vision for the energy sector is unfolding and what further actions are required to achieve a secure, low carbon economy.
The UK Energy Summit 2011 will invite the industry’s leaders and future disrupters to look at the most exciting current ideas for technological, policy or business model innovations to shape the future of the UK energy industry.
The UK faces a range of critical energy challenges that need to be addressed. The UK Energy Summit will therefore provide a timely opportunity for strategic discussions to take place and allow attendees to debate and define a vision for the future of the UK's energy sector.
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