The UK Energy Summit

The risk of failure
Which energy policies will deliver the right set of outcomes for the UK and for the planet? How do the new Government’s plans stack up against harsh economic realities and the need for action on climate change?

Sir David King, Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

• Who’ll pay for the much-vaunted smart grid?
• What incentives are needed to get people to invest in renewable energy, given the low carbon price?
• Where are we going with nuclear power, and who should bear the risk of capital-intensive investments?

Tom Burke, Founding Director, E3G; Visiting Professor, Imperial College London and University College London
Nick Horler, Chief Executive, Scottish Power
Sam Laidlaw, Chief Executive, Centrica
Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive, EDF Energy
Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil & Gas UK

PANEL: GLOBALISATION – Building competitive advantage
The international competition which UK energy firms face is extreme, and getting more intense. What does Britain need to do in terms of rebalancing its economy to ensure a piece of the action in the low-carbon transition? How do we build a globally competitive position in energy technologies?

James Smith, Chairman, Shell UK

PANEL: NEW TECHNOLOGIES – Unlocking their commercial potential
In a critical examination of the most promising energy-related products and technologies, we assess how they will impact industry, and ask how we can build up our capacity to finance the low-carbon transition.

Sir John Banham, Chairman, Johnson Matthey
Bernie Bulkin, Chair, Office of Renewable Energy Deployment; Venture Partner, VantagePoint
David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute

PANEL: Prospects for global energy security and supply
With emerging economies staking their future economic prosperity on access to oil and gas, the scramble for supply has serious implications for the UK. What are the geo-political and risk implications firms need to be aware of, and which are the most likely scenarios over the short-, medium- and long-term?

Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem
Philip Cox, Chief Executive, International Power
Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council
Jeremy Leggett, Chairman, Solarcentury

PANEL: THE NEW CONSUMER – Arise, participant
The energy customer of 2020 will be a different beast from the passive mug of yesteryear. In a future where customers have a wide choice of supply options, manage their energy consumption directly and sell surplus power to the grid, what will this increased control mean for traditional revenue models? And on the critical topic of engagement, how can Government and industry get the public to buy into moderating their energy habits?

Garry Felgate, Chief Executive, Energy Retail Association
Paul Golby, Chief Executive, E.ON UK
Anthony White, Director, Ytilitu

Platinum sponsor:

T-Systems is the corporate customer arm of Deutsche Telekom AG, one of the world's leading telecommunications and information technology service companies that offers its customers a full range of products and services for connected life and work.

Leveraging a global infrastructure, T-Systems delivers integrated solutions that help multinational corporations and public institutions shape the networked future of business and society. In the energy sector, we enable leading suppliers to transform their operations and adapt to changing market dynamics.

For more information please visit www.t-systems.co.uk

Official carbon offset sponsor:

EcoSecurities is working with Economist Conferences to ensure The UK Energy Summit is carbon neutral. EcoSecurities will help Economist Conferences to assess the carbon footprint for the emissions related to the Summit and source Verified Emission Reductions (“VERs” or carbon credits) from Irani, a wastewater methane avoidance project located in Brazil, for the emissions that could not be otherwise avoided. EcoSecurities will also provide recommendations for reducing carbon emissions at future Economist Conferences' events.

For further information please visit www.ecosecurities.com

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Cleantech magazine, published by Cleantech Investor Ltd, is a finance and investment publication focusing on technologies which may offer solutions to environmental challenges – including the threat of global warming; the prospect of scarcity of resources of basic needs such as water; and pollution. Cleantech magazine reviews investment in, inter alia, renewable energy, energy efficiency, biofuel, bioplastic and biomass technologies, energy storage, water purification and filtration technologies and innovations promising cleaner transport, ranging from electric cars to developments in engine and fuel technology. Features focus on themes which are driving investment in cleantech.