Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

Climate adaptation in the UK: latest on developing resilient infrastructure, channeling investment and environmental protection

Morning, Tuesday, 19^th November 2019
Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

Keynote Speakers: Daniel Johns, Head of Public Affairs, Anglian Water Services; Alastair Mant, Head of Business Transformation, UK Green Building Council and Kathryn Brown, Head of Adaptation, Committee on Climate Change

Biodiversity and species protection - policy developments, governance and net gain

Morning, Thursday, 21^st November 2019
Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW

Keynote Speaker: David Baldock, Senior Fellow, Institute for European Environment Policy

Electricity Market Reform - the Capacity Market, Contracts for Difference and the Energy White Paper

Morning, Tuesday, 26^th November 2019
Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW

Keynote Speakers: Richard Smith, Head of Commercial, National Grid ESO; Mike Thompson, Head of Carbon Budgets, Committee on Climate Change and Neil McDermott, Chief Executive, Low Carbon Contracts Company

Dr Marcus Gover

Reducing avoidable plastic waste - incentives, targets, and policy priorities

Morning, Tuesday, 3^rd December 2019
Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW

Keynote Speaker: Dr Marcus Gover , Chief Executive Officer, WRAP

Heat networks in the UK: regulation and market frameworks, innovation and investment, and decarbonisation and the relationship with customers

Morning, Tuesday, 3^rd December 2019
Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1 9DD

Keynote Speakers: James Hemphill, Head of Heat Regulation, The Scottish Government; Rt Hon the Lord Deben, Chairman, Committee on Climate Change; Andrew Cripps, Regional Director, Sustainability, AECOM and Charles Robson, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson

Next steps for smart electricity networks in the UK - regulation, innovation and market development

Morning, Thursday, 5^th December 2019
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Colm Murphy, Head of Electricity Market Change Delivery, National Grid

Next steps for Crossrail 2 and completing Crossrail

Morning, Tuesday, 10^th December 2019
Central London

From the Policy Forum for London

Matthew Taylor

Renewable energy in the UK - market positioning, supporting growth, and priorities for policy and regulation

Morning, Tuesday, 14^th January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Matthew Taylor, Head, Carbon Capture & Renewables Sectors, Clean Electricity, BEIS

Matthew Vickerstaff

The future for UK infrastructure finance - public and private investment, alternative support models and new institutional structures

Morning, Tuesday, 21^st January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: David Carter, Director, Infrastructure, West of England Combined Authority; Katy Dowding, Executive Vice President, Skanska; Matthew Vickerstaff, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Project Finance, Infrastructure and Projects Authority and Co-Chair, Expert Panel, The Infrastructure Finance Review and Harriet Hepburn, Director, Corporate Finance, Network Rail

David Black

England’s water market - infrastructure, regulation and taking forward PR19

Morning, Wednesday, 22^nd January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: David Black, Senior Director, Water 2020, Ofwat and Sophie Broadfield, Deputy Director, Water Services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Elliott

The UK chemicals industry - priorities for the new strategy and the evolving regulatory landscape

Morning, Tuesday, 28^th January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Senior speaker confirmed from Defra, and Steve Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association

Catherine Lovell

Developing intelligent and autonomous transport - innovation, infrastructure and regulation

Morning, Tuesday, 28^th January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Mark Westwood, Chief Technology Officer, Connected Places Catapult and Catherine Lovell, Deputy Head, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Department for Transport

Fiona Carleton

Next steps for UK aviation and airports - sustainability, developing new infrastructure and priorities for a new strategy

Morning, Thursday, 30^th January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Fiona Carleton, Director, Expansion Strategy and Future Operations, Heathrow Airport and Senior speaker confirmed from the Department for Transport,

Retail energy markets in the UK - competition, protecting consumers, and expanding new services

Morning, Thursday, 6^th February 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Jane Walker, Deputy Director, Energy Markets & Affordability, BEIS

Emma Howard Boyd

The future for environmental standards in the UK and implementing the Office for Environmental Protection

Morning, Thursday, 6^th February 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Environment Agency and Joel Kenrick, Head of Policy, Environmental Principles and Oversight, Defra

Research and innovation in UK energy - investment, commercialisation and the impact of policy

Morning, Thursday, 5^th March 2020
Central London

Nick Bisson

Next steps for high speed rail in the UK following the independent review

Morning, Tuesday, 10^th March 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Nick Bisson, Director, HS2 Phase 2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, Department for Transport

Will Lochhead

Carbon capture, usage and storage in the UK - policy developments, business priorities and market frameworks, and supporting regional innovation

Morning, Tuesday, 31^st March 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Will Lochhead, Head of CCUS Policy Team, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Dr Aaron Goater, Senior Analyst, Industry Lead, Committee on Climate Change

The future for UK ports: infrastructure, digitalisation and free ports

Morning, Tuesday, 31^st March 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association

Natural capital in England - protection and enhancement, assessing value, and policy development

Morning, Thursday, 2^nd April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Senior speaker confirmed from the Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture, ; Professor David Hill, Chairman, The Environment Bank; Andy Croxford, Deputy Director, Environment Agency and Edward Barker, Director, Natural Environment, Defra

Chris Stark

Domestic energy efficiency in England

Morning, Thursday, 23^rd April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Chris Stark, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change

Chris Preston

Tackling waste across the UK - standardising waste collections, expanding extended producer responsibility, and implementing the Resources and Waste Strategy

Morning, Thursday, 23^rd April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Peter Maddox, Director, WRAP UK; Andy Rees, Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Government; Senior speaker confirmed from The Scottish Government, and Chris Preston, Deputy Director, Resources and Waste, Defra

Steve Quartermain

Planning policy in England - accelerating the planning process, achieving biodiversity net gain and supporting the delivery of new housing

Morning, Thursday, 30^th April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Steve Quartermain, Chief Planner, MHCLG

Julie Foley

Next steps for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England - infrastructure resilience, land use and insurance

Morning, Thursday, 14^th May 2020
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Julie Foley, Director, Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation, Environment Agency

Core Sponsors

The core sponsors of the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum are AECOM, Burges Salmon and Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

In Production

The Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

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