Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

Next steps for protecting and managing England’s natural capital

environmental restoration & planning policy | key ecosystem risks | balancing competing demands | sustainable food systems | water management | stakeholder roles & responsibilities | monitoring & accountability

Morning, Tuesday, 15^th July 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair, Office of Environmental Protection; Jonathan Nichols, Senior Associate Director, Natural Capital Approaches, Jacobs; Georgie Barber, Countryside and Land Use Lead, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission and Joseph Gridley, CEO, Soil Association Exchange

Next steps for energy storage policy, regulation and market development in the UK

priorities for storage, electrification & clean power | scaling up innovation, technology & infrastructure | cap and floor scheme & market frameworks | investment, funding & supply chains | environmental protection, emissions & waste | public engagement

Morning, Thursday, 17^th July 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Gavin O'Leary, Head, Electricity Storage, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Okon Enyenihi, Head, LDES Policy, Ofgem; Adam Whitehead, Head, Net Zero Policy, National Wealth Fund; Antonia Georgieva, Policy Lead, Long Duration Energy Storage, The Scottish Government; Naomi Magnus, Policy Lead, Electricity Systems, The Scottish Government; James Basden, Founder Director, Zenobē and Francesca Saberton, Senior Planning Manager, Root Power

Next steps for waste policy and the circular economy in England

policy developments | Simpler Recycling scheme | implementing DRS & EPR | improving recycling rates | waste reduction | community engagement | investment | infrastructure

Morning, Friday, 18^th July 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Emma Bourne, Director, Circular Economy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Dr Andy Rees, Head, Waste Strategy, Welsh Government; Professor Mark Miodownik, Professor, Materials and Society, University College London and Dr Adam Read, Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer, Suez UK

Next steps for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

UK-EU linkage | aligning with net zero objectives | implications & implementation | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism | role of GGRs, CCUS & nature-based removals | leadership, regulation & government support | expansion to waste & maritime

Morning, Monday, 8^th September 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Simon Bittlestone, Director, National Audit Office; Alistair McGirr , Group Head, Policy and Advocacy, SSE; and Chair, UK-EU Linking Taskforce, International Emissions Trading Association; Dr Diana Casey, Executive Director, Energy and Climate Change, Cement and Lime, Mineral Products Association; Ruth Herbert, Managing Director, Essar Energy Transition and Wayne Robertson, Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, enfinium

Holly Pattenden

Next steps for UK offshore energy and priorities for the North Sea

policy coordination | regulation & infrastructure planning | clean energy transition & energy security | licensing, fiscal framework & investor confidence | spatial planning & co-location | infrastructure, innovation, decommissioning & reuse

Morning, Monday, 15^th September 2025
Online

Keynote Speaker: Holly Pattenden, Head, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Equinor

Simon Reason

The future for infrastructure funding in England

policy & regulation | assessing new funding models | addressing barriers to investment & delivery | developing capacity | implications of planning reform & devolution | managing risk | maximising social value | establishing a long-term pipeline

Morning, Monday, 22^nd September 2025
Online

From the Westminster Social Policy Forum

Keynote Speaker: Simon Reason, Director, National Audit Office

Next steps for UK critical minerals policy, supply and sector development

UK strategy | policy frameworks & coordination | funding & investment | collaboration | supply resilience | international trade & partnerships | production & recycling capacity | sustainability | skills & workforce development

Morning, Wednesday, 24^th September 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Business and Trade and Dr Gavin Mudd, Director, UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre

Next steps for the UK nuclear industry - policy, regulation and market development

Morning, Thursday, 23^rd October 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: John Fingleton, Lead, Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce and Josh Buckland, Strategy and Policy Director, EDF Energy

Next steps for Britain’s rail network

legislation & funding | public ownership & reform | regulation & competition | passenger representation | freight access | infrastructure delivery | regional connectivity | decarbonisation & workforce

Morning, Friday, 24^th October 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: John Larkinson, CEO, Office of Rail and Road; Will Godfrey, Director, Economics, Finance and Markets, Office of Rail and Road; Leo Murray, CEO, Riding Sunbeams; Professor Paul Plummer, Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham; and Lead, UK Rail Research and Innovation Network and Alex Campbell, Director, Policy and Insight, Transport Focus

Core Sponsors

The core sponsor of the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is Burges Salmon.

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.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum are:

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

Baroness Blake of Leeds

Baroness Boycott

Lord Berkeley

Lord Bradshaw

Lord Brennan KC

Dawn Butler MP

Ruth Cadbury MP

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Lord Curry of Kirkharle

Lord Dubs

Clive Efford MP

Baroness Foster of Oxton

Barry Gardiner MP

Rt Hon Lord Grayling

Andrew Gwynne MP

Viscount Hanworth

Wera Hobhouse MP

Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate

Rt Hon Baroness Kramer

Alex Mayer MP

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

Rt Hon Lord McNally

Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP

Lord Oates

Lord Ravensdale

Lord Redesdale

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Baroness Sheehan

Alex Sobel MP

Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Lord Teverson

Lord Truscott

Baroness Verma

Rt Hon Lord Whitty

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.