CBI Energy Conference 2010
15 September 2010
No time to lose: deciding Britain's energy future
Wednesday 15 September, The Royal Society
Programme:
08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome & introduction
Robin Pagnamenta, energy & environment editor, The Times
09:10 Keynote address
Charles Hendry MP, minister of state for Energy
09:30 Address: Business energy priorities for the new Parliament
John Cridland, deputy director-general, CBI
• What progress has been made on energy policy over the past year? What must be the new government's priorities?
• How attractive to business is the UK's energy investment framework?
• How do we ensure the future of energy intensive industries? How can we deliver a secure energy system?
09:50 Keynote address
Ashley Almanza, chief financial officer, BG Group
10:10 Coffee
10:40 Debate 1 - what role for gas in a low-carbon energy future?
• Is gas more than just a transitional fuel? Does unconventional gas represent a long-term solution to gas security concerns?
• How can we ensure sufficient gas storage? How can we achieve greater transparency of European gas storage? What progress can be made on EU energy market liberalisation?
• Is our energy system flexible enough to cope with short-term gas shortages? Will gas interruptions become more likely in the future? How can we ensure price security?
Stephen Elliott, chief executive, Chemical Industries Association
John Pettigrew, COO - Gas, National Grid
Malcolm Rice-Jones, manager commercial business development, ConocoPhillips
Dr Jim Watson, director, Sussex Energy Group, Sussex University
11:40 Debate 2 - who should pay for a low-carbon energy system?
• How can the costs for investment in renewables, CCS and nuclear be best distributed between business, Government and the consumer? Has the government sufficiently communicated to the general public the scale of the cost for low-carbon energy infrastructure? How can we ensure that costs are transparent?
• How can businesses operating in a global market remain competitive in the absence of an international climate change agreement?
Lord Whitty, chair, Consumer Focus and president, Combined Heat and Power Association
Jeremy Nicholson, director, Energy Intensive Users Group
Richard Noble, partner, KPMG Corporate Finance, head of Energy and Natural Resources Europe
12:40 Lunch
Breakout Sessions - The energy user perspective
14:00 A) How to develop efficient on-site generation?
This session will look at:
• How business can better understand government support schemes for on-site generation, and their relationship with wider energy and climate change policy
• Considering the planning barriers and how these can be overcome
• Getting practical advice on different technologies and installation
Helen Fleming, climate change director, Tesco
Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE, director-general, The National Trust
Dr Martin Ashcroft, managing director, Bruner Mord (UK) Ltd
B) What will smart grids mean for energy users?
This session will look at:
• How smart grids will work in practice
• What impact smart grid technology will have on energy management and demand response capability
Chaired by: Simon Less, head of energy & environment, Policy Exchange
Jon Bentley, partner, Innovation, Energy & Environment, Leader, Smarter Energy, IBM Global Business Services UK & Ireland
Rachel Fletcher, partner, distribution, Ofgem
C) Energy market trends
This session will look at:
• Future trends in energy markets
• The interaction between carbon, electricity, oil and gas markets
Ed Wilson, head of renewable energy, LLoyds Banking Group Whoelesale Markets
Andrew Hurstead, director of energy markets, Utilyx
Phil Hare, managing director, Poyry Energy Consulting
15:30 Close
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