Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

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 - assessing the new strategy and the evolving regulatory landscape

Morning, Tuesday, 28^th January 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Dave Bench, Director, EU Exit - Chemicals, Health & Safety Executive and Steve Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association

Catherine Lovell

Intelligent and autonomous transport in the UK - next steps for 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

UK aviation and airports - competition, environmental sustainability, growth, and priorities for policy in the new parliament

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 market reform in the UK - innovation and adapting to change, consumer protection, and next steps for regulation

Morning, Thursday, 6^th February 2020
Central London
Supported by Utiligroup

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

UK energy research and innovation - commercial and investment priorities, skills supply, and next steps for policy

Morning, Thursday, 5^th March 2020
Central London

Nick Bisson

High speed rail in the UK - HS2 and the independent review, delivery practicalities, and policy priorities in the new parliament

Morning, Tuesday, 10^th March 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Nick Bisson, Director, HS2 Phase 2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, Department for Transport; Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect and Sharon Hedges, Franchise Programme Manager, Transport Focus

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

Richard Ballantyne

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, effective utilisation and assessing value, and next steps for policy

Morning, Thursday, 2^nd April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Professor David Hill, Chairman, The Environment Bank; Andy Croxford, Deputy Director, Environment Agency and Edward Barker, Director, Natural Environment, Defra

Chris Stark

Improving domestic energy efficiency in England - policy targets, retrofitting, and innovation in funding and technology

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

Key developments in planning policy in England - new housing, local plans, and accelerating the delivery of projects

Morning, Thursday, 30^th April 2020
Central London

Keynote Speakers: Marie Southgate, Deputy Director - Land Use Policy, Defra and Steve Quartermain, Chief Planner, MHCLG

Innovation in the UK natural gas sector - developing a whole-system approach, deploying alternative sources, and the sector’s role in meeting net-zero emissions by 2050

Morning, Thursday, 30^th April 2020
Central London

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

Liz Peace

Old Oak Common and regeneration in North West London - assessing the development plans and the impact on housing, economic growth and delivering an integrated transport hub

Morning, Wednesday, 20^th May 2020
Central London

From the Policy Forum for London

Keynote Speaker: Liz Peace, Chair, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

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.

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