Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

Next steps for the UK space industry

government policy | National Space Strategy | funding | sustainability | cross-sector partnerships | international relationships | skills & diversity | regulation | SME support

Morning, Tuesday, 22^nd October 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Geraldine Naja, Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European Space Agency ; Rebecca Jones, Senior Audit Manager, National Audit Office; Hira Virdee, Founder and CEO, Lumi Space and Ian Bishop, Deputy Director, Space Strategy, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Next steps for the UK freight and logistics sector

assessing key policy proposals | GBR & future industry structures | decarbonisation & fair transition | modal shift & coordination | planning reform & infrastructure | regulatory frameworks & incentives

Morning, Friday, 25^th October 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Will Godfrey, Director, Economics, Finance and Markets, Office of Rail and Road; Richard Moody, Programme Director, Freight Reform, Great British Railways Transition Team; Nick Graham, Head of External Networks, Eddie Stobart; Laura Marquis, Deputy Director, Logistics and Supply Chain Policy Division, Logistics and Borders Directorate, Department for Transport; Professor Phillip Greening, Director, Centre for Sustainable Road Freight and Centre for Logistics and Sustainability, Heriot-Watt University; Michelle Gardner, Deputy Director, Policy, Logistics UK and John Bailey, Managing Director, Intermodal, Maritime Transport

Waste in England: next steps for DRS and EPR

priorities for plastic waste | challenges for the new Government | developing an effective DRS by 2027 | policy coordination across the UK | implementation of EPR in the UK by 2025

Morning, Wednesday, 20^th November 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Harshal Gore, Head, Strategy and External Relations, EPR, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Jordan Girling, Head, Extended Producer Responsibility, WRAP; Dr Colin Church, CEO, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining; Dr Geoff Mackey, Country Manager, UK, Plastics Europe; Professor Peter Hopkinson, Professor, Circular Economy, University of Exeter; and Co-Director, Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy and Ciaran Foley, CEO, Re-turn

Next steps for infrastructure finance and development

policy & strategic priorities | National Wealth Fund | Planning and Infrastructure Bill | public funding & private investment | efficiency & cost-effectiveness | net zero & growth | global benchmarks

Morning, Thursday, 21^st November 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Joel Kenrick, Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy, UK Infrastructure Bank; Professor Nuno Gil, Professor of New Infrastructure Development and Director, Infrastructure Development Research Group, University of Manchester ; Julia Prescot, Deputy Chair, National Infrastructure Commission; Julie Taylor, Director, Commercial, Regulation and Supply Chain, National Grid and Alicia Ford, Deputy Director, National Infrastructure Planning, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Next steps for electricity market reform in the UK

priorities for the new Government | REMA | Capacity Market & CfD schemes | locational pricing | flexibility & incentivising new asset generation | regulation & electricity transmission network charging

Morning, Friday, 22^nd November 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Andrew Deeley, Director, Strategy and Development, Low Carbon Contracts Company; Tom Luff, Practice Manager, Electricity Markets, Policy and Regulation, Energy Systems Catapult and Dr John Bower, Commercial and Corporate Finance Advisor, Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Next steps for decarbonising heat in UK homes

priorities for policy & regulation | government plans | standards, targets & support | implementation & roles | promoting markets for low carbon technologies | key issues for industry & households

Morning, Monday, 25^th November 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Richard Bellingham, Head, Heat Network Implementation, Ofgem; Nigel Banks, Technical Director, Zero Bills and Low Carbon Homes, Octopus Energy; David Capper, Director, Net Zero Buildings - Clean Heat, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Simon Bittlestone, Director, Value for Money, National Audit Office

Next steps for developing green skills and employment opportunities in England

priorities for policy & businesses | workforce recruitment & upskilling | local & national skills gaps in green industries | Skills England | finance & the National Wealth Fund | future labour market

Morning, Thursday, 28^th November 2024
Online

From the Westminster Employment Forum

Next steps for CCUS development in the UK

progress so far | policy priorities | expanding zero carbon hubs | investment & regulatory frameworks | lessons from Track-1 negotiations | options & opportunities for local businesses | addressing barriers around transmission, transportation & storage

Morning, Monday, 9^th December 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Tim Stedman, CEO, Storegga ; Mhairidh Evans, VP, Global Head of CCUS Research, Wood Mackenzie and Simon Bittlestone, Director, Value for Money, National Audit Office

Priorities for investment in renewable energy in the UK and role of Great British Energy

public-private investment | community benefits | grid decarbonisation | best practice | Local Power Plan | energy independence

Morning, Wednesday, 11^th December 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Emma Floyd, Director, Great British Energy, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Adam Berman, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Energy UK

Dr Julia Baker

Next steps for Biodiversity Net Gain in England

implementation & progress so far | policy priorities | preparing industry for BNG & NSIP extension | enablers for long-term targets | planning & compliance | reporting & monitoring | market design & regulation | financing

Morning, Monday, 13^th January 2025
Online

Keynote Speaker: Dr Julia Baker, Head, Nature Services, Mott MacDonald

Next steps for tackling flooding - risk mitigation and resilience in England

Morning, Tuesday, 21^st January 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Julie Foley, Director, Flood Risk Strategy and National Adaptation, Environment Agency and Edmund Beard, Assistant Policy Director, National Infrastructure Commission

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 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

Andrew Gwynne MP

Viscount Hanworth

Wera Hobhouse MP

Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate

Rt Hon Baroness Kramer

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.