TIMETABLE	EVENT PROGRAMME
8.30 – 9.15	Registration, Tea/coffee and Networking
Session 1: Low Carbon Building Challenge Buildings in cities, towns and communities accounting for 50% of GHGs EU & UK legislation compels a paradigm shift to decentralised and intelligent energy systems requiring innovative cost effective solutions.
9.15 – 9.25	Chair:  Dr Brian Waters, Director, Climate Change Solutions Ltd
9.25 – 9.40	Elizabeth Holt, Head of Regional Affairs and Networks, European Commission
9.40 – 9.55	John Moriarty, Assistant Director, Microgeneration, Distributed Energy, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)
9.55 – 10.10	Mr Robert Harper, Sustainable Technology Manager, Npower
10.10 – 10.25	Neil Turner, Business Development Manager Renewable Energy Systems, Member of the Sir Robert McAlpine Group
10.25 – 10.40	Tatiana Bosteels, Climate Change Manager, London Climate Change Agency
10.40 – 11.00	Q&A session
11.00 – 11.30	Break and Networking
Session 2: New opportunities New opportunities for public and private sector partnership in low carbon building projects overcoming “business as usual” reinforced by current economic downturn, making stakeholder understanding and leadership at a premium to meet this challenge.
11.30 – 11.40	Chair: Sandy Taylor, Birmingham City Council, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability
11.40 – 11.55	Caroline Season, Senior Policy Advisor, Low Carbon Energy, DEFRA
11.55 – 12.10	Peter Jones, OBE Director of BIFFA Waste Services Ltd
12.10 – 12.25	Andris Bankovskis, Head of Renewable Energy Policy, Association of Electricity Producers
12.25 – 12.40	Deane Flint, Division Sales Director, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
12.40 – 12.50	Dr Simon Slater, Head of Sustainable Development, Advantage West Midlands
12.50 – 13.00	Q & A Session
13.00 – 14.00	LUNCH AND VISIT ‘Sustainability Live’ Exhibition
Session 3: Financial sense for Low Carbon Future: The Stern Review commissioned by HM Treasury presents the financial imperative for the low carbon economy requiring investment now or pay much more later. The triple benefit of reducing ghgs, offsetting rising costs of fossil fuels and generating a new growth industry in environmental technologies, goods and services.
14.00 – 14.10	Chair: Dr. Chris Harrison, Director of Programme, Carbon Connections
14.10 – 14.25	Professor Andrew Sentance, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick
14.25 – 14.40	Gary Foster, Associate, Scott Wilson
14.40 – 14.55	Stephanie McMahon, Associate Director – EMEA Research, Jones Lang LaSalle
14.55 – 15.10	David Bownass, Director, WSP UK
15.10 - 15.25	Jim Ward, Director - Research, Savills (L&P) Limited
15.25 – 15.45	Coffee Break
Session 4: Application of the low carbon and clean technologies in the built environment The range of low carbon, microrenewable clean technologies are more commercially viable with economy of scale, making the case for procurement and application in schools, housing developments, eco towns, business parks, city and town regeneration. This will provide opportunities for the development of new skills, careers and business.
15.45 – 15.50	Chair:  Gaynor Orton, Business Development Manager, Sustainable Technology Network
15.50 – 16.00	Charlotte Eddington, Group Head Energy and Sustainability Director, CB Richard Ellis
16.00 – 16.10	Professor Kevin Kendall, University of Birmingham
16.10 – 16.20	John Blower, Managing Director, Solar Microgeneration Ltd
16. 20 - 16.30	Graham Meeks, Director, Combined Heat and Power Association
16.30 – 16.40	Fiona Griffith, Senior Technology Consultant, Mouchel
16.40 – 16.50	Patrick O’Neill, Project Manager, Energy Challenge Club, University of Birmingham
16.50 – 17.00	Final Remarks from Chair and Q&A session