20 October 2020
Event opens
Welcome and introduction from conference chair
Speaker
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Jane Gray
Content Director - Utility Week
UTILITIES AND THE GREEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Live interview: Can utilities deliver on the Build Back Better agenda?
• How much scope for influence is there is for utilities to drive a green economic recovery?
• What are the barriers?
• Is there scope for bringing forward investment and what impact can this have on accelerating the build back better agenda?
• Can utilities be doing more to support supply chains and communities?
Speakers
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Colin Matthews
Non-Executive Chairman - EDF Energy -
Peter Simpson
CEO - Anglian Water Group
Keynote: What do utilities need to increase spending and bring forward investment in the green recovery?
Speaker
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Keith Anderson
CEO - ScottishPower
Panel discussion: Impact of the regulatory and political framework on build back better
• What support is needed from government and regulators to enable utilities to build back better?
• Do we have the right regulatory framework?
• What needs to change post-COVID to make utilities more attractive to investors?
• Affordability vs investing for the long-term – who pays?
Speakers
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Phil Jones
CEO - Northern Powergrid -
Richard Nourse
Managing Partner - Greencoat Capital -
Richard Goodfellow
Partner, Head of Infrastructure, Projects & Energy Group - Addleshaw Goddard
Networking
Connect with fellow attendees in our roulette-style speed networking session or mingle in the coffee area
Take a break
Keynote: Delivering a green industrial revolution
Speaker
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Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Minister for Business Energy and Clean Growth - BEIS
UTILITIES AS ENGINES OF GREEN GROWTH & COMMUNITY RECOVERY
Keynote: Unlocking the potential of tech and green reskilling to eradicate regional inequality
Speaker
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Marvin Rees
Mayor of Bristol
Panel discussion: How utilities can use their spending power to support local businesses and supply chains
• Unlocking innovation within the supply chain – where are the big wins?
• Are there better ways of working with supply chains?
• Are utilities doing enough to encourage innovation?
• How can utilities provide more certainty to suppliers?
Speakers
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Peter Emery
CEO - Electricity North West -
Andy Mitchell CBE
CEO - Tideway
Keynote: Future utilities – what does a new social contract look like between a utility, its customers and community?
Speaker
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Susan Davy
CEO - Pennon Group