Panel discussion: viewpoints on regulating for investor confidence
Time: 12:10 pm
day: DAY TWO: 18 March 2021
Details:
- What is the right cost of capital for investor confidence and consumer value?
- How do you ensure stable returns for investors in an unpredictable, heavily regulated market?
- Do new regulatory frameworks include sufficient upside incentive for outperformance?
- How should regulation adapt to accelerate investments in the infrastructure and technologies needed for net zero?
Speakers:
Mel Karam is the chief executive officer at Bristol Water. He joined the company in April 2017 from KPMG Global Infrastructure team where he was a partner and global head of asset management. Mel has a long history of working in senior executive positions in UK infrastructure and utilities including British Gas, National Grid, Scottish…Read more
Stuart Cook is the Managing Director of Complete Strategy, who focus on providing practical strategic advice to the regulated industries. He has a wide experience of advising on strategy, the delivery of strategic and regulatory change and on securing regulatory compliance, having worked in the power and utilities sector for over 30 years. Before founding…Read more
Keith is Chief Executive Officer for ScottishPower and he also sits on the ScottishPower Board, where he was appointed in February 2012. Keith has full responsibility for the Company’s activities in the UK including the £5.3bn investment plan to 2022 designed to strengthen the position of the Company as the Utility of the Future. Prior to joining…Read more
Mark Caines leads Flint’s Competition and Regulatory practice. An economist by background, he brings nearly thirty years of experience in economic regulation and competition policy in the UK and worldwide. Prior to joining Flint, Mark spent 11 years as a senior director at Ofcom working across the telecoms and media sectors, and before that he…Read more