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Conference
CREATING A LOW CARBON ECONOMY
Future Solent 2014 Conference took place on the 7th November at Portsmouth Dockyard - Action Stations.
Future Solent 2014 Conference took place on the 7th November at Portsmouth Dockyard - Action Stations.
ENERGISING THE SOLENT
ENERGISING THE SOLENT
Green grants ● Energy Efficiency ● Hampshire Bank ● Green Technology
Future Solent are proud to announce their 3rd Annual conference and expo.
This event is an opportunity to talk with businesses that have received grants from our Green Growth programme, to hear about the new Solent Energy strategy, find out who the new Hampshire Bank will be lending to, network with academics, the Public Sector and clean-tech clusters and give instant feedback on what you think of the Future Solent plans.
Wightlink are offering 50% reduction on their crossings for the day
Conference 2014
Conference 2014
See below for the 2014 conference agenda
08.30 - Registration – Refreshments available on arrival
Conference Chair: Jimmy Chestnutt
Energising the Solent
09:00 – Welcome – Jan Ward (Solent LEP) and Richard Hall (Green Growth Programme Manager)
09.15 – The past the present and the future – Jimmy Chestnutt (Future Solent Chair)
09:30 - Outlining the Solent Energy Strategy – Gill Kneller (Executive Director, Havant Borough Council); Ben Earl (Southern Water) Charles Burt (GEP Environmental)
10:00 – Audience response to strategy
10:20 – Intro to EXPO – Richard Hall
10:30 – Break and refreshments
Business support
11:00 – Smarter Energy for a Smarter Solent: – Prof Andy Stanford Clark (IBM)
11:15 – Solent Achieving Value through Efficiency (SAVE) - Alex Howison / Brian Shewan (SSE distribution)
11:30 – Blue deal for small business- Ben Earl – (Southern Water)
11:45 – Smarter small business travel project – Louise Skipton-Carter (Sustrans)
12:00 – A local bank supporting local small business – Mike Battersby (Local First CIC)
12:15 – Lunch and Expo (Green Grant award winners and exhibitors)
Future Solent
13:15 – A Solent Cleantech Cluster – Alex Parmley (Partnership for Urban South Hampshire)
13:30 – Low Carbon Construction hub – Prof Mark Gaterell (University of Portsmouth) TBC
13:45 – Chaired Panel Discussion (Chair: Jimmy Chestnutt)
Gary Jeffries (Chair Solent LEP);
Sarah Duckering (Head of Business Engagement, University of Portsmouth);
Stewart Dunn (Chief Exec, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce) TBC
14:15 – Interactive audience response with live questioning
14:30 – Keynote Speaker – Dr Susie Tomson - Ben Ainslie America's Cup Team
15:10 – How I won a Green grant – Case study from one of our winners
15:30 – A summary of response to the day – Jan Ward – Solent LEP
15:45 – It’s a wrap – final interactivity`
16:00 – 17:00 - Drinks reception with further networking opportunity and 1:1 / small group sessions available.