Chairman Opening Remarks

• Why energy should be a boardroom concern - energy security, climate change and economic factors
• The importance of assessing energy supply and business continuity risks
• Energy management solutions and the role of renewable technologies

• Why UK business holds the key to cutting carbon and meeting the 2020 target
• Assessing the 2050 target - what else should and could be done?
• The role of the carbon trust standard - certifying real carbon reductions and a commitment to ongoing reductions and addressing business greenwash
• Carbon reduction solutions

• Streamlining the CRC EES - summary of policy changes, amendments and developments
• Importance of simplifying the scheme and providing suitable incentives for improvements in energy efficiency
• The significance of energy efficiency and how the scheme provides a framework for energy and carbon management

• Assessment of the impact of the Energy Bill on businesses
• Ensuring energy security - should the focus be on efficiency or developing new low-carbon energy sources?
• Achieving 100% Renewables by 2050 - realisable goal or unlikely objective?
• Key issues in delivering the Green Deal for business
• Improving and simplifying CRC - linking to the wider climate change objectives
• The role of renewables and the green economy

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT

Charles Secrett, Chair, Triodos Renewables; Founder Member of The Robertsbridge Group

• Assessing the impact of underlying energy market volatility
• Determining a procurement strategy for your business
• Which contract structures to use and why
• Fixed price contracting vs. flexible contracting
• The importance of risk management

• Implications of CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme changes for public and private sector organisations
• Preparing for the challenge of complying with the CRC EES legislation and saving carbon
• Assessing new opportunities presented by FITs and the RHI

• Using ISO 50001 to improve profitability, cut CO2 emissions and meet carbon budgets
• The processes and actions required to understand baseline energy usage  and how to reduce your carbon footprint
• Optimising projected energy savings through a focus on consumption

• Developing effective energy procurement strategies
• Ensuring that you only pay for the energy you use
• Minimising your usage and impact on the environment through energy management

• Helping the NHS achieve carbon reduction targets and improve sustainability
• Stabilising and reducing carbon emissions - achieving carbon governance by promoting a culture of measurement and management
• Importance of strategies to develop resilient and more renewable energy sources to ensure a guaranteed energy supply whilst managing the overall carbon footprint.

• How to improve the actual energy performance of buildings
• Ensuring low energy design elements make it from design to completion
• Using evaluation to provide data and help to drive down energy bills
• Changing employee behaviour as a key factor in reducing energy use
• Examples of energy efficiency in action