Conference Agenda
Day One – May 10, 2016
9.00 Chairman’s Welcome
Peter Jones OBE, Chairman, WASTE2TRCITY, CARBON CONNECT & ECOLATERAL, UK
9.10 Keynote Address
Speaker:
Sir David King, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, UK
9.30 The Impact of the EU Circular Economy Package on the European Waste to Energy Industry
Session Chair:
Mike Brown, Managing Director, EUNOMIA RESEARCH CONSULTING, UK
Speakers:
Stuart Hayward-Higham, UK Technical Development Director, SITA, UK
Ella Stengler, CEWEP Managing Director, BELGIUM
Taliesin Maynard, Programme Director, WELSH GOVERNMENT, UK
10.10 Accessing International Market Opportunities
Speakers:
James Michelsen, Senior Industry Specialist - Solid Waste, IFC, USA
Carlos Afonso, Head of Concessions & Corporate Development, FCC ENVIRONMENT, SPAIN
Laurent Chatelin, Investment Director, MARGUERITE ADVISER, FRANCE
10.50 Networking Coffee Break
11.20 Defining the critical success factors for the Advanced Waste to Energy industry
Speakers:
Ian Brooking, CEO, COGEN, UK
Keith Riley, CEO, BH ENERGY GAP, UK
Isabel Boira-Segarra, Founding Partner & CEO, FUTURE EARTH ENERGY, UK
12.00 Technology Case Studies: ACT Projects Currently Under Development
Speakers:
A New Conversion Technology: Treating Unsorted Waste with Enzymes
Ulrik Falkenberg Lending, Senior Commercial Manager, New Bio Solutions, DONG ENERGY, DENMARK
Proven Waste Gasification Technology for the Circular Society
Nobuhiro Tanigaki, Chief Technical Manager, NIPPON STEEL, JAPAN
Biowaste to Biofuels: The Potential of Upgrading Biogas from AD
Bernard Fenner, Head of Anaerobic Respiration, HITACHI ZOSEN, SWITZERLAND
12.45 Delivering the Ardley Energy Recovery Facility
Speaker:
Christophe Cord’homme, Business & Products Development Director, CNIM, FRANCE
13.00 Roundtable Discussion Session
13.40 Networking Lunch Break
14.40 Identifying the right commercial models/end products to deliver greater returns and long-term viability in ACT
Session Chair:
Lisa Jordan, Business Development Director, MHC SERVICES, UK
Speakers:
Hisanori, Shimakura, Professional Engineer, KOBELCO, JAPAN
Paco Hevia, Head of Projects, Centre of Excellence, FERROVIAL/AMEYCESPA, UK
Rolf Stein, CEO, ADVANCED PLASMA POWER, UK
Neville Hargreaves, Business Development Director, VELOCYS, UK
15.20 Industrial Partnerships for Commercializing High-Value Fuels and Chemicals from Waste
Session Chair:
Chris Malins, Fuels Program Lead, ICCT, UK
Speakers:
Alistair Reid, Renewable Raw Materials, AKZONOBEL, UK
Rob Wakely, Head of Advanced Fuels, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, UK
Andy Lewis, Innovation Project Manager, NATIONAL GRID, UK
Tom Parsons, Biofuels Commercial Development, BP, UK
16.00 Networking Coffee Break
16.30 Are the US and Canada ahead of the curve in deriving greater value from the global waste to energy boom?
Speakers:
Adam Penque, Bioenergy Business Development Leader, LOCKHEED MARTIN, USA
John May, Managing Director, STERN BROTHERS & CO, USA
Aditya Doshi, Investments, LIBERATION CAPITAL, UK
17.10 Finance Panel: What models are working – has anyone got it right?
Session Chair:
James Snape, Partner, NABARRO, UK
Speakers:
Paul Battelle, Director – Infrastructure and Energy Finance, DEUTSCHE BANK, UK
Shelley De Souza, Senior Manager, Infrastructure & PPP, EMEA, SMBC, UK
Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Waste & Bioenergy, GREEN INVESTMENT BANK, UK Kwong-Wing Law, Regional Head of Project Finance, NATIXIS, UK
18.00 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION HOSTED BY ATKINS
Day Two – May 11, 2016
9.00 Chairman’s Welcome
Peter Jones OBE, Chairman, WASTE2TRCITY, CARBON CONNECT & ECOLATERAL, UK
9.10 CEO Waste Management Debate
Session Chair:
Jim Baird, President, CIWM, UK
Speakers:
Ian McAulay, CEO, VIRIDOR, UK
Paul Taylor, CEO, FCC, UK
9.50 India and South America: The Next Big Growth Markets?
Session Chair:
Chindarat Taylor, Director, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PATHWAY, UK
Speakers:
Alexandre Citvaras, FOXX INOVA AMBIENTAL, BRAZIL
Mahesh Babu, Managing Director, IL&FS, INDIA
Lukas Hutagalung, PPP Transaction Specialist , NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AGENCY’S (BAPPENAS) PROCUREMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (PAS), INDONESIA
10.30 Networking Coffee Break
11.00 Urban Resilience: What is the role of advanced W2E in creating a smarter energy system?
Session Chair:
Jon Swan, Head of Waste Management, ATKINS ENGINEERING, UK
Speakers:
Brian Devlin, Executive Director, Land and Environmental Services, GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
Maya van der Steenhoven, Director, Heating and Cooling South-Holland, WARMTH, NETHERLANDS
Kan Kok Wah, Chief Engineer, Waste and Resource Management Department, NEA, SINGAPORE
11.40 The Infrastructure for Delivering Distributed Renewable Energy System
Speakers:
Morteza Seraj, Director Energy Automation, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC, GERMANY
John Ord, Business Director – Thermal Power & Energy Networks, MWH, UK
12.10 Roundtable Discussion Session
12.50 Networking Lunch
13.50 Private Equity Finance Panel: How big will the market be for secondary assets?
Speakers:
Peter Dickson, Partner/Technical Director, GLENNMONT PARTNERS, UK
Chris Tanner, Director, JOHN LAING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, UK
James Samworth, Partner FORESIGHT GROUP, UK
Adam Gordon, Project Finance, INVESTEC BANK, UK
14.30 Local Government: Is it time for cities, regional and local councils to take a greater lead in planning for their waste management and energy needs?
Session Chair:
Peter Jones OBE, Chairman, WASTE2TRCITY, CARBON CONNECT & ECOLATERAL, UK
Speakers:
Tara King, Assistant Director Environment, CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL
Andy Hudson, Head of Environment and Waste, MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL, UK
Joel Hull, Residual Waste Services, NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, UK
15.15 Closing Remarks and Close of Summit
