Scottish Renewables Annual Conference 2018 Programme

​Teas, coffees and a snack will be available

Chair & Welcome
​Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables
​@McClarity

Speakers

Matthieu Hue, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Energy Renewables

Rt. Hon. Nicola Sturgeon MSP, The First Minister of Scotland
​@ScotGovFM

Q & A 

In order to meet half of all our energy needs from renewables, the renewables industry must get its story straight. That means winning over sceptical politicians, risk-averse lenders, unconvinced investors and wary consumers. This session hears from two experts who will shed some light on the political landscape and its attitudes to renewables as well as the messages our sector needs to deliver effectively if our ambitious goals are to be reached.

​Chair
Nick Sharpe, Director of Communications, Scottish Renewables
​@ScotRenew

Speakers
​Eamonn Ives, Researcher, Bright Blue
Eamonn will take delegates through Bright Blue’s recent report ‘Green Conservatives?’, which unearthed what most Conservative voters really think about protecting the natural environment and tackling climate change, with some enlightening results.
@EamonnIves

​Peter Duncan, Director of Message Matters and Chairman of the Association of Professional Political Consultants Scotland
In a time of considerable change, how do we best engage with our political audiences and tell our story in an effective way? Peter will discuss how our industry can take on the challenges presented by governments at local and national levels and what strategies should be adopted to ensure our messages can be heard.
​@chatwithpeter

​Q & A 

Teas, coffees and a snack will be available

The energy sector worldwide is undergoing one of the most significant transitions we have ever witnessed. There is strong recognition internationally that we must adopt coherent policies in order to tackle climate change while allowing for investment in low-carbon technologies and innovation. What are governments and businesses doing to manage these challenges and deliver real change, and what opportunities might there be for those industries closer to home?

​Chair 
​Tracy Black, Director, CBI Scotland 
​@CBI_Scotland

Speakers
​Ole Høy Jakobsen, Corporate Actions Engagement Manager, The Climate Group
Ole will talk about two exciting projects The Climate Group is leading on; EP100, a campaign showcasing companies who have pledged to double their energy productivity and RE100 - a global, collaborative initiative of influential businesses committed to using 100% renewable electricity. 
​@ClimateGroup

​John MacArthur, Vice President of Group CO2, Shell
Shell UK is supporting the global decarbonisation of our power sector through innovation and engineering. John will give us an insight into how the company aims to address climate change by investing in the production and distribution of cleaner, lower carbon energy sources.

Q & A 

It is becoming increasingly evident that we are on the cusp of a global paradigm-shift in technology, with far-reaching implications for national economies and society as a whole. Energy is one of the front-line services that will be most affected – and arguably with the most opportunity to be harnessed. Hear from two leading experts on what the fourth industrial revolution means for our industry and what key challenges and opportunities lie ahead that could make or break the renewables sector as we know it.

Chair
Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables
​@McClarity

Speakers
Chris Yiu, Senior Policy Fellow for Technology at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
​The defining feature of the modern world is rapid change, especially technological. This is opening up huge opportunities for people to be more productive, more secure and more fulfilled, but also poses significant new challenges that can't be solved by old ways of thinking. Chris will talk about what the most relevant opportunities are, where the blockers may be and how we resolve them.
​@clry2

Andrew Kerr, Executive Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) 

We talk about the future of energy as being “smart”, from meters to grids. But how will we get from where we are now to this “smart” future? Where do people fit in?

This talk explores some of the disruptive impacts on energy systems and asks how Scotland can shape them for wider economic and social benefit.
@FutureARK

​Q & A

Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables

​Sponsored by Crown Estate Scotland

Delegates are invited to attend this networking reception in The Sheraton Grand Hotel. Wine, beer, soft drinks and a hot networking buffet will be served.

How do all parts of Scotland’s renewable energy industry stay relevant and at the forefront of technological advancement, continuously driving down costs and optimising performance while remaining reliable, attractive and affordable for UK consumers? How do we adapt to, and harness the opportunities of, the ferocious rate of technological change permeating all parts of our society while bringing economic benefit and delivering inclusive growth across Scotland and the UK? This session will discuss these themes and how our industry should respond.

Chair
​Jenny Hogan, Deputy Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables

Speakers
Ray Thompson, Head of Business Development, Siemens Gamesa
@SiemensGamesa
​
Úna Brosnan, Business and Strategy Development Manager, Energy, UK & Europe, Atkins
@atkinsglobal

​Dr Keith MacLean OBE, Managing Director, Providence Policy 
​@macleank

Panellists

Dawn Muspratt, Founding Chief Executive, Our Power

​Rob Forrest, Chief Executive, GreenPower
@GreenPower_Intl

​Q & A and panel discussion

​Teas, coffees and a snack will be available

Price Trigger PPA Revenue Modelling Drop-in Session
Organised by SmartestEnergy
​Location: Braemar Room 1

The UK is going through one of the most tumultuous periods in its recent history, with the colossal challenge of exiting the EU tying up huge amount of parliamentary and government resource, and as yet little clarity on what lies ahead for Britain’s economy. On a more optimistic note, the Government’s Industrial and Clean Growth strategies revealed some promising signals for significant parts of Scotland’s renewables industry. This session will hear the latest views on renewables policy from Government and explore how our sector can find a path through the various policy announcements and strategies to forge a sustainable future amidst these uncertain times.

Chair
​Hannah Smith, Senior Policy Manager, Scottish Renewables

Speakers

Vicky Dawe, Deputy Director, Renewable Electricity Support Schemes, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Andrew Jamieson, CEO, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult 
​@ORECatapult 

​Rachel Anderson, Head of External Affairs - UK & Ireland, RES
​@RESGroup

Andrew Lyle, Director, Locogen
​@Locogen 

Q & A

​Price Trigger PPA Revenue Modelling Drop-in Session
Organised by SmartestEnergy
​Location: Braemar Room 1

Chair
​Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables
​@McClarity

Robert Llewellyn, Actor and Presenter of 'Fully Charged' 
Red Dwarf comic actor Robert Llewellyn's two-year campaign to persuade residents of his idyllic Cotswolds village, Temple Guiting, to generate their own power through renewable sources was recently captured in a BBC Four documentary series ‘The Great Village Green Crusade.’ 

Robert will give delegates an entertaining insight into how he won over his fellow villagers with grand designs of erecting a wind turbine, using a water turbine in the village stream and installing solar arrays on parish roofs.
@bobbyllew

Q & A 

Teas, coffees and a snack will be available

Like Westminster, Holyrood is not short of critical business to attend to – with plenty of changes ahead that will have major implications for Scotland’s renewables industry. From the new Energy Strategy and Climate Change Plan, to brand new Bills on Climate, Planning and Warm Homes, while reviewing business rates and planning policies (onshore and offshore) along the way – all against the backdrop of Brexit – the coming 12 months look anything but quiet. This final session will discuss many of these reforms, with government and industry leaders debating the potential pitfalls and reasons for optimism that lie before us.

Chair
​Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager, Scottish Renewables
@fabriceleveque

Speakers

Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Scottish Government 
@PaulWheelhouse

Paul Cooley, Director of Generation Development, SSE

​Panellists

David Pratt, Head of Planning and Strategy, Marine Scotland ​
@marinescotland​

Nicola Mahmood, Project Manager Energy, Innovation and Sustainability, Places and Communities, Engie UK & Ireland
​@Engie_UK

Kenny Hunter, Director, Hunter Hydro Services

Q & A and panel discussion

Rob Forrest, Chairman, Scottish Renewables