A major event is being held in Bristol on 24th May, which will focus on the economic opportunity that decarbonisation represents for the South West region
Keynote speaker is Darren Jones, Chief Shadow Secretary for the Treasury and Bristol North West MP. He will be joined by business and political figures, skills providers and expert consultants across the region.
Key topics that will be debated during the day-long event, include:
- The central pillars of an economic development ‘greenprint’ to enable the region’s economy to take full advantage of decarbonisation;
- Financing the region’s decarbonisation transition;
- The policies that will be required to power a low carbon economy;
- Delivering sustainable transport solutions;
- Establishing the South West as a hotbed for innovations that support sustainable development;
- Removing the barriers that have the potential to stand in the way of a high performing decarbonisation powered-economy;
- The skills that need to be established to support the progress of decarbonisation, and with it the South West’s economic fortunes.
Speakers and panellists include:
- Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP, Bristol East
- John Penrose, Conservative MP, Weston-super-Mare
- Carla Denyer, Co-Leader, Green Party in England and Wales
- James Cooke, Deputy Director, Western Gateway
- Richard Bonner, Market Director, Buildings and Places, AtkinsRealis and chair of the West of England LEP
- Chris Bowie-Smith, Innovation Director, Hydrock
- Tom Batten, Head of Consultancy, Future Leap
- Phillip Bate, Director of Business Banking, Triodos Bank
- Andy Salter, Managing Director, DVV Media International & Freight Carbon Zero initiative lead
- Sarah Fish, Associate Director, WSP
- Julia Gray, Principal and Chief Executive, City of Bristol College
- Matt Studley, Co-Director of Bristol Robotics Labs
- Ed Rowberry, Chief Executive, Bristol & Bath Regional Capital
- Paul Lowndes, Programme Director, This is Gravity, Salamanca Group
- Jo Dally, Strategic Partnerships Director, National Composites Centre
- James Close, Head of Climate Change, Nat West
- Paul Coles, Chief Executive, South West Business Council
- Julian Miller, Business Development Manager, Ameresco
- David Brown OBE, Chief Executive, Bristol Port
- Andy Clarke, Director of Integrated Transport, Costain & Chair of Hydrogen South West
- Grahame Woods, Head of Energy & Sustainable Development Communications and Engagement, JBP Associates
- Grace Millman, Senior Energy Analyst, Regen
- Jessica Valentine, Director of Responsible Business, Business West
- Paul Wilson, Chief Business Officer, Connected Places Catapult
- Carmen Peacock, CBI South West Council Chair and Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Lloyds Bank South West and South Wales
- Stuart Harrison, Director, FinTech West
- Mike Paton, Director, Engine Shed
Said Chris Lawrance, Managing Director of communications specialists JBP Associates, which is organising the event through its subsidiary Climate Communications: “This conference is designed to bring the region’s sustainable development community together to ensure that it is best placed to maximise the economic opportunities that will flow from decarbonisation.”
The event is being hosted by leading law firm Burges Salmon and official event partners include Hydrogen South Westand Future Leap. Tickets are free and can be booked here.