The Conference
Following a prestigious Opening Ceremony on 19th October, a comprehensive programme of keynote conference sessions, round table discussions and expert workshops will take place alongside the exhibition.
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Conference Format
KEYNOTE SESSIONS
Each day keynote sessions will give hundreds of delegates the opportunity to hear from leading industry experts addressing issues of strategy and implementation. |
ROUND TABLE SESSIONS
A programme of round table discussions will give delegates the opportunity to tackle topics in depth, discuss applications and ask questions in small groups. |
EXPERT WORKSHOPS
Expert workshops will take place for delegates interested in areas perhaps too niche or technical for the keynote conference sessions.
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ADDITIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
By booking your place at the conference your pass will include a wide range of networking opportunities including delegate refreshments, lunches and evening social functions. |
Conference Themes and Sessions
The conference programme will focus on the tools required to deliver and implement Future Energy solutions including:
• Opening ceremony – with top-level politicians, dignitaries, NGOs and CEOs setting the scene for the debates and discussions over the 3-day programme
• Where is the money coming from? – keynote plenary session looking at what policy makers are doing to develop a commercially encouraging regulatory environment for future energy. Panel debate with ministers outlining what is required from the private sector and NGOs and investors sharing their views on policy decisions.
• Bridging the technology gap – keynote plenary session on accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. Industry experts, academics and ministers looking at bridging the gap between laboratory proven technologies and full scale commercially tested systems.
• The renewables stream – break-out sessions devoted to wind, biomass, wave and tidal, solar , technology cross-fertilisation (between oil & gas and renewable industry)and capitalising on EU R&D by exporting technology.
• The infrastructure stream – break-out sessions devoted to auditing grid inadequacies, funding upgrades in the current economic climate, achieving rapid and effective delivery and interconnector issues through case studies and debates from leading experts
• The finance stream – break-out sessions devoted to risk management, models and methodologies for costing and comparing projects, incentivising investment effectively, National Action Plans and market analysis overview – who is doing what and where?
• The green cities stream – break-out sessions devoted to green city case studies, smart energy in construction and building projects and clean transport solutions
• Other – post-Copenhagen – where do we go from here? Nuclear – new technologies and delivering to demand.
In addition to the main keynote sessions outlined above there will also be a large ‘fringe programme’ including workshops and round table sessions.
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Click on each day below for a detailed programme of the 2009 conference in Bilbao.
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Thursday 11 June 2009
Workshop schedule 2009
Round table schedule 2009