Registration & Exhibition open - Location: Strathblane Hall

Welcome - Location: Pentland Auditorium

Chair:
Wendy Alexander, Scottish Equity Partners
Wendy Alexander was formerly Enterprise Minister and led the Opposition at Holyrood as leader of the Scottish Labour Party. She is now working in venture capital with Scottish Equity Partners who recently established a secondaries Environmental Energies Fund acquiring investments in nine renewables and clean tech businesses.

Welcome:
Jeremy Sainsbury, Chairman, Scottish Renewables

Keynote Speaker:
Ian Calvert, Head of Biomass – UK, RWE npower Renewables

Plenary 1: Vision of a renewable Scotland – Beyond 2020 - Location: Pentland Auditorium
This session will explore the big questions around what mix of generation will exist in the coming decades, how we will meet the peaks in demand, how we will store the energy we generate, and what our transport infrastructure will look like. Beyond our own needs, what role will Scotland play in powering Europe, and supplying expertise across the globe?

Chair:
Wendy Alexander, Scottish Equity Partners

Speakers:

The Saltire Prize Lecture
Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future and former Chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, member of the Saltire Prize Challenge Committee
In the spirit of the Saltire Prize aims of confirming Scotland's ambition to become the leading force in clean, green, energy, this is a rare chance to hear one of the country’s leading and most provocative commentators on sustainable energy set out his vision for the future of renewable energy in Scotland, the UK and overseas.

Duncan Burt, Customer Services Manager, National Grid
Duncan will set out the key steps on the pathway to a low carbon energy future, and some of the interesting bends in the route! His presentation will look at the increasing role for renewable electricity in our energy mix, and critical issues such as storage, local generation, electrification of transport and heat, and changing needs and drivers of all consumers over coming decades.

Networking Break & Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Plenary 2: Securing economic benefit for Scotland - Location: Pentland Auditorium
This session will set out comprehensive analysis of the current levels of employment in the renewables sector in Scotland and explore what Scotland needs to do to stay one step ahead of competing markets and energy hubs to ensure that we meet our future potential.

Chair:
Wendy Alexander, Scottish Equity Partners

Speaker:
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables

Niall will set out the results of Scottish Renewables’ comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of Scotland’s renewable energy industry, with a breakdown of jobs numbers across the key parts of the sector based on a major survey by Scottish Renewables.

Speaker:
Michael Timar, Energy Partner, PwC

One of the leading advisers to the sector, PwC will set out some thoughts on how Scotland can fund and finance the growth of renewables and the emerging supply chain.

Panellists:
Adrian Gillespie, Director of Energy & Low Carbon, Scottish Enterprise
Robin Presswood, Fife Council Senior Manager/Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development group (SLAED)
Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer, Aquamarine Power
Stephen Burgin, UK Country President, Alstom
Richard Bellingham, Deputy Director, Senior Research Fellow - Energy Policy, Fraser of Allander Institute, Strathclyde Business School

Networking Lunch & Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Parallel Sessions

A1: Safety - Ensuring safety comes first - Location: Sidlaw Auditorium
This session will explore the good examples that exist of learning from other sectors as well as from existing renewables projects, and where the focus for our industry needs to be. How can we best collaborate to develop a standardised approach to health and safety?

Chair:
Kevin Moran, Vice President – Renewables, DOF Subsea UK

Speakers:
Norman Smith, HSEQ Director North Sea Mediterranean and Canada, Subsea 7
Laura Ellington, Senior Consultant,DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability
Tony Blackshaw, Offshore Health and Safety Advisor, REpower
Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, RenewableUK


A2: Innovation - Technological viability and optimisation - Location: Pentland Auditorium
The most mature technologies, such as hydro and onshore wind, are now comparable in cost with nuclear. Other sectors are close to maturity or on a path to being so within a decade or two. How is Scotland addressing the challenges, advancing technological innovation, and optimising performance?

Chair:
Calum Davidson, Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Speakers:
Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship and Marketing Manager, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Limited
John Irvine, Professor of Chemistry, University of St Andrews
Ian Todd, Renewables Champion, AREG


A3: Connecting for export and secure supplies of energy - Location: Fintry Auditorium
As well as creating more secure supplies of energy across the British Isles and northern Europe, the renewables revolution presents a great opportunity to export power from Scotland’s abundant resources to other countries. The opportunities, challenges and priorities for progressing strategic grid infrastructure and interconnection will be explored in this session.

Chair:
Mike McElhinney, Head of Energy Markets, Scottish Government

Speakers:
Dr Richard Blanchfield, UK PM & Head of Technical, NorthConnect KS
Dr Charlotte Ramsay, Head of European Strategy, Ofgem

Panellists:
Chris Bronsdon, Chief Executive, SEGEC
Matthew Knight, Business Development Director - Round 3, Siemens Energy
Duncan Burt, Customer Services Manager, National Grid


A4: Project Finance at an Uncertain Time - Location: Harris Suite
The development of small scale renewables is an exciting option for land owners, communities and householders. However due to the uncertainty caused by the legal challenge to DECCs proposed changes to the solar PV tariffs and the difficulty in securing heat contracts prior to commissioning, accessing project finance is proving more complex. This session will highlight the issues and what can be done to help secure investment.

Chair:
Keith Patterson, Partner, Brodies LLP

Speakers:
Andrew Lyle, Director, Locogen Ltd
Howard Roche, Vital Energi
Stuart MacLeod, Renewable Energy Account Executive, Bruce Stevenson Risk Management Ltd

Networking Break & Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Plenary 3: Investment: Adapting to a changing market - Location: Pentland Auditorium
This session will explore the signals being sent to investors from the Electricity Market Reform process alongside a suite of reviews to the Feed-in Tariff mechanism, the review of the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) bands and the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentive.

Chair:
Wendy Alexander, Scottish Equity Partners

Speakers:
Emily Bourne, Head of Electricity Market Reform Programme team, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Ian Wood, Ernst & Young

Panellists:
Simon Christian, UK Director, ScottishPower Renewables
Chris Rodgers, Senior Manager – Renewable Energy and Asset Finance, The Co-op Bank
Alexander Pohl, Director - Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance (Commercial Banking), HSBC Bank

Drinks Reception and Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Scottish Renewables Annual General Meeting - Location: Harris Suite
Please note that this session is for Scottish Renewables members only. If you wish to attend, please contact Carol O'Donnell.

SR:PM Annual Conference Dinner and Saltire Prize Medal Presentation - Location: The Playfair Library

Speakers:
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables - Welcome speech
Sir Timothy O’Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Edinburgh - Pre-dinner Address
First Minister, Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP - Keynote Speech & Presentation of the Saltire Prize Medal

Registration & Exhibition open - Location: Strathblane Hall

SR:AM Business Breakfast Debate - Location: Sidlaw Auditorium
Join the Scottish Low Carbon Investment panel for breakfast and a debate sponsored by Scottish Enterprise.

The 2011 Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference concluded that investors were looking for certainty – certainty that the technology works and certainty that the financial returns will come. At the moment the policy and regulatory uncertainty, together with the challenging global economic climate, are creating real barriers to investment. So, what is attracting investment and what are the investment solutions?

Join some investment thought leaders for breakfast and a debate about how we develop business and physical infrastructure required to service renewable energy and low carbon technology opportunities. 

Panel members:
Adrian Gillespie, Senior Director of Energy & Low Carbon Technologies, Scottish Enterprise (Chair)
Christopher Rodgers, Senior Manager - Renewable Energy & Asset Finance, Co-operative Bank
Mark Giulianotti, Senior Transactor, UK Green Investments
Paul Brewer, Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jim Wilson, Project Manager, SSE Ventures
Dr Craig Mackenzie, Head of Sustainability, Scottish Widows Asset Management
Andrew Sloane, Scottish Investment Bank

Ministerial Keynote Address - Location: Pentland Auditorium
The UK Government has responsibility for energy policy and as such is driving the ongoing review of the Renewables Obligation, Electricity Market Reform, the Feed-in Tariff and Renewable Heat Incentive. As such, the Coalition Government has a fundamental role in enabling Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions. The Secretary of State will give delegates a flavour of the UK Government’s vision on renewables and actions to grow the industry.

Chair:
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA
Prior to his current appointment in 2006, Matthew Taylor was Chief Adviser on Political Strategy to the Prime Minister. During the 1997 General Election he was Labour's Director of Policy and a member of the Party's central election strategy team. He was the Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research between 1999 and 2003, Britain's leading centre-left think tank.

Keynote Speaker:
Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland

Plenary 4: Costing the Earth? - Location: Pentland Auditorium
Many forms of renewables are already competitive with other low carbon alternatives and are closing the gap to fossil fuels, but how do we go about closing that gap, and how long will it take?

Chair:
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA

Speaker:
Guy Doyle, Chief Economist of Energy Unit, Mott MacDonald

Panellists:
Andrew Jamieson, ScottishPower Renewables
David Ainsworth, Business Development Director, Marine Current Turbines
Dr Andrew Tyler FREng CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Current Turbines Ltd. A Siemens Business
Paul Gardner, Principal Engineer, Strategy & Policy, GL Garrad Hassan
Calum Wilson, Managing Director, Forth Energy

Networking Break & Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Parallel Sessions

B1: Maximising environmental benefit - Location: Pentland Auditorium
With climate change the biggest environmental impact to our species and those on which we depend, it is imperative that we reduce the energy we use and make more efficient use of the energy we need. Renewables provide the remaining part of the jigsaw as the only form of zero-carbon, sustainable generation. To maximise the environmental benefits brought by renewables, any local effects that will not enhance the surrounding environment must be mitigated.

Chair:
Stan Blackley, Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth Scotland

Speakers:
Andrew Thin, Chairman, Scottish Natural Heritage
Patricia Hawthorn, Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Panellists:
Linda Rosborough, Interim Director of Marine Scotland, The Scottish Government
Mandy Gloyer, Policy Manager (Environment), ScottishPower Renewables


B2: Keeping the lights on: A Secure and stable supply of renewable energy - Location: Sidlaw Auditorium
A great benefit of renewables is their distributed nature – generating from all across the country wherever the resource is high. Due to the dispersed generation profile, the consequence of a large outage on the electricity grid – as can occur when a large thermal power plant stops generating suddenly – is avoided.

Chair:
David Cameron, Head of Scottish Policy, EDF Energy

Speakers:
Grant Wilson, University of Sheffield
David Yorke, Future Vehicle Technology Manager, First London Buses
Emma Hutchinson, Director and Principal Engineer, Green Energy Partners Ltd


B3: Skilling the workforce - Location: Ochil Suite
For Scotland to fully benefit from the massive economic, social and environmental opportunities presented by renewables, it is vital that Scotland’s people are skilled and ready to work in this fast-growing global industry. If we don’t provide the skilled expertise, other countries will. Scotland’s Skills Investment Plan highlights that renewable energy is one of the country’s key economic drivers, with up to 40,000 potential new job opportunities identified up to 2020. This ‘speed networking session’ provides an opportunity for delegates  to find out more about the initiatives underway to skill Scotland’s workforce to take advantage of the investment in the sector, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

Speakers:
Hazel Sinclair, Head of TalentScotland and Digital Communications, Scottish Development International
Jim Brown, Director, College Energy Partnership
Hazel Sinclair, Head of TalentScotland, Scottish Enterprise
John Lindsay, National Operations Team, Skills Development Scotland
Rosaleen Brown, External Relations Manager, Job Centre Plus
Barbara Whiting, Lead Officer Renewables, Fife Council
Marie Dorris,  Manager, Leadership Development, Scottish Enterprise

Networking Lunch & Exhibition - Location: Cromdale Hall

Plenary 5 - For the people, with the people, by the people - Location: Pentland Auditorium
Supporting a significant growth in renewables, the Scottish Parliament has shown its strong, cross-party backing for this industry and its role in moving to a low carbon economy, yet there is fevered media debate on the costs and benefits of renewables and a vociferous minority opposing development at both a local level. This session will explore how we can maximise public participation in our energy future, forging a sense of ownership and responsibility for the tough choices to be made.

Chair:
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA

Speaker:
Victor D. Norman PhD, Professor of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Prof Norman was formerly a conservative Minister for Labour and Government Administration in the Norwegian cabinet Bondevik until 2004. He now teaches on international economics and microeconomics, with his research specialising in international trade and capital flows. His academic experience includes time as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.

Panellists:
Ray Hunter, Marine Energies Manager, RES Offshore
Steve Macken, Director, Lomond Energy
Martin Turner, Director, frost-free ltd
Nicholas Gubbins, Founding Chief Executive, Community Energy Scotland

Joining the Dots - Location: Pentland Auditorium

Speaker:
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA - Closing remarks

Closing remarks – Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables