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Conference Programme

09.30-11.00: Opening Session
Chair: Maria McCaffery MBE,
Chief Executive, BWEA

  1. Maria McCaffery MBE, CEO, BWEA
  2. Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for Local Environment, Marine & Animal Welfare
  3. Lord Truscott, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy
  4. Keith Anderson, Renewables and Major Projects Director, ScottishPower Renewables

11.00-11.30: Coffee Break and Displays

11.30-13.00: Delivering the Option
Chair: Geoffrey Norris, Prime Minister's Senior Policy Adviser on Trade and Energy Issues

  1. Tom Delay, CEO, Carbon Trust - A Future Options Approach to Energy Policy
  2. Jane Morgan, Head of Energy and Telecoms Division, The Scottish Executive - The Scottish Executives Outlook for Marine
  3. Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Economics and Markets, BWEA - UK Policy Support for Marine: Fitting it all Together
  4. David Jones, CEO, Specialized Investments, Allianz - Marine Policy Support and the Equity Investor

13.00-14.00: Lunch Break and Displays

14.00-15.30: Developing the Industry
Chair: Richard Mellish, DTI

  1. Where are we now?:
    Technology and Projects Overview - Richard Boud, Entec
  2. Learning by doing:
    i) Navigation issues case study: Wave Hub - Nick Harrington, SWERDA
    ii) Environmental issues case study: Strangford Lough - Peter Fraenkel, Technical Director, MCT
  3. Looking forward:
    i) Operation and Maintenance Strategies - Captain Peter Hodgetts, SeaRoc
    ii) Health and Safety - John Griffiths, Health and Safety Director, EMEC

15.30-16.00: Coffee Break and Displays

16.00-17.30: International Markets: A World of Opportunity
Chair: Alan Moore, BWEA Board Member for Marine & DTI RAB Co-Chair

  1. Canada - Hon Jack Keir, Minister for Energy, New Brunswick
  2. France - Vincent de Laleu, EDF
  3. Ireland - Katrina Polaski, Head of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy Ireland
  4. Portugal – António Sá da Costa, President, APREN
  5. Spain - Roberto Legaz, Director of Renewables, Iberdrola
  6. US – Diana Enright, Director, Oregon Department of Energy

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