Sustainable & Future Cities
The 2015 programme will be published in March 2015.
To give input or be involved in the 2015 programme please contact Damian Tow at [email protected]
THURSDAY & FRIDAY TALKS 2014 Included:
All talks listed here were free to attend for all visitors to the Eco Technology Show 2014
Over 60 seminars, panels and case studies were held across 2 days. Visitors were invited to join industry leading speakers as they discussed, evaluated and advised on the latest topics and trends. Doors opened at 09.30 am on both days.
Confirmed talks & panellists included:
Thursday 12.10-12.40 CASE STUDY: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL - ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE Big Debate Area
Hear how Peterborough City Council is making money from investing in energy efficiency & renewable energy infrastructure
Peter Feehan, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Thursday 12.40-13.10 UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN CHANGE BEHAVIOUR TO SECURE LASTING CHANGE Seminar area 3
Interesting insights and case studies of behaviour change in adoption of technology
Yvonne Rogers, UCL/ Intel Collaborative Research Institute on Sustainable Connected Cities
Thursday 13.40-14.10 LIGHTING AS-A-SERVICE: THE BENEFITS OF DELIVERING POWERED LIGHT OVER THE IT NETWORK Big Debate Area
Presenting innovative applications of lighting as a service and the benefits such a solution brings
Gareth Macnaughton, Director, Innovation and Strategy, Cisco UK&I, Stephanie Gauthier, Smart Energy Research Associate, UCL Energy Institute
Thursday 15.00-15.30 PRACTICAL WAYS CITY LEADERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR LOW CARBON ECONOMY Big Debate Area
Encouraging low carbon ideas and practices for implementing them through the tools cities already have at their disposal
Edward Clarke Analyst & joint author of ‘Low Carbon Cities’ report, Centre for Cities
Thursday 15.40-16.20 BIG DEBATE: THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CAPITAL Big Debate Area
Members of the Sustainable Cities Network will discuss what were the key stages & successes along the way to transforming their cities to being more sustainable & ‘smart’
Thurstan Crockett, Head of Sustainability & Environmental Policy, Brighton & Hove City Council, Rachel Huxley, Chief Executive, Peterborough Environment City Trust, Mark Leach, Project Manager for European Green Capital, Bristol City Council, chaired by Charles Perry, Director, Anthesis - SecondNature
Friday 12.00-12.30 INNOVATE OUR WAY TO A FUTURE CITY Seminar area 3
Learning how the TSB is helping develop the future capabilities of cities through innovation competitions
Sarah Tromans Lead Specialist Future Cities, Technology Strategy Board
Friday 15.10-15.40 THE FUTURE CITY CATAPULT AS A GLOBAL INNOVATOR Big Debate Area
The Future Cities Catapult is a global centre of excellence on urban innovation. Understand how it is accelerating innovation in how businesses and cities work in a more joined-up way.
Scott Cain, Executive Director, Future Cities Catapult