Programme
9:00 – Registration and refreshments
9:30 – Welcome and introduction
Vaughan Lindsay – CEO of Dartington Hall Trust
9:40 – Keynote presentation
James Cameron – Chairman of Climate Change Capital
10:00 – Three short presentations looking at critical issues for the Severn:
- Energy
Peter Kydd – Director of Strategic Consulting at Parsons Brinckerhoff - Environment
Dr. Mike Clarke – CEO of RSPB - Economy
Professor Calvin Jones – Associate Dean at Cardiff Business School
10:30 – Table debates
Choose from energy, economy or environment
11:20 – Refreshment break
11:40 – A Welsh perspective
Matthew Quinn – Director, Environment and Sustainable Development, Welsh Government
11:50 – Panel discussion
Chair: Juliet Davenport
12:20 – Keynote presentation
Juilet Davenport – CEO of Good Energy
12:40 – Lunch
This conference was aimed at bringing a new impetus to the debates about the future Severn Estuary. The event was just a start, from which we would hope to build a strong coalition of partners to map out a way forward – to make the most of the Estuary.