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.