Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:20 AM
Registration, networking and coffee
 
8:55 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:00 AM
Keynote Address

The Net Zero Strategy and the role of infrastructure

9:20 AM
Keynote Address - How the Green Finance Strategy can helped deliver sustainable infrastructure

Baroness Penn, Treasury Lords Minister, HM Treasury; Co-Chair of the Transition Plan Taskforce

9:40 AM
Panel discussion

The opportunities and challenges involved in delivering the government’s sustainable infrastructure plans - an industry perspective

  • Competing with the U.S. IRA and its European equivalent
  • Priority sectors and projects
  • Planning, regulatory and other reforms
  • Investment zones
  • Supply chain, capacity and skills issues
10:20 AM
The UK Infrastructure Bank’s key investment priorities in sustainable infrastructure

John Flint, Chief Executive, UK Infrastructure Bank

10:40 AM
Panel discussion

Latest innovations in finance: Developing new partnership models to harness the required private sector investment to deliver the government’s plans

11:20 AM
Morning coffee and networking
 
11:40 AM
The criticality of decarbonising electricity generation in the context of the government’s net zero targets

Rt. Hon. Lord Deben, Chairman, Sancroft International 

12:00 PM
Panel discussion

Delivering new nuclear in the UK

12:40 PM
Panel discussion

Offshore, onshore and floating platform wind – can the industry scale up to meet the government’s expectations?

1:20 PM
Lunch and networking
 
2:20 PM
A roadmap for achieving a net zero energy system in the UK
 
2:40 PM
Infrastructure and Net Zero – the second National Infrastructure Assessment
 
3:00 PM
Creating new business models for successful exploitation of carbon capture & storage
 
3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking
 
4:00 PM
Panel discussion

Harnessing the potential of hydrogen as a means of delivering net zero

4:40 PM
Panel discussion

EV infrastructure investment: new models and investment opportunities

5:20 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:25 PM
Close of proceedings