Talk Power

09:15: Chair’s introduction – Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Independent Chairperson

Session 1: The context of change: how energy companies and the regulator are addressing the UK's long term energy issues.

09:20: Vincent de Rivaz, CBE, Chief Executive, EDF Energy

09:50: Creating the market structure that delivers competition and fairness for business customers today and investment for tomorrow's energy – Dermot Nolan, CEO, OFGEM

10.10: Panel session Q&A: Questions from the floor and Chairperson

10:35: Morning Coffee

Session 2: Defining business strategy: How businesses are developing their strategies to win in the new energy future.

11.20: Leadership planning inside durable organisations and secrets to persuading board members – Mark Goyder, Founder Director, Tomorrow’s Company

11.40: Business planning as a strategy for dealing with complexity - Nicola Walker, Acting Director, Business Environment, CBI

12.00: Changing the company's energy strategy to meet the challenges of a more complex future – Bob Johnson, Premier Foods, Head of Category - Sustainability and Utilities

12.20: The energy company's role in supporting organisations in the new energy future – Beatrice Bigois, Managing Director, Customers, EDF Energy

12.30: Panel session Q&A: Questions from the floor and Chairperson

Session 3a: Market Watch

14.00: The fundamentals behind the direction of electricity prices - Rob Rome, Head of Modelling & Analysis, EDF Energy

Session 3b: Energy generator breakout session

14.30: An interactive briefing, exploring the very latest on the Electricity Market Reform and how generators can thrive in the new energy future- John Cockin, Director of Business Services, EDF Energy

Session 3c: Managing energy in practice: The methods proving successful for businesses achieving their energy targets, and the challenges cracked along the way and those still to overcome.

14.30: Panel discussion: The steps businesses are taking to make the most of the new energy future - Mervyn Bowden, Managing Director, Intuitive Energy Solutions and former Head of Energy, M&S

- Paul Martin, Head of Engineering, United Biscuits - The practicalities of saving more energy, year after year and a strategy to hit future targets.

- Neil Liddell-Young, Renewable Energy Manager, Severn Trent Water - Growing a 200 GWh renewable energy portfolio inside a company whose core business is water.

- Oliver Hurrey, Managing Director, 2Degrees - Attitudes and actions amongst businesses driving competitive advantage from sustainability. 

- Delvin Lane, Head of Energy Services, EDF Energy - What approaches can enable companies to harvest yet more efficiencies from their energy. 

15.30: Conference summary and closing remarks – Beatrice Bigois, Managing Director, Customers, EDF Energy