All-Energy '08 Conference
It’s the conference you can’t afford to miss!

The All-Energy ’08 conference provides you with updated information from home and overseas on all key sources of renewable energy and on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

The grids below give you information on when sessions will be held; and details of every session – who is speaking and on what; and in the majority of instances you will find biographical details too. Just click on anything orange in order to delve deeper!. The conference is free-to-attend for all with a business/professional interest in renewable energy.
 

21st May: Opening plenary session 09.00-10.30

• Chair: Maria McCaffery, CEO, BWEA
• Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen
• Ian Marchant, Chief Executive, Scottish and Southern Energy plc
• John Westwood , Executive Chairman, Douglas-Westwood Ltd 'Energy - Beyond $100 oil - prospects for the global energy industries
• Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy, UK
• Jim Mather MSP,  Minister for Enterprise, Energy & Tourism, Scottish Government
• Ms Liv Monica Stubholt, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Norway 

 

Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00
Policy – countdown to  EU 2020 targets	Offshore wind	Low carbon buildings and microgeneration - residential - 1	Bioenergy - biomass	Renewables for communities (Community Energy Scotland Ltd session)
Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-14.00	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-14.00	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-14.00	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-14.00	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-14.00
Peak oil and the $100 barrel – the effect on renewables	Offshore wind	Low carbon buildings and microgeneration - residential - 2	Bioenergy - biofuels	H208 – Spotlight on Scotland: Developments in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Scotland - 1
Tea break and exhibition visit 15.30 – 16.00	Tea break and exhibition visit 15.30 – 16.00	Tea break and exhibition visit 15.30 – 16.00	Tea break and exhibition visit 15.30 – 16.00	Tea break and exhibition visit 15.30 – 16.00
Skills – getting the right people - The great debate	Offshore wind	The UK's Renewables Solutions and Market Prospects: accessing the business opportunities (BERR /UKTI)	Especially for the farming community	H208 – international Activity
Civic Reception and networking evening	Civic Reception and networking evening	Civic Reception and networking evening	Civic Reception and networking evening	Civic Reception and networking evening

• 11.00-15.15 - Health and Safety (Wind) Workshop being in association with BWEA – to include an update on key issues and “share your experiences” session (held under Chatham House Rules)
• Country briefings by Canada and Denmark are just one feature of the All-Energy '08 Exhibitor Seminar Theatre (Hall 2 of the exhibition) 

 

22nd May: Plenary session 09.00-10.30

• Chair: Jeremy Cresswell, Chairman, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group
• Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute
• Christopher Hunt, Riverstone Holdings LLC
• Dale Seymour, Deputy Secretary - Energy, Resources and Major Projects, Department of Primary Industries, State of Victoria
• Kenichi Suganuma, Consul General of Japan  - Japanese initiatives on climate change
• Tavish Scott MSP, Convener, Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, Scottish Parliament - Determining and delivering Scotland's energy future

Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00	Coffee break and exhibition visit 10.30-11.00
The Power Industry’s reaction to …. (IPA session)	Wave and tidal	Supply chain issues	The road to commercialisation (sponsored by The Carbon Trust)	Hydro (BHA session) From rain to gain
Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-13.45	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-13.45	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-13.45	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-13.45	Lunch break and exhibition visit 12.30-13.45
Carbon capture and storage	Wave and tidal	Onshore wind	Grid and network issues	H208 – international Activity
Tea and exhibition visit 15.15 – 15.45	Tea and exhibition visit 15.15 – 15.45	Tea and exhibition visit 15.15 – 15.45	Tea and exhibition visit 15.15 – 15.45	Tea and exhibition visit 15.15 – 15.45
Powering the built environment - non residential	Wave, tidal and osmotic power	Onshore wind		H208 – Spotlight on Scotland: Developments in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Scotland - 2
Conference closes 17.00	Conference closes 17.00	Conference closes 17.00	Conference closes 17.00	Conference closes 17.00

• Country briefings by Inward Mission countries - these will take place from 10.30 onwards on Thursday 22 May
• Click here to see the programme for the All-Energy '08 Exhibitor Seminar Theatre

The All-Energy conference programme is subject to change in terms of speakers, title of presentations, and order of speaking so please check the website regularly for the very latest information.