16.00

Chair: John Best, Chief Executive, EEEGR

16.05

Skills needs/gaps in energy research – Dr Clive Hayter, Joint Head of EPSRC Energy and Climate Change Programme

16.20

Panel discussion: Moving things forward in education, academia and industry

• Ray Harris, FREDS Skills Group and Edinburgh 's Telford College – Update from the FREDS Skills Group
• Stephen Collier, Electricity Strategy Manager, Energy & Utility Skills – Employer engagement with schools -and the wide range of career paths that result
• Other panellists will include Dianne Stewart, Global Resourcing Manager, Subsea 7; Alex Hartley, Energy Institute; and Alan Owen of The Robert Gordon University

17.30

Close – Civic Reception and Giant Networking Evening