EUROPE 2020
Intelligent Energy for Businesses and Communities
Monday 16th February 2009, 09:00 – 17:00, The Techno Centre, Coventry CV1 2TT
Major actors in the energy sector from European Member States and the West Midlands will showcase their work and present their findings in their area of expertise as well as developing synergies and partnerships. The showcases will cover a wide range of issues regarding how to develop innovative approaches when reducing energy loss in business and households. It will provide a platform for discussing future priorities, with the aims of encouraging national and regional government to invest into the low carbon energy and promote this to the local businesses and households.
Presentations
Session 1: EU and West Midlands policy and strategy
Mr. Frank Faraday , Technical and Environmental Affairs, The European Construction Industry Federation, ‘Directive on energy performance of Buildings’
Dr Tim Foresman , founding member of the International Society of Digital Earth (NASA), USA European and USA environmental strategies. “Balancing Strategies in an Unbalanced Climate”
Binu Parthan , Deputy Director General, The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Ralph Hepworth , Business Development Manager, Environmental Technologies Cluster, Advantage West Midlands
Christine Dhammi , Sustainability Consultant, Environmental Advice Services, Coventry City Council
Session 2: Find out more about EU Funding for Environmental Projects – Meet some Best Practice from Europe
Dr. Julia Speht , Manager, EU Connects Introducing the funds from Europe
Katherine Shepherd , Intelligent Energy Europe (funding for sustainable energy projects)
Tatiana Panteli , LIFE+ (funding for protecting natural assets and biodiversity)
Larry Parker , Sustainable Energy Consultant, Spain and France
Session 3: European Environmental Funding Programmes
Workshop Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE II), Katherine Shepherd , Transnational Funding Advisor (IEE), EU Connects
Workshop Life+ Funding Programme, Jemma Ferguson, Beta Technology Ltd
