12.10 - 13.00 BASELondon Breakout Briefing Sessions

B1.1 Food security

The capital imports 80% of its food and is vulnerable to shortages. Find out about London’s potential to produce its own food, dramatically improving its food security and in the process bringing the cityscape to life.

Speakers include:
Rosie Boycott, writer and broadcaster, chair of London Food
Carolyn Steel, food urbanist and author Hungry City
Tim Lang, professor of food policy, City University

B1.2 Retrofitting homes

Homes account for more than a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions. What mechanisms are being put in place to make existing homes more energy efficient and resilient to climate change?

Speakers include:
Rachael Knowland, principal project manager, London Development Agency
Mark Johnson, chief executive officer, Osborne Energy and Community Energy Partnerships
David Kenington, head of Energy Saving Trust, London
Katie Watson, sustainability officer, Camden Council
John Swinney, group strategy director, Eaga

B1.3 Smart London

What do we mean by smart cities? This session looks at where smart technologies will be going over the coming years and their potential to help London achieve its ambitious targets, particularly with respect to buildings, transport and energy.

Speakers include:
Mark Griffiths, partner, Second Nature
Phil Skipper, director business development, Siemens
David Openshaw, head of future networks, EDF Energy

B1.4 Skills gaps in the low-carbon economy

What skills are needed to cover not only the greening of existing industries and processes, but also the new technologies and services that will drive the sustainable economy? Where are the gaps and how do we fill them?

Speakers include:
Jacqui Wordsworth, senior project manager, London Development Agency
Paul Levett, deputy chief executive, Veolia
Val Lowman, head of community development Bovis Lend Lease and managing director Be Onsite
Additional panel member: Sital Punja, skills for climate change manager, CIPS

<<back more breakout sessions>>