
Business Day Programme - Friday 20-June-2025
Find out what works - and what doesn’t - when aiming to reach net zero
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Hear from Wiltshire Council and other organisations about their carbon reduction successes
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Learn how decarbonising supply chains is changing procurement relationships
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Protect and grow your organisation while adapting to climate change
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Meet solution providers and access support for your organisation
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Discover new sources of finance and funding models
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Share your organisation’s carbon journey, successes and challenges, while networking with others in the county.​​
9:00 Arrival and registration
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Cllr Helen Belcher - Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Regeneration and Assets, Wiltshire Council
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Cllr Emma Bushell - Deputy Leader, Swindon Borough Council
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Bill Jarvis - Co-Founder, Wiltshire Climate Alliance
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Mati, Aggy, Inara - Early Earth Protectors
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9:40 Keynote: Juliet Davenport, Founder of Good Energy, Presenter of “Great Green Questions” podcast, Author of “The Green Start-Up”: “Can we make green business good business?” - video slides
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10:00 Purpose and Process Panel - Reducing emissions in what we do and make - video slides
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Apetito outlines how they are decarbonising their business: Lee Sheppard Director of Corporate Affairs, Policy & Sustainability
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Wiltshire Council on supply chain decarbonisation - Lynn Trigwell, Head of Climate and Environment, Wiltshire Council; Victoria Burvill, Climate Manager, Wiltshire Council
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Plastic Engineering Solutions on recycling plastic and bio-alternatives - Rob Stringer Commercial Director, Plastic Engineering Solutions
10:50 Break
11:10 Offices, Buildings & Infrastructure Panel - video slides
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Nationwide on managing climate risk and moving away from gas: Amy Thomson, Head of Climate Risk and Disclosures
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Wiltshire Council - Nick Darbyshire Head of Strategic Assets & Facilities Management, and Rob Scorgie, Facilities and Asset Management Tech Lead
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Good Energy - Richard Fuell, Head of Business Development,
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Seimens Mobility on challenging buildings - Gavin Lindsay. Environmental Manager
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Greengauge Building Energy Consultants - Toby Cambray, Director
12:00 Workshops: Journey to Net Zero - slides
Choose from three workshops designed for different stages along the journey to net zero:
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Embark For those setting out and in early stages, understanding and quantifying your carbon emissions, low hanging fruit, creating a plan - William Lambert, Wiltshire Climate Alliance and Neil Towler, Severn Wye - video slides
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Embed Building decarbonisation into core company thinking, setting and planning to achieve targets, and obtaining accreditation
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Extend Grappling with the remaining carbon, once energy, own transport and easier external emissions have been addressed​
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13:45 Transport & Logistics Panel - video slides
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Wiltshire Council - Cllr Dr Nick Murry, Chair, Environment Select Committee
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Wincanton on what can be done to reduce emissions now plus EV HGV trials and charging infrastructure -Chloe Barnicoat, Head of Sustainability
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Wilshire Council EV charging initiatives - Dr Alex Rowbotham, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Manager; Adrian Hampton, Head of Highways Operations
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Arval BNP Paribas - support for move to EV - James Askham, Corporate Sales Manager
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Apetito chiller van fleet
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Cereal Partners EV HGV operation in Wiltshire: Tim Salkeld, Sustainability, Health and Environment Advisor, and Chris Lowe, Senior Project Engineer
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Inceni Cycles - cargo bikes - Richard Grigsby, Mentor and Investor
14:30 Future Energy Systems - video slides
Have your say in the future energy systems of Wiltshire – the launch of a consultation process for the development of a flexible grid and energy supply network to support the energy needs of Wiltshire in the post fossil fuel era -
Neil Best, CSE Regen, Wiltshire Local Area Energy Plan
14:50 Solution Provider Fair - Conference Room: Workshops, Exhibition and Carbon Literacy games
Meet the experts in parallel workshop sessions:
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Future Energy Systems – builds on plenary to gain insight from attendees - slides
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Solar PV – Commercial Solar PV solutions - Richard Fuell, Head of Business Development Commercial Solar, Good Energy - slides
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Building Intelligent & Resilient Energy Systems - integrating renewable and other power systems for optimal performance and reliability - James Hancock, Swanbarton - video slides
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Heating & Cooling – the use of heat pumps and other electrical heating to heat and cool you buildings and process
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UK Shared Prosperity Fund Supported Services – the providers of Fit for Net Zero and Fit for Growth funded business support services on how they can help grow and decarbonise your business - Neil Towler, Senior Energy Specialist, Severn Wye Energy and John Taylerson, BIC Innovation - slides
16:30 Close
Exhibition stands
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In the Conference Room we will have a range of organisations running exhibitor stands to provide expertise and support on key technologies, including:
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Good Energy , Chippenham
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Swanbarton Limited - microgrids, Sherston
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Clade Engineering Systems Ltd - air source heat pumps, Bristol
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Tile Energy Ltd - solar, Royal Wootton Bassett
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Urban Fox - EV charging
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Collins Walker Ltd - electric boilers
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Grist Environmental - waste management, Wiltshire
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BIC Innovation - consultancy
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Empowered Projects - energy, Corsham
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