The BIG Energy Summit in partnership with DESNZ including the APSE Energy Awards 2025
Date: Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27 February 2025
Venue: Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4EW
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Day One Presentations
Session One
- Maxine Narburgh, Regional Director, Greater South East Net Zero Hub
- Justin Olosunde, Senior Finance & Investment Manager, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and South West Net Zero Hub
(Panel Session)
- Karen Oliver-Spry, NE&Y Hub
- Chris Brierley, Senior Stakeholder & Impact Advisor, Energy Systems Catapult
- Laura Bramley, Calderdale Council
Session Two: Interactive Discussions
- Ellie Grimes, Net Zero Team Leader - County-wide, Durham County Council and John Hart, Strategic Stakeholder Manager, NEY Hub
- Darren Lloyd, Eco Education Officer and Christina Chislett, EEMS Retrofit Project Manager, Sefton Council
- Craig Mellis and Matt Caville, Senior Advisors, Decarbonisation of Complex Sites, Energy Systems Catapult
- David Hand, Head of Planning Policy, Economic Strategy and Environment, Darlington Borough Council
Session Three
- John Sharp, Energy Team Manager, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Matt Ralfe, Innovation & Change Manager, Nottingham City Council
- Rachel Somerville, Climate Policy and Delivery Officer, Newcastle City Council
- Margaret Read, Director of Policy, National Infrastructure Commission
- Alison Smith, Senior Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Session Four: Ask The expert
- Alan Barber, Chartered Energy Manager and Mike Keating, Mechanical Design Engineer (APSE Energy Associates)
- Emma Lower, CEO, Lendology
- Ollie Pendered, Chief Executive, Community Energy Pathways
- Debbie Johns, Head of Performance Networks, APSE
Day Two Presentations
Session One: Case study ‘shorts’
- Mark Burton, Project Manager, SWNZH
- Laura Morrison, Flood Risk Engineer, Wigan Council
- Jason Taylor, Energy Manager, Southampton City Council
- Robyn Lees, Net Zero Innovation and Delivery Officer, Warrington Borough Council
- Peter Simpson, Senior Asset Manager & Team Leader Highways Operations, Hertfordshire County Council
Session Two
Session Three: Interactive Discussions
- Marissa Looby, Home Energy Lead, NW Hub and Genevieve Dady, Supply Chain Development Manager, GSE Hub
- Neil Evans, Corporate Energy Officer and Laura Davies, Regional Energy Manager, Carmarthenshire County Council
- Donnie MacMillan, Plant Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Council
- Sandeep Kang, Senior Product Manager, Energy Systems Catapult
Session Four: Ask the expert
- Stuart Gadsden, Commercial Director, Kensa
- Steve Gummer, Head of Net Zero, Sharpe Pritchard
- Alex Thompson, Group Sales Director, AceOn
- Tim Crawshaw, Chartered Town Planner and Urban Designer, APSE Energy Associate
Session Five
- Jo Gay, Head of Environment, Southend-On-Sea City Council
- Duncan McCombie, Chief Executive, YES Energy Solutions
- Patrick Allcorn, Head of Local Net Zero Demonstration & Delivery, DESNZ
- Closing comments
The Big APSE Energy Summit, held in partnership with DESNZ. This event was held on 26 and 27 February 2025 at a new venue for us, right in the heart of Birmingham.
The energy, climate change and sustainability agenda remains as high profile as ever. The targets many local authorities have set themselves are getting closer and closer and, whilst lots of councils have made big strides, there is still a huge amount to do.
You won’t need us to tell you that these topics will be part of councils’ decision making processes for a long time to come. These are issues of concern for all involved in local government, for all services over the length of a whole career.
So, whether you consider them a threat or opportunity, you need to be informed.
If you have any questions about the Summit, please get in touch with Phil Brennan at [email protected] or James Jefferson at [email protected]
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