Day One: 20th September 2010
07:30 Registration and coffee
08:00 Exhibition opens
08:45 Welcome & opening remarks
Gerard Strahan, Managing Director, Euromoney Energy Events
09:00 – 10:15
Session 1:
Opening Keynotes
Chair: Josche Muth, Policy Advisor, European Renewable Energy Council
09:00 Renewable energy investment potential
· The changing nature of public-private partnerships in a global context
· Getting over the energy capital hump
· The role of private equity
Lord John Browne, Managing Director, Riverstone LLC and former Group Chief Executive, BP
09:15 European renewable energy policy: The view of the European Commission
· How will the Renewable Energy Directive help achieve increased renewable energy usage?
· What will the infrastructure package mean for the distribution of renewable energy?
· What is coming up on the legislative agenda?
Hans van Steen, Head of Unit, TREN D1, European Commission
09:30 Working towards an international framework for renewable energy
· Outlook for a comprehensive international framework supporting global renewable energy deployment
· Financing initiatives supporting renewable energy - supporting the raising of capital and the outlook for public-private partnerships and government support mechanisms
Yvo de Boer, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change & Global Advisor on Climate & Sustainable Development, KMPG
09:45 Paving the way for Energy Autonomy: How can policy support deployment?
Hermann Scheer, Chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy and Member of the German Bundestag
10:00 Questions and discussion
10:15 Networking refreshment break
10:50 Euromoney and Ernst & Young 2009 Leadership Award Winner Presentation
A European Super Grid: Myth or Reality?
Dr. Eddie O’Connor, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mainstream Renewable Power
11:10 – 12:45
Session 2:
Sources of Capital
Chair: John Gibbs, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
As the financial markets continue to strengthen post-Lehman, the availability of capital for renewable energy projects remains a business-critical issue. In this interactive session, senior representatives from both major equity and debt providers will give an insight into their investment motivation and also explore the relationships between the different capital sources.
Key discussion points include:
· Which major equity investors are most active in the renewable energy space?
· What are the key sources of debt finance and how are these deals structured?
· What key factors make an investment attractive?
· Can there be effective interaction between equity and debt finance in the current market?
Equity Providers
- Jean-Daniel Borgeaud, Managing Director – Energy & Infrastructure, TCW
- Peter Gutman, Managing Director, Global Head of Renewable Energy, Standard Chartered Bank
- Shaun Kingsbury, Partner, Hudson Clean Energy
- Andrew Lee, Managing Director, Good Energies
Debt Providers
- Christopher Knowles, Head of Energy, Environment & Investment Funds, European Investment Bank
- Richard Simon-Lewis, Senior Director, Renewable Energy Project Finance, Lloyds Banking Group
- Antonio García Méndez, Head of Project & Acquisition Finance – Energy, Santander
- Gareth Miller, Head of Renewables and Natural Resources Project Finance, Barclays
- Siobhan Smyth, Managing Director, Global Sector Head – Renewables, Resource & Energy Group, HSBC
- Grzegorz Zielinski, Senior Banker, Power & Energy Utilities, EBRD
12:45 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 15:15
Session 3:
Energy Majors: Corporate Strategy and Corporate Finance
Chair: Douglas Nordlinger, Partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Given the debate surrounding capital shortfall in the sector, how are major corporate players making waves in renewable energy and how does the affect growth projections for the renewable energy sector? Hear how the role of strategic investors is evolving before it’s your turn to ask the questions in this interactive question and answer session.
Questions for panelists:
· How have you responded to increased targets for renewable energy energy production?
· Do utilities have the balance sheet to finance renewable energy projects, when they are also investing in non-renewable based projects?
· How do you see your organisation’s role in a renewable energy economy changing over the next five years?
Panelists:
- Craig Coburn, Chief Financial Officer, BP Alternative Energy
- Michael Lewis, Managing Director Europe, E.ON Climate & Renewables
- Anil Srivastava, CEO, AREVA Renewables
15:15 Networking refreshment break
15:45 – 17:00
Session 4:
Converting Capital into Transactions
Chair: Danny Fortson, Senior Business Reporter & Energy Correspondent, Sunday Times
15:45 Capital flows and investor response
· Where is the money coming from?
· Investment trends in Europe and globally
· Asia perspective
Michael Liebreich, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
16:00 Moving from capital raising to the deal in Europe
Mortimer Menzel, Partner, Augusta & Co.
16:15 Getting to the deal: International perspectives
Ted Brandt, CEO, Marathon Capital
16:30 Making the legals work for you
· Identifying the right transaction
· Structuring the best deal
· Protecting your position
Matt Bonas, Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte
16:45 Questions and discussion
17:00 – 17:45
Session 5:
Investor Perspectives
Chair: Ben Warren, Partner, Energy & Environmental Infrastructure Advisory, E&Y
In this wrap-up session for the first day’s conference sessions, leading investors will outline their response to changing market conditions, policy developments and major events in the last twelve months, whilst reflecting on the key themes of the day.
Key issues to be addressed include:
· Where does renewable energy fit into the investment portfolio and where is it on the priority list?
· What scale of project do you need to attract major institutional investor players?
· Where are we now, two years post-Lehman and what can we expect from investors over the next year?
Panelists:
- Jamie Fergusson, Infrastructure Department - Power & Renewables, International Finance Corporation
- Michael Linse, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Andrew Marsden, Managing Director, GE Capital
- Tom Murley, Director and Head of Renewables, HgCapital
- Thomas Rottner, Managing Partner, Platina Partners
17:45 Close of conference sessions
18:30 Networking drinks reception
19:30 Gala Dinner – Euromoney and Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Awards 2010
The Renewable Energy Awards will be presented throughout the dinner by:
Tim Smit, Founder & CEO, The Eden Project
22:45 Carriages
Day Two: 21st September 2010
07:45 Networking breakfast
Raise your profile at our networking breakfast, where delegates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to their fellow conference attendees using a roving microphone
09:00 – 13:00 PARALLEL STREAMS
Delegates can choose from Stream A, which covers project development and markets for established technologies, and Stream B, which examines opportunities for the development and deployment of both new and existing technologies.
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09:00 – 10:45 Session 6A
Wind Power |
09:00 – 10:45 Session 6B
Digital Energy |
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09:00 Chair’s opening remarks
Evan Stergoulis, Partner, Watson, Farley &
Williams LLP
09:10 Moving offshore: How offshore wind farms
could change the face of UK renewable
energy
· How has the movement towards offshore wind affected the UK wind industry?
· Changing approaches
Dai Clement, Head of Utilities and Renewables, RBC Capital Markets
09:25 Financing offshore wind energy projects
· Investment parameters
· Difference between onshore and offshore financing
Xavier Monteau, Head of Energy
& Environment, Dexia
09:40 Developer’s perspective
· Coping with changing regulatory environments
· Managing risk
Senior Representative, RES Group
09:55 Turbine technology and supply
· Supply chain management – how are supply and demand dynamics evolving?
· Developing new technologies
Bo Mørup, Chief Operating Office & SVP,
Operations , Vestas Offshore
10:10 Managing risk through the project life-
cycle
· Trends in life-cycle asset management
· Evolution of technical due diligence
· Offshore and onshore challenges
Neil Douglas, Technical Director,
Natural Power
10:25 Questions and discussion
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09:00 Chair’s opening remarks
Michael Wilshire, Director of Analysis,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
09:10 Moving towards a smart grid
· How is investment in smart grids changing the face of electricity consumption
· Implications for businesses and consumers of smart grid deployment
Dr. Klaus Willnow, Head of Innovation
Cooperation, Siemens AG
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09:25 Investing in the digital energy space
· Investor appetites
· Ensuring a good return on your investment
Senior Representative, GE Capital
09:40 Regulating a digital energy system
· Moving from close control to distributed asset ownership
· Improving competition
Richard Postance, Partner, Ernst & Young
09:55 Energy storage
· Evolving role of energy storage
· Comparing hydrogen, batteries and other storage mechanisms
· Managing excess wind capacity storage
Speaker TBC
10:10 Electric vehicles: A realistic future?
· Developments in electric vehicle technology
· Potential for real and rapid deployment at a commercially viable level
Speaker TBC
10:30 Questions and discussion
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10:45 Networking refreshment break
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11:00 – 12:45 Session 7A
Solar Power |
11:00 – 12:45 Session 7A
Marine & Tidal Power |
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11:00 Chair’s opening remarks
David Donnelly, Director, Project Finance, Mazars
11:10 Supporting solar investment in the EU
· How robust are solar feed-in tariffs in Europe and can they drive growth effectively?
· Are these programmes sustainable and how can we ensure they remain attractive?
Ralf Bauer, Finance Director, Enfinity
11:25 The Italian Solar PV Market
· How is the Italian solar PV market evolving and what implications does this have for investors?
· Key strategies for success in this market
Michele Appendino, Chairman &
CEO, Solar Ventures
11:40 Innovating finance and operations through
joint ventures
· Developers and financiers working together in a new model
· The new SunEdison and First Reserve partnerships and implications for project finance
Bruno Mejean, Managing Director,
International Project Finance, SunEdison
11:55 Financing and developing solar projects
· Securing finance for large scale solar projects
· Making your solar projects attractive
Rory O’Connor, Head of Corporate Finance
& Group Treasurer, NTR plc
12:10 New solar markets: MENA snapshot
· A look at the MENA market for solar power investment
· Future potential of the MENA region as a major investment destination for solar projects
David Short, Director, Renewable
Energy, Mizuho Corporate Bank
12:25 Questions and discussion
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11:00 Chair’s opening remarks
Anne McIvor, Editor, Cleantech Investor
11:10 Overview of marine and tidal power
developments
· How are governments supporting the development of marine and tidal power?
· What are the realistic expectations for the sector as part of the wider energy mix?
Martin Wright, Managing Director,
Marine Current Turbines
11:25 New marine energy technologies
· What new technologies are coming into the market and how will they affect marine & tidal projects?
· Are developers willing to take risks with technologies?
Neels Kriek, CEO, Pelamis Wave
Power
11:40 Developer’s perspective on marine
projects
· Technological and financial requirements
· Getting to commercial deployment – how can you move beyond the demonstration phase?
Martin McAdam, CEO,
Aquamarine Power
11:55 Financing marine and tidal power projects
· Identifying the key investor profile
· Ensuring a return on your investment – what to look for and who has invested successfully?
Adam Morton, Chief Low Carbon
Technology, Rolls Royce
12:10 Permitting issues in marine & tidal projects
· Understanding the permitting requirements
· Interaction between technology and permitting issues
· Ensuring you are aware of all the different stakeholders in the permitting of projects
Giles Dearden, Development Director,
Natural Power
12:25 Questions and discussion
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12:40 Networking lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Session 8:
Grid Infrastructure and Connectivity
Chair: Andrew Garrad, President, GL Garrad Hassan
With ambitious renewable energy targets in place, and technology getting us ever closer to meeting them, the focus now shifts towards ensuring that this renewable energy can be effectively integrated into grid infrastructure. This session will examine the key challenges facing project developers and investors and consider both onshore and offshore perspectives.
14:00 Aligning feed-in-tariffs and grid infrastructure
· Effect of different tariffs on grid investment
· Can the grid withstand greater demand on its capacity
· How will European grid infrastructure alter over the coming years?
Peter Rossbach, Head of Private Equity, Impax
14:15 European perspective: Increasing renewable energy capacity
· Where is increased capacity going to come from?
· Issues with integrating greater renewable capacity into an old infrastructure
· Political support for grid development?
Luis Atienza, President, Red Electrica de Espana
14:30 UK Perspective: Grid issues for scaled-up renewable energy deployment
· Technical challenges of increasing capacity to allow for renewable energy integration
· Where is the capital going to come from?
· Strategic investment for a sustainable grid future
Duncan Burt, Customer Services Manager, Transmission Commercial, National Grid
14:45 Offshore grid connectivity & investment challenges
· Difficulties in connecting to an offshore grid?
· Securing the necessary investment required
· How will the expansion plans be financed?
Goran Dandanell, Director, Vattenfall
15:00 Regulator’s perspective on offshore transmission
· Barriers to meeting offshore potential in the UK
· Working together effectively with project developers
· Ensuring clear understanding of the regulatory scheme
Stephanie McGregor, Director of Offshore Transmission, Ofgem
15:15 Questions and discussion
15:30 Networking refreshment break
15:45 – 16:30
Session 9:
The Future of Renewable Energy: Crystal Ball Panel
Chair: Jonathan Johns, Director, climatechangematters ltd
This popular session returns to wrap up the 12th REFF-London. In this interactive discussion, panelists will debate strategies for reaching low-carbon economy targets, how renewable technologies can move from demonstration to commercial deployment and where the key future opportunities will lie for investors over the coming years.
Key questions for the panel include:
· How can we move renewable energy further up the agenda?
· What policy developments can we expect over the coming years?
· Where are the smart investors putting their capital and where should they be looking for longer-term gains?
· What investment trends are expected?
· Where will the financing come from – equity, debt or venture capital?
· Where do we expect to be in 5-10 years’ time?
Panelists:
James Barry, Debt Consultant
Dr. Pierre Dechamps, Advisor for Energy & Climate Change, European Commission
Kirsty Hamilton, Associate Fellow – Renewable Energy, Chatham House
Liam O’Keeffe, Head of Project Finance, Credit Agricole
Graham Stowell, Managing Director, Bronzeoak Group Limited
16:30 Closing remarks and the close of the 12th REFF-London
Paul Clark, Conference Manager, Euromoney Energy Events