Looking to the long-term
On 28th February 2018 Sustainability First launched a major report at its final New-Pin conference: Looking to the long-
term: hearing the public interest in energy and water - Eight agendas for change.
Our new report, which marks the end of the New-Pin project, is structured around eight Agendas for Change that are based on our eleven detailed New-Pin project papers, all of which are available here. It also contains Levers for Change - practical and accessible sets of principles, decision making frameworks and infographics that can be used to help frame and maintain focus on long-term public interest outcomes as the energy and water sectors go through significant transition. The Agendas for Change and Levers for Change have been rigorously road-tested with New-Pin members over the three years of the project as part of our deliberative engagement process.
As a result of New-Pin, Network members are now making more connections between the energy and water sectors - sharing learning on what works and what doesn’t - are extending their networks with public interest groups and developing more 'joined-up’ approaches to affordability and customers in vulnerable circumstances. Many are now also using our board effectiveness check-list to assess how effective their boards are in meeting the needs of customers, future consumers and wider stakeholders.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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Chair: Ted Cantle, Sustainability First Chair |
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9:30 |
Registration, refreshments and networking |
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10:00 |
Welcome and opening comments |
Ted Cantle and Sharon Darcy, Sustainability First |
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10:10 |
Meeting the challenges of technology, climate change, customer expectations and socio-demographic change. |
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, the Environment Agency |
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10:40 |
What is the long-term public interest? What outcomes do we seek? Market actors explain how they have taken long-term public interest outcomes into account in their businesses. |
Judith Ward, Sustainability First Chris Harris, npower - Long-term affordability Jim Cardwell, Northern Powergrid - Resilience and sustainability Alex Plant, Anglian Water - Trust and confidence Q&A Session |
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11:50 |
Refreshments and networking |
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Chair: Maxine Frerk, Sustainability First Associate |
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12:15 |
Delivering public interest outcomes through markets, regulation and interventions. |
Sharon Darcy, Sustainability First Lawrence Slade, CEO, Energy UK Sonia Brown, Director of UK Regulatory Policy and Public Affairs, Visa Europe Q&A Session |
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13:15 |
Lunch and networking |
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Chair: Ted Cantle, Sustainability First Trustee |
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14:15 |
Delivering public interest outcomes through engagement and governance. |
Sharon Darcy, Sustainability First Zoe McLeod, Chair, South East Water Customer Challenge Group John Roberts, Chair, Electricity North West |
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Chair: Sarah Harrison |
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15:15 |
Learning from each other: How energy and water regulators view the public interest – for current and future customers. |
Alena Kozakova, Chief Economist, Ofwat David Gray, Chair, Ofgem (GEMA) Discussion Q & A |
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16:20 |
What does the changing context for the energy and water sectors mean for the long-term public interest? How is the public interest most effectively embedded for the future? |
Closing address: Adrian Gault, Committee on Climate Change Q & A |
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16:50 |
Closing remarks |
Sharon Darcy, Sustainability First |
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17:00 |
Conference close & networking drinks |
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