
| Day 1 | |
| 08:30 | Exhibition and registration open |
| 09:30 | OPENING SESSION Chaired by Matt Partridge, Head of Strategic Wind Development, Ecotricity |
Adam Bruce, Chairman, British Wind Energy Association (UK, BWEA) | |
| Chris Roberts, Associate Director, Sustainable Development Group, BRE (UK, Research & Consultancy) | |
| The future of wind energy in Europe, Sarah Lambert, Acting Head, European Commission Representation in the UK (EU, Government) | |
| 10:45 | Exhibition and refreshments |
| 11:15 | FINANCIAL FOCUS Chaired by Ben Madden, Director, Element Energy (UK, Consultancy) |
| Financial incentives for small scale renewables in the UK, John Moriarty, Assistant Director, Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK, Government) | |
| Italy already has a feed in tariff, Prof. Domenico Coiro, University of Naples & Eolpower, (Italy, Academia) | |
| Delivering the correct Feed In Tariff in the UK - The Utilities' perspective, Hugo House, Good Energy (UK, Utility) | |
| Building a world leading market, Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Economics and Markets, BWEA (UK Trade Association) | |
| 12:30 | Exhibition and lunch |
| 14:00 | WORLD MARKETS & FUTURE POTENTIAL Chaired by John Buckley, Head of Trade Promotion, UK Renewables (UK) (UK) |
| Small Wind in America: An industry perspective, Ron Stimmel, Small Wind Advocate, American Wind Energy Association (US, Trade Association) | |
| International markets for microgeneration: Lessons for small wind, Lindsay Sugden, Energy Analyst, Delta Energy & Environment (UK, Consultancy) | |
| Sustainable access to renewable energy in rural areas, Dr Efstratios Tapanlis, SMA, Alliance for Rural Electrification (International, Trade Association) | |
| The UK Small Wind Market in 2009 and beyond... Alex Murley, Small-Systems Manager, BWEA (UK, Trade Association) | |
| 15:15 | Exhibition and refreshments |
| 15:45 | TECHNICAL ZONE Chaired by Stephen Crosher, Quietrevolution (UK, Manufacturer) |
| The Spanish strategic R&D plan for small wind turbines development, Luis Arribas, Principle Engineer, CIEMAT (Spain, Government) | |
The future of smart metering, Dr Howard Porter, Managing Director, European Smart Metering Industry Group (EU) | |
| Predicting resource in an urban area, Guillaume Dupont, Development Engineer, Meteodyn (France, Consultancy) | |
| Small-scale wind energy: Policy insights and practical guidance Henrietta Stock, Technology Acceleration Manager, The Carbon Trust (UK, Non-departmental Government body) | |
| 17:00 | Day one close |
| 17:30 | Evening reception, at BRE's Innovation Park |
| 18:30 | Coaches depart for train station and hotel |