Description:
The LowCVP's 2010 conference - which is now open for bookings - will take place on July 14-15 at Twickenham Stadium in west London. The event will, for the first time, include an Awards Dinner featuring the third WhatCar? Green Awards and the inaugural LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards in the evening of 14 July. The LowCVP conference has become a leading event on the environmental transport calendar, regularly attracting leading speakers (see below) and 200 or more high level delegates. This year's expanded event will offer more opportunities for delegates, exhibitors and sponsors.
The conference brochure, including the agenda, timings and associated events is now available on-line via the associated links.
The LowCVP's 2010 extended conference format will allow for more detailed discusson of key issues during break-out sessions on day two of the event. The first day will focus on international best practice, bringing leading speakers to discuss how consumers are reacting to technology advances in th UK and other countries in the vanguard of the low carbon transport shift.
An Awards Dinner on the evening of July 14th will provide a central focus for the conference. This event, preceded by a drinks reception in the England rugby team dressing room at pitchside, will feature the third WhatCar? Green Awards and the inaugural LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards for organisations and individuals who have played a leading role in accelerating the move to low carbon vehicles and fuels. Bookings for the conference and dinner can now be made by following the associated link.
The event will also feature exhibitions and a number of launches and announcements, including the release of the Renewable Fuels Agency's second report on the sustainability of biofuels supplied to the UK market; the launch of the LowCVP's Technology Challenge 2 and the announcement of the winning entrants to the LowCVP/EST Low Carbon Community Challenge.
LowCVP has secured a discounted rate for delegates requiring accommodation on the night of the 14th July at the Twickenham Marriott Hotel which is located in the stadium grounds. Rooms can be booked when registering for the event through the conference booking site.
The 2010 LowCVP Annual Conference is sponsored by Michelin.
The media partner is edie.
There are a range of other attractive exhibition and sponsorship opportunities available at this event including sponsorship of the individual LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards. For more details, please see the associated document and/or contact the LowCVP Secretariat (secretariat@lowcvp.org.uk, 020 3178 7859).
Speakers confirmed for the LowCVP 2010 conference include (alphabetical order):
Ian Allen, Manager Environmental Strategy & Ampera Launch Manager,Vauxhall Motors Limited
Dr Jillian Anable, Senior Lecturer – Transport, Aberdeen University
Greg Archer, Managing Director, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, DfT
Chas Ball, Adviser, Carplus
John Butt, Chief Executive, Conduit Ventures
Richard Cornwell, Ricardo UK Ltd
Pascal Couasnon, Vice President, Technical Communication, Michelin
Ed Crooks, Energy Editor, The Financial Times (tbc)
Robert Evans, Chief Executive, Cenex
Andrew Everett, Lead Technologist – low carbon vehicles, Technology Strategy Board
Steve Fowler, Group Editor, WhatCar?
Lew Fulton, Senior Transport Energy Specialist, International Energy Agency
Nick Goodall, Chief Executive, Renewable Fuels Agency
Joe Greenwell, Managing Director, Ford Motor Company
Victoria Hodkinson-Gibbs, Deputy Director Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels Division, DfT
Michael Hurwitz, Director, Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV)
Prof Neville Jackson, Group Technology Director, Ricardo UK Ltd
Darren Johnson, Green member of the London Assembly
Cllr Shona Johnstone, Cambridgeshire County Council
Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change
Edmund King, President, The Automobile Association (AA)
Drew Kodjak, Executive Director, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Ben Lane, Managing Director, Ecolane
Jonathan Murray, Deputy Director, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive, Greenergy International Ltd
Doug Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
Graham Pendlebury, Director – Environment and International, DfT
Helen Pritchard, Head of Bus Subsidy Team, DfT
Kulveer Ranger, Mayor’s Transport Adviser, Greater London Authority
Brian Robinson, Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
Nikki Rooke, Head of Communications, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Lois Shafik-Hooper, Specialist Consultant – Fleet, AEA Technology
Graham Smith, Managing Director, Toyota Motor Europe
Richard Stark, Head of Development, British Sugar
Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, CO2, Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd
David Tonery, Managing Director, Oxy-Gen Combustion Ltd
Ian Twinn, Director of Public Affairs, ISBA
Mike Weston, Surface Transport Operations Director, Transport for London
Fraser Winterbottom, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Saving Trust