Transport Secretary Justine Greening confirmed as keynote speaker at LowCVP Conference on May 10
Mon 16 April 2012
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Justine Greening MP is confirmed as the keynote speaker at the LowCVP's 2012 Annual Conference which will be held on May 10 at ExCel, London Docklands. The Transport Secretary leads a great cast of speakers at what promises to be the low carbon transport day of the year. Delegates at the event will have the opportunity to network with government officials, leading industry, business and NGO representatives, and will also receive VIP entry to EcoVelocity, the green motor show.
Other leading speakers at the LowCVP Conference include John Gummer (Lord Deben), former Environment Secretary, Prof Julia King (King Review of Low Carbon Cars) from the Committee on Climate Change and Michael Jacobs, former adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair on Climate Change.
This year's Conference will feature sessions on the latest state of climate politics; implications of the UK Government's Carbon Plan targets; industry viewpoints; test-cycle versus 'real world' emissions; low carbon freight; low carbon fleets and low carbon fuels. The LowCVP's Annual Conference has become the 'can't miss' environmental transport event for anyone interested in road transport and climate change.
Book your place for the low carbon transport day of the year now!
The 2012 LowCVP Annual Conference is sponsored by Michelin. Delegates at the LowCVP Conference 2012 will have the opportunity to visit EcoVelocity 2012 which will showcase the latest in cutting edge technology from the world's leading car manufacturers as well as providing the opportuniy for test drives of the newest low carbon and electric vehicles. EcoVelocity itself takes place alongside the Grand Designs exhibition to which LowCVP delegates will also have free access.
To book a place at the Conference CLICK HERE OR CALL 020 8542 7622.
The Conference will feature sessions on low carbon fleet management, freight, fuels and the perceived discrepancy between 'real world' and test-cycle emissions. These parallel sessions are organised in partnership with the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), Road Haulage Association (RHA), and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Download the Conference Flyer here.
You can download the full agenda here.
To book delegate places at the Conference, contact the LowCVP Conference Desk on 0208 542 7622 or visit the on-line bookings website.
Exhibition spaces and other sponsorship opportunities are available at the LowCVP Conference. Exhibiting at the Conference costs £1,000 and includes a free delegate place and communications via the Conference delegate pack and LowCVP website. Please note that we anticipate that the Transport Secretary will visit the LowCVP exhibitors prior to her Conference speech. For more details contact the LowCVP Secretariat (secretariat@lowcvp.org.uk).
Larger organisations may wish to sponsor discounted places for students and others at the LowCVP Conference. For more information about LowCVP Conference bursaries, please click here.
Speakers at the LowCVP Conference 2012 include:
Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, Chairman, Sancroft International and Chairman, Veolia Water UK;. Former Environment Secretary.
Prof Julia King, Aston University and Committee on Climate Change
Michael Jacobs, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment & former adviser to the PM on climate change
Richard Bruce, Head of Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV)
Rob Wakely, Head of Fuels Division, Department for Transport
Prof Neville Jackson, Ricardo Ltd and Chair, LowCVP
Doug Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, SMMT
John Lewis, Chief Executive, British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association
Chas Hallett, Editor-in-Chief, WhatCar?
Adam Vaughan, Editor, Environment Guardian
Rob Wakely, Head of Fuels Division, Department for Transport
Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Dr Norbert Ligterink, Research Scientist, Sustainable Transport and Logistics, TNO (Holland)
Peter Mock, Senior Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) (US)
Prof Phil Goodwin, Professor of Transport Policy, University of the West of England
Diana Raine, Hydrogen Energy Systems, Air Products
Eilis Cope, PR and Marketing Director, Howard Tenens
Dan Taylor, New Ventures Director, British Gas
Richard Stark, Advocacy Manager - Renewables, British Sugar
Philippa Oldham, Head of Transport and Engineering, IMechE
Mike Waters, Director of Market Insight, Arval
Dale Eynon, Head of Fleet Operations, Environment Agency
Jack Semple, Director of Policy, Road Haulage Association
Nick Blake, Sales Engineering Manager Commercial Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd
Jon Horsley, Lead Technologist, Technology Strategy Board
NextGreenCar is a 2012 LowCVP Conference media partner.
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The 2012 LowCVP Annual Conference is sponsored by Michelin.
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