Discover how innovation can help the likes of the public sector and ALL involved to meet the net Zero Nation challenge, through key note speakers, expert panel discussions and case studies.
Accelerating the deployment of innovative technologies will help cut carbon emissions, while maintaining a competitive and thriving sector. We have a clear destination, now let’s plot the journey and push national governments to go further and faster, from promise to action.
By attending this event, you will:
Understand the scope of the net zero challenge and the urgency for public sector and everyone involved to meet it;
Hear from a panel of industry leaders on how adopting innovative technologies can bring significant carbon and cost savings to the public sector;
Find out how corporations are overcoming the challenges faced when setting their own decarbonisation targets.
08:30am - Tea & Coffee Served in the Networking Zone - (1 hour of Networking)
09:30am – John Curtis, Chair, Net Zero Club - (CONFIRMED)
09:35am – Richard Lochhead - MSP - Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work - The Scottish Government (CONFIRMED)
09:50am – Paul Wedgwood, Associate Director, The Carbon Trust (CONFIRMED)
10:05am – Paul Wheelhouse, Net Zero Lead (Energy Transition) at South of Scotland Enterprise. Former Scottish Government Minister (2012-21) & Member of Scottish Parliament (2011-21) (CONFIRMED)
10:20am – Ross Ramsay - Associate Director (Net Zero) at Scottish Futures Trust - Setting the Standard for Net Zero in Public Sector Buildings (CONFIRMED)
10:35am – Councillor Susan Aitkin - Leader of Glasgow City Council (CONFIRMED)
10:50am – Fergus Ross, ICL Project Consultant at IES Ltd. (CONFIRMED)
11:05am – Question & Answer Panel Session from Delegate Audience to Main Plenary Speakers -15mins
11:20am – Interactive Refreshment Break in the “Networking Zone” (40mins of Networking)
Marcus Macleod - Director, Net Zero Dentistry (CONFIRMED)
Kathryn Dapre - Head of Sustainability at CALA Group Ltd (CONFIRMED)
Kelly Nugent, Senior Procurement Specialist, Scotland Excel (CONFIRMED)
Emma Church, Impact Manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre - Collaboration: Unlocking Innovation in the Built Environment (CONFIRMED)
Gavin Tweedie, Co-Founder and Director, Net Zero Nation LTD (CONFIRMED )
Jennifer Tempany - Chief Operating Officer of Fuel Change - Creating a carbon-neutral Scotland for the Next Generation – by the Next Generation. (CONFIRMED)
14:00pm – John Curtis, Chair, Net Zero Club - (CONFIRMED)
14:05pm – Jenny Gilruth - MSP - Minister for Transport – The Scottish Government (CONFIRMED)
14:20pm – Matthew Eastwood Head of Innovation & Supply Chain, Low Carbon Economy Directorate, Transport Scotland (CONFIRMED)
14:35pm – Richard Parker, Corporate Sales Manager - Webfleet Solutions (CONFIRMED)
14:50pm – Ian Dee, Climate Applications Lead, Geospatial Insight (CONFIRMED)
15:05pm – Danny Hassett, Managing Director, Flowbird Smart City UK (CONFIRMED)
15:20pm – Bob Sanguinetti, CEO, Aberdeen Harbour Board (CONFIRMED)
15:35pm - Question & Answer Panel Session from Delegate Audience to Main Plenary Speakers - 15mins
15:50pm - Conference Close
16:00pm - Arbikie Distillery - Climate Neutral Cocktails Taster Session