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Conference Programme DAY 1 Time Topic Speaker Welcome and Introduction Welcome Headline sponsor welcome Ian Farr, Sales, Edina Conference sponsor welcome 10:30 – 11:00 Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA Volker Wehber, Director, Biogas, Evonik Session 1: The outlook for AD and the future of the industry Chair: Charlotte Morton,Chief Executive, ADBA 11:00 – 12:30 Keynote presentations followed by a Q&A session Chris Huhne, Strategic Advisor, ADBA Tony Glover, Director of Policy, Energy Networks Association Break 12:30 – 13:30 Session 2: Where now for UK waste policy? Chair: William Heller, Chief Executive, Tamar Energy Keynote presentations Anna Karamat, Policy Officer, Directorate A – Green Economy, DG Environment, European Commission Dr Dominic Hogg, Chairman, Eunomia Research and Consulting Richard Jackson, Head of Environmental Sustainability Team, UCL 13:30 – 15:30 Panel discussion Mark Linehan, Managing Director, Sustainable Restaurant Association Neil Grundon, Deputy Chairman, Grundon Waste Management Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Green, Smart and Sustainable City, Birmingham City Council Break 15:30 – 15:45 Session 3: Should there be AD on every farm? Keynote Chair: Michael Chesshire, Director, Evergreen Gas David Kaner, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Anaerobics 15:45 – 17:00 Panel discussion Matt Hindle, Head of Policy, ADBA Richard Nuttall, Business Development Manager, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank Nicky Conway, Principal Sustainability Advisor, Forum for the Future 17:00 – 17:15 Conclusi