Conference Programme DAY 2
Time Topic Speaker
The view from government
10:00 – 11:00
Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA
Keynote
Senior government representative (speaker tbc)
Break
11:00 – 11:15
Session 1: Land use, climate change and food security: the role of bioenergy in the UK
Keynote
Dr Jeremy Woods, Lecturer, Bioenergy, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London
Guy Smith, Vice President, NFU
Michael Doran, Director, Irish Bioenergy Association
11:15 – 13:00
Philipp Lukas, Managing Director, Future Biogas
Panel discussion
European Biogas Association (speaker tbc)
Break
13:00 – 14:00
Session 2: Making the most of bioresources
Chair: Julian O’Neill, CEO, Biogen
Keynote
Ray Nattrass, Head of Process Design and Engineering, Shanks Waste Management
David Newman, President, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
14:00 – 15:45
Tony Breton, Organic Recycling Developer, Novamont
Dr Hugh Bulson, Managing Director, ORA
Panel discussion
ADBA (speaker tbc)
15:45 – 16:00
Conclusions and closing remarks
R&D Hub
The R&D Hub was introduced as a new show feature at
last year’s UK AD & Biogas and was very well received.
The Hub will highlight the value of R&D to AD businesses
and talk about the exciting prospects for higher value
products that could compliment the AD process. The
R&D Hub will act as a focal point for visitors interested in
exploring AD research and development.
Discussion
topics include:
• iochemical research
B
– such as innovative
materials which can be
produced through the
AD process
• ife cycle analysis
L
• onservation biomass –
C
such as bioenergy from
wetland areas
Register now at adbioresources.org
• D design
A
• D optimisation
A
and efficiency
• ustainability of the AD
S
process – such as novel
digestate usage
• D research funding
A