Service Assurance Manager, NHS Property Services
Richard is the national, operational lead for waste services at NHS Property Services. Richard has worked in various organisations which include education, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals where his roles have included lecturing, health and safety, environmental and waste management.

Senior Manager – Cities & Regions, The Carbon Trust
Rob supports the Carbon Trust's technical and strategy services, routinely delivering carbon, resource and energy management advice. Rob has delivered a wide variety of effective carbon management strategies for organisations, cities and regions in the UK and internationally. This extends to the creation of low carbon city action plans for large metropolitan areas in the Asia-Pacific region. Rob has also been extensively involved with building, retrofitting, metering and monitoring renewable technology feasibility and installation. Rob is a Member of the Energy Institute (MEI), a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Measurement and Verification professional (CMVP).

Fleet Support Manager, Energy Saving Trust
James works in Energy Saving Trust’s fleet support team offering advice and support to fleets on how they can decarbonise their vehicle operations. He has worked in transport for over 20 years, including motor trade, local authority and then managing a significant multi-site fleet, including vans, PCV HGV grey fleet and pool cars. James holds four Transport Management CPC’s and a Professional Certificate in Highways and Transport engineering.

Chair of the Smart Buildings Group, ESTA/Technical Director, Complete Energy Controls
David has developed and established some of the most impressive and large-scale remote management centres in the UK and Europe. Centres that deliver remote energy and operational management of vast customer estates through connectivity, automated processes, data integration and technical expertise centred on building controls.

Chief Executive, Business Travel Association
Clive was appointed to the position of Chief Executive of The Business Travel Association on September 2nd, 2019. Clive joined The BTA from private equity backed travel partnership company Amber Road, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Amber Road, Clive was General Manager UK at Etihad Airways. Clive joined Etihad Airways from HRG, where he held the position, Head of International Business Group. Clive has also held senior positions with Gulf Air, Qantas and British Airways.

Strategic Director, Business Travel Association
Andrew was appointed to the position of Strategic Director of The Business Travel Association in May 2021. Andrew joined The BTA from Egencia, an Expedia group company, where he was Senior Director of Customer Success. Before joining Egencia, Andrew held operational roles within CWT and a number of other business travel companies. Andrew has previously been an executive board member of the BTA, serving as one of the 4 officers.

Energy Services Manager,  Gateshead Council
Jim has been Energy Services Manager at Gateshead Council for 11 years. Gateshead has invested over £60m in energy schemes, with a further £30m in pipeline over next 2 years. As well as setting the borough’s zero carbon energy strategy for 2030, Jim and his team operate over 10MW of heat, power generation / storages assets, servicing over 700 domestic and public customers.

Sustainability Manager, University of Sussex
Sam has an MSc in Global Politics and spent most of her career working in the Civil Service, where she regularly advised Ministers in Whitehall and Westminster. Her previous roles in Government included Head of International Relations and Trade Policy, Energy Efficiency Policy, and Biofuels Policy.

Principal Energy & Environment Programme Manager, NHS Properties
Nick has been working in energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment for the last 13 years, both in consulting and in-house roles across engineering to property management organisations. Nick’s been an accredited Energy Performance Certificate Assessor and BREEAM Commercial Assessor in the past, and has managed portfolio wide certification programmes for EPCs/DECs, Air Conditioning Assessments, BREEAM Certification and other mandatory and non-mandatory reporting requirements.

Chief Operating Officer, Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy is a UK-based independent environmental charity. As COO, Kat leads the organisation campaigns to reduce litter, improve local places and prevent waste. The Keep Britain Tidy Network brings together local authorities with a common goal – to make places better for everyone in the community. The Network celebrates successes, shares best practice, builds relationships and learns and develops together. You too can join the Keep Britain Tidy Network and help raise standards across the sector. Visit www.keepbritaintidy.org for further information.