Kent Retrofit Summit

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 - Thursday, 28 January 2021

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Guest Speakers

Richard Barwick

Director, RJ Barwick Ltd

Dr. Francesca Baylis

Analyst Manager, Kent County Council

Karen Britton

Planning Manager, Canterbury City Council

Cllr. Susan Carey

Cabinet Member - Environment, Kent County Council

Brian Horton

Managing Director, Horton Strategic

Alex Hughes

Scheme Manager, Scheme Operations, The MCS Service Company Ltd

Eve Lockton-Goddard

Sustainable Energy Projects Lead, Thanet District Council

Andy Merrin

Head of Energy & Innovation, Engie

Dr. Erwin Mlecnik

Assistant Professor, TU Delft

Lina Nurali

Triple A Consultant, Triple A

Lina Nurali

Triple A Consultant, City of Antwerp

Anna O'Halloran

National Consultancy Manager, TPAS

Oubbol Oung

Project Manager (Built Environment), Triple A

Oubbol Oung

Project Manager (Built Environment), City of Rotterdam

Mr. Richard Partington

Managing Director, AceOn Energy Ltd

Lucy Pedler

Director, The Green Register

Ian Rippin

CEO, The MCS Service Company Ltd

Russell Smith

Director, Retrofit Works

Programme

Day 1

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:30	Join, profile set-up, plus chat and networking on tables.	All Participants
09:30	Welcome: The UK's zero carbon recovery challenge
09:40	Opening Address: Retrofit challenges for Kent	Brian Horton, Managing Director, Horton Strategic
09:45	Opening Address from Kent County Council	Cllr. Susan Carey, Cabinet Member - Environment, Kent County Council
09:55	Opportunities in Kent - a local authority perspective	Eve Lockton-Goddard, Sustainable Energy Projects Lead, Thanet District Council
10:10	Break	All Participants
10:15	Local renewables take-up + analysis & opportunities: group work + Live Q&A	Alex Hughes, Scheme Manager, Scheme Operations, The MCS Service Company Ltd Ian Rippin, CEO, The MCS Service Company Ltd
10:25	Addressing local acute issues: carbon reduction/COVID recovery	Mr. Richard Partington, Managing Director, AceOn Energy Ltd
10:35	Group work on tables	All Participants
10:50	A decarbonisation strategy for non-traditional post-war housing	Richard Barwick, Director, RJ Barwick Ltd
11:00	ENGIE Retrofit session	Andy Merrin, Head of Energy & Innovation, Engie
11:10	Q&A with presenters & audience feedback	All Participants
11:30	Chat & networking on tables until Close	All Participants

Day 2

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:30	Join, profile set-up, plus chat and networking on tables.	All Participants
09:30	Welcome & Day 1 reflections
09:40	Stimulating adoption of low carbon tech by homeowners, through awareness & easy access	Dr. Erwin Mlecnik, Assistant Professor, TU Delft
09:55	Testing the installation of different technologies in demonstration exemplars	Dr. Francesca Baylis, Analyst Manager, Kent County Council
09:55	How pop-up consultancy can engage residents to retrofit	Lina Nurali, Triple A Consultant, Triple A Lina Nurali, Triple A Consultant, City of Antwerp
09:55	Aiding retrofit through effective web portals	Oubbol Oung, Project Manager (Built Environment), Triple A Oubbol Oung, Project Manager (Built Environment), City of Rotterdam
10:10	Break
10:15	One-stop-shop for domestic retrofit – a local approach to a national challenge	Russell Smith, Director, Retrofit Works
10:30	Best practice & local relevance: facilitate group work	All Participants
11:00	Q&A with presenters and audience feedback	All Participants
11:30	Chat & networking on tables	All Participants

Day 3

Session Time	Session	Speaker(s)
08:30	Networking opens: log in, set up profiles + chat & networking on tables.	All Participants
09:40	Futureproof: Beis-funded contractor skills pilot	Lucy Pedler, Director, The Green Register
09:55	Planning: potential interventions & bold asks	Karen Britton, Planning Manager, Canterbury City Council
10:15	Behaviour change & resident engagement	Anna O'Halloran, National Consultancy Manager, TPAS
10:30	Facilitated group work on morning's topics: on tables.	All Participants
11:00	Q&A with all presenters & audience feedback	All Participants
11:30	Facilitated networking continues until close	All Participants

Event Advisory Group

Low Carbon Homes Ltd, 4, The Barford Exchange,
Wellesbourne Road, Barford, Warwick, CV35 8AQ
Company registration number: 12354993

phone:	+44 (0)1926 956888
mail:	hello@lowcarbonhomes.uk