Purple Seminar Day 1

Purple Seminar Day 1 (2nd July)

Refuelling the countryside (organised by RASE)

Mike Woollcott, Managing Director, Greenwatt Technology

Alan Midwinter, Business Development Manager, Scotia Gas Networks

Will Llewellyn, Director, Evergreen Gas

Growing crops well

Simon Draper, Agronomist, Maize Growers Association

Simon Witheford, Energy Crop Specialist, KWS UK Ltd

Paul Brown, Seed Development Manager, Frontier Agriculture Ltd

David Gabbott, Account Manager, FM BioEnergy

Planning for digestate and realising its value

Dr Paul Gibbs, Technical Director, 4R Group

Mark Richmond, Technical Director, WRM Ltd

Dr Robin Szmidt, Director, Target Renewables Ltd

Dr Audrey Litterick, Director, Earthcare Technical

Lunch Break

Managing risks: contracts and insurance

Sonya Bedford, Partner & Head of Renewable Energy, Stephens Scown

Tim Willis, Partner & Head of Renewables, Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Lesley McKee, Account Executive, Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers Ltd

Unlocking finance for AD

Bruce Nelson, Director, Compass Renewables

Jemma Benson, Associate Director, CO2Sense

William Heller, Chief Executive, Tamar Energy

Andrew Price, Consultant, Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd

Planning and public engagement

Chris Calvert, Planning Director, Pegasus Group

Rebekah Shepherd, Account Director, Remarkable Group

Stephen Humphreys, Solicitor, Burges Salmon LLP

Stephen Locke, Partner and Principle Planning Consultant, Berrys