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NETWORK / 13 / FEBRUARY 2019 Chris Fox, operations manager, Electricity North West Panel debate and questions l Pushing back reinforcement needs by increasing flexibility l Greening the existing network by changing how it is used l  Getting more from less Session speakers above to be joined by: Tom Thackray, director of infrastructure and energy, CBI Senior representative, The Carbon Trust H21 and increasing the flexibility of the gas network Keith Owen, head of systems development and energy strategy, Northern Gas Networks Blockchain and energy system flexibility Neil Pennington, strategic advisor, Energy Web Foundation Panel debate and questions l Finding the keys to system flexibility l  Unlocking the potential of data l Understanding the role of aggregators Low carbon transformation of transport stream The low carbon transport transition Joscelyn Terrell, policy advisor – energy team, Office for Low Emission Vehicles Bringing two separate industries together to develop the UK's EV market Graeme Cooper, EV project director, National Grid Low carbon transport in context l Plugging the £90 billion taxation gap l Solving the chicken and egg infrastructure dilemma l  Working with partner stakeholders to develop a coordinated EV approach Stewart Edwards, director of regulation & commercial, Wales & West Utilities Panel debate and questions l Understanding how energy and transport are, and will be, connected l Overcoming the 'chicken and egg' scenario l Avoiding stranded and obsolete assets l Maximising the potential of combining the two sectors Session speakers above to be joined by: Marco Landi, innovation lead - V2G and EV charging, Innovate UK Entire EV value chain debate Roger Hey, future networks manager, Western Power Distribution Fiona Howarth, chief executive, Octopus Electric Vehicles Senior representative, Ford Kevin Toye, advanced solutions manager, Transport for Greater Manchester Tom Pakenham, director, electric vehicles, Ovo Energy Network Awards 2019 case studies Finalists from the Networks Awards 2019 will showcase their projects and entries which have won them places on the awards shortlist. Integrating transport and energy networks l Balancing mobility needs with network resilience l Integrating infrastructure solutions for optimisation l  Delivering a best value outcome for consumers Faye Banks, generation and networks director, Costain Future tech and EVs Philip New, chief executive, Energy Systems Catapult Panel debate and questions l Getting smart to overcome the charging conundrums l Ensuring end-to-end green transport solutions by utilising the system effectively l Coping with a mobile energy network Sessions speakers above to be joined by: Patrick Erwin, policy & markets director, Northern Powergrid Fuelling and powering low carbon HGVs Justin Laney, general manager of central transport, John Lewis Partnership Gas-powered vehicles Dan FitzPatrick, CNG commercialisation manager, Gas Networks Ireland Panel debate and questions l How soon will non-plug-in electric vehicles be hitting the UK roads? l Adapting the energy system to cope with the unique demands of hydrogen and gas vehicles l  Greening the gas network to green the UK HGV fleet Session speakers above to be joined by: Gloria Esposito, head of projects, LowCVP of the gas network Chris Train, chief executive, Cadent Democratising the regulatory framework Frank Mitchell, chief executive, SP Energy Networks Panel debate and questions l The role of stakeholder engagement in future regulation l  How regulation and regulators need to change to keep pace with new ways of working l  What RIIO2 should mean for networks l Lessons from other sectors Session speakers above to be joined by: Mark Brackley, project director, RIIO price control, National Grid Transforming transmission through innovation Iliana Portugues, head of innovation, National Grid Electricity Transmission SCMZ – Socially Constrained Managed Zones Charlie Edwards, project manager, SSE Networks From the grid to the grid Stuart Olden, development manager, Williams Advanced Engineering Panel debate and questions l Innovating to optimise the existing infrastructure l Spotting and developing cutting edge technology coming through l Collaboration to maximise the potential benefits l Learning and utilising ideas from other sectors Sessions speaker above to be joined by: Mark Thompson, head of energy, Innovate UK Network Awards 2019 case studies Finalists from the Networks Awards 2019 will showcase their projects and entries which have won them places on the awards shortlist. The importance of distribution network reliability l  Building a foundation for flexibility services l Reliability is key for DSOs l Reliability, resilience and flexibility Chris Watts, director - regulatory affairs, S&C Electric Building in resilience l Dealing with and preparing for population growth l The impacts already being felt from climate change l Mitigating failures and outages l Cooperating with colleagues in disasters

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