2019 EPRG Winter Seminar
12 Dec 2019
18:30 -21:30
13 Dec 2019
08:30 -16:00
By invitation only
The Møller Centre
Storey’s Way
Cambridge
CB3 0DS
United Kingdom
Managing Constraints Facing the Energy Transition
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2019 Winter Seminar. On 12 December 2019 EPRG hosted delegates to dinner at Christ’s College, and on 13 December 2019 for a full-day seminar at the Møller Center, Churchill College.
Programme
12 December 2019
Keynote speaker
Dermot Nolan (CEO, Ofgem) – Reflections on the Energy Sector and the Challenges Ahead in Delivering the Energy Transition
13 December 2019
Session 1: Why do we have blackouts? Lessons from Australia, GB and California
Chaired by David Newbery (EPRG)
- Paul Simshauser (Griffith Business School) – Australia’s National Electricity Market
- Janusz Bialek (Newcastle University) – Great Britain and California
Session 2: Network charging arrangements for a flexible and dynamic future energy system
Chaired by Michael Pollitt (EPRG)
- Andrew Self (Ofgem) – Access and Charging Reforms Enabling Efficient Future Energy Markets
- Sotiris Georgiopoulos (ENA and UKPN) – Next Steps for Smart Electricity Networks in the UK: Developing Local Flexibility Markets
Session 3: Towards a workable and effective climate policy
Chaired by Robert Ritz (EPRG)
- Laura Diaz Anadon (University of Cambridge) – The Role of Government RD&D in Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Competitiveness
- Geoffroy Dolphin (EPRG) – Climate Policy Diffusion: Theory and Evidence
- Mike Hemsley (CCC) – On the Future of Carbon Pricing in the UK
Session 4: Panel discussion: ESG and corporate strategy in a climate-constrained world
Chaired by David Reiner (EPRG)
- Jennifer Howard-Grenville (Cambridge Judge Business School)
- Belinda Littleton (National Grid)
- Robert Ritz (EPRG)
- Sriya Sundaresan (Carbon Tracker)