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The Future of Utilities
Tackling the ‘trilemma’: balancing cost, climate change and dependable supplies
16th & 17th March 2010, The Guoman Tower Hotel, London
Featuring The Smart Utility Forum, 18th March 2010, The Guoman Tower Hotel, London
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Speakers include:
Philip Green
Chief Executive Officer, United Utilities
Nick Horler
Chief Executive, ScottishPower
Nick Horler
Chief Executive, ScottishPower
Biography
Nick Horler, 49, was appointed ScottishPower CEO in June 2008 following an impressive career in which he has held senior strategic roles in major companies both in the UK and abroad.
His appointment as CEO with ScottishPower follows the company’s successful integration with Iberdrola, during which a high priority was set on encouraging shared experiences and best practices across the Group while at the same time supporting local management. With the integration process now complete, the Iberdrola Group is now one of the five largest energy companies in the world and ScottishPower has become one of the Group’s principal engines of growth.
In the UK, where there is a planned investment of €4.2bn between 2008 and 2010, Nick has responsibility for 10,000 staff, an extensive electricity transmission and distribution network, and a customer base of over 5 million homes and businesses.
Before joining ScottishPower, Nick was Executive Director of E.ON UK plc and has held other senior executive positions in that group for more than 10 years. As CEO with Powergen Retail, Nick had responsibility for turnover of £6bn, 6,000 staff, and eleven locations in the UK and overseas. His duties as MD of the Energy Trading Division at Powergen included responsibility for integrated gross margin for the UK business, Trading, Power, Gas, Oil and Coal.
Prior to this he spent twelve years with Phillips Petroleum (now ConocoPhillps) where he progressed to Sales and Marketing Director, and spent three years in the USA as Supply and Trading Manager and then Risk Manager.
Nick is married with a family of three. He attended the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and subsequently gained an MBA from Warwick University.
Regina Finn
Chief Executive, Ofwat
Regina Finn
Chief Executive, Ofwat
Biography
Regina Finn is the Chief Executive of Ofwat, the water regulator for England and Wales. She has extensive experience regulating utility sectors, including the electricity and natural gas sectors in Ireland, the telecommunications, post and electricity sectors in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and the communications sector in Ireland.
Ian Marchant
Chief Executive Officer, Scottish & Southern Energy
Ian Marchant
Chief Executive Officer, Scottish & Southern Energy
Biography
Ian was appointed Chief Executive of Scottish and Southern Energy in October 2002 having been Finance Director since 1998. He joined Southern Electric in 1992 and joined the Board on becoming Finance Director in 1996. Previously he worked for Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), including a two-year secondment to the Department of Energy working on electricity privatisation. Ian is Chairman of the United Kingdom Business Council for Sustainable Energy and of the Climate Change Business Delivery Group, a member of Ofgem’s Environmental Advisory Group, the Coal Forum and of the Energy Research Partnership. Ian is a non-Executive Director of Maggie’s Cancer Centres and was appointed as a non-Executive Director of John Wood Group PLC on 18 May 2006.
Volker Beckers
Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower
Mike Calviou
Director of Asset Management, National Grid
Mike Calviou
Director of Asset Management, National Grid
Biography
Mike Calviou is Director of Asset Management for UK Transmission, responsible for the full asset life cycle for the Gas and Electricity Transmission systems, including system design and investment and the field force that maintains the assets. He has previously been Commercial Director for both Gas Distribution and UK Transmission and also Vice President of Regulation and Commercial for US Transmission. Earlier in his career, he led National Grid's input into the design of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements.
Conference overview:
Now entering its 15th successful year, this conference offers an unrivalled opportunity to discuss key industry issues with the most senior UK utilities executives, regulators and policy makers. With an exceptional speaker line up of great depth and variety, The Future of Utilities 2010 will address the key issues of climate change, regulatory reform, security of supply and delivering sustainable investment. It will also discuss fresher areas for debate around smart metering, smart grids, increased customer debt, demand management, micro generation, electric cars and renewable heat.
Key questions to be addressed include:
- Are the Regulators doing enough to incentivise investment in critical infrastructure?
- How can Government and industry work together to profitably and sustainably deliver 2020 targets?
- How can utilities engage customers more effectively to drive efficiency?
- What new technologies can help utilities to meet future carbon reduction targets?
