Environment Ireland 2008 Conference
Date: 9th - 10th September 2008
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
Conference programme day 1
| 8.30 | Registration & coffee | |||||||||||||
| 09.00 | Meeting Ireland’s environmental policy priorities | |||||||||||||
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Chair: Tom O'Mahony
Assistant Secretary Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
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Ministerial Address: Towards a sustainable environmental future for Ireland John Gormley, TD Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government |
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Protecting and improving Ireland’s environment Mary Kelly Director General Environmental Protection Agency |
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Addressing Northern Ireland’s environmental policy priorities Stephen Peover Permanent Secretary Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) |
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Latest developments in EU environment policy Tatiana Marquez Uriarte Strategic Planning & Evaluation Unit Environment Directorate-General, European Commission |
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| 10.30 | Questions & answers / panel discussion followed by morning coffee / networking break | |||||||||||||
| 11.00 | Towards a sustainable Ireland | |||||||||||||
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The role of planning in sustainable development John O’Connor Chairman An Bord Pleanala |
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Creating the right environment to attract inward investment Barry O’Leary Chief Executive IDA Ireland |
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Adapting to climate change: It’s time to act now Professor Martin Parry Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate Scientist, Met Office, UK |
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The sustainable business Tony Keohane CEO Tesco Ireland |
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| 12.45 | Questions & answers / panel discussion | |||||||||||||
| 13.00 | Lunch / networking opportunity | |||||||||||||
| 14.00 | Towards more effective environmental regulation | |||||||||||||
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Chair: Professor Sharon Turner Queen’s University, Belfast |
WORKSHOP: Exploring clean technologies 14.00 - 15.30 Ard Comhairle room Chair: Donal Buckley, Head of Business Infrastructure, IBEC The role of the European Investment Bank in financing clean technology Tom Barrett, Director European Investment Bank Supporting research into energy efficient technologies Professor Frank Gannon, Director-General Science Foundation of Ireland The role of clean technologies in environmental protection and improvement Dermot Cunningham, Director Clean Technology Centre Questions & answers / panel discussion |
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Developing and implementing an effective regulatory regime: Lessons from Scotland Campbell Gemmell Chief Executive Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
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Making regulatory justice effective Professor Richard Macrory Professor of Environmental Law University College London |
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Analysing the strengths and weaknesses of environmental enforcement in Ireland Deborah Spence Partner Arthur Cox |
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| 15.30 | Afternoon coffee / networking break | |||||||||||||
| 15.45 | Round-table discussion forum: Ireland’s environment in 2030
Format: Delegates will have the opportunity to ask delegates of the panel during the session but may also submit questions in advance. Questions may be emailed to questions@bmfconferences.com (must include the name and organisation of the person submitting the question and which panel member it is addressed to). |
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| 16.45 | Chairman’s closing remarks followed by Environment Ireland drinks reception sponsored by Arthur Cox | |||||||||||||
Conference programme day 2
09.00 |
Addressing Ireland’s waste challenge Sponsored by Fehily Timoney & Company |
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Chair: Eamon Timoney Managing Director Fehily Timoney & Company |
WORKSHOP: Green buildings 09.00 - 10.30 Ard Comhairle room Chair: Michael Cunningham Managing Director White Young Green Ireland Environmental Limited Towards a low carbon buildings future Richard Linger, Sustainability Director White Young Green Bringing sustainability to the construction industry Aidan Burke, Construction Industry Federation Best practice case studies: Energy efficiency solutions Kevin O’Rourke, Head of Built Environment Sustainable Energy Ireland (invited) Questions & answers / panel discussion |
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Delivering a waste management infrastructure to support national competitiveness Martin Cronin Chief Executive Forfás |
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| Reviewing Ireland’s waste policy Dominic Hogg Director Eunomia Research and Consulting (invited) |
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Ireland’s National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008-12 Dr Gerry Byrne Programme Manager Environmental Protection Agency |
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| 10.30 | Questions & answers / panel discussion | |
| 11.00 | Addressing Ireland’s waste challenge (cont’d) | |
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A crisis of waste: Understanding the rubbish society Martin O’Brien University of Central Lancashire |
WORKSHOP: Water Resources 11.00 - 12.45 Ard Comhairle room Chair: Tom Rowe, Operating Group Director for Engineering & Environment, Mouchel Protecting and improving Ireland’s water Jim Bowman, Environmental Monitoring Unit Environmental Protection Agency (invited) Investing in innovation: Exploring clean technologies Andrea Gysin, Head of Technology & Investment, Mouchel Questions & answers / panel discussion |
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Applying the mechanical & biological treatment process in Ireland Bernie Guinan Associate Fehily Timoney & Company |
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Waste management and enforcement: Local government case study Nicholas Bond Head of Enforcement Cork County Council |
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| Managing Ireland’s construction waste John Donnelly Purchasing Consultant Donnelly CCT |
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| 12.30 | Questions & answers / panel discussion | |
| 12.45 | Lunch / networking opportunity | |
| 14.00 | Ireland’s changing climate | |
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Chair: Frank McGovern Climate Change Unit Environmental Protection Agency |
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Moving climate change to the top of the international agenda Liam Aylward MEP Vice Chair Temporary Committee on Climate Change, European Parliament |
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Ireland’s changing climate Declan Murphy Director Met Éireann |
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EU climate change policy: Implications for Ireland Joseph Curtin Senior Researcher Institute of International and European Affairs |
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Ireland’s burning: How climate change will affect you Paul Cunningham Environment Correspondent RTE |
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| 16.45 | Chairman’s summary followed by conference close | |