2026 Programme

09.00 - 10.30

10.30 - 10.35

10.35 - 10.40

10.40 - 10.45

10.45 - 11.00

Arrival

Registration & Exhibition Open

Welcome

John Egan, Chair of the HyNet Alliance

Welsh Government Keynote
Adam Price MS, Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy | Wendy Boddingon, Head of Regional Delivery

Sponsor Spotlight

David Brennan, Eastgate Engineering, Diamond Sponsor

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS Padeswood Cement Works CCS
Lucy Parkinson, Procurement Manager, Heidelberg Materials UK | Kevin Matthews, Contracts Manager, Worley

11.00 - 11.20

ENCYCLIS Protos EfW CCS

Helen Moon, Project Manager, Encyclis | Rodolfo Gonzalez, Protos CCS Project Manager, Kanadevia Inova

11.20 - 11.35

EVERO InBECCS

Cameron Wakelin, Development Associate, Evero

11.35 - 12.00

Supporter Spotlight

Emma Bulmer, Deputy Director, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
Bill Cattanach OBE, Head of Supply Chain, North Sea Transition Authority |
Charlie Guthrie, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board |
Tristian Jones, Supply Chain Manager, Business Wales | Rees Brown, North Wales Regional Skills Partnership

12.00 - 14.00

NETWORKING LUNCH

Your chance to meet with clients and contractors over an extended lunch.

14.00 - 14.05

Gold Sponsor Spotlight

Tom Ventre, Chief Executive, Laker Vent

14.05 - 14.15

Social Value

14.15 - 14.30

UNIPER Connah's Quay Low Carbon Power Station

Joe Hook, Project Integration Team Leader, Uniper

14.30 - 14.40

VIRIDOR Runcorn EfW CCS
Aren Houghton, CCS Project Manager, Viridor

14.40 - 15.20

HyNet's Hydrogen System

James Kidd, Senior Project Engineer, Storengy UK | Zain Keshavjee, Hydrogen Storage Business Development Lead, Uniper | Vincent O’Donnell, Contracts & Procurement Manager, EET Hydrogen & Power | Ruth Hobson, Project Manager, ESB

15.20 - 15.30

Closing Remarks

Jason McLellan, Vice Chair, North Wales Corporate Joint Committee & Ambition North Wales