Shadow ministers to open Sustainabilitylive!

Sustainabilitylive! - a series of exhibitions creating the UK's most comprehensive forum for excellence and innovation in the environment, energy, water and land remediation sectors

Two shadow government ministers will headline the high quality programme for this year's Sustainabilitylive! - a series of exhibitions creating the UK's most comprehensive forum for excellence and innovation in the environment, energy, water and land remediation sectors.

Peter Ainsworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will be giving a keynote speech on 'Climate Change'; while David Howarth MP, Shadow DTI (Energy) spokesperson, will present a session on 'A Low Carbon Economy: Renewables or Nuclear?'.

Catherine Iredale, exhibitions director of Faversham House Group, commented: "With addressing the implications of climate change and increasing energy efficiency and security of supply some of the biggest political questions at present, Sustainabilitylive! provides the perfect venue for a high-level debate around these issues.

The multi-disciplinary nature of our event means we can fully address the inter-relations between these issues, providing businesses with the insight and knowledge required to address these challenges in a sustainable way".

Joining the shadow ministers are a host of industry leaders who will be providing their insights into some of the main challenges facing their sector today.

Taking place from 1-3 May 2007 at the NEC, Birmingham, Sustainabilitylive! brings together the Environmental Technology and Environmental Services (ET+ES), National Energy Management (NEMEX), International Water and Effluent (IWEX) and International Clean-up (ICU) exhibitions.

Across the Sustainabilitylive! events there are high level conferences, briefing sessions, keynote speeches, seminars and practical workshops.

In addition, the events will provide exhibitors with a forum to showcase cutting-edge technology.

**ET+ES.

Environmental Technology and Environmental Services.

The extensive seminar programme for the ET+ES event includes sessions from Dr Martin Griffiths, head of the Defra Better Regulation Division on 'The Defra Simplification Initiative: Implementing Better Regulations' and Envirowise on 'Resource Efficiency: Business Benefits of a Resource Efficient Economy'.

In addition, the Environment Agency will host a session on the 'Requirements to Meet Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control and Effective Application of Monitoring Certification (MCERTS)'.

Also included in the seminar programme is a session on REACH from the European Chemical Industry Association (CIA).

As the biggest piece of EU regulation to hit the chemicals industry in the last 20 years, the forthcoming regulation is already having a major impact on the sector.

However, anyone who imports or uses chemicals must also comply with this new regulation so the effects will be felt by most businesses operating within or selling into the EU.

The CIA seminar will provide advice on how to prepare for the start of this major new chemicals regime, highlighting the potential business issues and providing practical advice on preparing administrative and product management systems, developing of substance portfolios, reviewing and improving data collection and communicating the impacts of REACH with suppliers and customers.

**NEMEX.

National Energy Management Exhibition.

Kicking off with a keynote session on energy efficiency, Tuesday's seminar at Nemex will focus on why businesses need to be energy efficient followed by case studies giving delegates the opportunity to identify solutions specific to their business.

Tuesday afternoon will then begin with a keynote session from Rachel Crisp, assistant director for emerging energy technologies at the DTI, on micro-generation.

This seminar will cover the basics of what is micro-generation and where it can be used, before moving onto low carbon buildings and micro-generation.

The Micropower Council will then follow up with a session on the 'Business Benefits to Instillation' and the 'Barriers to Adoption'.

Wednesday's proceedings then open with Peter Ainsworth's address on the issues and impacts of climate change for businesses.

This is then followed by a debate, chaired by Andrew Warren from the Association for the Conservation of Energy covering the economics of climate change, emissions trading and energy performance.

The afternoon session focuses on the challenge of achieving a low carbon economy and begins with the opening address from David Howarth.

This is then followed by a debate on the 'Opportunities, Threats and Solutions for a Low Carbon Economy'.

Taking part in the debate will be Dan Lewis, research director at the Economic Research Council; Samantha Heath, director at the London Sustainability Exchange and Andrew Bull, UK stakeholder relations manager for Westinghouse New Plants Business.

Thursday then begins with a session on sustainable buildings led by the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers.

There is also an extensive programme of practical masterclasses running across all three days covering issues such as 'Managing Energy Risk', 'Utilising Renewables' and 'Micro-generation'.

** IWEX.

International Water and Effluent Exhibition.

New for IWEX in 2007 is a conference programme which will take place on the first day of the event.

The conference, which is being co-hosted with the Environmental Industries Commission, centres around the theme of 'Sustainable Water Management'.

Opening with a keynote address from Sir John Harman, chairman of the Environment Agency, on 'The Future of the Water Environment', the day will also include sessions on 'Using Water Efficiently: Intelligent Water Conservation and the 'Periodic Review 2010 - 2015: end of boom and bust?'.

In addition to the conference programme, a series of free seminars and practical workshops will run across all three days of the event.

Already confirmed are sessions on 'Water Efficiency for Businesses', hosted by Envirowise; 'Water Resource Efficiency and its Implications', hosted by the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP); 'Risk Management in the Multi-Utility Sector - better regulation, red tape or culture change', hosted by Cranfield University and 'Barriers to Innovation in the UK Water Industry', hosted by British Water and UKWIR with PREST.

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