Let's Talk Power: Session one

The strategic approach to
the energy challenge

With climate change now a fact of political and corporate life, session one looked at energy and carbon strategy from a boardroom level. Following an insightful interview with British Energy's CEO, Bill Coley, Kirsty then introduced a compelling case study from Richard Brown, CEO of Eurostar on how the company is achieving competitive advantage through a low carbon strategy. This was followed by an excellent presentation from Dr Tony White of Climate Change Capital on future energy & climate change policy.

What are the big energy
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• View Q&A video		Bill Coley Chief executive, British Energy Group plc Bill Coley accepted the position of chief executive of British Energy Group plc in March 2005 having served as an independent non-executive director since 2003. He is chairman of the generation board and the finance and policy committee. Prior to this, Bill worked for Duke Power in the USA for 37 years, where he held a variety of management and executive roles culminating in group president between 1997 and 2003. He is a non-executive director of Peabody Energy Corp. and ER Jahna Enterprises.

• View presentation • Download PDF		Richard Brown CBE Chief executive, Eurostar Richard Brown became chief executive of Eurostar in August 2002, since when he has turned around its performance, delivering record passenger numbers and punctuality, and successfully launching the first high speed passenger service in Britain. He was previously commercial director of National Express Group plc, where he set up its UK Trains Division at the time, the largest UK passenger franchise operator. He has spent 30 years in the transport industry, and was a director of British Rail’s Intercity Division before privatisation. He was educated at Cambridge, University College, London, and Harvard. Richard was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2007.

• View presentation • Download PDF		Dr. Anthony White MBE Managing director of market development, Climate Change Capital Dr. Anthony White MBE is managing director of market development and chairman of advisory at Climate Change Capital. Tony has been involved in almost all aspects of the energy industry, ranging from renewable energy research through to strategy, finance, international development and policy. He was a founding member of the UK government’s Energy Advisory Panel; a member of the National Grid’s executive committee; and head of the European Utility Research teams at Kleinwort Benson and Citigroup. This team was recognised by Extel in 2002 as being the world’s best sector team covering European companies and also led the research for the privatisation of Enel, Endesa, MVV, REE, Snam and Enagas. He is a non-executive director of the New and Renewable Energy Centre at Blyth, a member of the UK government’s Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance and the High Level Stakeholder Group on the Built Environment. He also sits on the Advisory Boards of the UK Energy Research Centre and Sussex University’s Energy Group.
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