The heat is on: working together to tackle fuel poverty in Wales

Supported by Swalec, NEA Cymru will be holding the only conference in Wales dedicated to discussing and examining the challenges and solutions for helping the 1 in 3 fuel poor households in Wales.
If you want to see an end to fuel poverty in Wales and want to influence those who can deliver the policies for change, then this conference is for you.

Keynote speakers:

– Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Welsh Government
– Gareth Wood, Head of Collections, SSE

Morning sessions:
Who is leading the fuel poverty agenda?

– Mark Isherwood AM, Chair of the Cross Party Group on Fuel Poverty
– Peter Sumby, Director of Development and Delivery, NEA
– William Baker, Head of Fuel Poverty Policy, Consumer Futures
– Iwan Thomas, Communities, Local Government and Wellbeing Lead, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
– Kate Hearnden, Head of Energy Efficiency and Fuel Poverty, Welsh Government

How can we make energy more affordable?

– Craig Anderson, Chief Executive, Warm Wales Cymru
– Philip Callum, Partner, Consumer and Demand-side Insight, Ofgem
– Lawrence Slade, Chief Operating Officer, Energy UK
– Audrey Gallacher, Director of Energy, Consumer Futures

Welsh Government’s new finance powers

– Ed Gareth Poole, Government Department, London School of Economics
– Gareth Clubb, Director, Friends of the Earth Cymru

Afternoon workshops:

– How consumers are coping with fuel debt
– Smart meters and behaviour change
– What next for collective switching schemes?
– Local strategies for dealing with fuel poverty

Who should attend?
The conference will provide an opportunity to bring together stakeholders from the private, commercial, policy and voluntary sectors to debate and explore the key issues relating to domestic energy efficiency and fuel poverty in Wales.
  
Lunch, exhibition and networking opportunities provided. You can download the full programme here (PDF).
For more information and to book, go to www.nea.org.uk/cymru2014