Healthy and Prosperous Cities – Key Cities Meeting @Southampton
This event is organised jointly by Southampton City Council and the University of Southampton
Event website www.keycities.org | Venue: University of Southampton, Hartley Suite, Building 38, Southampton UK
Thursday 21st February 2019 – 09:30 – 18:30
Directions to the venue.
Tentative Agenda
9:30 |
Registration and refreshments |
10:00 |
Plenary Session 1 – Setting the Scene |
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- Introduction by the Conference Chair, ‘Bakr Bahaj,University of Southampton.
- Clean Air and Energy, Southampton City 1st UK City to Reduce NOx and be CO2 Neutral by 2040, Councillor Chris Hammond, Leader, Southampton City Council.
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10.40 |
Morning Refreshments |
11:00 |
Plenary Session 2 – Views from Policy Makers & Stakeholders |
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- Keynote Speech – Dr Alan Whitehead, MP, Shadow Minster Energy and Climate Change(invited).
- Zero Emission Zones in Oxford – Councillor Tom Hayes, Oxford City Council
- Transition to Clean Energy, Polly Billington, UK100
- Research and Opportunities to Inform Policy, William Powrie/ Brian Collins UKCRIC
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12:15 |
Breakout Session 1: Liveable Cities – Views from Local Authorities & Stakeholders |
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- Round table 1: Air quality – reducing city air pollution in local authority cities.
- Round table 2: Transiting cities to Low Carbon Energy – Electricity and Heat.
- Feedback from Breakout Session 1.
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13:15 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
Breakout Session 2: Local Power/Heat Generation & Markets – Views from Local Authorities & Stakeholders |
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- Round table 3: Generating/selling green electricity – an alternative source of income
- Round table 4: Local energy companies, offering residents affordable low-carbon energy.
- Feedback from Breakout Session 2.
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15:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
15:15 |
Plenary Session 3 – Views from Stakeholders |
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- Port Cities – input from ports partners – city relationships and how to improve it.
- Solarising Southampton, ‘Bakr Bahaj,University of Southampton.
- Data Trust and Observatory, Wendy Hall, WSI University of Southampton
- Three Revolutions in Transport, John Preston, University of Southampton
- Evidence Base – input from academia – exploring best practice for Local Authorities.
- SmartCity Sensors: lessons learned from real world deployments, Nick Allott, NquiringMinds, Southampton.
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16:30 |
Plenary Session 3 – Summing up / Introduction to Day 2* |
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- Summary of the day.
- Innovative ideas/concepts from academia. Idea is to ensure best practice and potentially a toolkit of policies for local authorities.
- Way forward.
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17:00 |
RefreshmentsReception |
Notes:
1. Please register your attendance through this link www.keycities.org
2. UKCRIC is the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities.
3. Programme likely to change.