Paddy Phelan President, IrBEA & CEO, South East Energy Agency Opening remarks from the IrBEA President
Colin Browne Hotel Manager, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Insight on the hotel's biomass heating system
Eamon Ryan T.D. Leader of the Green Party and Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport Keynote address
Brendan Kelly Head of Commercial, Bord Na Móna Renewable Energy Sponsors keynote address
Padraig Fleming Biomethane Program Manager, Gas Networks Ireland Sponsors keynote address
Panel Discussion 1: Key opportunities for bioenergy in the energy transition and emission reduction
Tony Collins Principal Officer, Heat Policy Division Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications The role of bioenergy in Ireland’s renewable heat policy Fergus Sharkey Head of Business Supports and Transport, Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) delivery so far and future plans Redmond McEvoy Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Bioenergy and the agricultural sector Paddy Phelan IrBEA President & CEO, South East Energy Agency A regional overview – the bioenergy potential Valerie Hughes Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Transport The role of biofuels in transport emissions reduction
Dylan Codd Projects, GHG & Sustainability Manager, Green Biofuels Ireland Indigenous Irish biofuel production – delivering a circular economy approach
Padraig Fleming Biomethane Programme Manager, Gas Networks Ireland Update on GNI's biomethane energy report
Ken Worrell Founder and Managing Director of Worrell Harvesting Mobilising the solid biomass supply chain
Tom Egan Operations Manager, Bord na Móna Edenderry - Powering ahead with Bioenergy
Conversations with Industry Pioneers - James Cogan, Ethanol Europe and Dan Hayes, Celignis Analytical with Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO
Marie Donnelly Chairperson of the Climate Advisory Council Update from the CCAC
Seán Finan IrBEA CEO Showcasing IrBEA's work in developing the bioenergy sector
Kathleen Draper Board Chair of the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) An international perspective of the emerging biochar industry
Sebastian Manhart Senior Policy Advisor, Carbonfuture (online address) Carbon dioxide removal and carbon trading - the opportunity for bioenergy
Anna Venturini Policy Officer, European Biogas Association EU production, usage and planned developments for biomethane
Philip Connolly Associate Director, KPMG Implementing the Biomethane Strategy and market development opportunities for biomethane
Giacomo Bozio Madé Bioenergy Europe, Policy Officer Role of solid biomass in a decarbonised Europe
Mark Sommerfeld Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA) UK Deputy Director of Policy Insights from the UK Biomass Strategy Report 2023