Focus Forum - "ECO-nomics - The Realities of a Green Programme"
Please join the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) for a full day’s forum focusing on four key areas of environmental travel programmes. From the latest on scientific thinking and developing technologies to breaching behaviour change blockage and the rise of VC, this day is for anyone engaged in the business travel environmental debate.
Venue: Dexter House, 2 Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London EC3
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Agenda:
09:00 - 09:30 Registration and Coffee
09:45 - 10:00 Opening Remarks and Welcome
10:00 - 11:15 Now for the Science Bit
Through Project ICARUS, ITM has engaged with many eminent scientists and academics working in the area of travel and climate change. In this session we hear the thoughts of these people on the impact of business travel on the environment, what the ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) hopes to achieve and what needs to be done.
Speakers: Tim Johnson - Aviation Environment Federation and David Reaney - Office of Government Commerce.
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee/Tea
11:45 - 12:45 Breaching the Road Block
The panel will present their views on the barriers to CO2 reduction including the issue of a single, precise measurement accross air, hotel and ground transportation and the role emerging markets will play in increasing emissions.
Speakers: Andrew Fish - TRX Technology, Bernard Harrop - IG Management and Jonathan Green - JMP Consultants and Keith Mason - Cranfield University.
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:00 The Second False Dawn?
Videoconferencing was supposed to change our lives 10 years ago but never did. We ask if videoconferencing, tele-conference, webcasting and Second Life really offer alternatives to companies wishing to reduce costs and emissions and create efficiencies or whether the realities are that minimal impact will occur?
Speakers: Cathy Ham - BT, Jean Leston - WWF, Kevin Stavers - MVision and Jonathon Counsell - British Airways.
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee/Tea
15:30 - 17.00 Combining Economics and Environment - "All Change"
This session seeks to explore the complimentary effects of reducing emissions and reducing costs in this economically challenging time. Where do the synergies lie across both policies and where does conflict lie? What are the best steps to reduce emissions and costs together and how do you get stakeholder buy-in? Once the policy changes are agreed, what are the barriers to change and how might you overcome them?
This last session of the day is a must for anyone wrangling with introducing both environmental reduction and cost control.
Speakers: Mark Avery - PricewaterhouseCoopers and Lynn Basford - Centre For Transport Psychology
17.00 - 17.15 Closing Remarks
How to Register:
This event is free to ITM members. Non members are welcome to attend at a nominal registration fee of £99 plus VAT.
A credit card is required to reserve your place. A £50 No-show fee will be charged in the case of non-attendance.
Not sure about attending? Here's what our members have to say:
"The return on investment in attending the ITM Focus Forum was worth its weight in GOLD to both my company and I would strongly encourage any member to take full advantage of these great educational opportunities and broaden their expertise by attending these invaluable forums". Jessica Turner, Senior Manager, Corporate Travel - International, EMC2
For more information on this event please contact Harriet Holmes on 01625 430472 or email harriet.holmes@itm.org.uk
