This breifing will focus on the financing of merchant waste and EfW projects in the UK in the post-PPP era, in light of the challenges being faced by developers and funders relating to regulatory changes to the revenue support regimes, feedstock supply, the bankability of technology and other such issues.

The agenda is outined below:

Registration: 5.00pm

5.30pm Welcome & Introduction
Cameron Smith, Partner, Ashurst LLP

5.40pm Keynote Presentation
Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Waste & Bioenergy, UK Green Investment Bank (GIB); IPFA UK Branch Chairman

5.50pm Panel Discussion
Chaired by: Cameron Smith, Partner, Ashurst LLP
Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Waste & Bioenergy, UK Green Investment Bank (GIB); IPFA UK Branch Chairman
Stuart Haywood-Higham, Technical Director, SITA
Russell Dallas, Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Nick Forster, Senior Director, Bayerische Landesbank
Mark Shinners, Finance Director, Chinook Urban Mining Limited
Nigel Aitchison, Partner, Head of Environmental, Foresight Group

Questions & Answer Session

6.50pm Closing Remarks from hosts
Cameron Smith, Partner, Ashurst LLP

6.55pm IPFA UK Update
Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Waste & Bioenergy, UK Green Investment Bank (GIB); IPFA UK Branch Chairman

7.00pm Networking Drinks Reception kindly hosted by Ashurst LLP