26 March 2008 – QEII Conference Centre, London

Conference Speakers

Mark Lynas Author of High Tide: News from a Warming World
	Since going freelance in 2000 to work full-time on climate change, Mark has written three books and many articles in the UK and international media. His first publication, High Tide: News from a Warming World, details his exploration of the dramatic impacts of climate change around the world. His second, The Collins Gem Carbon Calculator, shows how people can calculate – and reduce – their carbon footprints. His latest book, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, outlines – degree by degree – what will likely happen to different places this century as global warming accelerates. Mark’s journalism work has included regular contributions to The Guardian, The Independent and other newspapers. He also contributes to television and radio discussions on climate change, and is a well-known lecturer on the subject.

Jonathan Ibikunle Head of Design, Partnerships for Schools
	Jonathan joined Partnerships for Schools in February 2006, supporting local authorities in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme in achieving design quality. He also has responsibility for disseminating best practice and sustainability. During his ten years with the Architects and Building Branch of the former Department for Education and Employment, he worked and advised on a range of school projects and design publications, including being Principal Architect for the City Learning Centres programme and producing its design guide. Prior to joining Partnerships for Schools, Jonathan was seconded to the DfES to head up the Design Advisory Team to the Academies programme. He serves on the Royal Institute of British Architects Client Design Advisers Assessment Panel, and sits as an observer on the Board of the British Council for Schools Environments.

Alan Knight Commissioner on Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Development Commission
	Alan is the Commissioner on Sustainable Consumption for the Sustainable Development Commission and has 17 years’ experience of understanding the opportunities CSR and sustainable development provide to global retail. He is also the founder of Single Planet Living Ltd, a company that offers advice on sustainable development. Alan chairs Defra's Food Industry Ethical Trading Champions Group and BERR's Retail Innovation and Sustainability Group. He is a fellow of WWF UK and visiting professor at Southampton University, as well as the political editor of Organic Life magazine and director of the Forest Stewardship Council. He was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to environmental audit in business and in 2005 received a life-long award from the US-based Rainforest Alliance for his contribution to finding solutions to rainforest destruction caused by the timber industry.

Will Martin MCIPS Procurement Strategy Manager, Environment Agency
Will is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. He started his career in procurement in the NHS in 1982 and moved into the power industry in 1990, joining National Power and later Eastern Merchant Generation. He joined the Environment Agency procurement team in 1996 and has progressively been involved in the development and application of sustainable procurement tools and techniques throughout his career, while helping develop and deploy the Environment Agency’s sustainable procurement strategy. He leads on the Agency’s sustainable procurement construction activity.

Carl Meewezen Interim Director Performance and Measurement
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Dr David Moon Programme Manager – Construction Procurement, WRAP
	Dr Moon is Programme Manager for Construction Procurement at WRAP. His work encourages construction clients, policy makers, planners and developers to set requirements for waste minimisation, recycling and the use of recovered materials, providing practical support for implementing such requirements. Formerly a materials scientist, he has managed various large projects and programmes. Before joining WRAP, he was based at the Department of Trade and Industry, managing a Government-Industry task force which looked at the competitiveness of the UK's environment industry.

Barbara Morton Director, Action Sustainability
	Barbara has worked in the field of sustainable procurement for over 15 years, beginning in the NHS where she worked in procurement and supply chain management. She established the Strategic Supply Chain Group, which is supported and facilited by Action Sustainability, in 2003 and was its first project manager. Between 2003 and 2005, Barbara was seconded to DTI/Defra Environmental Innovations Unit, where she was responsible for a project aimed at promoting innovation in the environmental industries though public procurement. She is the founder and co-ordinator of the Sustainable Supply Chain Forum – a network of practitioners in procurement and supply chain management, sustainable development and corporate responsibility. Barbara has worked with companies in a wide variety of sectors, providing guidance on the integration of sustainability criteria into procurement and supply chain management processes. In the public sector she has worked with the Environment Agency, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency and many local authorities. Barbara is currently on secondment to the Procurement and Contracts Division, Defra, and was Project Manager to the business-led Sustainable Procurement Task Force.

David Newbould UK Product Marketing Manager, NEC Computers
	As NEC Computers' UK Product Marketing Manager, David is responsible for overseeing product marketing activities in the UK and Ireland, including sales support and specialist product training. Previously working in both sales and technical roles for other companies, he joined NEC in 2003.

Tom O' Donnell, Director of Public Sector and Business Development, Office Depot
	Tom is the Director of Public Sector and Business Development for Office Depot, the world’s leading supplier of office products. Tom’s experience spans over 23 years, 15 of which have been dedicated to developing and managing contracts within the public sector. Office Depot’s public sector division is split into four individual teams: education, health and central and local government. Sustainable procurement has been the number one topic across the sector now for many years. Under Tom’s leadership, Office Depot has led the market in providing initiatives which meet the environmental objectives within all areas of the public sector. Tom has recently extended his responsibilities to include Director of Business Development. The prime role of Office Depot’s Business Development division is to bring new products and services to market which enhance the company’s proposition and deliver solutions to enable its customers to achieve their individual business and department objectives.

Graham Randles Programme Manager for the Mayor of London's, Green Procurement Code
	Graham is the Programme Manager for the Mayor of London's Green Procurement Code, a free support service for London-based organisations committed to reducing their environmental impact through responsible purchasing. The programme is supported by £3 million from the London Development Agency and is delivered by London Remade. For the last two years Graham has managed the delivery of the services of the Green Procurement Code and the launch of an expanded service, ensuring that London Remade delivers a high level of business support to organisations signed up to the Code. He is also responsible for producing the annual progress review to measure the success of Green Procurement Code members in helping to make London a sustainable city. Graham has 17 years’ business experience as a senior manager in international business in the publishing industry and as a business development consultant in the not-for-profit sector.

David Smith Commercial Director, Department for Work and Pensions
	David has specialised in procurement and commercial matters in the public sector for nearly 20 years. Before moving to DWP, he was Head of Procurement for the Inland Revenue and has previously held commercial posts in the Home Office and HM Treasury (Central Unit on Procurement). David is a well known and respected speaker on commercial strategy, delivery, e-commerce and outsourcing and acted as Commercial Adviser to the e-Envoy on the ‘Government Gateway’, to the European Institute for Public Affairs (EIPA), Royal Institute for Public Affairs (RIPA) and BiP on procurement matters. David has a close working association with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). He is a member of the Chief Executives’ Advisory Group (CEAG), the Government Procurement Service Management Board, and various other interdepartmental committees. David is also a member of CIPS’s Board of Management.

Grahame Steed Managing Editor, Government Opportunities
	Grahame joined Glasgow-based BiP Solutions Ltd as Production Director in 2003, following 13 years as a Magazine Editor, Publisher and latterly Publishing Director at EMAP plc. He is responsible for the Media Department at BiP, which includes the Contracts, Communications and Design teams that are responsible for producing Government Opportunities magazine and MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin.