Icelandic Energy Summit, London, November 1st 2013
The British Icelandic Chamber of Commerce is introducing the Icelandic Energy Summit, hosted by Bloomberg, in London on Friday, 1 November 2013.
According to the website of the British Icelandic Chamber of Commerce the event “will provide participants an insight into Iceland´s renewable energy resources, the birth and growth of the data storage industry in the country, the search for offshore oil – and what all this means for the country and its neighbours. The BICC is proud to have assembled some of the most dynamic voices in the developing story of Iceland and its energy potential.” The event, which is free, is said to be of interest “to finance professionals who conduct business with Iceland, or would like to, renewable energy specialists, academics and all those who take an interest in the future development of the Arctic. Feel free to pass on this invitation to colleagues, but we expect this event to be well attended.”
The Agenda is as following:
| 10:30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 11:00 | Welcome William Symington, BICC Keynote speech Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland |
| 11:45 | UK-Iceland Interconnector Charles Hendry, MP Hörður Arnason, CEO Landsvirkjun Paul Johnson, National Grid Mike Lawn, Bloomberg New Energy Finance |
| 13:00 | Buffet Lunch |
| 13:45 | Data Centres in Iceland Verne Global – Isaac Kato, CFO Risk Management Solutions Inc, Robert Muir-Woood, Chief Research Officer |
| 14:45 | Geothermal Sigurður St Arnalds, Senior Energy Advisor, Mannvit Mark Taylor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance |
| 15:45 | Icelandic Oil exploration and the development of Arctic Resources Michael Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Iceland Petroleum Heiðar Guðjónsson, author “The Push for the Arctic” |
| 16:30 | Closing & Drinks |
Here is a link to the registration.
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