Sector-Based Forums (SBF)

There are three forums held yearly in each discipline. The Sector-Based Forums are owned by the three regional offices but the meetings can be held anywhere in the UK.

Sector-Based Forums

Each Forum follows a similar structure

1. Regional Manager to provide housekeeping issues etc.

2. Chairman opens the Forum

3. BI Department member will cover the following issues.

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• JV’s/Partnerships

• New Projects

• Technical Issues

• Major Project News

• EPC & FEED awards

• Political & Government Announcements

4. Keynote Speaker with Q&A session

5. Lunch and Networking

6. Close

Southern Region Office

Power

Power generation (including nuclear), transmission and distribution.

Chairman

Iain Robertson - Key Account Manager
Siemens Plc

BI Partner

Phil Goddard - Director of Consultancy

Refining & Petrochemical

Refineries, petrochemical plants, biofuels, bulk plastics.

Chairman

Hugh Saville - Managing Director - Minster International Ltd

BI Partner

Malin Ammundsson – Business Information Manager

Northern Region Office

CO2

Storage, Trading, Treatment and Transportation

Chairman

James Watt - Principal Process Engineer - Industrial Division

BI Partner

Oliver Hayman - Business Information Officer

Gas Treatment & Process

Gas production plants, ethane and propane extraction, LNG, LPG, GTL, CNG, Syngas.

Chairman

Glen Lancaster - Sales Specialist - Analytical

BI Partner

Alex Field - Business Information Officer

Scottish Region Office

Upstream

Incorporating Subsea and Exploration/Production & Pipelines

Chairman

Chris Lee MD, Vector International Ltd Subsea Business - Vector International Ltd

BI Partner

Neil Golding – Head of Business Information

Renewable Energy

Onshore and offshore wind, biomass, hydroelectric power generation, wave, tidal, geothermal and solar farms

Chairman

Steven Powell - Business Manager - 3M Renewable Energy Division

BI Partner

Elizabeth Lunn - Business Information Officer