Speaker Programme | EIC Connect UK & Ireland

Agenda

We are delighted to share  our Connect UK & Ireland 2025, please continue to revert back for regular updates to the programme as we seek to provide you with a wide range of topics relating to the event.

EIC Connect UK & Ireland

8:30 – 9:30

Registration and Networking Coffee Break

9:30 – 9:40

Welcome Remarks

9:40 – 10:10

Session 1: Expectations and Opportunities – Voices from the Supply Chain

Panel DiscussionChair: Rebecca Groundwater, Head of External Affairs, EIC

Michael Love, Director of Policy, Opito

Steve Andrew, Director of Business Development, RVA Group

Paul Mudd, Business Development Director, UK EMEA, APAC, TRS Staffing

Dawn Robertson, Global Director – Oil & Gas Sector Lead, Bureau Veritas


10:40 – 11:20

Contractor Briefing: Unlocking Opportunities Across the UK & Ireland Energy Sector

This contractor-focused briefing at EIC UK&I Connect provides a strategic overview of upcoming project opportunities, supply chain needs, and collaboration pathways across the UK and Ireland's evolving energy landscape. Attendees will hear directly from key operators and developers about major capital projects, timelines, procurement strategies, and critical capability gaps. The session will also explore market trends in oil & gas, renewables, hydrogen, CCUS, and energy system integration.

Speakers:

Richard Chacksfield
Energy Transition Director – Capital Projects, Bilfinger
Speaker TBC
10:50 – 11:10

Networking Break

11:10 – 12:20

Speaker:

Craig Melville
Business Development Director, Wood
Roy Tonge
UK Head of Projects for Grid and Power, Siemens Energy
James Blanchard
Strategy & Business Development Director, United Infrastructure
Kim Stephen
Regional Director, EIC
12:20 – 13:30

Networking Lunch

13:30 – 14:50

Session Two: Policy, Power, and Partnership: Enabling the UK Energy Supply Chain

Speaker:

James Collins
Head of Business Development, ITM Power
Laura Bains Rachel Kaye
Local Content & Social Impact Manger, Technip Energies Head of Procurement, Balfour Beatty
14:50 - 15:10

Networking Break

15:10 - 15:50

Audience with Energy Operators & Developers: Exploring Opportunity Across the UK & Ireland

Duncan Birtwistle
Senior Project Engineer, Progressive Energy
Marta Csibra
Head of Business Development, EET Hydrogen
15:50 - 16:20

Session Three: Insights and Impact: Voices from the EIC Committees

Chair: Kim Stephen Regional Director, EIC

Sandra Antonovic, Chief Operating Officer, Reflex Marine

Lucy Brown, Regional Sales Manager, Severn

Miles Jackson, Sales & Marketing Director, Wolf Safety

16:20 - 16:25

Closing Remarks Neil Golding, Director Market Intelligence, EIC

16:35 - 18:00

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