Speakers
29th September 2010
Alan Knight
Alan has 20 years experience in working with global companies and brands on sustainable development. He has worked with B&Q, Kingfisher, SABMiller, Virgin Group and was one of the founders of the Forest Stewardship Council. He was awarded an OBE in 1998 and achieved a life time achievement award from the Rainforest Alliance for his work on forest certification.
Lord Paul Tyler CBE
In 2005 Paul retired, after serving for 14 years, as MP for North Cornwall. In addition to his relentless campaigning on a broad range of issues during his time in the House of Commons, Paul also served the Liberal Democrat Front Bench as Chief Whip and most recently as Shadow Leader of the House. Paul was subsequently made a working peer and introduced to the House of Lords. He is now Liberal Democrat spokesman in the Lords on constitutional reform issues, and served on the 2006 Joint Committee on Conventions, which examined and set out the relationship between the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
30th September 2010
Carmel Mcquaid
Carmel started her career as a chemical engineer working for ICI in Germany and the UK in production and supply chain roles. Since then she has worked as a consultant in manufacturing, supply chain and sustainability for PA Consulting, working across a range of industries from aerospace to consumer products. Carmel’s current role is climate change manager for Marks and Spencer. This involves, determining policy for the business on climate related issues, engaging with external stakeholders such as the Government, Research bodies and NGOs and practical involvement in plans to reduce emissions right across M & S’s business (clothing, food, M&S Energy etc).
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis spends his days at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, a leader in international environmental education. Before this, a professional cricketer, a management consultant, an Oxfam worker. At night he plays with Oxfordshire ClimateXchange, an experiment in “climate buzz”, recently quoted as the example on informing local opinion in the America’s Climate Choices report to the US Congress. Oxfordshire has one of the UK’s highest concentrations of green community groups and environmental resources. Ian believes “Local Utd” offers a goldmine of innovation, across high and low tec solutions. His public profile peaked in NME, Page 3, and the Nine O'clock News many years ago.
