Conference Chairs: Nigel Hinds and John Vidal

Opening address

Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister for Culture

Sunand Prasad, President RIBA, Snr Partner, Penoyre & Prasad

Chair: John Vidal

Three national figures provide architecture, historic and theatre perspectives on the impact of climate change for theatres and reflect on the keynote presentation

Richard Simmons, Chief Executive, CABE
John Graham, Chief Executive, Historic Scotland
Ruth Mackenzie OBE, Expert Adviser, DCMS
Sunand Prasad, President RIBA, Snr Partner, Penoyre & Prasad

Chair: John Vidal

Question time looking at the influences on improving the sustainability of theatre buildings with key individuals leading theatre initiatives addressing climate change

Peter Gingold, Executive Director, TippingPoint
Kirstin Warley, Consultant Professional Support Lawyer, Linklaters
Mark Watts, Climate Change Adviser, Greening London’s Theatres
Alistair McGowan, Actor, impressionist and WWF Ambassador
Dr Ben Todd, Executive Director, Arcola Theatre
Gus Christie, Executive Chairman, Glyndebourne Productions Ltd

Chair: Ruth Eastwood, Chief Executive, Leicester Theatre Trust

Planning and managing capital new build, refurbishment and listed theatre restorations for a zero-carbon 2019, introducing guidance from Arts Council England, CABE and the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT), and the low carbon comfort work on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre transformation project

Donna Munday, Arts Management Consultant
Alan Short, Principal, Short and Associates Architects
Alistair Fair, Buildings Conservation Group, Alan Baxter and Associates
Mark White, Chairman, ABTT
Ian Smith, Partner, Max Fordham
Stephen Jolly, Group Director, Building Services Design, Buro Happold
Peter Wilson, Project Director, RST Transformation, Royal Shakespeare Company
Rab Bennetts OBE, Co-founder, Bennetts Associates Architects

Chair: Ian Blackburn, Project Director, Southbank Centre

Strategies, practical approaches and financing for climate change adaptations, introducing renewables and improving energy performance

Kevin Faulkner, Premises Manager, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Natalie Lewis, Environmental Officer, Ambassador Theatre Group
David Richards, Buildings Group Leader, London, Arup
John Langley, Theatre Manager, National Theatre
Lee Collins, Deputy Director, Theatr Brycheiniog
Ben Robinson, Director, Dulas Solar, Low Carbon Partnership

Peter Head, Director, Planning and Integrated Urbanism, Arup

Round up from Conference Chair, Nigel Hinds