Towards Net Zero – Hit or Miss? Tuesday, 28th February, 2023
11:00 - 11.30 am - Registration, Coffee & Networking
11.30 - 11.35 am - Welcome address - Lorraine Hendle, Managing Director – Retail, Manufacturing and Hospitality, William Reed and Merril Boulton, Editor, Forecourt Trader
11.35 - 11.55 am - Forecourt Market Update - Latest developments in the forecourt sector and the challenges facing fuel retailers - Gordon Balmer, Executive Director, Petrol Retailers’ Association
11.55 to 12.10 pm – Finding Clarity in Site Valuation With so much noise around alternative fuels, Steve will provide clarity on what influences value - Steve Rodell, Managing Director - Retail, Christie & Co
12.10 - 12.30 pm – Forecourt State of the Nation - A top line view of consumer behaviour and key trends in forecourts - Megan Thresher, Insight Manager, Lumina Intelligence
12.30 - 12.50 pm – Delivering for today’s consumer - Aoife Kearney, Food Concepts Manager, The Maxol Group
12.50 - 1.50 pm - Lunch & Networking
1.50 - 2.10 pm – How to migrate a traditional fuel brand to become relevant to new consumers and EV drivers - Robert Onion, Chairman, Circle Brands
2.10 - 2.30 pm – VEPower - VEPod - James Whale, Head of Strategy & Communications, VEPower
2.30 – 2.50 pm - Filmed feature: Forecourt Trader of the Year winner MFG Shell Putney - William Bannister, CEO, MFG
2.50 – 3.10 pm – The Road to Net Zero - Brendan Bilton, Co-Founder and CTO, Element 2
3.10 - 3.30 pm – The Future for Fuels and Forecourts - A view from the fuel producers on what the latest policy announcements mean for the sector - Elizabeth De Jong, Chief Executive UK, UKPIA
