Annual Conference and Engineering Update

Plan, design and innovate

Sir Denis Rooke Building, Holywell Park, Loughborough

Facilitated by journalist and broadcaster Michael Collie

Tuesday 10th June 2014

P R O G R A M M E

Morning session

08:30 Registration/tea and coffee 09:30 Welcome address

Simon Ayley, IGEM President

09:45 Keynote address

Charles Hendry MP

10:15 Asset health and risk

John Madden, National Grid and Gareth Robinson, Wales & West Utilities

10:45 Tea and coffee/exhibition/networking

11:15 Panel discussion impact of RIIO, innovation in network design and

planning

12:05 Gas PTi

Neil Stuchbury, Orbital

12:25 Asset integrity

Yasir Qayam, Rhead Group

12:45 Lunch/exhibition/networking

Afternoon session

14:00 Panel discussion planning and design the contractors viewpoint

14:50 Managing energy in an energy intensive environment

Gregg Dadson, National Grid and winner of IGEM YPPC 2014

15:10 Tea and coffee/exhibition/networking

15:40 The Kamstrup inspection system for gas stations an innovative,

efficient and safe solution

Henk Peters, Kamstrup

16:00 CISBOT: robotic joint sealing in pressurised cast iron gas mains

Ryne DuBose and Steven McKeefrey, ULC Robotics

16:30 First day closing remarks

Simon Ayley, IGEM President

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Annual Conference and Engineering Update Plan, design and innovate

Sir Denis Rooke Building, Holywell Park, Loughborough

Wednesday 11th June 2014

P R O G R A M M E

Morning session

08:30 Registration/tea and coffee 09:30 Welcome address

Simon Ayley, IGEM President

09:45 Embracing RIIO sustainable design solutions Paul Denniff, Scotia Gas Networks

10:15 Asset integrity management a risk based approach Dave Oesterholt, DNV GL

10:45 Tea and coffee/exhibition/networking

11:15 Innovation within IGEM

Matthew Sherwood, IGEM

11:35 Impacts of extreme weather on gas distribution assets

Craig Alderson, Northern Gas Networks & Daniel Finley, MACAW Engineering

11:55 National Grid successfully drills the worlds first offshore CO2 storage appraisal well

Richard Holdgate, National Grid

12:15 Lunch/exhibition/networking

Afternoon session

13:30 Insulated emergency control valves

Mark Jones, Cerro EMS

13:50 Quantitative assessment of bead integrity in butt fusion

Dave Carey, ControlPoint LLP

14:10 Holder demolition: the challenges and innovation

Neil Dalley, Wales & West Utilities

14:40 Managing emergency events on the gas transmission system

Chris Train OBE, National Grid

15:10 Second day closing remarks

Simon Ayley, IGEM President

15:15 Depart Programme subject to change