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

PROGRAMME
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

PROGRAMME
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 CO 2 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