Control Costs and Build Resilience: Market, Costs and Clarity
Tuesday 21 April 2026 | IET London
As energy and water markets continue to shift, major users face rising complexity and growing pressure to stay in control. This conference brings together expert insight and real-world experience to cut through the noise and focus on what matters: how costs are changing and risk is moving, and what you can do about it.
Agenda
Session Three – Strategy That Holds Up in 2026 and where to look for the future.
Make your cost-control repeatable: The strategy session. Align Finance, Operations and Sustainability around decisions that stand up to scrutiny when system costs and pass-through charges dominate the bill.
| 14.10 | Introduction Don McGarrigle, part of the MEUC family and long-standing contributor |
| 14.15 | Procurement Reset: Contracting and Reporting when system costs dominate When system costs dominate, strategy beats quick decisions. From route-to-market choices, risk appetite, portfolio strategy and reporting, keep your organisation in control when you can’t hedge everything. Wesley Scott, Head of Industrial Sales & Solutions, Brook Green Supply |
| 14.30 | Policy, Reform and Relief Reality: BICS Planning for 2026-27 (What to assume and what not to) What to plan on if you’re not eligible: challenge points, evidence, pass-through controls, and where you can still influence outcomes. Eloise Ogden, Senior Manager of Market Development, EDF Energy |
| 14.45 | Beyond the Signature: Managing a Corporate PPA Over Time Choosing and signing the right corporate PPA is one decision; making it work over time is another. How performance, risk and continuity need to be managed as business needs (and teams) can change over the life of the deal. Callum O’Reilly, Renewable Strategic Originator, Drax Energy Solutions |
| 15.00 | From Ambition to Execution: Managing Renewable Electricity at Scale Major energy users must balance decarbonisation goals with security, flexibility and cost. The management of Google’s UK renewable power portfolio offers insight into the practical realities of delivering large-scale renewable electricity. Andrew Evans, Head of Global Key Accounts, Shell Energy |
| 15.15 | Engage, Query, and Learn: An open forum for delegates to interact with the speakers, seek clarifications, and discuss challenges. Questions led by the Chair |