Business leaders meet at GLTE London

On 6-7 April, business leaders, regulators and scientists met in London under the auspices of the Global Leadership & Technology Exchange to debate solutions to today’s foremost business challenge: how to create low-carbon growth. This GLTE was hosted by Tata Consultancy Services in partnership with Xyntéo.

The London GLTE took inspiration from the Industrial Revolution, a turning-point in the history of growth. Our starting position in London was: how can we unleash the next great transformation?

The programme opened with an attempt to build a vision of what the new economy – the low-carbon economy – would look like. The sessions that followed evaluated the key bridges to this future – from the energy mix, our infrastructure, mobility systems and supply chains to finance, regulation and leadership.

Drawing on the strength of TCS, our host, we considered the potential of ICT as a powerful enabler of low-carbon growth across sectors and industries. N. Chandrasekaran, TCS’s CEO and Managing Director, delivered the GLTE keynote address.

Below you will find an interactive programme with presentations from our speakers. Video footage of speeches and interviews will be added soon. You can download the PDF version of the programme here.

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DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL

  1. WELCOME TO GLTE LONDON
    Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
    N. Chandrasekaran

    N. Chandrasekaran

    Welcome from the GLTE Low-Carbon Leadership Board

    1. Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group
    2. Dr Jamshed Irani, Director, Tata Sons
    3. Dr Osvald Bjelland, Chairman and CEO, Xyntéo
    4. GLTE London keynote address by N. Chandrasekaran, Managing Director and CEO, Tata Consultancy Services
  2. WORKING SESSION 1
    A Vision of the Low-Carbon Economy
    Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
    Sir David King

    Sir David King

    1. A Vision of the Low-Carbon Future, Sir David King, Director of Smith School for Enterprise & the Environment, Oxford University, and former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government
    2. Business, Government and Energy in the Low-Carbon Economy, (speech) Hege Norheim, Senior Vice President, Statoil
    3. Followed by a response by Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, former Chairman of Shell and former Chair of the House of Lords Science & Technology Select Committee
  3. WORKING SESSION 2
    Energy
    Moderator: Johan Nic Vold, Senior Advisor, Xyntéo
    Jeremy Bentham

    Jeremy Bentham

    1. The Role of the Energy Industry,(speech) Jeremy Bentham, Vice President Global Business Environment, Shell [PDF]
    2. CECEP and the Low-Carbon Energy Mix in China, Chen Jinen, Vice Chairman, China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group
    3. Improving the Wind Industry’s Competitive Edge, Hasit Kaji, Vice President and Global Head, Energy, Resources & Utilities ISU, Tata Consultancy Services
    4. The Future for Gas, Paul van Gelder, Chairman and CEO, Nederlandse Gasunie
  4. WORKING SESSION 3
    Infrastructure
    Moderator: Ashish Bhatt, Managing Director of Infrastructure, Xyntéo
    Peter Head

    Peter Head

    1. Low-Carbon Infrastructure, A Global Perspective Peter Head, Director and Chairman, Global Planning, Arup [PDF]
    2. A Concrete Opportunity, Dr Luis Farías, Senior Vice-President of Energy and Sustainability, Cemex [PDF]
    3. The Challenge and Opportunity for Infrastructure in India, Bakul Patel, Director, Infrastructure Development Finance Company AMC and former Sheriff of Mumbai
    4. Followed by a response by Dr Jamshed Irani, Director, Tata Sons

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 7 APRIL

  1. OPENING OF DAY TWO
    Stephen Howard

    Stephen Howard

    1. Opening remarks by Stephen Howard, Chief Executive, Business in the Community
  2. WORKING SESSION 4
    Supply Chains and Sustainable Consumption
    Moderator: Thomas Bergmark, Senior Advisor, Xyntéo
    Mike Barry

    Mike Barry

    Ruth Girardet

    Ruth Girardet

    1. Plan A, Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer [PDF]
    2. Sustainable Supply Chains in Retail, Ruth Girardet, Corporate Responsibility & Community Director, Tesco [PDF]
    3. Sustainable Supply Chains in a Utility, Des Bell, Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, PG&E Corporation [PDF]
    4. ICT and Sustainable Supply Chains, Dr Syama Sunkara, Global Head, Supply Chain Practice, Tata Consultancy Services
  3. WORKING SESSION 5
    Mobility
    Moderator: Stephen Cadden, Managing Director of Mobility, Xyntéo
    Tony Harper

    Tony Harper

    Henrik Madsen

    Henrik Madsen

    1. The Future for Low-Carbon Cars Tony Harper, Head of Research & Advanced Systems Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover [PDF]
    2. Triality Concept Ship, Dr Henrik Madsen, CEO, Det Norske Veritas
    3. A Low-Carbon Vision for Ships and Ports, Arild Iversen, President and CEO, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics [PDF]
    4. Sustainable Ports-a New Business Model for Energy, Paul Allen, Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Chief Environmental Officer, Constellation Energy [PDF]
  4. Keynote speech
    Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint

    Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint

    1. Building Growth in the Low-Carbon Economy, Rt Hon. Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment [PDF]
  5. WORKING SESSION 6
    Enablers
    Moderator: Odd-Even Bustnes, Xyntéo
    Mark Lewis

    Mark Lewis

    Lakshmi Srinivasan

    Lakshmi Srinivasan

    1. Financial Instruments, Mark Lewis, Managing Director, Commodities Research, Deutsche Bank [PDF]
    2. Information and Communication Technology, Lakshmi Srinivasan, Head, Eco-Sustainability Services, Tata Consultancy Services [PDF]
    3. Regulations, Trevor Hutchings, Head, Low-Carbon Economy, UK Department of Energy & Climate Change
    4. Followed by a response by Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust
  6. WORKING SESSION 7
    Leadership
    Moderator: Dr Gabrielle Walker, Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
    Leadership panel Leadership panel

    Leadership panel

    1. Welcoming remarks by Dr Osvald Bjelland, Chairman, Xyntéo
    2. Keynote speech by Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman, BP

    Leadership panel with:

    1. Justin King, Chief Executive, Sainsbury's
    2. Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group
    3. Subramanian Ramadorai, Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services
    4. Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman, BP
    5. Michael Treschow, Chairman, Ericsson and Unilever