Explore the agenda for the final SECLI-FIRM project Stakeholder Workshop

We are excited to be delivering our final Stakeholder Workshop on Tuesday 25 May 2021 and to welcome a line-up of presenters from across industry and climate services. We have ensured ample opportunities for participation from attendees too.

We understand the constraints on stakeholder’s time so we are offering three sessions, and we hope participants will join all three where possible, but they are welcome to join just the one or two that are most beneficial to them. We aim to attract  decision-makers from the energy, water, oil and gas, insurance and agriculture sectors, users and providers of climate services and all those interested in our project findings and progress.

Agenda 

How Can Climate Services Enhance Your Business Decisions? 

25 May 2021, 09:00 –13:00 (UK) 10:00 – 14:00 (CEST), including breaks 

Session 1: 09:00-10:00 (UK) 10:00-11:00 (CEST): Climate services for business decisions: users’ experience  

9:00 Welcome  

9:10 Climate Services from an EU perspective (Alessia Pietrosanti, European Commission, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency)  

9:20 Climate services for business decisions – an introduction (Alberto Troccoli, WEMC) 

9:25 Using climate services for business decisions – industry experience: 

• ENEL Teal Tool and Energy management (Marco Formenton, ENEL) 
• Shell North Sea rig move (Jon Upton, Shell) 
• Thames Water demand management: Freeze-thaw in lockdown (Leo Kiernan, Thames Water) 

9:40 Q & A  

9:50 Break 

Session 2: 10:00-11:00 (UK) 11:00-12:00 (CEST): Participant discussion: How can my business benefit from climate services? 

10:00 Introduction to the session 

10:10 Interactive discussion: how can my business benefit from climate services? 

10:40 Plenary and summary 

NETWORKING BREAK 30 MINS 

Session 3: 11:30–13:00 (UK) 12:30–14:00 (CEST): Connecting climate services and sector-specific decision making 

11:30 Introduction to SECLI FIRM Project and the session – seasonal forecasting and decision making: (Clare Goodess, UEA)  

11:40 Climate services and decision making for the energy sector – case-study example from SECLI-FIRM: North Sea wind and wave conditions suitable for maintenance, planning and logistics (Gertie Geertsema, KNMI) 

11:50 Climate services and decision making for the water sector – summary of results across WATExR case studies (Leah Jackson-Blake, NIVA, Norway) 

12:00 Climate services and decision making for the agriculture sector – case-study example from MED-GOLD (Antonio Graca, Sogrape) 

12:10 The process of elaborating a decision tree – group exercise: facilitated by Steve Dorling 

12:40 Discussion and wrap-up (Alberto Troccoli) 

13:00 Workshop end