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Flooding Summit Programme

Flooding Summit Programme

Monday September 10 2007, Queens Hotel, Perth

8.30 Registration and Coffee (1 hour)

Introduction

9.30 (10 mins): Scottish Government Environmental Quality Directorate - John Mason

9.40 (20 mins) Keynote Speech: Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

10.00 (10 mins): National Flood Forum - Paul Hendy

First Session - Dealing with Floods -
Chaired by Michael Russell, Minister for Environment

10.10 (5 mins): Introduction by Minister

10.15 (15 mins): Scottish Environment Protection Agency - Dr Chris Spray

10.30 (10 mins): Environment Agency - Robin Bailey

10.40 (20 mins): Morning Coffee

11.00 (15 mins): Glasgow City Council - Sandy Gillon

11.15 (10 mins): Scottish Water - Geoff Aitkenhead

11.25 (10 mins): Association of British Insurers - Jane Milne

11.35 (10 mins):Planning - Scottish Government Planning - Nick Evans

11.45 (20 mins approx): Facilitated discussion of issues raised during session. Facilitator will take a note of the questions to take forward to the panel discussion with Ministers.

12:15 - 13:15 (1 Hour): Buffet Lunch

Second Session - Towards Sustainable Flood Management -
Chaired by Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

13:15 (5 mins) Introduction by Minister

13.20 (15 mins): Flooding Issues Advisory Committee - Professor Charles Ainger (MWH)

13.35 (10 mins): Forest Research - Dr Tom Nisbet

13.45 (10 mins): WWF - Mike Donaghy

13.55 (20 mins approx) Facilitated discussion of issues raised during session. Facilitator will take a note of the questions to take forward to the panel discussion with Ministers.

14.15 (20 mins): Afternoon Coffee

Plenary Session

14.35 (1 hour 30) : Panel Discussion with Ministers - Chaired by George Thorley OBE, Non-Executive Director Scottish Government

16.10-16.25 (10 mins): Closing Summation - Michael Russell, Minister for Environment

(5 mins approx): Video of Effects of Flooding

16.30 Close

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