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08:45 Delegate Registration
09:30 Ms. Joanna Kelly, President of Irish Planning Institute Welcome Address & Introduction
Chair: Mr. Peter McNaney, Chief Executive Belfast City Council
10:00 Minister Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister of State, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government with special responsibility for Planning and Housing The Future of Planning In Ireland: Accountability, Integrity, Sustainability
10:30 Alex Attwood MLA, Minister for the Environment, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Planning Reform - From Central to Local Government
11:00 Morning Coffee & Networking Break
Chair: Mr. Michael Layde, Assistant Secretary Planning and Housing, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
11:20 Prof.Andreas Faludi, Professor of Spatial Policy Systems in Europe, at Delft University of Technology Keynote Address: Cohesion Coherence Cooperation - European Spatial Planning Coming of Age?
11:50 Mr. Jim MacKinnon, Retired Chief Planner with the Scottish Government Planning Reform – The Scottish Experience
12:20 Mr. Ned O’Connor, Retired County Manager South Tipperary County Council Planning at Local Level – The Role of the Planner and Elected Representatives
12:50 Questions & Answers
13:15 Lunch
Chair: Ms. Amy Hastings, Hon Secretary IPI & Director at ARC
14:15 Mr. Nick O’Neill, Director, Energy, SLR Consulting Ireland Planning for Ireland’s Energy Security through Industrial Development Planning
14:45 Mr. Paul Cooley General Manager Irish Operations, SSE Ireland The dichotomy between Energy and Planning Policy – Is Ireland Losing its Renewables Opportunity?
15:15 Afternoon Coffee & Networking
15:30 Dr. Helen McHenry, Western Development Commission Stimulating Bioenergy Development through Planning and Action
16:00 Dr. Geraint Ellis Senior Lecturer in the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering Renewable Energy: What can Ireland learn from the Devolved Administrations?
16:30 Questions & Answers
17:00 Close
Chair: Mr. John Linden, Treasurer IPI Northern Branch & Principle Planning Officer Department of Environment Northern Ireland
14:15 Dr. Cathal O’Mahony, Coastal & Marine Research Centre, University College Cork Marine Environment – Planning Needs and Solutions
14:45 Prof. Andrew Cooper, Chairman Northern Ireland Coastal & Marine Forum and Centre for Coastal & Marine Research, University of Ulster Planning Challenges and Opportunities for Ireland’s Coast
15:15 Afternoon Coffee & Networking
15:30 Mr. Gordon Daly, Senior Planner, Clare County Council Shannon Estuary - A model for inter-jurisdictional land and marine spatial planning – Lessons Learned
16:00 Mr. William Orbinson BL Planning & Environmental Conflicts – A Legal Perspective
14:30 Questions & Answers
17:00 Close
19:30 Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner (Dress code: Semi Formal Attire)
Chair: Ms. Mary Crowley, Vice President IPI & Planning Inspector with An Bord Pleanála
09:30 Mr. Peter McNaney Chief Executive Belfast City Council
Keynote Address: What makes cities work? - The Role of the Planner in Improving City Competitiveness
10:00 Mr. Kyle Alexander OBE, Interim Chief Executive Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation The Role of the Planner in the Delivery of Economic Development through Regeneration
10:30 Morning Coffee/Networking Break
Chair: Ms. Mary MacIntyre, Director, Strategic Planning Divisions, Department of Environment, Northern Ireland
11:00 Mr.Colin Stutt, Colin Stutt Consulting NI Economics, Regeneration and Planning – The Governance Structures Required to Facilitate Implementation
11:30 Mr. Brendan McDonagh Manager of Planning, EU, Strategic Investments and RD&I Policy IDA Ireland & Member of Creative Dublin Alliance Attracting and Retaining FDI in Ireland – Considerations for the Planner
12:00 Mr. David Gavaghan, CEO Titanic Quarter Ltd The Attractive City Region - The Holy Grail
12:30 Questions & Answers
13:00 Lunch
The IPI Planning Conference 2013 takes place on April 25th - 26th 2013 from 08h45–16h00 at Belfast City Hall, Belfast (More Info)