Paul Ashford, BSc

Areas of expertise: International climate change protocols, impacts of industrial greenhouse gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF6), ozone depletion, sustainable construction, energy efficiency in buildings.

Paul is the Director of his own environmental consultancy which advises on government policy and provides mediation services between government and industry groups on implementation issues. Paul has worked with multilateral environmental agreements for over 15 years, since his expertise was initially recognised and harnessed as an advisor to the Parties of the Montreal Protocol in 1991. He has been increasingly utilised by the Government to assist in the development and implementation of energy efficiency policies and standards - most notably the development and introduction of the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive in the EU.

Martin Fry, MSc, CEng, FEI, FIMechE, FRSA

Areas of Expertise: Energy efficiency and energy management.

Martin has been active in the energy management world since the late 70s. He is chairman of the Energy Services and Technology Association and leads the Energy and Environmental Technology and Economics Masters course at City University, London. Martin chairs the BSI Energy Management Standards committee and is leading the UK input to the forthcoming ISO 50001 standard for energy management.

Dr. Katherine Begg, BSc, PhD, MRSC

Areas of expertise: Energy and environmental policy, technology transfer, energy and development, climate change, decision analysis.

Previously Katie was a principal lecturer at the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) at Leicester De Montfort University. She has also worked at Surrey University Centre for Environmental Sustainability, where she focused on accounting procedures for emissions reductions, and delivering sustainability benefits from CDM projects. At Edinburgh her main interests have been technology transfer, marine energy sustainability and currently she has been co-authoring the Technology Needs Assessment handbook, for UNDP to feed into the climate negotiations.

Jacob Tomkins

Areas of expertise: Water issues, Environmental behaviour and the Water-Energy nexus, particularly in relation to buildings and product design.

In 1995, Jacob set up Waterwise where he is involved in all aspects of water efficiency including policy and regulation, product and building work, establishment of an evidence base, promotion of water efficient behaviour, and water efficiency labelling and assessment. He continues to contribute to crucial water issues at an EU level, being involved in the inception of the EU work on water scarcity and drought. He is currently working on a number of projects with DEFRA involving the standardisation of water assessment projects for business. Furthermore he operates as a consultant focusing on water and carbon issues and has set up a prize winning carbon trading scheme linked to innovative products. He is frequently asked to give guest lectures, regularly comments in the media and has given evidence to a number of Westminster select committees.

Dr. Craig Jones, MEng, PhD

Areas of expertise: Embodied carbon assessment and Expert Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practitioner.

Dr. Craig Jones is currently a Principal Associate at Sustain, a leading carbon reduction company that has worked in the sector for over a decade and has been involved in the development of a number of standards, such as the original PAS 2050.

Craig has particular expertise in manufactured products, construction and electricity systems, though he applies his skills to a diverse portfolio of challenges. He has a broad and deep experience of carbon footprinting and LCAs which includes many hundreds of building materials and building products, entire buildings, power stations, roads, electrical cables, national electricity systems, sludge dewatering systems, breakwater systems, high tech fabrics, photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, bread, pig farming, natural and organic pesticides and more.