The aim is to seriously ramp-up the role of local sustainable energy in the UK with all the transformational benefits it brings. Simon is one of the co-founders of the Fit for Future Network. When not at work you will usually find Simon afloat somewhere following his other passion, sailing.

He held a series of commercial finance and controller roles at BT before joining Adnams in 2012. Richard is a member of the executive committee and ensures that environmental and social engagement are fully integrated into business operations via the finance function.

Recent projects at Adnams have included massive carbon and cost reductions from being the first UK brewery to produce carbon and water footprints for its beers, achieving zero waste to landfill, having the lightest ale bottles in the UK and continuing energy improvements across its estate. Adnams are one of the first UK companies to include social return on investment in its business cases and focus on being an engaged corporate partner rather than simply a financial sponsor of charitable affairs.

Anna is part of the RNLI Corporate Strategy team and her role is to help the RNLI develop and deliver a robust sustainability strategy and subsequent plans and actions to support the RNLI mission of preventing loss of life at sea.

The range of projects he previously delivered included life-cycle analysis, sustainable material implementation, building performance monitoring, and the delivery of carbon reduction measures. He has worked for and with major Energy Suppliers, Government Agencies, Universities, Local Authorities, Non-Government Organisations and a range of businesses and communities. A consistent focus of his work has been developing networks and providing strategy for sustainable growth.

Cheryl is a founding director of the community interest company Communities for Renewables, a director of Mendip Renewables Ltd and a governor of the Raleigh Federation. Cheryl was also a trustee of the Centre for Sustainable Energy from 2005 to 2011.

Cheryl is a specialist in land use planning, distributed generation and community energy and has led a number of initiatives to support the growth of the community energy sector and improve the planning environment for renewable energy across England and Wales. She has worked with the wind industry since 2004 and remains Regen’s lead on wind energy, having written national guidance for the government on best practice community engagement and securing community benefits from wind energy.

Cheryl began her career as the planning and environmental policy advisor at the South West Regional Assembly, where she worked on a wide variety of policy areas including energy, transport and social policy, and was instrumental in setting up Regen SW and the REvision 2010 project, to establish sub-regional renewable energy targets.

Keith’s work now wins awards as he applies expertise that spans hydro energy, biomass, photovoltaics, heat pumps, community energy and land management.

Described by the media as ‘the man who’s making the National Trust’s properties greener’ he has appeared on national TV and radio, in programmes ranging from farming to current affairs. And he’s been a familiar voice as BBC Radio Cymru’s environmental expert since 2000.

Over the years he’s enjoyed a wide variety of experiences: ‘I’ve run a 1,600 hectare farm, built a lobster processing factory, bought a bull and worked in a castle. I used to rally cars but now seek out quieter habitats – my favourite Trust spot is Uwchmynydd at the tip of Llyn. It’s a ‘place where your soul can rest’.’

Iain has worked in the UK property industry for over 20 years and also spent three years managing an environmental study field station in the Bahamas and three years running a reef biodiversity volunteer survey project in Fiji.

Iain’s role is to ensure that the land and property The Crown Estate invests in and manages are sustainably worked, developed and enjoyed to deliver the best value to its many stakeholders over the long term.

Giles found his way to Forum via an earlier career as an environmental law specialist. His first degree was a BSc in Geography and he has written a thesis on the impact of UK fiscal policies on the project financing of onshore renewables during a Masters degree in Energy Policy and Sustainability.