This year's National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX) opens at the NEC Birmingham in May, featuring a new second conference theatre to mark its 30th anniversary with a host of top-level keynote speakers who will be expanding the ideas and available advice for energy professionals.
Leading environmentalist Tony Juniper will spearhead the NEMEX seminar programme, alongside a number of influential MPs, including Barry Gardiner MP, Ed Milliband's Special Envoy on Climate Change and Environment, and Alan Whitehead MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group.

Mr Juniper will be looking at why behavioural change has been a relatively-neglected aspect of the sustainable development debate. As well as offering insights into possible remedies, he will suggest the need for a more sophisticated approach to shaping people's actions in relation to sustainability outcomes as we move towards a low-carbon economy.

Other high-level commentators during the three-day seminar programme include Norman Baker MP, Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport and David Porter, chief executive of the Association of Electricity Producers, each delivering sessions on energy policy and electricity market reform. Meanwhile, Alan Whitehead MP will discuss managing the demand for energy, including that from renewable sources.

For visitors to the NEMEX exhibition, there are many other attractions to capture the imagination, including the award-winning EcoInteractive displays from Global Action Plan that are cleverly designed to motivate individuals to change behaviour. Learn about the importance of water conservation through the fun quiz-based Water Explorer, or why not try the EcoDriving simulator that teaches eco-driving techniques to save money and carbon. It's a car race with a difference - the driver with the highest miles per gallon (mpg) wins the race.

The free-to-visit NEMEX show, featuring 375-plus exhibitors across Sustainabilitylive!, will take place on May 22-24 in halls 3 and 3a at the NEC, Birmingham.

As NEMEX forms part of the Sustainabilitylive! exhibition, visitors can access a total of six seminar theatres collectively hosting over 100 hours of environmental debate - including topics around sustainable water management and brownfield development - delivered by more than 300 speakers.

Visit www.sustainabilitylive.com or call +44 (0)20 8651 7106 for details.