Assuring sustainability through effective asset management 15.00 – 17.10, One Great George Street, Westminster, London Refreshments sponsored by: This conference will examine the increasing focus on assuring the fitness for purpose of existing assets, especially mature assets, to ensure that the risk of failure of structures, plant, equipment and systems, which could either cause or contribute to, or prevent or limit the effect of, a major accident, continue to be effectively managed. Effective asset management is of particular importance during the economic downturn, and this conference will be of interest to those working in asset integrity, maintenance, corrosion management and process safety, and will draw on experiences from across the energy sector. 15.00 Registration 15.15 Welcome from the chair Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair, HSE 15.25 High level implications of the Buncefield major incident: threat or opportunity? Peter Mackay, Publisher/Editor, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin 15.50 Ageing North Sea topside assets: assessing viability of asset life extension Laza Krstin CEng, Principal Consultant, ABB Engineering Services 16.15 Life extension for LNG tankers Roy Chenery, Principal Consultant (Marine Engineer), Strategic Asset Management, Lloyd's Register EMEA 16.40 Refreshments Sponsored by ABB Engineering Services 17.05 Effective safety leadership from the top – industry perspective Chris Hunt, Director General, UKPIA 17.20 Effective safety leadership from the top – regulator perspective Ian Travers, Head of Chemical Industries, Strategy Unit, HSE 17.55 Discussion 18.15 End of seminar