Speakers

Richard Barrington
Head of Public Policy
Sun Microsystems

Richard Barrington is head of Public Policy for Sun UK and Ireland. He represents Sun on the UK's Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change; the DTI's Information Age Partnership; is a board member of PITCOM, the UK Parliamentary IT Committee and has just been asked to join the UK Government's 'Business Task force on Sustainable Consumption and Production'. Richard has also recently accepted a position on the CBI Environmental Affairs Committee and will be active in setting the organisations strategy on environmental and sustainability issues. He is also an active alumni of the Business and the Environment programme and is an independent trustee of eduserv.

Prior to joining Sun, Richard spend three years seconded to the Office of the E-Envoy, part of the Cabinet Office, as it's director for industry. Richard has substantial media experience and has recently provided comment on the UK Government's budget announcement with regard to sustainable computing. Richard has also spoken recently at the Westminster eForum as well as Sun Microsystems' Forum for the Future event and SunLIVE 06.

Richard's area of expertise is Sun's sustainable computing strategy and the political issues surrounding this topic.