Programme | Innovation Zero

29th & 30th April 2025 | Olympia London

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

With 200+ individual sessions spread across 13 forums & theatres, including Energy, Finance & Built Environment, Innovation Zero 2025 World's programme will bring delegates fully up to date with the latest developments in the transformation to a low carbon economy.

NEW FOR 2025: We are excited to introduce dedicated forums on Supply Chain, Infrastructure, and Nature, Land & Sea.

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Chair's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

09:15 – 09:20

Chair

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero
Host's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

09:20 – 09:25

Confirmed Speakers

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster
Financing the Future - How the National Wealth Fund is Fostering Sustainable Growth

Main Stage

09:25 – 09:35

Confirmed Speakers

John Flint, Chief Executive Officer - National Wealth Fund
Forecasts for Climate and AI: Humanity's Intelligent Silver Bullet?

Main Stage

09:35 – 10:05

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Professor Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Director - Cambridge Zero

Sims Witherspoon, Climate Action Lead - Google DeepMind
Missions and Moonshots: Mobilising the Market for a Low Carbon Economy

Main Stage

10:10 – 10:40

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Author and Executive Chair - Earth4All
Presenting The Seventh Carbon Budget

Main Stage

10:40 – 10:55

Speakers

Emma Pinchbeck, CEO - Climate Change Committee
Just Zero: How Businesses Implement the Transition

Main Stage

11:00 – 11:45

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Sir Alex Chisholm, Chair - EDF UK

Dr Steve Howard, Vice Chairman, Sustainability - Temasek

Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive - CBI

Supriya Sen, Board Director - We Mean Business Coalition
Delivering Clean Power 2030

Main Stage

11:50 – 12:35

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Gillian Cooper, Executive Director of Partnerships and Advocacy - Citizens Advice

Lord Adair Turner, Chairman - Energy Transitions Commission
The Price is Wrong! Bringing Down the Cost of the Energy Transition

Main Stage

12:40 – 13:00

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Greg Jackson, CEO - Octopus Energy
Leading the Resilient Cities of Tomorrow

Main Stage

13:05 – 13:55

Moderator

Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair - London Climate Resilience Review

Confirmed Speakers

Andy Burnham, Mayor - Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Mete Coban MBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy - Greater London Authority

Steve Rotheram, Mayor - Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Keynote Policy Addresses

Main Stage

14:00 – 14:30
Keynote Address

Main Stage

14:30 – 14:40

Confirmed Speakers

Jerome Foster II, TIME Next Generation Leader and Former White House Climate Advisor
Accelerating Innovations: From Seed to IPO

Main Stage

14:45 – 15:30

Confirmed Speakers

Irina Gorbounova, Vice President M&A and Head of XCarb Innovation Fund - ArcelorMittal

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero
Leapfrogging Western Development Models

Main Stage

15:35 – 16:25

Moderator

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Lindy Fursman, Director of Climate and Energy Policy - Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Senior Director, Economic, Youth & Sustainable Development Directorate - The Commonwealth Secretariat

Joseph Ng'ang'a - Mission 300 Special Envoy
The Future of Great British Energy

Main Stage

16:25 – 16:45

Confirmed Speakers

Juergen Maier CBE, Chair - Great British Energy
Closing Remarks

Main Stage

16:45 – 16:50

Confirmed Speakers

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, Journalist and Broadcaster

Chair's Opening Remarks

Energy Forum

09:55 – 10:00
Keynote Address

Energy Forum

10:00 – 10:10

Confirmed Speakers

Stuart Payne CBE, Chief Executive - North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)
Taking a Whole Systems Approach to the Transition

Energy Forum

10:10 – 10:55

Moderator

Laura Sandys CBE, Chair - Green Alliance

Confirmed Speakers

Joe McDonald, CEO & Co-founder - tem.energy

Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser - DESNZ

Mark Neller, Energy Leader, UKIMEA - Arup

Rosalind Smith-Maxwell, Director - Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Innovation Showcase - Carbon Neutral Fuels

Energy Forum

11:00 – 11:15
Onshore, Offshore – Where Does the Wind Blow?

Energy Forum

11:20 – 12:15

Moderator

Mike Hemsley, Deputy Director - Energy Transitions Commission

Confirmed Speakers

Sol Anitua, Executive Director Strategy, Research & Innovation - The Crown Estate

Manuel Dusina, Head of Real Assets - Phoenix Group

Ravneet Kaur, Senior Technology Acceleration Manager - ORE Catapult

Simon Little, Director, Banking & Investments - National Wealth Fund

Damien Zachlod, Managing Director - EnBW
Why Megaprojects Matter

Energy Forum

12:20 – 13:00

Moderator

Ben Parsons, Partner - Oaklin
AI in Action: Driving Value with AI in Energy

Energy Forum

13:30 – 14:00

Moderator

Sam Mathew, Director, Industry Lead - UK Energy & Utilities - Microsoft

Confirmed Speakers

Sangeeta Agrawal, Head of Delivery - Customer & External Affairs - NESO
Innovation Showcase - Oort Energy

Energy Forum

14:05 – 14:20
Matters of Great Import: Analysing International Trade

Energy Forum

14:25 – 14:55

Confirmed Speakers

Laurent Segalen, Managing Partner - Megawatt-X Ltd
Innovation Showcase - RFC Power

Energy Forum

15:00 – 15:15
Green Hydrogen: Overcoming Hurdles to Accelerating Deployment

Energy Forum

15:20 – 16:05

Moderator

Clare Jackson, Chief Executive - Hydrogen UK

Confirmed Speakers

Alicia Eastman, Co-Host - Everything About Hydrogen

Stefanie Murphy, Director of Hydrogen & Industrial Carbon Capture - DESNZ

Johanna Schiele, Policy Innovation - European Commission
Innovation Showcase – Reactive Technologies

Energy Forum

16:10 – 16:30
Flexibility and the Cost of Zero: Putting Consumer First

Energy Forum

16:35 – 17:30

Moderator

Stew Horne, Group Head of Sector Intelligence - Energy Saving Trust

Confirmed Speakers

Simon Bittlestone, Director, Value for Money - National Audit Office

Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Minister for Energy Consumers - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Phil Gilbert, Director of Net Zero Delivery - E.ON Next

Lucy Yu, CEO - Centre For Net Zero (Octopus Energy Group)

Chair's Opening Remarks

Finance Forum

09:45 – 09:55

Chair

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero
Keynote Address

Finance Forum

09:55 – 10:10

Confirmed Speakers

James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer - UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF)
Blended Finance: Mobilising Private Capital for the Transition

Finance Forum

10:10 – 10:55

Moderator

Roshana Arasaratnam, Executive Director - UK Government Investments (UKGI)

Confirmed Speakers

James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer - UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF)

Kevin Chika Urama, Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management - African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Colin Hudson, Managing Director - National Wealth Fund
Building Bridges to Scale: A Roadmap to Sustainable Financing

Finance Forum

11:00 – 11:45

Moderator

James Hooton, Managing Director - Green Finance Institute

Confirmed Speakers

Bertrand Badré, Former MD of the World Bank, and Managing Partner and Founder - Blue Like an Orange

Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer - Standard Chartered

Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Managing Partner and Founder - Clean Growth Fund

Rushad Nanavatty, Managing Director - Third Derivative / Rocky Mountain Institute

Bob Wigley, Chairman - UK Finance
Catalysts for Change: Institutional Investors and the Low Carbon Economy

Finance Forum

12:00 – 12:45

Moderator

Stephanie Pfeifer OBE, Chief Executive - Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Confirmed Speakers

Adelaide Morphett, Associate Director (Sustainability Specialist) - IFM Investors

Diandra Soobiah, Director of Responsible Investment - Nest Pensions
Corporate Venture's Strategic Playbook for Emerging Industries

Finance Forum

12:50 – 13:35

Moderator

Chris Elphick, Head of Venture Capital - British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

Confirmed Speakers

Charlie Mercer, Policy Director - Startup Coalition

Hans Middelthon, Managing Director - Aramco Ventures

Mike Smeed, Managing Director - InMotion Ventures
Deep Tech: The Funder View

Finance Forum

14:15 – 14:45

Moderator

Ingrid Holmes, Executive Director - Green Finance Institute

Confirmed Speakers

Yervand Sarkisyan, Founding Partner - DEEPTECHX
Maximum Impact: Developing the Enabling Environment

Finance Forum

14:50 – 15:35

Moderator

Sofia Cerqueira, Head of Content Strategy & Sustainability - Euromoney

Confirmed Speakers

Miles Ashton, Associate Director - Green Finance Institute

Anita Bhatia, Chair of Investment Committee - Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)

Cliff Prior, Ambassador / Advisor - Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) / ImpactScope

Charlotte Ward, Head of Financing & Operations - Unilever Climate and Nature Fund
Showcase One

Finance Forum

15:40 – 15:55
Mobilisation for Innovation: What's Next For Sustainable Finance?

Finance Forum

16:15 – 17:00

Moderator

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero

Confirmed Speakers

Tony Greenham, Managing Director, Sustainability - British Business Bank

Meryam Omi, Chief Executive - Climate Arc

Chair's Opening Remarks

Built Environment Forum

09:50 – 09:55

Chair

Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive - UK100
Transforming Urban Areas for a Net Zero Future

Built Environment Forum

10:00 – 10:45

Moderator

Zeina Nazer, Co-Founder - Cities Forum

Confirmed Speakers

Yetunde Abdul, Director of Industry Transformation - UKGBC

Pru Ashby, Head of Sustainability - London & Partners

Miles Lewis, Director of Sustainability - Clarion Housing Group

Peter Runacres, Head of Urban Futures - The Earls Court Development Company
Innovation Showcase – Sat Vu

Built Environment Forum

10:55 – 11:10

Confirmed Speakers

Natalia Kuniewicz, Business Development Climate & Sustainability Lead - SatVu
Innovative Financing Models for Green Builds

Built Environment Forum

11:25 – 12:10

Moderator

Cllr Ryan Jude, Built Environment Programme Director / Cabinet Member - Climate, Ecology & Culture - Green Finance Institute / Westminster City Council

Confirmed Speakers

Simon Allford, Executive Director - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Heather Buchanan, CEO - B4NZ

Pete Gladwell, Group Managing Director, Public Investment / Member of the Board of Directors - Legal & General / Legal & General Affordable Homes

Tariq Kazi, Group Treasurer - Peabody
Sponsor Session – Dalkia

Built Environment Forum

12:15 – 12:55

Confirmed Speakers

Benjamin Lemaitre, Group Strategy Director - Dalkia UK
Before Going Green, Get Smart: The Power of Energy Management

Built Environment Forum

13:35 – 13:50

Confirmed Speakers

Jamie Morris, Director of Solar Hybrid Solutions - GAIA Energy Management
Fireside Chat: Decarbonising Heat

Built Environment Forum

13:55 – 14:25

Moderator

Mike Pitts, Deputy Challenge Director - Net Zero Head - Innovate UK

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Matthew Aylott, Senior Policy Adviser - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Adam Chapman, Chief Geek - Heatgeek

Irene Omaswa, Founding Chair - Ambient
Showcase Three – Adaptavate

Built Environment Forum

14:30 – 14:45
Net Gain and Net Zero: Balancing Biodiversity in the Built Environment

Built Environment Forum

14:50 – 15:20

Moderator

Adam Baranowski, Head of Climate Action & Investment - Better Building Partnership

Confirmed Speakers

Phoebe Cox, Green Finance Manager - The Wildlife Trusts

Simon Crichton, Head of Nature, Food and Resource - Triodos Bank

Cllr Shanika Mahendran, Cabinet Member for Planning & Placemaking - Milton Keynes City Council

Lucja Paulinska, Head of Sustainability - The Guinness Partnership
Showcase Four - Optimise.AI

Built Environment Forum

15:25 – 15:40
That's So Retrofit: Commercial Properties and Climate

Built Environment Forum

15:45 – 16:40

Confirmed Speakers

John Davies, Head of Sustainability - Derwent London

Tyler Goodwin, Founder & CEO - Seaforth Land Limited

Daniel Heery, Director - Cybermoor

Arjun Jairaj, Investor - noa

Paul Teutscher, Commercial Director - CFP Green Buildings

Westley Thurley, European Real Estate Segment Leader - Schneider Electric

Rob Wall, Assistant Director - British Property Federation
Sponsor Session - Amey

Built Environment Forum

16:45 – 17:25

Chair's Opening Remarks

Industrial Forum

09:55 – 10:00
Keynote Address

Industrial Forum

10:00 – 10:10

Confirmed Speakers

Nancy Gillis, Senior Director Industrial Pathways Transformation - World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Industrial Cluster Strategy: Progress and Predictions

Industrial Forum

10:10 – 10:55

Confirmed Speakers

Jane Gaston, CEO - Net Zero North West

Richard Gwilliam, Chair - Humber Energy Board

Katie Hedges, Chief Strategy Officer - CATCH UK

Matthew Rhodes, Director - Black Country Industrial Cluster
Redefining Thermal Energy

Industrial Forum

11:00 – 11:15
Visualising Success: Transforming LPG Operations

Industrial Forum

11:30 – 12:10

Confirmed Speakers

Awadh Al Shanfari, Process Control Manager - OQBI
A Just Transition in Reindustrialisation

Industrial Forum

12:15 – 13:00

Moderator

Claire Curry, Global Head of Technology, Industry & Innovation - BloombergNEF

Confirmed Speakers

Beth Barker, Senior Policy Officer - Aldersgate Group

James-Augustine Foley, Executive Director, Global Debt Financing – Structured Finance - Santander

Fraser Stewart, Just Transitions Lead - Regen
International Perspectives: Global Green Industry for Economic Development

Industrial Forum

13:40 – 14:10
Showcase - ODQA

Industrial Forum

14:15 – 14:30
The Critical Case of Mineral Supply

Industrial Forum

14:35 – 15:20

Moderator

Eileen Maes, Communications Manager - Critical Minerals Association

Confirmed Speakers

Aidan Davy, Co-COO - International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Dr Karen Hanghøj, Director - British Geological Survey

James Webb, Managing Director, Global Metals & Mining Group - Rothschild & Co

Jeremy Wrathall, Founder, Interim Chairman & CEO - Cornish Lithium
Decarbonising Hard-to-Abate at Scale

Industrial Forum

15:20 – 16:05

Moderator

Gaurav Sant, Pritzker Professor of Sustainability - UCLA

Confirmed Speakers

Marian D'Auria, Global Head of Risk & Sustainability - Liberty Steel Group

David Dalton, CEO - British Glass

Stuart Lemmon, CEO of EcoAct - Schneider Electric

Rebecca Tremain, Director of UK Policy - Clean Air Task Force
Showcase Three

Industrial Forum

16:10 – 16:25
Safeguarding Future Industry: Education and Incubation

Industrial Forum

16:30 – 17:00

Moderator

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Director / Deputy Principal for Global Sustainability - UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)

Confirmed Speakers

Ollie Folayan, Head of Process Engineering - Costain

Professor Louise Horsfall, Professor of Sustainable Biotechnology - University of Edinburgh

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE, Head of Energy Institute - University of Sheffield
Showcase Four

Industrial Forum

17:05 – 17:20

Chair's Opening Remarks

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

09:50 – 09:55
Keynote Address

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

09:55 – 10:05

Confirmed Speakers

Mary Creagh CBE MP, Minister for Nature - DEFRA
Roots of Resilience: Building a Nature-Positive Future

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

10:05 – 10:50

Moderator

Kathryn Brown, Director of Climate Change & Evidence - The Wildlife Trusts

Confirmed Speakers

Helen Avery, Nature Programme Director - Green Finance Institute

Donna Lyndsay, Strategic Market Lead - Environment & Sustainability - Ordnance Survey

Vladimir Moura, Head of Agri Sustainability and Business Development - British American Tobacco

Dougie Peedle, Head of Nature Positive Economy - RSPB
Natural Capital Markets: Reinforcing Investor Confidence

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

11:00 – 11:45

Moderator

Mark Gough, CEO - Capitals Coalition

Confirmed Speakers

Claudine Blamey, Chief Sustainability Officer - Aviva

Kate McGavin, Chief Strategy and Policy Officer - National Wealth Fund

Archie Struthers, CEO - Nattergal
Showcase One – Arborea

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

11:55 – 12:10

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Kaly Chatakondu, Global Commercial Director - Arborea
The Green Renaissance: Embedding Nature into Corporate Strategy

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

12:20 – 13:05

Moderator

Jessica Bingham, Head of Sustainability Strategy - ACCA

Confirmed Speakers

Norah Berk, Senior Program Manager, Nature - Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Thomas Maddox, Global Director, Nature - CDP

Danielle Mulder, Director of Sustainability - BBC
Whole Systems, Whole Farms: Regenerative Agriculture Reimagined

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

13:35 – 14:20

Moderator

Richard Pywell, Principal Scientist – Biodiversity and Land Use - UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Confirmed Speakers

Jack Watts, Sustainability Group Lead - National Farmers' Union
Why Nobody Wants to Pay to Save Nature (And How to Change their Minds)

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

14:25 – 14:40

Confirmed Speakers

Sam Jackson, Director of Climate Science & Impact - Ecologi
Genetic Frontiers: Synthetic Crops and Food Security

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

14:50 – 15:35

Moderator

Professor Louise Horsfall, Professor of Sustainable Biotechnology - University of Edinburgh

Confirmed Speakers

Paimun Amini, Senior Director of Venture Investments Agriculture - Leaps by Bayer

Angie Burnett, Programme Director - ARIA

Abby Simmons, Senior Regulatory Manager - CropLife International
Cultivating Capital: Unlocking Opportunities in Food & AgTech

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

15:45 – 16:30

Moderator

Zitouni Ould-Dada, Senior Advisor / former Deputy Director - FAIRR Initiative / FAO

Confirmed Speakers

Andy Griffiths, Global Head of Transformational Partnerships - Diageo

Jeltsin Neckebroek, Investment Manager - EIT Food

Amanda Schaible, Senior Associate - Synthesis Capital

Session One

Green Stage

10:00 – 10:40
Session Two

Green Stage

10:45 – 11:25
Session Three

Green Stage

11:30 – 12:10
Flexing for the Future: How AI is Revolutionising Energy Flexibility

Green Stage

12:15 – 12:55

Moderator

Killian O'Connor, Managing Director Cleantech - Zartis

Confirmed Speakers

Pilgrim Beart, VP Grid - PodPoint

William Goldsmith, Director of Strategy & Innovation - ev.energy

Ben White, Director of Engineering - Kaluza

Izzy Woolgar, Director of External Affairs - Centre For Net Zero (Octopus Energy Group)
Session Five

Green Stage

13:00 – 13:40
Session Six

Green Stage

13:45 – 14:25
Session Seven – BSI

Green Stage

14:30 – 15:10
Session Eight - Instinctif Partners

Green Stage

15:15 – 15:55
Session Nine - Canada Spotlight

Green Stage

16:00 – 16:40
Session Ten

Green Stage

16:45 – 17:25

Driving Climate Solutions: UK-Middle East Innovations and Partnerships

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

10:00 – 12:00

Moderator

Bradley Jones, Executive Director - UAE-UK Business Council
Canada Lunch

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

13:00 – 15:00
Reconciling net zero and net profits – dss+

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

15:30 – 17:00

Moderator

Paul McNeillis, Director - dss+

Confirmed Speakers

Dana Barsky, Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero - Standard Chartered

Alan Matthews, Director / Director - Earth Capital / Stakeholderz

Lamé Verre, Director of Net Zero - The Crown Estate

UK100 Working Group

Working Groups Theatre (3)

10:00 – 11:00
Tony Blair Institute Working Group

Working Groups Theatre (3)

11:15 – 12:45
Building Resilience: How Climate Tech Empowers Accountants to Drive Sustainable Change

Working Groups Theatre (3)

13:30 – 14:30

Moderator

Emmeline Skelton, Professional Insights, Head of Sustainability - ACCA
Session Three

Working Groups Theatre (3)

15:00 – 16:30

Chair's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

09:25 – 09:30

Chair

Baroness Bryony Worthington, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero
Host's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

09:30 – 09:35

Confirmed Speakers

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster
Keynote Address

Main Stage

09:35 – 09:50

Confirmed Speakers

Kumi Naidoo, President / Founding Chair - Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative / Africans Rising
Outrage and Optimism Podcast: Live from Innovation Zero

Main Stage

09:55 – 10:25

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Sweta Chakraborty, Chief Executive Officer North America - We Don't Have Time

Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner - Global Optimism
Global Net Zero Push: Leaders, Laggards, and Lessons

Main Stage

10:30 – 11:15

Moderator

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Ewan Andrew, President, Global Supply & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer - Diageo

Lindsay Hooper, CEO - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Sherry Madera, Chief Executive Officer - CDP

Dylan Tanner, Executive Director - InfluenceMap
Climate Change and National Security: Challenges and Strategies for Resilience

Main Stage

11:30 – 12:00

Moderator

Hugh Montgomery, Co-Founder - Real Zero

Confirmed Speakers

Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Executive Director - Strategic Climate Risks Initiative

Richard Nugee, Former Chief of Defence People - UK Ministry of Defence
Climate and Health: A Critical Diagnosis

Main Stage

12:05 – 12:45

Moderator

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Jane Burston, CEO - Clean Air Fund

Anthony Costello, Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development - UCL

Robert Metzke, SVP & Global Head Sustainability - Philips
Greening the Supply Chain: Advancing Sustainability in Public Procurement

Main Stage

12:50 – 13:30

Moderator

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

Alexandra Hammond, Associate Director, Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement - NHS

Joe Tilley, Sustainability and Strategic Portfolio Director - Crown Commercial Service
How Effective Communications can Change the World

Main Stage

13:40 – 14:25

Moderator

Anna Guyer, Founder - Greenhouse Communications

Confirmed Speakers

Patrick Aryee, Award-Winning TV Presenter and Author

Catherine Ellis, Head of Climate Content - BAFTA Albert

Paul Goodenough, CEO & Founder - Rewriting Earth
The Path to a Nature-Positive Future

Main Stage

14:30 – 15:15

Confirmed Speakers

David Craig, Co-Chair - Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Niki Mardas, Executive Director - Global Canopy

Andrew Walton, Chief Sustainability & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer - Lloyds Banking Group
Beyond Earth: How the Space Economy Fuels Climate Solutions

Main Stage

15:20 – 15:55

Moderator

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster

Confirmed Speakers

George Freeman, UK Trade Envoy and Former UK Minister for Science

Harshbir Sangha MBE FRSA, Director Missions and Capabilities - UK Space Agency
How Fungi Makes our Worlds

Main Stage

16:00 – 16:20

Moderator

Baroness Bryony Worthington, Co-Chair - Innovation Zero

Confirmed Speakers

Merlin Sheldrake, Biologist, and Author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures
Closing Remarks

Main Stage

16:25 – 16:30

Confirmed Speakers

Arianne Alcorta, International Journalist & Broadcaster

Chair's Opening Remarks

Energy Forum

10:00 – 10:05
Keynote Address

Energy Forum

10:05 – 10:15
The Road to Net Zero: Accelerating CCUS Expansion

Energy Forum

10:15 – 11:00

Moderator

Olivia Powis, CEO - CCSA

Confirmed Speakers

Alex Milward, Director of Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage - DESNZ

Breanne O'Reilly, Chief Operating Officer - International CCS Knoweldge Centre
Finding Opportunities in the Resurgent Nuclear Energy Industry

Energy Forum

11:05 – 11:20

Confirmed Speakers

James Walker, CEO and Head of Reactor Development - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.
Fixing Fission: Green Taxonomies and Red Tape in Nuclear

Energy Forum

11:35 – 12:20

Confirmed Speakers

Professor Martin Freer, CEO - The Faraday Institution

Kirsty Gogan, Managing Partner / Co-Founder - Lucid Catalyst / Terrapraxis

Chris Pye, Net Zero Programme Manager - Urenco

James Walker, CEO and Head of Reactor Development - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.
Offshore Wind: Is the UK an attractive place to invest?

Energy Forum

12:25 – 13:05
Showcase Six

Energy Forum

13:10 – 13:25
Developing and Deploying Energy Storage

Energy Forum

14:05 – 14:50

Moderator

Mike Ryan, Commercial Director - Constantine Energy Storage

Confirmed Speakers

Sarah Griffiths, VP, Government & Regulatory Affairs - Hydrostor

Gordon Hutcheson, Deputy Director, Low Carbon RAB - OFGEM

Gavin O'Leary, Head of LDES - DESNZ

Julia Souder, CEO - Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC)
Scaling Solutions for the Future: Accelerating Clean Tech Innovation

Energy Forum

14:55 – 15:35

Moderator

Professor Chris Coleridge, Associate Professor - University of Cambridge

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Charlotte Kirk, Investment Principal - Clean Energy Ventures

John McKiernan, Head of Innovation Pipeline - ESB

Alan Ritchie, Senior Manager - Innovation - SSEN Transmission

James Sprinz, Vice President - Energy Impact Partners

Miranda Townsend, Senior Innovation Strategy Lead - NESO
Green Skills: Building a Net Zero Workforce

Energy Forum

15:40 – 16:25

Moderator

Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive Officer - EngineeringUK

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Steve Coulter, Head of Economy - Green Alliance

Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero & Energy - Scottish Government

Sarah Mukherjee MBE, CEO - IEMA

Alice Spencer, Executive Director of Education - Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL)
Showcase Seven

Energy Forum

16:30 – 16:45

Chair's Opening Remarks

Carbon Markets Forum

10:00 – 10:05

Chair

Kalyani Inampudi, Independent ESG & Carbon Consultant
Keynote Address

Carbon Markets Forum

10:05 – 10:15
Maximising the Capital Stack: Financing Climate and Developments Goals in the Global South

Carbon Markets Forum

10:20 – 11:05

Moderator

Kalyani Inampudi, Independent ESG & Carbon Consultant

Confirmed Speakers

Ray Coyle, CEO - Energise Africa

Joseph Ng'ang'a - Mission 300 Special Envoy

Eleanor Webster, Head of Mission Innovation Secretariat - Mission Innovation
Showcase One - 51 to Carbon Zero

Carbon Markets Forum

11:15 – 11:30
Utility Beyond Claims: Accelerating Corporate Climate Action

Carbon Markets Forum

11:40 – 12:25

Moderator

Sara Stefanini, EMEA Policy Editor - Carbon Pulse

Confirmed Speakers

Andrea Abrahams, Managing Director, VCM - IETA / ICROA

Tim Christophersen, VP, Climate Action - Salesforce

Mark Kenber, Executive Director - VCMI
Trust & Transparency: Securing Quality of Supply

Carbon Markets Forum

13:05 – 13:50

Moderator

Bryony Collins, Sub Editor and Feature Writer - Carbon Pulse

Confirmed Speakers

Jonathan Crook, Policy Lead - Global Carbon Markets - Carbon Market Watch

Doris Honold, Board Member - ICVCM

Rich Stockdale, Managing Director & Founder - Oxygen Conservation
Unlocking Sustainable Finance: The Power of Independent GHG Verification

Carbon Markets Forum

13:55 – 14:10

Confirmed Speakers

Mel Blackmore, CEO & Founder - Carbonology®
Bridging Voluntary and Compliance Markets

Carbon Markets Forum

14:20 – 15:00

Moderator

Luca Lo Re, Climate and Energy Analyst - International Energy Agency (IEA)

Confirmed Speakers

Felix Grey, Policy Team Leader - DESNZ

Nasim Pour, Lead, Carbon Removals & Market Innovation - World Economic Forum

Adrian Rimmer, Director, Sustainable Finance & Investment - London Stock Exchange Group

Raul C. Rosales, Co-Director Net Zero Centre - King's College London
Showcase - 5D Net Zero

Carbon Markets Forum

15:05 – 15:20
Article 6: Navigating the Paris Agreement from Baku to Belem

Carbon Markets Forum

15:30 – 16:00

Moderator

Raul C. Rosales, Co-Director Net Zero Centre - King's College London

Confirmed Speakers

Dexter Lee, Head of Carbon Market Negotiations - DESNZ

Daniel Tutu Benefoh, Lead, Mitigation, GHG Inventory & Reporting Program - Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana
Showcase Four

Carbon Markets Forum

16:05 – 16:20

Chair's Opening Remarks

Infrastructure Forum

10:00 – 10:05
Keynote Address

Infrastructure Forum

10:05 – 10:15
Delivering Clean Power Infrastructure by 2030

Infrastructure Forum

10:15 – 11:00

Moderator

Yselkla Farmer, CEO - BEAMA

Confirmed Speakers

Mounir Boemond, Director, Sustainability Segment - AVEVA

Dervilla Mitchell DBE, Director - Arup

Paul Morrison, Chief Executive Officer - The Planning Inspectorate
Building an Attractive Infrastructure Market

Infrastructure Forum

11:10 – 11:55

Confirmed Speakers

Joel Kenrick, Deputy Director - Head of Policy (Climate Change) - National Wealth Fund

Jon Phillips, CEO - GIIA
Ports as Catalysts: Enabling the Clean Energy Shift

Infrastructure Forum

12:05 – 12:50

Moderator

Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor and Head of Business Relations - Riviera Maritime Media

Confirmed Speakers

Alex Pepper, Policy Director - UK Major Ports Group

Ruth Wood, CEO - Mersey Maritime

Mark Wray, Ecosystem Director- Maritime & Ports - Connected Places Catapult
Building for Better Outcomes: Rethinking Infrastructure Value

Infrastructure Forum

13:30 – 14:15

Moderator

Hariom Macêdo Newport, Head of Environment & Sustainability - Infrastructure & Projects Authority

Confirmed Speakers

Matthew Jordan-Tank, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Policy & Project Preparation - EBRD

Andrew Kidd, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Lower Thames Crossing Programme - National Highways

Kerry Scott, Global Lead for Environment and Society - Mott Macdonald
Harnessing Data for Infrastructure Resilience

Infrastructure Forum

14:25 – 15:10

Moderator

Melissa Zanocco OBE, Chair - Digital Twin Hub Community Council

Confirmed Speakers

Rodrigo Fernandes, Sustainability Director - Bentley Systems

Alanna Gluck, Delivery & Engagement Manager, Digital Data and Urban Infrastructure - Connected Places Catapult

Helen Huemer-Markides, Infrastructure Data & Innovation Lead - Greater London Authority
Data Centres: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of the Digital Economy

Infrastructure Forum

15:15 – 16:00

Confirmed Speakers

Ingrid Edmund, Senior Investment Director - Downing

Tim Martin, Global Sustainability Director - Kyndryl
Water Infrastructure: Innovation, Resilience & Renewal

Infrastructure Forum

16:05 – 16:50

Moderator

Hannah Spencer, Operations Manager - Future Water Association

Confirmed Speakers

Shaunna Berendsen, Chief Innovation Officer - Anglian Water

Jo Jolly, Director, Environment & Innovation - Ofwat

Martin Woolhead, Deputy Director, Water Sector Delivery - DEFRA

Chair's Opening Remarks

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

10:00 – 10:05

Chair

William Soper, Head of Sustainability Services - DEKRA
Electrifying Automotive: Negotiating Hill Starts in EVs

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

10:05 – 10:50

Moderator

Ben Nelmes, Chief Executive - New Automotive

Confirmed Speakers

James Court, Public Policy Director - Octopus Electric Vehicles

Claire Spooner, Director of Mobility - Net Zero Domain - Innovate UK
Showcase One – Fuuse

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

10:55 – 11:10

Confirmed Speakers

Will Maden, CIO - Fuuse
Roadmaps for Redesigning Urban Mobility

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

11:25 – 12:20

Moderator

Zeina Nazer, Co-Founder - Cities Forum

Confirmed Speakers

Mats Bredborg, Head of Customer Cluster Utility - Volvo Construction

Morna Cannon, Director of Low Carbon Economy - Transport Scotland

Brian Gardner, Deputy Chief Information Officer - City of Austin

Lucy Hayward-Speight, Head of Strategy & Planning (Environment) - Transport for London

Max Sugarman, Chief Executive - Intelligent Transport Systems UK
Decarbonising the Supply-Chain in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

12:25 – 13:10

Confirmed Speakers

Isabel Divanna, Associate Director (Food Systems) - Carbon Trust

Robert Gerlach, CEO - KLIM

John O'Reilly, Group Head of Procurement Strategy & Sustainability - British American Tobacco

Sandrine Ricard, Sustainability and Responsibility Communications Director - Chivas Brothers / Pernod Ricard
Big City Retail and E-Cargo Bikes: The Future of Sustainable Logistics

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

13:45 – 14:00

Confirmed Speakers

Serhat Kyuchuk-Pakyuz, Co-Founder - RideLogix
Extreme E: Pioneering the Future of Motorsport with Hydrogen Innovation

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

14:05 – 14:35

Confirmed Speakers

Ali Russell, Managing Director - Extreme H

Julia Wall-Clarke, Director of Communications and Impact - Extreme H
Showcase Three - KLIM

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

14:40 – 14:55
Conscious Choices: How Sustainability is Redefining FMCG

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

15:00 – 15:55

Confirmed Speakers

Alex Armillotta, CEO & Co-Founder - AWorld

David Hall, Executive Director - Behaviour Change

Sarah McDonald, VP Sustainability - Haleon

Sebastian Munden, Chair - WRAP
Showcase Four

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

16:00 – 16:15

Chair's Opening Remarks

Aviation Forum

09:55 – 10:00
Keynote Address – Leading the Way: The UK's SAF Mandate and Global Impact

Aviation Forum

10:00 – 10:10
Turbulence Ahead: Can Aviation Meet the 2030 Emission Targets?

Aviation Forum

10:10 – 10:55

Confirmed Speakers

Daniel Bloch, Partnerships Director - LanzaJet

Jonathon Counsell, Group Head of Sustainability - International Airlines Group (IAG)

Matthew Gorman, Director of Carbon Strategy - Heathrow Airport

Gorka Penalva, Commercial Director for NW Europe - Exolum

Antoine Toulemont, Head of Sustainability - European Regions Airline Association
From CO2 to jet fuel: Developing the world's lowest cost power-to-liquids pathway

Aviation Forum

11:00 – 11:15

Confirmed Speakers

Andrew Symes, Co-Founder & CEO - OXCCU
From Concept to Take-Off: Commercialising R&D in Aviation Sustainability

Aviation Forum

11:30 – 12:15

Moderator

Dr Paul Toyne, Board Member - British Aviation Group

Confirmed Speakers

Jacques-Alexis Verrecchia, Head of Product - Beyond Aero

Oscar Watkins, Senior Associate - ICF

Dominic Weeks, Head of External Affairs & Marketing - ZeroAvia
Sponsor Session

Aviation Forum

12:20 – 13:00
Showcase Two

Aviation Forum

13:40 – 13:55
Operation Innovation: Pioneering Green Technologies Through Military Testing

Aviation Forum

14:00 – 14:30

Moderator

Dr Cathy Mooney, Support and Sustainability Research Programme Manager - Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL)

Confirmed Speakers

Alexandra Howe, Deputy Director Estate Energy Review - UK Ministry of Defence

Brigadier Tim Symonds OBE, Head Climate Change and Sustainability - British Army
Showcase Three

Aviation Forum

14:35 – 14:50
Electrifying Flight: eVTOLs and the Future of Air Travel

Aviation Forum

14:55 – 15:40

Moderator

Andrew Chadwick, Ecosystem Director - Air Mobility & Airports - Connected Places Catapult

Confirmed Speakers

Kamran Iqbal, Founder & CEO - Electric Aviation Group (EAG)

Juliana Kiraly, Head of Business Development Europe - EVE Urban Air Mobility

Verity Richardson, Director, Business Development - Archer Aviation
Flying Hydrogen: Projections for H2 in Flight

Aviation Forum

15:45 – 16:30

Moderator

Andy Clarke, Chairperson - Hydrogen South West

Confirmed Speakers

Greg Easter, Head of Technology & R&D Policy, Aviation Decarbonisation Division, Aviation Directorate - Department for Transport

Helen Leadbetter, Technical Strategy Lead – Zero Emission Flight - UK Civil Aviation Authority

Hervé Morvan, Chief of Future Platforms (Advanced Concepts) - Rolls-Royce

Jolanda Stevens, Program Manager, Zero Emission Aviation - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Showcase Four

Aviation Forum

16:35 – 16:50

Chair's Opening Remarks

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

10:00 – 10:05

Chair

Caty Batten, Co-Founder & Director - Intaconnected
Keynote Address

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

10:05 – 10:15
Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

10:15 – 11:00

Confirmed Speakers

Chip Cunliffe, Senior Director, Innovation & Pipeline Development - ORRAA

Simon Dent, Co-Founder & Managing Director - Outrigger Impact

Lucy Holmes, Senior Director, Blue Finance - WWF

Sonali Siriwardena, Partner - Global Head of ESG - Simmons + Simmons
Strategies for Unlocking Ocean Innovation

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

11:10 – 11:55

Moderator

Philip Bishop, Head of Commercial Development - National Oceanography Centre

Confirmed Speakers

Clémence Ollivier, Investment Principal - SWEN Capital Partners

Ronald Tardiff, Ocean Innovation Lead - World Economic Forum
Ocean Data: Shaping the Future of our Ocean

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

12:05 – 12:35

Confirmed Speakers

Kimberly Mathisen, CEO - HUB Ocean
Restoring Our Oceans: Taking a Community-Led Approach

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

13:20 – 14:05

Confirmed Speakers

Erika Harms, Global Director Sustainability - Iberostar Group

Denise Nicolau, Regional Coastal & Ocean Ecosystem Manager - IUCN ESARO

Mere Takoko, Chief Executive - Pacific Whale Fund
Sustainable Aquaculture: Innovations and Opportunities

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

14:15 – 15:00

Moderator

Aashish Khimasia, Co-Founder & Director of Research - The Centre for Feed Innovation

Confirmed Speakers

Katherine Bryar, Global Marketing Director - BioMar

Neil Hornby, Chief Executive - Centres for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Amy Novogratz, Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Aqua-Spark
Uniting for Change: Addressing Plastic Pollution

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

15:10 – 15:55

Confirmed Speakers

Sally Beken, UK Circular Plastics Network Manager - Innovate UK

Alison Bramfitt, Head of Packaging - Nestlé

James Doherty, Founder & CEO - Plastic-i

James Smith, Deputy Director for Marine Policy - DEFRA

Session One

Green Stage

10:00 – 10:40
Session Two

Green Stage

10:45 – 11:25
Session Three

Green Stage

11:30 – 12:10
Session Four

Green Stage

12:15 – 12:55
Session Five

Green Stage

13:00 – 13:40
Session Six

Green Stage

13:45 – 14:25
Session Seven

Green Stage

14:30 – 15:10
Session Eight

Green Stage

15:15 – 15:55
Session Nine

Green Stage

16:00 – 16:40
Session Ten

Green Stage

16:45 – 17:25

Session One

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

10:00 – 11:30
Session Two

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

11:45 – 12:45
Session Three

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

13:00 – 14:30
Session Four

Working Groups Theatre (1 & 2)

14:45 – 15:45

Missions

Working Groups Theatre (3)

10:00 – 11:30
E.ON Next

Working Groups Theatre (3)

11:45 – 12:45
Session Three

Working Groups Theatre (3)

13:00 – 14:30
Climate Majority Project

Working Groups Theatre (3)

14:45 – 15:45

The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

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