Innovation Zero World | Discover the latest net zero insights

World-class programme with 500+ speakers

With over 250+ sessions across 13 specialised forums and theatres, including Energy, Finance, and the Built Environment, this programme offers unparalleled insights for more than 10,000 senior delegates.

Our expertly curated programme dives deep into the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in key sectors, exploring how innovation, technology, enterprise, investment, policy, and infrastructure drive progress toward net zero.

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

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09:15 09:20

Chair's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE
09:20 09:25

Host's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE
09:25 09:35

Keynote Address

Main Stage
09:35 10:05

Forecasts for Climate and AI: Humanity's Intelligent Silver Bullet?

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE

Professor Emily Shuckburgh OBE

Sims Witherspoon
10:10 10:40

Missions and Moonshots: Mobilising the Market for a Low Carbon Economy

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE

Sandrine Dixson-Declève

Mariana Mazzucato
10:45 11:00

Presenting The Seventh Carbon Budget

Main Stage

Emma Pinchbeck
11:05 11:50

Just Zero: How Businesses Implement the Transition

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE

Sir Alex Chisholm

Rain Newton-Smith

Supriya Sen
12:00 12:45

Delivering Clean Power 2030

Main Stage

Gillian Cooper
12:50 13:10

The Price is Wrong! Bringing Down the Cost of the Energy Transition

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE

Greg Jackson
13:20 14:10

Leading the Resilient Cities of Tomorrow

Main Stage

Emma Howard Boyd CBE

Andy Burnham

Mete Coban MBE

Steve Rotheram
13:50 14:30

Keynote Policy Addresses

Main Stage
15:00 15:45

Accelerating Innovations: From Seed to IPO

Main Stage

Irina Gorbounova

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE
15:50 16:20

Leapfrogging Western Development Models

Main Stage

Lindy Fursman
16:25 16:30

Closing Remarks

Main Stage

Natasha Kaplinsky OBE

09:55 10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Energy Forum
10:00 10:10

Keynote Address

Energy Forum
10:10 10:55

Taking a Whole Systems Approach to the Transition

Energy Forum

Laura Sandys CBE

Professor Paul Monks

Mark Neller

Rosalind Smith-Maxwell
11:00 11:15

Innovation Showcase - Carbon Neutral Fuels

Energy Forum
11:25 12:10

Onshore, Offshore – Where Does the Wind Blow?

Energy Forum

Mike Hemsley

Sol Anitua

Colin Hudson

Ravneet Kaur

Simon Little

Damien Zachlod
12:20 13:00

Why Megaprojects Matter

Energy Forum

Ben Parsons

James Humfrey

Leilah Rawle
13:30 14:00

AI in Action: Driving Value with AI in Energy

Energy Forum
14:05 14:20

Innovation Showcase - Oort Energy

Energy Forum
14:25 14:55

Matters of Great Import: Analysing International Trade

Energy Forum

Rebecca Sedler

Laurent Segalen
15:00 15:15

Innovation Showcase

Energy Forum
15:25 16:10

Green Hydrogen: Overcoming Hurdles to Accelerating Deployment

Energy Forum

Clare Jackson

Alicia Eastman

Stefanie Murphy

Johanna Schiele
16:15 16:35

Innovation Showcase – Reactive Technologies

Energy Forum
16:45 17:30

Flexibility and the Cost of Zero: Putting Consumer First

Energy Forum

Stew Horne

Simon Bittlestone

Miatta Fahnbulleh MP

Lucy Yu

09:55 10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Finance Forum

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE
10:00 10:10

Keynote Address

Finance Forum
10:10 10:55

Blended Finance: Mobilising Private Capital for the Transition

Finance Forum

Roshana Arasaratnam

Kevin Chika Urama
11:00 11:45

Building Bridges to Scale: A Roadmap to Sustainable Financing

Finance Forum

Bertrand Badré

Beverley Gower-Jones OBE

Bob Wigley
12:00 12:45

Catalysts for Change: Institutional Investors and the Low Carbon Economy

Finance Forum

Stephanie Pfeifer OBE

Dr. Steve Howard

Adelaide Morphett

Diandra Soobiah

Steve Waygood
12:50 13:35

Corporate Venture's Strategic Playbook for Emerging Industries

Finance Forum

Hans Middelthon

Mike Smeed
14:15 14:45

Deep Tech: The Funder View

Finance Forum

Yervand Sarkisyan

Hussein Kanji
14:50 15:35

Maximum Impact: Developing the Enabling Environment

Finance Forum

Anita Bhatia

Charlotte Ward
15:40 15:55

Showcase One

Finance Forum
16:35 17:20

Mobilisation for Innovation: What's Next For Sustainable Finance?

Finance Forum

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE

Alice Carr

Tony Greenham

Meryam Omi

09:50 09:55

Chair's Opening Remarks

Built Environment Forum

Chris Hammond
09:50 09:55

Chairs Opening Remarks

Built Environment Forum
09:55 10:05

Keynote Address

Built Environment Forum

Dr. Janet Young
10:05 10:50

Transforming Urban Areas for a Net Zero Future

Built Environment Forum

Zeina Nazer

Pru Ashby

Miles Lewis

Peter Runacres
10:55 11:10

Innovation Showcase – Sat Vu

Built Environment Forum

Natalia Kuniewicz
11:25 12:10

Innovative Financing Models for Green Builds

Built Environment Forum

Simon Allford

Heather Buchanan

Pete Gladwell

Ryan Jude

Tariq Kazi
12:15 12:55

Sponsor Session – Dalkia

Built Environment Forum

Benjamin Lemaitre
13:35 13:50

Showcase Two – MHM Group

Built Environment Forum
13:55 14:25

Fireside Chat: Decarbonising Heat

Built Environment Forum

Mike Pitts

Adam Chapman

Irene Omaswa
14:30 14:45

Showcase Three – Adaptavate

Built Environment Forum
14:50 15:20

Net Gain and Net Zero: Balancing Biodiversity in the Built Environment

Built Environment Forum

Adam Baranowski

Phoebe Cox

Simon Crichton

Cllr Shanika Mahendran

Lucja Paulinska
15:25 15:40

Showcase Four - Optimise.AI

Built Environment Forum
15:45 16:40

That's So Retrofit: Commercial Properties and Climate

Built Environment Forum

John Davies

Gregory Dewerpe

Tyler Goodwin

Daniel Heery

Westley Thurley

Rob Wall
16:45 17:15

Sponsor Session

Built Environment Forum

09:55 10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Industrial Forum
10:00 10:10

Keynote Address

Industrial Forum

Nancy Gillis
10:10 10:55

Industrial Cluster Strategy: Progress and Predictions

Industrial Forum

Jane Gaston

Richard Gwilliam

Katie Hedges

Matthew Rhodes
11:00 11:15

Innovation Showcase - Fetu

Industrial Forum
11:30 12:10

Sponsor Session: The Manufacturing Ecosystem

Industrial Forum
12:15 13:00

A Just Transition in Reindustrialisation

Industrial Forum

Claire Curry

Beth Barker

James-Augustine Foley

Fraser Stewart
13:40 14:10

International Perspectives: Global Green Industry for Economic Development

Industrial Forum
14:15 14:30

Showcase Two

Industrial Forum
14:35 15:20

The Critical Case of Mineral Supply

Industrial Forum

Aidan Davy

Dr Karen Hanghøj

James Webb

Jeremy Wrathall
15:20 16:05

Decarbonising Hard-to-Abate at Scale

Industrial Forum

Marian D'Auria

David Dalton

Stuart Lemmon

Gaurav Sant

Rebecca Tremain
16:10 16:25

Showcase Three

Industrial Forum
16:30 17:00

Safeguarding Future Industry: Education and Incubation

Industrial Forum

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Ollie Folayan

Professor Louise Horsfall

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE
17:05 17:20

Showcase Four

Industrial Forum

09:50 09:55

Chair's Opening Remarks

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
09:55 10:05

Keynote Address

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Mary Creagh CBE MP
10:05 10:50

Roots of Resilience: Building a Nature-Positive Future

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Kathryn Brown

Helen Avery

Donna Lyndsay

Dougie Peedle
11:00 11:45

Natural Capital Markets: Reinforcing Investor Confidence

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Mark Gough

Claudine Blamey

Kate McGavin

Archie Struthers
11:55 12:10

Showcase One – Arborea

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Dr. Kaly Chatakondu
12:20 13:05

The Green Renaissance: Embedding Nature into Corporate Strategy

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Jessica Bingham

Norah Berk

Hannah Cool

Danielle Mulder
13:35 14:20

Whole Systems, Whole Farms: Regenerative Agriculture Reimagined

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Richard Pywell

Jack Watts
14:25 14:40

Showcase Two – Ecologi

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Sam Jackson
14:50 15:20

Green Fertilizers: The Future of Plant Nutrition

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
15:30 16:15

Genetic Frontiers: Synthetic Crops and Food Security

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Professor Louise Horsfall

Paimun Amini

Angie Burnett

Abby Simmons
16:20 16:35

Showcase Three

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
16:45 17:30

Cultivating Capital: Unlocking Opportunities in Food & AgTech

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Zitouni Ould-Dada

Andy Griffiths

Jeltsin Neckebroek

Amanda Schaible

10:00 10:40

Session One

Green Stage
10:45 11:25

Session Two

Green Stage
11:30 12:10

Session Three

Green Stage
12:15 12:55

Flexing for the Future: How AI is Revolutionising Energy Flexibility

Green Stage

Killian O'Connor
13:00 13:40

Session Five

Green Stage
13:45 14:25

Session Six

Green Stage
14:30 15:10

Session Seven – BSI

Green Stage
15:15 15:55

Session Eight

Green Stage
16:00 16:40

Session Nine - Canada Spotlight

Green Stage
16:45 17:25

Session Ten - Instinctif Partners

Green Stage

09:25 09:30

Chair's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

Baroness Bryony Worthington
09:30 09:35

Host's Opening Remarks

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta
09:35 09:45

Keynote Address

Main Stage

Kumi Naidoo
09:50 10:25

Outrage and Optimism Podcast: Live from Innovation Zero

Main Stage

Tom Rivett-Carnac
10:30 11:15

Global Net Zero Push: Leaders, Laggards, and Lessons

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta

Ewan Andrew

Dylan Tanner
11:30 12:00

Climate Change and National Security: Challenges and Strategies for Resilience

Main Stage

Hugh Montgomery

Richard Nugee
12:05 12:35

Climate and Health: A Critical Diagnosis

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta

Anthony Costello
12:40 13:20

Greening the Supply Chain: Advancing Sustainability in Public Procurement

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta

George Freeman MP

Alexandra Hammond

Joe Tilley
13:40 14:25

How Effective Communications can Change the World

Main Stage

Anna Guyer

Catherine Ellis

Paul Goodenough
14:30 15:15

The Path to a Nature-Positive Future

Main Stage

David Craig
15:20 15:55

Beyond Earth: How the Space Economy Fuels Climate Solutions

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta

George Freeman MP

Harshbir Sangha MBE FRSA
16:00 16:20

How Fungi Makes our Worlds

Main Stage

Baroness Bryony Worthington

Merlin Sheldrake
16:25 16:30

Closing Remarks

Main Stage

Arianne Alcorta

10:00 10:05

Chair's Opening Remarks

Energy Forum
10:05 10:15

Keynote Address

Energy Forum
10:15 11:00

The Road to Net Zero: Accelerating CCUS Expansion

Energy Forum

Olivia Powis

Rafay Anwar

Alex Milward
11:05 11:20

Innovation Showcase - Wynteg

Energy Forum
11:35 12:20

Fixing Fission: Green Taxonomies and Red Tape in Nuclear

Energy Forum

Professor Martin Freer

Kirsty Gogan

Chris Pye

James Walker
12:25 13:05

Sponsor Session

Energy Forum
13:45 14:00

Showcase Six

Energy Forum
14:05 14:50

Developing and Deploying Energy Storage

Energy Forum

Olly Frankland

Sarah Griffiths

Gordon Hutcheson

Gavin O'Leary

Julia Souder
14:55 15:35

Scaling Solutions for the Future: Accelerating Clean Tech Innovation

Energy Forum

Professor Chris Coleridge

Dr. Charlotte Kirk

John McKiernan

Alan Ritchie

James Sprinz

Miranda Townsend
15:40 16:25

Green Skills: Building a Net Zero Workforce

Energy Forum

Hilary Leevers

Dr Steve Coulter

Gillian Martin MSP

Sarah Mukherjee MBE
16:30 16:45

Showcase Seven

Energy Forum

10:00 10:05

Chair's Opening Remarks

Carbon Markets Forum

Kalyani Inampudi
10:05 10:15

Keynote Address

Carbon Markets Forum
10:20 11:05

Maximising the Capital Stack: Financing Climate and Developments Goals in the Global South

Carbon Markets Forum

Kalyani Inampudi

Joseph Nganga
11:15 11:30

Showcase One

Carbon Markets Forum
11:40 12:25

Utility Beyond Claims: Accelerating Corporate Climate Action

Carbon Markets Forum

Sara Stefanini

Andrea Abrahams

Tim Christophersen

Mark Kenber
13:05 13:50

Trust & Transparency: Securing Quality of Supply

Carbon Markets Forum

Bryony Collins

Jonathan Crook

Doris Honold

Rich Stockdale
13:55 14:10

Showcase Two

Carbon Markets Forum
14:20 15:00

Bridging Voluntary and Compliance Markets

Carbon Markets Forum

Luca Lo Re

Felix Grey

Nasim Pour

Adrian Rimmer

Raul C. Rosales
15:10 15:40

Fireside Chat

Carbon Markets Forum
15:45 16:00

Showcase Three

Carbon Markets Forum
16:10 16:40

Article 6: Navigating the Paris Agreement from Baku to Belem

Carbon Markets Forum

Raul C. Rosales

Daniel Tutu Benefoh
16:45 17:00

Showcase Four

Carbon Markets Forum

10:00 10:05

Chair's Opening Remarks

Infrastructure Forum
10:05 10:15

Keynote Address

Infrastructure Forum
10:15 11:00

Delivering Clean Power Infrastructure by 2030

Infrastructure Forum

Yselkla Farmer

Mounir Boemond

Dervilla Mitchell DBE

Paul Morrison
11:10 11:55

Building an Attractive Infrastructure Market

Infrastructure Forum

Jon Phillips
12:05 12:50

Building for Better Outcomes: Rethinking Infrastructure Value

Infrastructure Forum

Hariom Macêdo Newport

Matthew Jordan-Tank

Andrew Kidd
13:30 14:15

Harnessing Data for Infrastructure Resilience

Infrastructure Forum

Melissa Zanocco OBE

Helen Huemer-Markides

Chris Jones
14:25 15:05

Data Centres: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of the Digital Economy

Infrastructure Forum

Ingrid Edmund
15:15 16:00

Water Infrastructure: Innovation, Resilience & Renewal

Infrastructure Forum

Hannah Spencer

Shaunna Berendsen

Jo Jolly

Martin Woolhead
16:05 16:50

Ports as Catalysts: Enabling the Clean Energy Shift

Infrastructure Forum

Edwin Lampert

Alex Pepper

Ruth Wood

Mark Wray

10:00 10:05

Chair's Opening Remarks

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

William Soper
10:05 10:15

Keynote Address

Transport & Supply Chain Forum
10:15 11:00

Electrifying Automotive: Negotiating Hill Starts in EVs

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Ben Nelmes

James Court

Kamran Iqbal

Verity Richardson

Claire Spooner
11:05 11:20

Showcase One – Fuuse

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Will Maden
11:35 12:20

Roadmaps for Redesigning Urban Mobility

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Zeina Nazer

Brian Gardner

Lucy Hayward-Speight

Max Sugarman
12:25 13:05

Decarbonising Supply-Chain in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Sharon Bligh

Isabel Divanna

Robert Gerlach

Sandrine Ricard
13:45 14:00

Big City Retail and E-Cargo Bikes: The Future of Sustainable Logistics

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Serhat Kyuchuk-Pakyuz
14:05 14:35

From Track to Road: A Conversation with Formula E

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Julia Pallé
14:40 14:55

Showcase Three - Pipeline Organics

Transport & Supply Chain Forum
15:00 15:55

Conscious Choices: How Sustainability is Redefining FMCG

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Alex Armillotta

Sebastian Munden
16:00 16:45

Managing Water Risk: Turning Awareness into Action

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

Emma Clarke

Joe Ray
16:45 17:00

Showcase Four

Transport & Supply Chain Forum

09:55 10:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

Aviation Forum
10:00 10:10

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

Aviation Forum
10:10 10:55

Turbulence Ahead: Can Aviation Meet the 2030 Emission Targets?

Aviation Forum

Andrew Charlton

Daniel Bloch

Jonathon Counsell

Matthew Gorman

Gorka Penalva

Antoine Toulemont
11:00 11:15

Showcase One – OXCCU

Aviation Forum

Andrew Symes
11:30 12:15

From Concept to Take-Off: Commercialising R&D in Aviation Sustainability

Aviation Forum

Dr Paul Toyne

Jacques-Alexis Verrecchia

Oscar Watkins

Dominic Weeks
12:20 13:00

Sponsor Session

Aviation Forum
13:40 13:55

Showcase Two

Aviation Forum
14:00 14:30

Operation Innovation: Pioneering Green Technologies Through Military Testing

Aviation Forum

Jessica Freeman

Dr Cathy Mooney

Brigadier Tim Symonds OBE
14:35 14:50

Showcase Three

Aviation Forum
14:55 15:40

Electrifying Flight: eVTOLs and the Future of Air Travel

Aviation Forum

Andrew Chadwick

Juliana Kiraly
15:45 16:30

Flying Hydrogen: Projections for H2 in Flight

Aviation Forum

Helen Leadbetter

Hervé Morvan

Jolanda Stevens
16:35 16:50

Showcase Four

Aviation Forum

10:00 10:05

Chair's Opening Remarks

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
10:05 10:15

Keynote Address

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
10:15 11:00

Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Torsten Thiele

Chip Cunliffe

Simon Dent

Louise Heaps

Sonali Siriwardena
11:15 12:00

Strategies for Unlocking Ocean Innovation

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Philip Bishop

Clémence Ollivier

Ronald Tardiff
12:05 12:20

Showcase Five

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
12:30 13:00

Ocean Data: Shaping the Future of our Ocean

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Kimberly Mathisen
13:40 14:25

Restoring Our Oceans: Taking a Community-Led Approach

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Erika Harms

Denise Nicolau

Mere Takoko
14:30 14:45

Showcase Six

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
14:55 15:40

Sustainable Aquaculture: Innovations and Opportunities

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Aashish Khimasia

Neil Hornby

Amy Novogratz

Martin Sutcliffe
15:50 16:05

Showcase Seven

Nature, Land & Sea Forum
16:10 16:40

Uniting for Change: Addressing Plastic Pollution

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

Alison Bramfitt

James Doherty
16:45 17:00

Showcase Eight

Nature, Land & Sea Forum

10:00 10:40

Session One

Green Stage
10:45 11:25

Session Two

Green Stage
11:30 12:10

Session Three

Green Stage
12:15 12:55

Session Four

Green Stage
13:00 13:40

Session Five

Green Stage
13:45 14:25

Session Six

Green Stage
14:30 15:10

Session Seven

Green Stage
15:15 15:55

Session Eight

Green Stage
16:00 16:40

Session Nine

Green Stage
16:45 17:25

Session Ten

Green Stage

10,000+

Delegates

500+

Speakers

300+

Exhibitors

250+

Content sessions

Innovation Zero World provides a space and opportunity for collaboration, breaking down silos, and overcoming obstacles to drive large-scale, impactful progress towards global emissions reduction.

Our congress brings together a unique cross-section of decision-makers, visionaries, and changemakers from four priority groups:

Start-Ups
Funders (Investors and Lenders)
Enterprises (Public & Private Sector)
Policymakers

With a carefully curated content programme spanning 14 sectors and subject areas, Innovation Zero World addresses the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the global net zero journey.

	Transforming systems for a low carbon economy