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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Innovation Zero 2024

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Oceans & Water Forum
  1. Oceans & Water Forum
     
  2. Oceans & Water Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Oceans & Water Forum
    Our oceans and water are our most precious natural resource and our planet’s greatest natural carbon ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Oceans & Water Forum
    A healthy and stable ocean is essential for the survival of life on our planet and is one of the mos ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Oceans & Water Forum
    The worldwide ocean economy is valued at around $1.5 trillion per year, making it the seventh larges ...
    • Innovation
    Oceans & Water Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Circularity
    • Policy
    Oceans & Water Forum
    As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events – ranging from deva ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Oceans & Water Forum
    Water pollution from wastewater, agriculture and industry is one of the biggest environmental challe ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Oceans & Water Forum
    Our ocean’s health is in a critical state of decline. The combined effects of rising temperatures, a ...
    • Innovation
    Oceans & Water Forum
    The ocean is SailGP’s racetrack and the global sporting league is on a mission to be the world’s mos ...
Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
  1. Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
     
    • Supply Chain
    • Policy
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
    Two years since the Government published its Critical Mineral Strategy, how is the UK progressing in ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
    What does a circular economy for materials look like? Panellists will discuss investing in purpose-b ...
    • Innovation
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
    At this session, you will hear about how a regional ecosystem has come together through a Smart Manu ...
    • Innovation
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
     
    • Innovation Ecosystem
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
    Over the next two decades a host of break through climate solutions will need to be scaled to meet t ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Innovation Ecosystem
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
    Within 5 hours travel from London is the greatest concentration of climate tech talent, technology, ...
    • Innovation
    • Innovation Ecosystem
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Innovation Ecosystem
    Minerals & Materials and Innovation Ecosystem Forum
     
Industrial Forum
  1. Industrial Forum
     
    • Policy
    Industrial Forum
     
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Industrial Forum
    Three years on from the Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy policy paper, how has indus ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
    CCUS has been identified as a pillar of industrial decarbonisation, and vital to reducing emissions ...
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
    Heads of the UK’s Industrial Clusters will report on the work they are doing to become top areas for ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Industrial Forum
    How can the industrial sector lower its outputs through the deployment of smarter operational techni ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
    Heads of steel, cement, glass, and chemicals will explore electrification and other methods as means ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Industrial Forum
    Join Professor Jill MacBryde, Co-director of the InterAct Network, as she discusses the wide range o ...
Main Stage
  1. Main Stage
     
  2. Main Stage
     
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    In 2023, amidst record-breaking temperatures, UN secretary general António Guterres announced “the e ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    Hear real-world perspectives on the complexities surrounding Net Zero as experts delve into challeng ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    Systemic changes in history, from suffrage to civil rights, have not happened in a linear transition ...
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    Ministers from the UK and overseas announce upcoming net zero policies and trade deals. Innovation Z ...
    • Investment
    Main Stage
    How can we mobilise the banking community to support the net zero transformation and scale low carbo ...
    • Infrastructure
    Main Stage
     
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    Main Stage
    High-quality infrastructure in energy, transport, and digital networks is crucial for economic growt ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Infrastructure
    Main Stage
    With regions competitively engaging in originating, attracting and developing the industries of the ...
  3. Main Stage
    What do near term targets on climate action look like for corporate leaders, and what external condi ...
    • Innovation
    Main Stage
    The climate crisis – as well as the solutions which can overcome it – need storytelling in order to ...
  4. Main Stage
    In this era of the Net Zero economy, companies must undergo transformative journeys to stay relevant ...
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    As the torch has been passed between host nations from COP26 onwards, how do its champions ensure co ...
Finance Forum
  1. Finance Forum
     
    • Policy
    Finance Forum
    According to BloombergNEF, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged 17% in 2023, ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    There is a plethora of early-stage and late-stage investors, but in order to achieve escape velocity ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    Join venture capitalists and early-stage growth funders as they outline how they spot talent in clea ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    In order to realise 2030 net zero goals, innovations in renewables, materials and tech need scaling ...
    • Investment
    Finance Forum
    Panellists from some of the world’s largest banks will discuss the guiding principles which drive ne ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    Big corporations are now among the most active funders in climate tech. Panellists will drive forwar ...
    • Investment
    Finance Forum
    Trillions of dollars are now require annually to fund the climate transition. Representatives of pen ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    This session will explore the full gamut of emerging markets – from small R&D investments in tech to ...
Green Stage
  1. Green Stage
    Being the only project of its kind in the South, and backed by companies with
the technical expertis ...
  2. Green Stage
    The Climate Change Committee is clear that the UK could need at least 60 million tonnes of engineere ...
  3. Green Stage
    Incentivising more freight to move by rail today and accelerating UK’s net zero ambition. In Septemb ...
  4. Green Stage
    Calculating and reporting your company's emissions, particularly your supply chain/investments (aka ...
  5. Green Stage
     
Advanced Tech Forum
  1. Advanced Tech Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Advanced Tech Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Achieving net zero by 2050 is a challenge that requires unprecedented innovation and collaboration, ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Cutting-edge advancements in deep tech have the potential to create game-changing solutions to the m ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Advanced Tech Forum
    AI is a powerful tool that can help us anticipate, assess and respond to the causes and consequences ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Space technology is vital for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 that the Unite ...
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Artificial Intelligence is a tool that holds the potential to have a transformative impact on many a ...
    • Innovation
    Advanced Tech Forum
    To keep up with booming data demand, the UK needs to build lots of data centres very quickly. Does t ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Digitalisation and other data-driven technologies are playing an increasingly crucial role in the gl ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Data centres are essential infrastructure for the data and digitalisation progress that we are witne ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Advanced Tech Forum
    Discover the importance of operational telecoms as an enabler to deliver a Net Zero energy network o ...
  2. Advanced Tech Forum
     
    • Innovation
    Advanced Tech Forum
     
Energy Forum
  1. Energy Forum
     
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    Energy companies and policy experts share their views on how the UK is faring on its commitments to ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Energy Forum
    How can we ensure the game changing ventures have the funding required to help us reach 2030 goals; ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Energy Forum
    This session will explore how grid operators, equipment suppliers and investors are working to devel ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    Panellists will debate what role hydrogen can play in empowering the green transition and in which i ...
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    The UK’s reliance on imported electricity may be reversed if its ambitions for offshore wind farms a ...
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    The IEA called for a doubling of nuclear energy production between 2020 and 2050 in its Net Zero by ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Energy Forum
    Heads of transport, power, and charging companies will be among those discussing the use of renewabl ...
    • Investment
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
     
    • Innovation
    Energy Forum
     
Built Environment Forum
  1. Built Environment Forum
     
    • Policy
    Built Environment Forum
    The Built Environment, responsible for a staggering 40% of CO2 emissions, spans 12 diverse industrie ...
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Built Environment Forum
    With the Future Homes Standard requiring all homes built from 2025 to be ‘zero carbon ready’ and the ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Policy
    Built Environment Forum
    It is widely accepted that retrofitting our existing buildings is absolutely critical if we are to a ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Circularity
    Built Environment Forum
    Join us for a dynamic session on retrofitting commercial buildings, crucial for mitigating 23% of UK ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Circularity
    Built Environment Forum
    It is estimated that by 2050, seven in ten people worldwide will live in cities. Not only will our u ...
    • Supply Chain
    Built Environment Forum
    Hear the perspective of the UK’s leading construction firms; what’s being done and what’s required t ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Built Environment Forum
    As we strive for sustainable and accessible solutions, heat pumps are emerging as key players in hea ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Built Environment Forum
    What are the links between reuse, circularity, and embodied carbon? How can emissions be reduced by ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Policy
    Built Environment Forum
    Local authorities and councils are going to be responsible for encouraging continued private sector ...
    • Innovation
    Built Environment Forum
    Water is becoming a scarce resource. The process of producing, treating and transporting water gener ...
Working Groups Theatre
  1. Working Groups Theatre
     
  2. Working Groups Theatre
     
  3. Working Groups Theatre
     
  4. Working Groups Theatre
     
  5. Working Groups Theatre
     
  6. Working Groups Theatre
     
  7. Working Groups Theatre
     
  8. Working Groups Theatre
    If value exists only in the consciousness of people, as a judgement on the importance of goods to im ...
Innovation Showcase
  1. Innovation Showcase
     
  2. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
  3. Innovation Showcase
    At this fireside chat, Sean Kidney and Dr Jane Jagd discuss how companies with innovative green idea ...
  4. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
  5. Innovation Showcase
    The complex nature of sustainability challenges requires novel and collaborative approaches to innov ...
  6. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
Partner Hosted Networking Zone
  1. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    Antenna Group is the global marketing communications firm for mission-driven companies innovating an ...
  2. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
     
  3. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    The premier platform for leading investors, corporations, and researchers dedicated to exploring, un ...
  4. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    "WE ARE THE HEART OF A DYNAMIC NETWORK SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS" Our organisation unites 52 ac ...
  5. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    Hydrogen UK is a trade association committed to the development and deployment of hydrogen solutions
  6. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    WCA is the original international cement association, founded in 2016 with the aim of representing t ...
  7. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accoun ...
Food & Agriculture Forum
  1. Food & Agriculture Forum
     
    • Policy
    Food & Agriculture Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    Natural capital is now starting to be seen as a critical underpin of economic growth, with nature-ba ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    Healthy soil is the foundation of our food chains, supports biodiversity and plays a crucial role in ...
  2. Food & Agriculture Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Policy
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    COP28 has taken a significant step by addressing the issue of food and agriculture as part of the co ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    The food system today is both a miracle and a disaster. How we produce, process, prepare and consume ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    By 2050, the world will have to feed 10 billion people, but the current food system is already placi ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Circularity
    • Policy
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    Food loss and waste accounts for 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN Envir ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    Animal agriculture is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for about 15% of global emis ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Food & Agriculture Forum
    Our food and agricultural sectors are both major contributors to climate change and vulnerable targe ...
Main Stage
  1. Main Stage
     
    • Supply Chain
    • Circularity
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    What are the implications for security of a changing climate? As we tackle the theme of climate risk ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    In order for climate ambitions to filter through every level of society and deliver tangible outcome ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    A low carbon future is critically dependent on innovative, first-of-a-kind technologies – but the su ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Main Stage
    This insightful discussion will delve into the imperative shift towards renewables and the necessity ...
    • Policy
    Main Stage
     
    • Policy
    Main Stage
     
    • Policy
    Main Stage
     
    • Policy
    Main Stage
    Ministers from the UK and overseas announce upcoming net zero policies and trade deals. Innovation Z ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Main Stage
    The successful development of low carbon infrastructure rests on the foundational pillars of critica ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Main Stage
    Join us to learn about specific, live client requirements and how the necessary certainty is being p ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Main Stage
    In this session, panellists discuss the importance of being nature positive in order to achieve net ...
  2. Main Stage
    Join us for an insightful presentation and interview where our speakers will explore the influential ...
Finance Forum
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
     
  1. Finance Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Finance Forum
    How do we mobilise the business and policy communities to make and finance meaningful transition pla ...
    • Investment
    • Policy
    Finance Forum
    Panellists will discuss how blended finance can bridge financial gaps across the economy in order to ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Finance Forum
    Panellists from investment companies, institutes, foundations and corporate venture arms will delve ...
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Finance Forum
    Investors find difficulty in mapping biodiversity improvements to financial returns. Although measur ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    Finance Forum
    Has the focus on mitigation and climate risk led to investors overlooking the need for adaptation fi ...
    • Policy
    Finance Forum
    The ISSB’s requirements for disclosures over climate and general ESG reporting are expected to be ad ...
    • Investment
    Finance Forum
    When it comes to stakeholder engagement, what is the most meaningful way of challenging companies wh ...
Green Stage
  1. Green Stage
    Financing of climate projects by companies is both urgently needed and in urgent need of innovation. ...
  2. Green Stage
    How key anchor projects and research expertise will enable The Solent Cluster to fully realise its v ...
  3. Green Stage
     
  4. Green Stage
    In the public eye, sustainability and defence are frequently seen as conflicting priorities. This se ...
  5. Green Stage
     
  6. Green Stage
    Mura Technology’s Head of Sustainability, Dr Geoff Brighty, will present how implementing Mura’s hyd ...
  7. Green Stage
     
  8. Green Stage
     
  9. Green Stage
     
  10. Green Stage
    National Grid Electricity Transmission share their specific engineering challenges and showcase some ...
Energy Forum
  1. Energy Forum
     
    • Innovation
    Energy Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    Energy Forum
    In order for the renewable energy transformation to successfully take place, we need a resilient gri ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    Discover groundbreaking strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in residential and commercial heatin ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Energy Forum
    The UK is a global biomass leader, with bioenergy generating 8.6% of total energy supply in 2022 acr ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Energy Forum
    How can we harness digital and data not only as a critical enabler of the energy transformation, but ...
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
    In response to the energy crisis, global policy momentum built around energy efficiency. Many govern ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Energy Forum
    Does the integration of CCS with hydrogen production present itself as an economically viable strate ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Energy Forum
     
Transport & Mobility Forum
  1. Transport & Mobility Forum
     
    • Policy
    Transport & Mobility Forum
     
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    Hear from leading transport operators and thought leaders as they share the means by which an access ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Infrastructure
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    How can a diverse renewable energy supply meet the needs of equally diverse modes of transport? How ...
    • Investment
    • Infrastructure
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    Panellists will discuss how we shift from primarily import market to one in which full EV production ...
    • Innovation
    Transport & Mobility Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    City councillors, local authorities, and traffic solution providers will discuss how leveraging new ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    In this session fleet owners divulge their strategies for decarbonisation. Explore a myriad of appro ...
    • Innovation
    • Circularity
    Transport & Mobility Forum
    In this final session of the Transport & Mobility Forum, we will be delving into the intersection of ...
Aviation & Shipping Forum
  1. Aviation & Shipping Forum
     
    • Policy
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    • Policy
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    The decarbonisation challenge for aviation is urgent and progress is desperately needed. Current pla ...
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    When assessing the state and progress of SAF and hydrogen-electric as fuel sources, does the market ...
    • Innovation
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    Revolutionising the aviation industry demands cutting-edge solutions to mitigate its environmental i ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    There is growing consensus that the non-CO2 effects of aviation have been overlooked. What steps is ...
  2. Aviation & Shipping Forum
     
    • Policy
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    How does race to net zero differ when it comes to shipping; what specific challenges does it face ve ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    Currently, governments provide early-stage, venture capital support, whereas large scale investors t ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Aviation & Shipping Forum
    Discover the latest advancements in large-scale green fuel production in the pursuit of net-zero shi ...
Communication Forum
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
     
    • Investment
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
    This enlightening talk introduces the groundbreaking 'Climate Funnel' concept, a dynamic model that ...
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
     
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
    'ESG’ and ‘Sustainability’ are often used interchangeably, creating an illusion of change, and allow ...
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
    Sustainability legislation is ramping up as more and more companies join the clean transition, but m ...
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
    AWorld, awarded by Google as the Best App for Good in the world and endorsed by both the United Nati ...
  1. Communication Forum
    In this session North London artist Louis VI, a visionary in the intersection of nature and music, n ...
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
    Where does the public currently stand on net zero; how can we respond to and shift the public mandat ...
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
     
    • Innovation
    Communication Forum
     
Working Groups Theatre
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Working Groups Theatre
    The Biodiversity Working Group will seek to merge the worlds of business and biodiversity through th ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    Working Groups Theatre
    This is chance for startups to rapidly meet with invited investors in a high-impact facilitated netw ...
  1. Working Groups Theatre
     
  2. Working Groups Theatre
     
  3. Working Groups Theatre
     
Carbon Markets Forum
  1. Carbon Markets Forum
     
    • Innovation
    • Policy
    Carbon Markets Forum
    An introductory session on the market and regulatory frameworks that define environmental markets to ...
    • Investment
    Carbon Markets Forum
    Learn from leading carbon market thinkers about what’s needed to drive real climate impact using car ...
    • Investment
    • Policy
    Carbon Markets Forum
    Reversing the biodiversity crisis will require a substantial increase in funding, with some projecti ...
  2. Carbon Markets Forum
    Net-zero targets are fast approaching, and large enterprises need to move now to secure their supply ...
    • Investment
    Carbon Markets Forum
    Project developers and private sector players engaging in Article 6 transactions face continuous cha ...
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Carbon Markets Forum
    The decentralised nature of blockchain technology makes it robust for any fraud activities providing ...
    • Investment
    • Innovation
    • Infrastructure
    Carbon Markets Forum
    According to McKinsey, by 2030 NBS projects like forestation and soil carbon sequestration could con ...
    • Supply Chain
    • Innovation
    Carbon Markets Forum
    What were the key takeaways from COP28 and what can we expect for COP29? How is the ratings market d ...
Innovation Showcase
  1. Innovation Showcase
     
  2. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
  3. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
  4. Innovation Showcase
    The Innovation Showcase Forum will have a dedicate & curated audience of primarily investors and cor ...
Partner Hosted Networking Zone
  1. Partner Hosted Networking Zone
    DEKRA’s promise is to ensure the safety of human interaction with technology and the environment. Pr ...