Programme | Innovation Zero

28–29 April 2026 | Olympia London

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

With over 100 individual sessions spread across 6 forums & theatres, and a dedicated showcase, Innovation Zero World 2026's programme will bring delegates fully up to date with the latest developments in the transformation to a low-carbon economy.

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Welcoming Remarks

Main Stage

09:10 – 09:20
Opening Keynote – Climate Resilience as Economic Resilience

Main Stage

09:20 – 09:35
The Price of Delay: Why Climate Action is an Economic, Societal & Security Imperative

Main Stage

09:40 – 10:25

Confirmed Speakers

Prof. Tim Lenton OBE, Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science - University of Exeter

Prof. Nicola Ranger, Executive Director, Earth Capital Nexus & Professor in Practice, Natural Capital, Risk & Finance - London School of Economics and Political Science

Dr. Steve Waygood, Executive Director - The Finance Transition Centre
Winning Hearts and Minds: Reframing the Net Zero Narrative

Main Stage

10:30 – 11:15

Confirmed Speakers

Laura Sandys CBE, Chair - Green Alliance

Lord Adair Turner, Chair - Energy Transitions Commission
Morning Break

Main Stage

11:15 – 11:30
Competing for Clean Growth: Net Zero as a National Advantage

Main Stage

11:30 – 12:15

Confirmed Speakers

Dr. Hakima El Haité, Chair of the Climate Action Committee / President - MENA2050 / Africa-Pact

Tim Reid, CEO - UK Export Finance

Prof. Emily Shuckburgh CBE, Chief Scientific Adviser - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Keynote – UK's Seventh Carbon Budget

Main Stage

12:20 – 12:35

Confirmed Speakers

Nigel Topping, Founder / Chair - Ambition Loop / Climate Change Committee
Accelerating Global Climate Action: Turning Pledges into Progress

Main Stage

12:35 – 13:20

Confirmed Speakers

Paul Dickinson, Founder and Strategic Partner - CDP

Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, CEO - Sustainable Markets Initiative

Tom Rivett-Carnac OBE, Founding Partner - Global Optimism

Dr. Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO - Green Finance Institute
Lunch Break

Main Stage

13:20 – 14:05
Innovation Zero Awards – Winners Presentation

Main Stage

14:05 – 14:35
Who Pays for the Energy Transition? Balancing Fairness, Investment & Public Trust

Main Stage

14:40 – 15:25

Moderator

Kingsmill Bond, Energy Strategist - Ember

Confirmed Speakers

Chris Norbury, CEO - E.ON Next
Growth, Jobs & Innovation: Delivering the UK's Industrial Strategy

Main Stage

15:30 – 16:15

Moderator

Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director - Aldersgate Group

Confirmed Speakers

Julia Reinaud, Senior Director - Breakthrough Energy
Bridging the Skills Gap: Building the Talent Base for the Low-Carbon Economy

Main Stage

16:25 – 17:10

Moderator

Dr. Hilary Leevers, CEO - EngineeringUK

Confirmed Speakers

Maggie McGinlay, CEO - Energy Transition Zone

Derek Walker, Commissioner - Future Generations for Wales
Closing Remarks

Main Stage

17:10 – 17:20

Opening Remarks

Energy & Grid

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Energy & Grid

09:40 – 09:55

Confirmed Speakers

Dan McGrail, CEO - Great British Energy
Delivering Big Hardware & Low Carbon Molecules: Building the UK’s Clean Energy Backbone

Energy & Grid

10:00 – 10:45

Confirmed Speakers

Jonathan Mills, Director General for Energy Markets & Supply - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Sally Prickett, Director, Hydrogen Advisory - Arup

Dhara Vyas, CEO - Energy UK
Spotlight On: Accelerating the UK's Nuclear Revolution

Energy & Grid

10:50 – 11:20

Confirmed Speakers

Simon Barber, UK Managing Director - Assystem

Simon Bowen, Chair - Great British Energy - Nuclear

Julia Pyke, Managing Director - Sizewell-C
Financing the Transition: Is UK Capital Backing the Right Innovation?

Energy & Grid

11:45 – 12:30

Confirmed Speakers

Jenny Hill, Challenge Director: Clean Energy Mission - UKRI

Leah Ramoutar, Director of Environmental Sustainability - Aviva
Lunch Break

Energy & Grid

12:30 – 13:30
Industrial Leadership in Grid Flexibility

Energy & Grid

13:30 – 14:15

Moderator

Guy Newey, CEO - Energy Systems Catapult

Confirmed Speakers

Cy MacKinnon, Managing Director, Product Development & Strategy - Equitix

Duncan Stone, Deputy Director for Electricity System Flexibility - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Interoperability by Design: Aligning the UK's Digital Energy Future

Energy & Grid

14:20 – 15:05

Moderator

Monica Collings OBE, Chair - POWERful Women

Confirmed Speakers

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

Laura Sandys CBE, Chair - Green Alliance

Sasha Shipulina, Head of Data Sharing Infrastructure - NESO

Marzia Zafar, Deputy Director of Governance for Data & Digitalization - OFGEM
From Energy Sink to Energy Source: Data Centres and the Digital Power Grid

Energy & Grid

15:20 – 16:05

Moderator

Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO - EPRI

Confirmed Speakers

Chris Crosby, CEO - Compass Datacenters

Ram Ramachander, Chief Growth Officer, EMEA - Hitachi

Anna Carolina Tortora, Head of AI, GB Energy Industry Digitalisation and Innovation - NESO

Izzy Woolgar, Director of External Affairs - Centre for Net Zero
Future Gas Networks

Energy & Grid

16:15 – 17:00
Closing Remarks

Energy & Grid

17:00 – 17:10

Opening Remarks

Finance & Emerging Technology

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Finance & Emerging Technology

09:40 – 09:55
Financing Heavy Industry’s Transition: Capital for Hard-to-Abate Sectors

Finance & Emerging Technology

10:00 – 10:45

Confirmed Speakers

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

Sophie Lu, Global Head of Heavy Industrial Decarbonisation - HSBC
Public Procurement as a Climate Tech Catalyst: Opening Doors for Innovation

Finance & Emerging Technology

10:55 – 11:40

Confirmed Speakers

Hannah Cool, Chief Operating Officer - B4NZ
Masader Presentation

Finance & Emerging Technology

11:50 – 12:10
Low-Carbon Flight: Unlocking Future Fuelling Solutions

Finance & Emerging Technology

12:15 – 13:00

Moderator

Andrew Chadwick, Director - Ventura System Solutions

Confirmed Speakers

Jonathon Counsell, Group Sustainability Officer - International Airlines Group

Mahesh Roy, Programme Director, SAF - Green Finance Institute
Lunch Break

Finance & Emerging Technology

13:00 – 13:45
Adding Nature to the Balance Sheet

Finance & Emerging Technology

13:45 – 14:30

Confirmed Speakers

Robert Gardner, CEO & Co-Founder - Rebalance Earth

Dr. Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Session Pending

Finance & Emerging Technology

14:40 – 15:25
Unlocking CDR at Scale: The Role of Policy, Markets, and Demand

Finance & Emerging Technology

15:35 – 16:20

Moderator

Ita Kettleborough, Director - Energy Transitions Commission

Confirmed Speakers

Georgia Berry, CDR Programme Director - Green Finance Institute

Carrie Harris, Director of Sustainability - British Airways

Jess Mackenzie, Head of Greenhouse Gas Removals Strategy - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Closing Remarks

Finance & Emerging Technology

16:20 – 16:30

Opening Remarks

Built & Infrastructure

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Built & Infrastructure

09:40 – 09:55
Mobilising Capital: Financing Infrastructure Transformation

Built & Infrastructure

10:00 – 10:45

Moderator

Harvey Chandler, Head of Policy & Public Affairs - Global Infrastructure Investor Association

Confirmed Speakers

Steve Lomas, Managing Director, Banking and Investments - National Wealth Fund

Tim Lord, Head of Climate Change and Energy - HSBC UK

Meg Nicolaysen, Deputy Director, Climate Change & Sustainability - UK Export Finance

Joe Robinson, Director, ESG & Sustainability - Equitix
Adapting for Impact: Building Climate-Ready Infrastructure and Communities

Built & Infrastructure

10:55 – 11:40
Circular Models: Rethinking our Built Environment

Built & Infrastructure

12:00 – 12:45

Moderator

Melissa Zanocco OBE, Challenge Director: Growth Mission - UKRI - R&D Mission Accelerator Programme

Confirmed Speakers

Jonas Byström, Lead Engineer - European Investment Bank (EIB)

Roxana Slavcheva, Global Lead for Built Environment - World Resources Institute
Lunch Break

Built & Infrastructure

12:45 – 13:45
Retrofit at Scale: How Data is Key to Driving Decarbonisation

Built & Infrastructure

13:45 – 14:30

Moderator

Mike Pitts, Deputy Director – Heat and Buildings - Innovate UK

Confirmed Speakers

Hannah Cool, Chief Operating Officer - B4NZ

Lucy Lyons, Co-Founder & CEO - Kestrix
Healthcare’s Climate Prescription: Delivering Net Zero Systems

Built & Infrastructure

14:40 – 15:25

Moderator

Fiona Adshead, Chair - Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
Charging Ahead: Delivering EV Infrastructure at Scale

Built & Infrastructure

15:35 – 16:20

Confirmed Speakers

Robin Heap, CEO - Zest

Jonathan Heybrock, Sustainable Finance Associate - Green Finance Institute
Closing Remarks

Built & Infrastructure

16:20 – 16:30

Opening Remarks

Innovation Showcase

09:30 – 09:35

Confirmed Speakers

Sarah Mackintosh, Director - Cleantech for UK
Opening Keynote

Innovation Showcase

09:35 – 09:50

Confirmed Speakers

Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Founder & Managing Partner - Clean Growth Fund
From Pilots to Pull: Creating Bankable Demand and Strategic Partnerships

Innovation Showcase

09:50 – 10:35

Moderator

Cindi Bough, Managing Director - Climate Investment

Confirmed Speakers

Mats Bredborg, Electrification Leader - Volvo Construction Equipment

Sam Hill, Investment Analyst - TDK Ventures

Yash Rane, Investor - Fortescue Ventures

Charles Vaslet, Senior Partner - Emerald
Pitch Session: Energy & Power

Innovation Showcase

10:45 – 11:30

Moderator

Jonathan Tudor, Investment Partner - Clean Growth Fund
Spotlight On: Corporate Venture Capital and Building Partnerships That Work

Innovation Showcase

11:35 – 12:05
Pitch Session: Transport, Logistics & Supply Chain

Innovation Showcase

12:10 – 12:55

Moderator

Viola Jardon, Programme Director, Accelerator - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Stephen Price, Investment Director - Clean Growth Fund
Lunch Break

Innovation Showcase

12:55 – 13:25
From FOAK to Scale – Lessons in Commercialising Big Hardware

Innovation Showcase

13:25 – 14:10

Moderator

Sarah Mackintosh, Director - Cleantech for UK

Confirmed Speakers

Carlota Ochoa Neven Du Mont, Principal - Extantia

Jim Totty, Managing Director - Viridis Capital
Pitch Session: Land & Water

Innovation Showcase

14:15 – 15:00

Moderator

Connor Duffy, Investment Manager - Clean Growth Fund

Confirmed Speakers

Dr. Kaly Chatakondu, Global Commercial Director - Arborea
Spotlight On: Demystifying the UK Clean Energy Ecosystem

Innovation Showcase

15:15 – 16:00

Confirmed Speakers

Dr. Stafford Lloyd, Innovation Lead, Clean Growth Strategy - Innovate UK

Hannah Scott, Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder - Oxfordshire Greentech / Climate Tech Supercluster
Pitch Session: Built Environment

Innovation Showcase

16:05 – 17:00

Moderator

Viola Jardon, Programme Director, Accelerator - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Susannah McClintock, Investment Partner - Clean Growth Fund
Closing Remarks

Innovation Showcase

17:00 – 17:10

Welcoming Remarks

Main Stage

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote – Reimagining Future Systems

Main Stage

09:40 – 09:55
Climate Investment: Driving Growth, Resilience & Innovation

Main Stage

10:00 – 10:45

Moderator

Arlo Brady, CEO - Freuds Group

Confirmed Speakers

Ezgi Barcenas, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer - L'Oréal

Darshana Myronidis, Global Director of Sustainability - Virgin

Elsa Palanza, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability - ICG
From Evidence to Action: Closing the Climate Resilience Gap

Main Stage

10:50 – 11:35

Moderator

David Shukman, Former Science Editor - BBC

Confirmed Speakers

Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair - London Climate Resilience Review

Juliet Mian, UKIMEA Climate Change Risk, Resilience and Adaptation Leader - Arup
The Capital Challenge: Financing Frontier Climate Solutions

Main Stage

11:40 – 12:25

Moderator

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

Confirmed Speakers

James Cole, Chief Innovation Officer - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Leslie Maasdorp, CEO - British International Investment
Lunch Break

Main Stage

12:25 – 13:10
Spotlight On: Building the Green Grids of the Future

Main Stage

13:10 – 13:40

Moderator

Marcus Stewart, Head of Secretariat - Green Grids Initiative

Confirmed Speakers

Dean Cooper, Global Energy Lead - WWF

Swetha Ravi Kumar, Executive Director - FSR Global
AI for Climate: Harnessing Opportunities for Impact

Main Stage

13:45 – 14:30

Moderator

Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO - EPRI

Confirmed Speakers

Shubhi Rajnish, Chief Information Officer - NESO

Lucy Yu, CEO and Founder - Centre for Net Zero
Investing in Nature: Unlocking Resilience and Returns

Main Stage

14:35 – 15:20

Confirmed Speakers

Ewan Andrew, President, Global Supply & Procurement and CSO - Diageo

Ben Caldecott, Founding Director & Principal Investigator - UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment
Safeguarding Societal Stability: Health, Food, Defence and the Economy in a Warming World

Main Stage

15:25 – 16:10

Moderator

Hugh Montgomery, Co-Founder - Real Zero

Confirmed Speakers

Prof. Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor - University of Oxford

Richard Nugee, Former Chief of Defence People / CEO - UK Ministry of Defence / The Scar Free Foundation
Closing Remarks

Main Stage

16:10 – 16:20

Opening Remarks

Energy & Grid

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Energy & Grid

09:40 – 09:55

Confirmed Speakers

Prof. Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy & Climate Policy - University of Oxford
Communicating the Transition: Public Trust and Infrastructure Acceptance

Energy & Grid

10:00 – 10:30

Moderator

Laura Sandys CBE, Chair - Green Alliance

Confirmed Speakers

Trevor Hutchings, CEO - REA

Solitaire Townsend, Chief Solutionist - Futerra
Global Lessons: International Pathways to Energy System Transformation

Energy & Grid

10:40 – 11:25

Moderator

Mike Hemsley, Deputy Director - Energy Transitions Commission

Confirmed Speakers

Joseph Cordonnier, Finance and Investment Analyst, Industry and Clean Energy - OECD

Ariel Ezrahi, Chair of the Energy Transition Committee / Partner - MENA2050 / NewVest

Prof. Meng Ni, Head of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Powering Regions: Delivering Strategic Energy Plans

Energy & Grid

11:45 – 12:30

Moderator

Aaron Gould, Interim CEO - Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE)

Confirmed Speakers

Stephen Cook, Director - Arup

Kate Gilmartin, CEO - British Hydropower Association

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

Energy & Grid

12:30 – 13:30
Redesigning the Energy System from the Consumer Up

Energy & Grid

13:30 – 14:15

Moderator

Daniel Paterson, Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Make UK

Confirmed Speakers

Gillian Cooper, Director of Energy - Citizens Advice

Steven Gough, Head of Flexibility - Elexon

Alex Schoch, Group Director, Flexibility & Electrification - Octopus Energy
Heating Up the Transition: Scaling Sustainable Heating and Cooling Networks

Energy & Grid

14:25 – 15:10

Moderator

Jonny Page, Clean Energy Infrastructure Lead, Decarbonising Heat - Green Finance Institute

Confirmed Speakers

Peter Chalmers, Director for Heat Networks - National Wealth Fund

Helena Charlton, Director, Heat Networks - OFGEM

Rasmus Nicolas Ringgaard, Head of European Cooperation - Danish Energy Agency
Electrifying Industry: The Next Frontier in Clean Power

Energy & Grid

15:30 – 16:15

Moderator

Ben Westerman, Director of Policy and Advocacy - Electrify Britain

Confirmed Speakers

Seb Henbest, Global Head of Climate Transition - HSBC

Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Champion & Director - Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Closing Remarks

Energy & Grid

16:15 – 16:25

Opening Remarks

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

09:40 – 09:55
Powering Growth: The UK's Industrial Strategy in Action

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

10:00 – 10:45

Moderator

Rachel Cary, Head of Business Decarbonisation - Energy UK

Confirmed Speakers

Yselkla Farmer, CEO - BEAMA
Cutting Carbon Beyond the Grid: Decarbonising Clean Energy Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

10:55 – 11:40

Confirmed Speakers

Dr. James Cadman, Head of Climate & Consultancy - Action Sustainability

Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Champion & Director - Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Electrifying the Future: Driving Innovation in Battery Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

12:00 – 12:45

Moderator

Phoebe O'Hara, Head of Clean Power - Energy Transitions Commission

Confirmed Speakers

Raja Hanna, Head of Manufacturing Batteries, Finance and Innovative Technologies - Department for Business and Trade

John Poli, Manufacturing Operations Director - UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
Lunch Break

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

12:45 – 13:30
Regional Strengths: Driving Place-Based Growth and Innovation

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

13:30 – 14:15
Innovation Through Defence: Leveraging Strategic Industries for Net Zero

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

14:25 – 15:10

Confirmed Speakers

James Clare, Director of Energy, Environment & Infrastructure - UK Ministry of Defence

Andrew Kinniburgh, Director-General - Make UK Defence

Tom Odell, Chief – Climate Change & Sustainability - Dstl
Driving the Next Wave: Strengthening the UK's Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

15:20 – 16:05

Confirmed Speakers

Rob Gilbert, Director of Supply Chain - Great British Energy

Tim Pick MBE, Chair - Offshore Wind Growth Partnership
Closing Remarks

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

16:05 – 16:15

Opening Remarks

Resilient Supply Chains

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Resilient Supply Chains

09:40 – 09:55
Critical Minerals: The New Frontier of Supply Chain Security

Resilient Supply Chains

10:00 – 10:45

Moderator

Eileen Maes, Communications Manager - Critical Minerals Association

Confirmed Speakers

James Whiteside, Director, Banking and Investments - National Wealth Fund
Supply Chain Decarbonisation: Tackling Scope 3 at Scale

Resilient Supply Chains

10:50 – 11:35

Confirmed Speakers

David Kennedy, CEO - Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Chris Low, Head of Sustainability Procurement & Packaging - Haleon
Water Stress and Supply Chain Risk

Resilient Supply Chains

11:55 – 12:40

Confirmed Speakers

Tom Abel, Director of Sales and Sustainable Solutions - Business Stream

Helen Avery, Director, Nature Programmes - Green Finance Institute

Mads Steinmüller, Head of Climate and Nature - Danske Bank Asset Management
Lunch Break

Resilient Supply Chains

12:40 – 13:40
Deforestation-Free Supply Chains: From Risk to Accountability

Resilient Supply Chains

13:40 – 14:25
Closing the Loop: Circular Solutions for Consumer Goods

Resilient Supply Chains

14:30 – 15:15

Confirmed Speakers

Dr. Kaly Chatakondu, Global Commercial Director - Arborea

Catherine David, CEO - WRAP

Sandrine Ricard, Director of Sustainability & Responsibility Communications - Pernod Ricard / Chivas Brothers
Emission Blind Spots: Closing the Transparency Gap

Resilient Supply Chains

15:25 – 16:10

Confirmed Speakers

Sarah Cheesbrough, Mission Manager - Sustainable Earth - Satellite Applications Catapult

Nick Wise, Founder & CEO - OceanMind
Closing Remarks

Resilient Supply Chains

16:10 – 16:20

Opening Remarks

Innovation Showcase

09:35 – 09:45
Financing the Risk Curve: Securing Early Climatetech Capital

Innovation Showcase

09:45 – 10:30

Confirmed Speakers

Viola Jardon, Programme Director, Accelerator - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Sarah Jones, Principal - Zero Carbon Capital

Cam Ross, CEO - Green Angel Ventures
Pitch Session: Monitoring, Reporting & Verification

Innovation Showcase

10:35 – 11:20
Spotlight On: How do We Accelerate the Involvement of Banks in Innovative Solutions?

Innovation Showcase

11:30 – 12:00

Confirmed Speakers

Richard Barker, Partner - Counteract
Spotlight On: Building for Success – Turning Innovation into Impact

Innovation Showcase

12:05 – 12:35

Confirmed Speakers

Artyom Sitnikov, Director - Regreen Capital

Andrew Wordsworth, Co-Founder & CEO - Sustainable Ventures
Closing Remarks

Innovation Showcase

12:35 – 12:45

The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

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