Decarbonising Working Groups 28-29 Apr 26: Innovation Zero World

28–29 April 2026 | Olympia London

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

Returning to the programme for 2026, our Working Groups will provide delegates with a unique opportunity to weigh in on key subjects during intimate, high-impact roundtable discussions.

Curated by Innovation Zero World’s event partners, including E.ON Next and Sustainable Ventures, these sessions will explore themes ranging from the role diversity plays in accelerating progress towards a net-zero future to the delivery of green growth through real-world deployment.

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Innovation Zero World | 28th & 29th April 2026 | Olympia London

Working Groups

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Net Zero Insights

Working Group Room 1

08:00 – 09:00
Skills or Stagnation: Building the Low Carbon Workforce

Working Group Room 1

10:30 – 12:00

Despite ambitious government plans to create up to 400,000 new jobs across low-carbon sectors over the next five years, workforce development is not advancing at the speed or scale required to support ...

Confirmed Speakers

Michael Hardisty, Head of Environmental Sustainability - EngineeringUK

Hilary Leevers, CEO - EngineeringUK
Your Green Home, Simplified: Making Clean Tech Affordable & Accessible

Working Group Room 1

12:30 – 14:00

This roundtable provides a practical, solutions-focused discussion on overcoming the systemic barriers to the mass adoption of residential low-carbon technologies (solar, heat pumps, batteries) and sm ...
HSBC

Working Group Room 1

15:15 – 16:45

Investor-Ready IP for Cleantech

Working Group Room 2

13:00 – 14:00

This working group will explore how early intellectual property decisions shape the commercial trajectory of a cleantech business. Using a practical, scenario-led workshop built around a fictional cle ...
National Emergency Briefing Screening

Working Group Room 2

14:30 – 16:00

Turning Energy from a Cost Centre into a Strategic Asset: How Large Industrial Users Are Unlocking Flexibility, Resilience and New Revenue Streams

Round Tables (Henley Room 3)

10:30 – 11:30

Join Gareth Ball, for an exclusive invitation-only roundtable discussion exploring the key challenges and opportunities shaping energy strategy for industrial organisations today. Designed specificall ...

Confirmed Speakers

Gareth Ball, Head of Sales and Marketing UK & Ireland - Enel X

Jamie Storry, Commercial Lead UK - Enel X

Making Cleantech Investable in the UK: A Solutions Led Working Breakfast

Working Group Room 1

08:00 – 09:00

This closed-door breakfast brings together investors, founders, and ecosystem partners to focus on practical actions that accelerate UK cleantech deployment from start-up through first-of-a-kind (FOAK ...
Accelerating Electrification

Working Group Room 1

10:00 – 11:30

The transition to an increasingly electrified energy system is becoming central to industrial competitiveness as energy costs, carbon exposure and procurement requirements increasingly shape margin, m ...

Confirmed Speakers

Julia Attwood, Head of Research - Sightline Climate

Alex Buckman, Innovation Solutions Architect - Flexibility - Energy Systems Catapult

Tim Mann, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer - Innovation Zero

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

Virginia Sentance MBE, Partner - Flint Global

James Stephens, Vice President Corporate Affairs - DHL UK&I

Alex Weir, Director - Baringa Partners LLP
Accelerating the Future of Cleantech & Why Diversity Matters

Working Group Room 1

12:00 – 13:30

Which clean technologies are expected to drive forward the low-carbon economy? From demand-side response to wind and solar power, hydrogen and heat pumps and decarbonised heat, a mix of technologies i ...

Confirmed Speakers

Anna Bazley, Head of Government & Regulatory Affairs / Co-Founder - Enoda / Out in Climate

Jessica Mills-Davies, Senior London Correspondent - Energy Voice

Susana Neves e Brooks, Head of Connections Strategy and Reform - National Grid Electricity Distribution

Lucy Shaw, Founder / Co-Host - Gordon Management / Power Plays Podcast

From Friction to Fluidity: Scaling Climate Tech Innovation into Corporate Supply Chains

Working Group Room 2

10:00 – 11:30

This working session convenes the UK’s most influential climate tech founders, corporate adopters, and policy architects for an immersive discussion on ways to remove friction and drive the adoption o ...
Climate Risk Is Governance Risk: From Insight to Courageous Action

Working Group Room 2

14:00 – 15:30

Innovation Zero will showcase world-leading solutions across energy, finance, nature and supply chains. This 90-minute facilitated session builds on that technical expertise by addressing a critical q ...

Confirmed Speakers

Sam Baker, Director - Business Declares

Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor - University of Oxford

Jason Man Chu, Communicators Coordinator - Islington Climate Centre

Hugh Montgomery, Co-Founder - Real Zero

Richard Nugee, Director - CCIP Ltd

Donna Okell, CEO and B Leader - UK for Good

Ben Tolhurst, Director - Business Declares

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Innovation Zero World | 28th & 29th April 2026 | Olympia London

Innovation Zone

Gain visibility and recognition at the UK's leading low-carbon innovation congress.

Innovation Zero Innovation Zone

Meet corporate buyers looking for solutions to key business challenges.

Ed Miliband

Engage with senior decision makers shaping the low-carbon landscape.

Align

Network with angel investors and VC seeking promising investment opportunities.

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