Sustainable Industrial Conference & Forums 28-29 Apr 26: Innovation Zero World

28–29 April 2026 | Olympia London

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

The Advanced Manufacturing & Industry Forum explores how electrification, automation, robotics, AI and digital manufacturing are reshaping global industrial competitiveness.

It reflects a renewed focus on:

Re-industrialisation

Clean production

Industrial electrification

Defence, aerospace and strategic manufacturing

Advanced materials and batteries

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

Who will be in the room?

Manufacturers and OEMs
Energy-intensive industrial operators
Automation, robotics and industrial software providers
Battery and advanced materials companies
Defence and aerospace supply chain leaders
Industrial investors and project finance
Policymakers shaping industrial and defence strategy

Meet Our Confirmed Speakers

Innovation Zero World is excited to introduce a distinguished line-up of speakers for the Advanced Manufacturing & Industry Forum, addressing key sustainability challenges in reducing the carbon inputs and outputs of the industrial sector.

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Why Attend the Advanced Manufacturing & Industry Forum?

This forum is essential for industrial leaders, policymakers, and investors focused on advancing decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors.

Attendees will gain insights into technological solutions, regulatory frameworks, and workforce strategies for a sustainable industrial future.

What Will You Learn?

How industry is electrifying core processes without losing competitiveness
How AI, automation and digital twins are transforming productivity
How defence-led innovation is accelerating industrial capability
How industrial clusters are being financed and rebuilt
How policy and capital are supporting clean manufacturing at scale

The Advanced Manufacturing & Industry Forum will address the complexities of decarbonising heavy industries and scaling green industrial processes.

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Opening Remarks

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

09:30 – 09:40
Opening Keynote

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

09:40 – 09:55

Confirmed Speakers

Paul Monks CB, Chair / Non-Executive Director - Henry Royce Institute / Manufacturing Technology Centre
Powering Growth: The UK's Industrial Strategy in Action

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

10:00 – 10:45

The UK’s industrial strategy seeks to drive growth, create jobs and open new opportunities for British businesses through frontier sectors such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and life scienc ...

Moderator

Rachel Cary, Head of Business Decarbonisation - Energy UK

Confirmed Speakers

Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer - Aerospace Technology Institute

Yselkla Farmer, CEO - BEAMA

Matt Gantley, CEO - UKAS
Cutting Carbon Beyond the Grid: Decarbonising Clean Energy Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

10:55 – 11:40

The clean energy transition depends not only on renewable power but also on how solar panels, grid equipment, batteries, and low carbon equipment is designed, manufactured, and recycled. These assets ...

Confirmed Speakers

James Cadman, Head of Climate & Consultancy - Action Sustainability

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

The battery manufacturing sector sits at the heart of the UK’s ambition to lead in sustainable, high-value advanced manufacturing. As demand for electrification surges across transport, energy storage ...

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

With 84% of the UK’s manufacturing jobs located outside London and the Southeast, investment in regional clusters and industrial zones presents a powerful opportunity to drive economic growth, scale i ...
Innovation Through Defence: Leveraging Strategic Industries for Net Zero

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

14:25 – 15:10

The defence sector has grown rapidly over the past decade, driving industrial growth while advancing technologies with applications across aviation, space, and energy. Increasingly, this innovation is ...

Moderator

Deborah Allen, Group Director Governance Conduct & Sustainability - BAE Systems

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
The Industrial Opportunity: Building Domestic Supply Chains

Advanced Manufacturing & Industry

15:20 – 16:05

The energy transition represents a transformative opportunity for the renewal of UK industry. Rapidly expanding sectors such as offshore wind, battery storage, and hydrogen are creating new avenues fo ...

Confirmed Speakers

Jo Dally, Chief Business Officer - NCC

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

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

RWE Stand IZ World 2025

Position your technology as critical to competitive clean industry.

IZ Exhibitor meeting

Access manufacturers actively transitioning production systems.

Ed Miliband

Align with the UK’s industrial, defence and manufacturing growth strategies.

Align

Meet investors backing industrial electrification and automation.

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