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Digitalisation & AI for Net Zero at Innovation Zero World 2026

The dedicated Digitalisation & AI for Net Zero Track explores how data, artificial intelligence and digital systems are reshaping the low-carbon transition. 

From optimising energy networks and industrial processes to improving transparency, accountability and system resilience, digital tools are becoming essential enablers of delivery.

This Track focuses on how digitalisation can accelerate planning, deployment and decision-making – while addressing challenges around energy demand, data governance and system fragmentation.

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Digitalisation & AI for Net Zero Track Overview

Who Should Attend

This Track is designed for leaders driving digital transformation across the transition, including: 

Technology & Digital

  • Digital, data and AI leaders

  • Technology providers and system integrators

Energy & Infrastructure

  • Energy system operators and planners

  • Infrastructure and grid operators

Demand-Side & Deployment

  • Industrial and manufacturing organisations

  • Innovators in AI, MRV and optimisation

Policy & Finance

  • Policymakers shaping digital standards

  • Investors backing digital climate solutions

Why Attend?

The Digitalisation and AI for Net Zero Track convenes organisations applying digital tools to real-world delivery challenges.

Attendees will benefit from: 

  • Insight into where AI and data deliver the greatest climate impact
     

  • Connections across technology, policy and deployment communities
     

  • Perspectives on managing the energy footprint of digital growth
     

  • Understanding the role of interoperability and standards
     

  • Practical lessons from deployed digital solutions 

What Will You Learn?

Across the programme, sessions will explore: 

  • How AI and data optimise energy, industry and supply chains
     

  • Lessons from cross-sector digital deployment
     

  • Transparency, MRV and accountability through digital tools
     

  • Governance, standards and interoperability challenges
     

  • Digital enablers of flexibility, efficiency and resilience

Key Sessions

Digitalisation & AI for Net Zero is a cross-cutting Track within the Innovation Zero World Congress programme, connecting digital innovation with system-level delivery across sectors.

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Energy & Grid

 

Forum Partners
Energy UK The Association for Decentralised Energy

  1. Interoperability by Design: Aligning the UK's Digital Energy Future
    Energy & Grid
    From factory automation to AI-enabled energy planning, digital tools are essential for optimising operations and planning across the energy system. This session will examine the rollout of grid digita ...
    Moderator
    Monica Collings OBE
    Monica Collings OBE, Chair - POWERful Women
    Confirmed Speakers
    Sam Mathew
    Sam Mathew, Director, Industry Lead - UK Energy & Resources - Microsoft
    Laura Sandys CBE
    Laura Sandys CBE, Chair - Green Alliance
    Sasha Shipulina
    Sasha Shipulina, Head of Data Sharing Infrastructure - NESO
    Marzia Zafar
    Marzia Zafar, Deputy Director of Governance for Data & Digitalization - OFGEM
  2. From Energy Sink to Energy Source: Data Centres and the Digital Power Grid
    Energy & Grid
    Data centres are fast emerging as one of the most energy-intensive parts of the system. With innovative design and the right incentives however, they could evolve into active participants in a flexibl ...
    Moderator
    Arshad Mansoor
    Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO - EPRI
    Confirmed Speakers
    Chris Crosby
    Chris Crosby, CEO - Compass Datacenters
    Ram Ramachander
    Ram Ramachander, Chief Growth Officer, EMEA - Hitachi
    Anna Carolina Tortora
    Anna Carolina Tortora, Head of AI, GB Energy Industry Digitalisation and Innovation - NESO
    Izzy Woolgar
    Izzy Woolgar, Director of External Affairs - Centre for Net Zero
Built & Infrastructure
  1. Retrofit at Scale: How Data is Key to Driving Decarbonisation
    Built & Infrastructure
    Buildings account for nearly a quarter of UK emissions, with heating a key challenge. High-quality data is vital for optimising energy efficiency, guiding retrofits, and unlocking finance, yet signifi ...
    Moderator
    Mike Pitts
    Mike Pitts, Deputy Director – Heat and Buildings - Innovate UK
    Confirmed Speakers
    Hannah Cool
    Hannah Cool, Chief Operating Officer - B4NZ
    Lucy Lyons
    Lucy Lyons, Co-Founder & CEO - Kestrix
Main Stage
  1. AI for Climate: Harnessing Opportunities for Impact
    Main Stage
    From optimising energy grids and supply chains to accelerating innovation and improving manufacturing efficiency, artificial intelligence is already reshaping the path to a low-carbon future. Its tran ...
    Moderator
    Arshad Mansoor
    Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO - EPRI
    Confirmed Speakers
    Shubhi Rajnish
    Shubhi Rajnish, Chief Information Officer - NESO
    Lucy Yu
    Lucy Yu, CEO and Founder - Centre for Net Zero
Resilient Supply Chains
  1. Emission Blind Spots: Closing the Transparency Gap
    Resilient Supply Chains
    Opaque and complex supply chains – such as shipping, agriculture, and fisheries – hide major emissions hotspots that are hard to measure and manage. Advances in satellites, AI and data analytics are o ...
    Confirmed Speakers
    Sarah Cheesbrough
    Sarah Cheesbrough, Mission Manager - Sustainable Earth - Satellite Applications Catapult
    Nick Wise
    Nick Wise, Founder & CEO - OceanMind
Innovation Showcase

 

Showcase Partner
Cleantech Group Cleantech for UK

  1. Pitch Session: Monitoring, Reporting & Verification
    Innovation Showcase
    A showcase of next-generation MRV innovations shaping the UK’s transition. Selected innovators will each have 5-7 minutes to pitch their breakthrough solutions, followed by audience Q&A with investors ...

 

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