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    Confirmed Speakers
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    Climate change and nature loss are exerting unprecedented strain on the systems that underpin our global prosperity, stability and well-being. The cho …
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    The net zero transition is the growth engine of our age with the potential to create jobs, revitalise industries, strengthen trade and investment. Yet …
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    Around the world, a new wave of industrial transformation is underway. Economies that embed net zero at the core of their growth strategy are attracti …
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    Offering practical insights from MODON’s ongoing work on industrial-city sustainability, including emissions baselining, business-as-usual forecasting …
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    The global transition is moving, but progress remains fragile. Rising geopolitical tensions and weakening multilateral cooperation are testing the int …
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    The UK is pursuing one of the world’s most ambitious energy transitions, but with some of the highest electricity prices globally and growing pressure …
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    The UK’s Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s long-term vision to boost investment, drive innovation and accelerate economic growth by reshap …
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    The UK Government projects that the low-carbon transition could create over 400,000 new jobs across 31 priority occupations by 2030. Yet a shortage of …
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Energy & Grid

 

Forum Partners

Energy UK The Association for Decentralised Energy

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    From grid expansion to hydrogen, offshore wind to CCUS, the UK is betting big on capital-intensive, hardware-heavy industries to meet energy goals. Th …
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    Nuclear is set to play a transformative role in the UK’s clean power mix, both via large-scale projects like Sizewell C and developing SMR technology, …
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    With the UK committed to world leading offshore wind deployment, expanded electricity interconnection with Europe and a new generation of nuclear asse …
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    The UK’s pathway to a resilient, decarbonised energy system depends not only on how much private finance is flowing, but whether it is reaching the in …
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    Grid flexibility offers a cheaper, faster path to balancing supply and demand than traditional infrastructure expansion. This panel will assess the cu …
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    From factory automation to AI-enabled energy planning, digital tools are essential for optimising operations and planning across the energy system. Th …
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    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 …
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    As the power system electrifies at pace, green gases such as biomethane and low-carbon hydrogen are increasingly recognised as critical system enabler …
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Finance & Emerging Technology
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    Heavy industries such as cement, steel and utilities underpin the global economy but remain among the most carbon-tensive and hardest sectors to decar …
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    Procurement is one of the most powerful levers for accelerating the low-carbon transition- shaping what technologies reach the market, which suppliers …
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    Aviation accounts for 2-3% of global emissions, with the sector set to grow significantly over the coming decades. Decarbonising the sector will there …
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    Nature, from forests and wetlands to oceans and soils, underpins the stability of the global economy, supporting supply chains, food systems, water se …
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    Forward-thinking companies committed to Net Zero are increasingly seeking high-integrity carbon removal credits – those that deliver strong co-benefit …
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    While rapid emissions reductions remain the priority, achieving global climate targets will also require the large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide …
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Built & Infrastructure


Forum Partner

UKGBC

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    Infrastructure will play a central role in delivering the UK’s net zero transition while supporting long-term economic growth. From clean energy and t …
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    A first of its kind trial in the UK used a 3D printer to manufacture low-carbon substation foundations to reduce the waste, emissions, and cut the cos …
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    The built environment is one of the most resource- and carbon-intensive systems globally, responsible for over half of emissions, a third of waste and …
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    Buildings account for nearly a quarter of UK emissions, with heating representing one of the most urgent decarbonisation challenges. Improving energy …
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    Responsible for approximately 5% of global emissions, the healthcare sector sits at the intersection of human and planetary well-being. Decarbonising …
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    Scaling up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is essential to accelerating the transition to low-carbon transport and supporting the wider …
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Innovation Showcase

 

Showcase Partners

Cleantech Group Cleantech for UK

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    UK & EU corporations struggle to invest in R&D at the same pace as US rivals. Similarly, UK & EU institutional investors struggle to allocate funds to …
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    A showcase of next-generation energy and power solutions shaping the UK’s transition. Selected innovators will each have 5-7 minutes to pitch their br …
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    Corporate venture capital operates on a completely different rhythm from both traditional VC and corporate procurement, demanding new ways of working …
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    As institutional capital increasingly turns toward nature, this session explores how natural capital is emerging as a scalable, investable asset class …
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    Hardware-heavy cleantech faces the toughest path to market, with innovators often forced abroad to scale. This session looks at what it takes to move …
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    A showcase of next-generation land & water innovations shaping the UK’s transition. Selected innovators will each have 5-7 minutes to pitch their brea …
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    From Innovate UK to public banks, to university ecosystems and angel syndicates, the innovation support landscape can be confusing. This session demys …
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    A showcase of next-generation built environment innovations shaping the UK’s transition. Selected innovators will each have 5-7 minutes to pitch their …
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Working Group Room 1
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    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 a …
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    This roundtable provides a practical, solutions-focused discussion on overcoming the systemic barriers to the mass adoption of residential low-carbon …
Working Group Room 2
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    This working group will explore how early intellectual property decisions shape the commercial trajectory of a cleantech business. Using a practical, …
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Round Tables (Henley Room 3)
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    Join Gareth Ball, for an exclusive invitation-only roundtable discussion exploring the key challenges and opportunities shaping energy strategy for in …
Main Stage
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    Despite the politicisation of ESG and the broader sustainability agenda, businesses and investors continue to back low-carbon technologies and resilie …
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    As climate impacts intensify in both frequency and severity, communities, businesses and governments are facing rising physical risks, economic disrup …
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    Global investment in clean energy and climate technologies reached a record $2.1 trillion in 2024. Yet nearly 90% of this capital flowed into mature, …
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    From optimising energy grids and supply chains to accelerating innovation and improving manufacturing efficiency, artificial intelligence is already r …
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    More than half of global GDP depends on healthy ecosystems, yet nature continues to decline at a staggering rate, putting economic stability, climate …
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    The global transition is not only an economic or technological transformation – it’s a race to preserve society itself. This closing session brings to …
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Energy & Grid

 

Forum Partners

Energy UK The Association for Decentralised Energy

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    Winning public support for major infrastructure and technology shifts requires a new narrative. This session explores how to make the transition relat …
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    From new electricity market models and grid planning frameworks to digital infrastructure and flexible demand, nations are experimenting with new appr …
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    By 2026, local and regional authorities will take on new powers and responsibilities for energy planning. This session will explore how regions can ri …
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    The UK is driving a clean energy revolution and government is aligning its full weight behind the innovators making it happen. This session highlights …
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    The energy transition must work for people and businesses- not just infrastructure. From tariffs and smart meters to electric vehicles and heating, co …
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    Emergent is delivering a pioneering solar project in the London Borough of Hackney. This fireside chat explores what it shows about scaling clean ener …
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    Decarbonising heating and cooling is critical to net zero. This panel looks at the technologies and strategies—from heat pumps to waste heat recovery— …
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    Industrial decarbonisation is core to the UK’s clean growth ambitions, but progress hinges on electrifying traditionally hard-to-abate sectors. This p …
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Advanced Manufacturing & Industry


Forum Partner

BEAMA

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    The UK’s Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to drive economic growth, create high-quality jobs and unlock new opportunities for Brit …
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    The clean energy transition hinges not only on expanding renewable power, but also on how enabling technologies, such as solar panels, grid equipment …
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    Battery manufacturing sits at the heart of the UK’s ambition to lead in sustainable, high-value advanced manufacturing. As demand for electrification …
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    The energy transition represents a transformative opportunity for the renewal of UK industry. Rapidly expanding sectors such as offshore wind, battery …
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Resilient Supply Chains
Forum Partner

CDP
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    Critical minerals are the backbone of the clean energy transition, but surging demand and concentrated supply chains raise risks of dependency, disrup …
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    Tackling Scope 3 emissions remains one of the most significant challenges companies face in their decarbonisation efforts. For many organisations, the …
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    Scope 3 is where the real emissions, and the real challenge, sit. Yet most initiatives stall before they deliver impact. Not due to lack of ambition, …
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    Water stress is emerging as a major risk to global supply chains, with sectors from agriculture and manufacturing to construction and mining among tho …
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    Forests play a critical role in regulating the global climate and protecting biodiversity, yet deforestation continues at an alarming rate, contributi …
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    The food and beverage sector accounts for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and remains one of the most resource-intensive parts of th …
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    Many global supply chains, across sectors such as shipping, agriculture and fisheries, remain opaque and difficult to monitor, leaving major emissions …
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Innovation Showcase

 

Showcase Partners

Cleantech Group Cleantech for UK

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    For climatetech founders, the leap from seed to growth capital remains one of the hardest to navigate. Early investors must take big bets on market ti …
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    A showcase of next-generation transportation and supply chain innovations shaping the UK’s transition. Selected innovators will each have 5-7 minutes …
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    Banks are often hesitant to engage with emerging solutions, citing regulatory constraints, technical unfamiliarity, or insufficient scale. This sessio …
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    Transforming a great idea into a viable business requires more than technical brilliance. It takes strategic thinking, timing and an understanding of …
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    A future-ready electricity system depends on more pilots and scaling what already works. This panel explores how innovation moves from successful tria …
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    Sustainability professionals have the hardest job: a remit that touches every part of the business and a never ending range of reporting obligations. …
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Working Group Room 1
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    This closed-door breakfast brings together investors, founders, and ecosystem partners to focus on practical actions that accelerate UK cleantech depl …
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    The transition to an increasingly electrified energy system is becoming central to industrial competitiveness as energy costs, carbon exposure and pro …
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    Which clean technologies are expected to drive forward the low-carbon economy? From demand-side response to wind and solar power, hydrogen and heat pu …
Working Group Room 2
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    This working session convenes the UK’s most influential climate tech founders, corporate adopters, and policy architects for an immersive discussion o …
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    Innovation Zero will showcase world-leading solutions across energy, finance, nature and supply chains. This 90-minute facilitated session builds on t …