Innovation Zero 2023 Innovation Zero

This session will continue an ongoing dialogue between the UK and Saudi Arabia on Clean Technologies. Key areas for partnership in the sector will be considered, alongside the support available, government-to-government cooperation frameworks, market access, the role of clean technologies within ongoing projects, and Saudi plans for a circular carbon economy.

Featuring Dr Abdulaziz Aljodai (Corporate Director, SABIC), Alison Young (Global Export and Investment Specialist, Connected Places Catapult), Dr Neil Quilliam (Energy Director, Think Research and Advisory), Noaman Al Adhami (Head of Country, UK, Al Fanar), and Rubina Singh (Principal, Octopus Ventures).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.

Hear from carbon reduction and certification platform Net Zero Now, in conversation with partners Coca Cola and Pernod Ricard, as they discuss the importance of engaging your supply chain when calculating Scope 3 emissions.

Featuring Simon Heppner (Executive Director, Net Zero Now), Sam Jones (Head of Climate and Sustainability, Coca Cola Europacific Partners), and Sandrine Ricard (Deputy Director of S&R, Pernod Ricard UK).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.

The urgency of addressing climate change requires the rapid industrialisation and widespread adoption of green tech. What stands in the way of the mass production and market acceptance of these new technologies? How can organisations overcome these obstacles and achieving fast-paced industrialisation?

Hear from Kanika Chandaria (Lead Venture Architect, BCG X), Stefan Groß-Selbeck (Senior Partner and Managing Director at BCG, Global Leader of BCG X Green Tech, BCG X), Vuk Trifkovic (MD and Partner, BCG X), Irina Gorbounova (VP M&A and Head of XCarb Innovation Fund, ArcelorMittal), Dr Amy Ruddock (VP for Europe and the Middle East, Carbon Engineering), Ben Potter (SVP Strategy & Corporate Development, Energy Dome), and Hanane Mourchid (Chief Sustainability Officer, OCP Group).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.

Achieving net zero within complex global supply chains would be a tough enough challenge even in the relatively stable operating context that existed before the pandemic. Now, supply chains face the additional challenge of becoming more resilient to cope with political, economic, technological and climate-driven volatility as well as meeting net zero commitments. Beginning with the big-picture context for global trade, this session explores the practical steps supply chains are taking towards net zero.

Featuring JP Doggett (Co-Owner, BestPractice.club), Mark Williams (Managing Director, Shipping Strategy Ltd.), Oriol Margo (EMEA Sustainability Transformation Leader, Kimberly-Clark), Amanda Wood (Supply Chain Sustainability Director, BAE Systems), Eloise Cotton (Head of Sustainable Development UK&I, Schneider Electric), Dr Jas Kaldra (Head of Supply Chain, Arcadis), Mark Perera (Founder & Board Member, Vizibl), Liz Wood (Sustainability Manager and Principal Consultant, Beyondly), James Butcher (CEO, Supply Pilot).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.

This session will explore the ways in which we can scale innovators quicker. How do you take a start-up company from seed stage, through to Series A, B, and beyond? How can we streamline and expedite the process, to ensure our best innovators reach maximum impact without being stalled by the difficulties of repeated rounds of fundraising?

Featuring Dr Jim Totty (Sustainable Private Equity Specialist), Michael Bruce (Lead, ClimateTech Venture Investment, Emerson Collective), Kojo Ako-Asare (MD, Decarbonization Partners, a BlackRock & Temasek JV), Steven Poulter (Head of Principal Structuring & Investments, Barclays), Connor Duffy (Investment Associate, Clean Growth Fund).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.

Many UK businesses are aware that they need to develop a strategy around decarbonisation, however, these businesses face the challenge of knowing where to start, and who to turn to. This session frames how and why businesses should consider the need to measure their carbon footprint, what are the challenges to doing that, and how it can drive actions and benefits for their business.

Featuring Chris Spry (Head of eFX Derivatives Trading, NatWest Group), Emma Kisby (CEO, CoGo), Scott James (Partner, William Ward Associates), Jon Horsfield (CEO, Diode Energy), Zara Janjua (Broadcaster and Journalist), and Dr Maria Carvalho (Head of Climate Economics and Data, NatWest Group).

The inaugural Innovation Zero Congress at Olympia London in 2023 convened 6,866 passionate, forward-looking experts who exchanged critical knowledge, debate and discussions around the implementation and scaling of the innovations needed to meet the Paris goals. Learn more via www.innovationzero.com.