Innovation Zero

🗣️ "[EVs] are more convenient, easier, better, and nicer to drive but what are the things we can do to make it even better, so that people can make that jump...?" 🔋 We sat down with Octopus Electric Vehicles' Public Policy Director James Court, who broke down the roadblocks to a wider adoption of EVs, and discussed the work that Octopus EVs are doing to bring about a smooth transition to an electrified automotive industry. 🎤 James will join us at Innovation Zero World 2025's Transport & Supply Chain Forum, speaking alongside Ben Nelmes (New AutoMotive), Claire Spooner (Innovate UK), Kamran Iqbal (Electric Aviation Group), and Verity Richardson (Archer) during the panel discussion "Electrifying Automotive: Negotiating Hill Starts in EVs". #EVs #automotive #electrification

🗣️ “It is clear, you can’t have growth without green. 2025 is the year when the rubber really hits the road..." - Louise Hellem, Chief Economist, CBI 🤔 Did you know that the net zero economy in the UK grew by 10% between 2023 and 2024? 📈 According to new research from #InnovationZero World 2025 Headline Partner CBI (Confederation of British Industry), net zero is the industrial opportunity of the 21st century, with 22,000 business employing nearly 1 million people in full-time roles. 📖 Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7hq9a-4 #netzero #lowcarbon #economy

📢 We're pleased to welcome Silver Sponsor Mott MacDonald to the upcoming edition of #InnovationZero World! 👷 Mott MacDonald is an engineering, development and management consultancy and one of the largest wholly employee-owned firms of its kind. 🏙️ They plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings and wider infrastructure integral to people's daily lives. 🌐 They use their expertise to overcome complex challenges to deliver benefits for their clients and the communities they serve. 🤔 Interested in learning more about MottMac and their work? Visit ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e39Va9rk

🎙️ Check out the latest episode of the Zero In Conversation Podcast. 🔋 In this episode, Yselkla Farmer, CEO of BEAMA, sat down with REA's CEO Trevor Hutchings and ChargeUK's Head of Policy Jarrod Birch to discuss the roll out of EV infrastructure in the UK. 🔉 Together, they explore barriers to investment, the role of Government in the EV transition, consumer confidence, and more... Have a listen here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6TvGw69 #podcast #ZeroInConversation #InnovationZero #infrastructure #investment

📢 We're proud to partner with Sustainability Magazine for a third edition of #InnovationZero World! 🌐 Sustainability Magazine connects the leading sustainability and ESG executives of the world's largest brands, providing a digital hub for industry leaders. 🗞️ Their platform offers expert insights, media and advertising solutions, events, research reports, demand generation, and data services designed to drive meaningful impact in the sustainability space. 🌱 Stay up to date with the latest in all things sustainability at https://lnkd.in/ek46Sbb 🤝 Some of the Sustainability Magazine team will be attending our event in April—drop them a message on their LinkedIn page to arrange a meeting!

📢 Over 250 leading voices in the low carbon transformation already confirmed for Innovation Zero World 2025! Including: Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester Combined Authority) Steve Rotheram (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) Mary Creagh CBE MP (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Steve Waygood (Aviva Investors) Marisa Drew (Standard Chartered) Stuart Payne CBE (North Sea Transition Authority) Meryam Omi (Climate Arc) Emma Howard Boyd CBE (London Climate Resilience Review) Tony Greenham (British Business Bank) Cllr Shanika Mahendran (Milton Keynes City Council) Brian Gardner (City of Dallas) Alexandra Hammond (NHS) ✍️ Register to attend the UK's largest net zero congress today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCkEXX_S #InnovationZero #thoughtleadership

📢 We're pleased to welcome partner ACCA United Kingdom back to the Olympia for the upcoming edition of #InnovationZero World! 🌍 ACCA are a globally recognised professional accountancy body, supporting a diverse community of over 247,000 members and 526,000 future members in 181 countries. 📚 Their qualifications, continuous learning and insights equip individuals with the business and finance expertise and ethical judgment to create, protect, and report the sustainable value delivered by organisations and economies. Learn more about ACCA's work here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/fC7z86u

📢 Introducing #InnovationZero World's Aviation Forum Partner Mission Possible Partnership! ✈️ MPP is an independent non-profit organisation driving decarbonisation of seven of the highest-emitting industry and transport sectors that today represent 30% of global GHG emissions. 🌐 They head up a movement of public and private sector and civil society leaders to trigger the global transformation required for heavy industry and transport to reach near-zero emissions. 💡 Learn how MPP are working to accelerate industrial transformation to the speed and scale required to limit global temperature rise close to 1.5C here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ecJHsYPG

🎙️ Check out the latest episode of the Zero In Conversation Podcast. 🏦 In this episode, Innovation Zero World 2025's Co-Chair & CEO of the Green Finance Institute Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE caught up with the Grantham Research Institute's Sarah Gordon to explore how innovation, policy, and finance can work together to deliver our net zero future. 🔉Hear from Rhian-Mari & Sarah as they dive into innovative financial models, barriers to retrofit, the National Wealth Fund, and more, listen here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eWRrNTgK #ZeroInConversation #InnovationZero #IZWorld25 #lowcarbon #insights #greenfinance #greenbanking

🎙️ Check out the latest episode of the Zero In Conversation Podcast. 🏦 In this episode, Innovation Zero World 2025's Co-Chair & CEO of the Green Finance Institute Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE caught up with the Grantham Research Institute's Sarah Gordon to explore how innovation, policy, and finance can work together to deliver our net zero future. 🔉Hear from Rhian-Mari & Sarah as they dive into innovative financial models, barriers to retrofit, the National Wealth Fund, and more, listen here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eWRrNTgK #ZeroInConversation #InnovationZero #IZWorld25 #lowcarbon #insights #greenfinance #greenbanking