AGENDA | JANUARY 2023
11th January
Venue: Barclays, 1 Churchill Place, London.
Investors-Only Networking Breakfast Session 9:30 – 10:50 (registrations from 9:30)
Theme: Let’s show the world that anything is still possible: despite the current geo-political and economic crisis, the investor community can and want to make a big difference on all fronts, from long-term climate tech investments to pushing the diversity agenda. How can we work together to enable climate tech solutions to grow for a better future?
9:30 Arrival and Registration for Investors and Partners only / breakfast.
10:00 Welcome – Dr Stephanie Hussels, Director Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship, Cranfield University & Board Member, Cambridge Cleantech.
10:05 Private Capital Markets Update & Barclays Sustainable Financing Commitments – Henry Waite, Director, Private Capital Markets, Barclays.
10:15 Quick returns on investments will not save the planet – Victoria Mclvor, Investor, World Fund.
10:25 Seeking and nurturing CEOs from various backgrounds to enable a fairer society: What do we need to do? – A discussion between Carolyn Hicks, CFO, Brill Power and Cath Wong, Vice President, Principal Investments, Barclays.
10:35 Q&A.
10:45 Conclusions.
10:50 End of investors-only session.
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Cleantech Venture Day – Pitching sessions. Open to all.
11:15 – 17:15 (registrations from 10:45) | 17: 30 – 19: Drink networking reception.
10:45 Registrations open for smes, pitching companies, etc / access to stands + coffee.
11:00 Doors open.
11:15 Welcome – Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech and Marco De Benedictis, Head of Sustainable & Transition Finance, Corporate Bank, Barclays.
11:25 Keynote speaker: 2022 analysis to build a better 2023 – Mark Daly, Tech and Innovation Analyst, BloombergNEF.
11:40 Session1: Circular Economy chaired by Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech.
6 pitching companies (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A)
- Bio-Sep Ltd, Adrian Black, CEO
- Cambridge Smart Plastics Ltd, Andrew Terentjev, CEO
- Zori Tex, Alexandra Harrod, CEO & Co-Founder
- EPOP AI, Sunil Rajan, Co-Founder & President
- FlexSea Ltd, Carlo Fedeli, CEO, Founder
- re-universe, Steve Clarke, CEO
Panel: Sarah Jones, Zero Carbon Capital / Joe Simon-Brown, J A Kemp / Josh Simpson, Alan Boswell Group.
12:50 Innovation search case- study: From an accelerator & pitch day to a pilot contract – Sam Goodall, Head of International Projects, Cambridge Cleantech.
13:00 Light lunch & networking.
14:00 Welcome – Afternoon session Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech.
14:05 Hydrogen and UK-India opportunities – Shuayb Ismail, Principal, Xynteo & Sam Goodall, Head of International Projects, Cambridge Cleantech.
14:15 Session 2: Transport and Emission Reduction chaired Hannah Scott, Network Manager, Oxfordshire Greentech.
6 pitching companies (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A)
- Ensol Tyres, Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, CEO
- GreenJets, Anmol Manohar, Founder/CEO
- Cambridge Electric Transport Ltd, Sean Moroney, CEO
- Real Carbon Tech (Innox Nova), Roman Bublik, CCO
- Reforestum, Alban Bressand, Cofounder
- Weather Trade Net, Elena Maksimovich, CEO, Founder
Panel: Claire Vane, Integrated Resource / Dr Saverio Salandra, HCR Hewitsons / Tafadzwa Motsi, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK.
15:30 Break.
15:45 Toward a green island: opportunities for a decarbonisation – Steve Pickett, Chair, Business Isle of Man.
15:55 Session 3: Energy chaired by Alison Cavey, Chair, Cambridge Cleantech.
6 pitching companies (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A)
- Bluemethane, Louise Parlons Bentata, CEO
- Chimera Energy, Alex Grassi, Commercial Director
- GLOBAL OTEC, Dan Grech, Director
- IPG, Toby Gill, CEO
- Open Hydro, Anna Thomlinson, COO
- WASE Ltd, Thomas Fudge, CEO (online)
Panel: Jim Totty, Viridis / Andrew Priest, Birketts / Susannah McClintock, Clean Growth Fund.
17:10 Wrap up – Martin Garratt, CEO and Sylvie Russell, Head of Operations, Cambridge Cleantech.
17:15 Networking & drink reception.
19:00 End.
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12th January Possibility for the investors to book online 1-1 meetings / pitching companies & investors. Ask the Cambridge Cleantech team for more details.