Welcome to the
Energy Tech Summit
Event details
The Octopus Energy Tech Summit is coming to London Climate Action Week for the first time, kicking off the week and leading the conversation on how technology can drive the clean energy transition.
We will explore how technologies like AI, batteries, EVs, and heat pumps are reshaping energy from generation right through to end use in our homes, and how the UK can show leadership at this moment to drive faster change. The Summit will delve into the opportunities and challenges of rapidly evolving tech, the implications for policy decisions, and the global cooperation and interdependence required to make the clean energy transition a reality.
In a world that can feel increasingly divided and progress hard, this must-attend Summit aims to show that technology is a force for unity, helping to drive down costs, increase energy security, deliver a cleaner energy system, and provide the basis for a stable climate for everyone.
Your host
Natasha Kaplinsky OBE
British newsreader and journalist
Newly announced speakers
Sir Stephen Fry
Broadcaster and journalist
Areeba Hamid
Co-Executive Director
Greenpeace
Speakers
Professor Hannah Fry
Renowned Mathematician
Cambridge University
Greg Jackson
CEO & Founder
Octopus Energy Group
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO & Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
for Sustainable Energy for All
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and best-selling author
Professor Brian Cox
English physicist and musician
Rory Sutherland
Advertising Executive & Vice Chairman
Ogilvy & Mather Group
Emma Pinchbeck
Chief Executive
Climate Change Committee (UK)
Devrim Celal
Chief Flexibility Officer
Kraken
Ben Guest
Head of the Gresham
House Energy Transition
Colonel Chris Hadfield
Former-Commander of the International Space Station
Jono West
Co-founder and Chair
MOPO
Shubhi Rajnish
Chief Information and Digital Officer for National Electricity System Operator
Maxim Timchenko
Chief Executive
DTEK
Josh Parker
Global Head of Sustainability
NVIDIA
Amir Orad
CEO
Kraken
Nigel Banks
Technical Director (Zero Bills & Low Carbon Homes)
Octopus Energy
Fiona Howarth
Founder & Director
Octopus Electric Vehicles
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO
Octopus Energy Generation
Octopus Energy Tech Summit - London 2025
8:00 Registration
Breakfast, tea and coffee served
9:00 Welcome
Greg Jackson, CEO & founder, Octopus Energy
9:10 Keynote & Q&A
Chris Hadfield, Former-Commander of the International Space Station
9:40 Panel - Smarter Homes, Cleaner Planet
How Smart Home Tech Can Cut Your Bills And Emissions.
Featuring: Tom Elvidge (Synth Solar), Fiona Howarth (Octopus Electric Vehicles), Nigel Banks (Octopus Energy)
10:05 Keynote
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee (UK)
10:20 Fireside Chat
Prof. Brian Cox, physicist and musician
10:40 Panel - Flex First
How a Smarter Grid Can Power the Renewable Revolution.
Featuring: Devrim Celal (Kraken), Ben Guest (Gresham House), Shubhi Rajnish (NESO)
11:10 Refreshment Break
Coffee, tea and networking
11:35 Fireside Chat
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari and Sir Stephen Fry
12:00 Panel - AI Awakens
The new tech underpinning the clean energy transition.
Featuring: Clare Barclay (Microsoft UK), Amir Orad (Kraken), Josh Parker (NVIDIA)
12:30 Special Announcement
Stay tuned for an announcement from Octopus Energy
12:40 Lunch Break
Networking and refreshments
14:10 Keynote
Prof. Hannah Fry, renowned mathematician
14:25 Panel - Beyond Energy Access
Developing Renewables-First Principles in Emerging Markets. Opening remarks from Damilola Ogunbiyi (UN), featuring Jono West (MOPO)
15:00 Fireside Chat
Areeba Hamid, Executive Director, Greenpeace UK
15:20 Inside Octopus
A Conversation with the Leadership Team
Featuring: Greg Jackson, Stuart Jackson, Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, and Pete Miller (moderated by Justin Worland)
15:50 Closing Keynote
Rory Sutherland, advertising executive guru
16:10 Drinks and Canapes
Networking reception
18:30 End
Thank you for attending the Octopus Energy Tech Summit