ABP Energy Ventures Accelerator Expo
Associated British Ports and Plug and Play UK proudly presents the Energy Ventures Accelerator Expo 2025!
Hosted by ABP, and powered by Plug and Play, this event is the culmination of the first year of the Energy Ventures Accelerator – a programme dedicated to enabling the energy transition by creating clusters of innovative ventures in the UK’s key industrial hubs.
Join us on a journey through the growth of a start-up to full commercialisation. We will explore how corporations seek to deploy novel technologies to decarbonise their supply chains, how investors assess ClimateTech ventures, and how the UK is well positioned to capture the economic opportunity of the energy transition to enable industrial and maritime decarbonisation.
Here’s what to look forward to:
• Panels discussing world-leading climate technology developments and the pivotal role of corporations as the buyers of innovative technologies
• Engaging pitches by startups and scale-ups showcasing breakthrough solutions with real- world applications.
• Discussions by leaders in corporations, industry and finance on overcoming barriers to scaling ClimateTech ventures and effective collaboration models between industry and innovators.
• Special announcements showcasing the impacts to date and future plans of EVA
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with top innovators, corporates, and stakeholders driving energy transformation.
Agenda
12:30 – 13:00 Arrival & Registration
13:00 – 13:20 Opening Remarks by ABP from Henrik Pederson (CEO), Max Harris (Head of Strategy and EVA)
13:20 – 14:05 Part 1: Developing novel technologies
14:05 – 15:05 Part 2: Deploying novel technologies
15:05 – 15:25 Break
15:25 – 15:55 Special guests
15:55 – 17:25 Part 3: Commercialising proven technologies
17:25 – 17:30 Closing remarks
17:30 – 19.00 Networking and drinks
Speakers include (with more to be announced):
Kanishka Narayan MP – Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan
Jüergen Maier - Chair of GB Energy
Adrian Peacock - National Wealth Fund - Managing Director
Martin Richards – HSBC – Global Head of ClimateTech & Sustainable Finance
Claire Curry – BloombergNEF – Global Head of Technology, Industry & Innovation
Kevin Rodrigues – bp Ventures – Managing Director
Margaux Moore – Trafigura – Head of the Energy Transition Group
Michael Klimbacher – Decarbonization Partners – Director (BlackRock & Temasek JV)
Brice Ollivant - Fortescue Ventures - Investment Director
Alessandro Bertino – Contrarian Ventures – Principal
Puja Balachander – Carbon13 – Director of Venture
Karandeep Bhogal – Oxford Science Enterprises – Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Koji Muto – Ki-Hydrogen – CEO & Co-Founder
Alisha Fredriksson – Seabound – Co-Founder & CEO
Andrew Symes – OxcCU – Founder & CEO
Dr. Jehan Kanga - Rux Energy - Founder & CEO
Iain Tobin - Carbon Clean - Chief Corporate Officer & CFO
Morant Cottrell – Blastr Green Steel – CFO
Henrik Pedersen – Associated British Ports – CEO
Max Harris – Associated British Ports – Head of Strategy & Sustainability
Kieran Borrett – Plug and Play – Director
Location: Royal Institution, London