Innovation Network South Yorkshire is bringing together leading regional figures to explore what the energy transition will mean for small and medium sized enterprises – and how they can be a part of the conversation.
The event is designed to prepare SMEs for the practical challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, while giving them an opportunity for meaningful engagement with decision-makers.
The event will provide the opportunity to:
- Hear directly from key figures shaping regional local area energy plans about upcoming policy shifts and what they mean for businesses.
- Join an open forum to identify, voice and discuss operational decarbonisation challenges.
- Gain insights from sustainability experts from Sheffield’s universities
- Explore potential opportunities, funding streams and collaboration initiatives.
- Establish lasting connections and channels to help SMEs remain informed, engaged and represented beyond the event
Contributors include
- Zoe Jennings, Director of Energy and Environment, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Mark Whitworth, Sustainability and Climate Change Service Manager, Sheffield City Council
- Sol Brown, Professor of Process and Energy Systems, University of Sheffield
- Paul Bingham, Professor of Glasses and Ceramics, Sheffield Hallam University
- Will Eadson, Professor of Urban and Regional Studies, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University