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ADViCE Annual Summit 2026

Date: 29 April 2026 10:00 - 1 April 2026 13:00

Register by: Friday 24 April 2026

About this event

AI is turbocharging innovation rewiring how we run energy grids, move people and goods, grow food, build buildings, and run factories. From electricity networks that can think ahead and balance autonomously, to discovering new materials that could decarbonise the built environment, AI could be key in our race to net zero.

But let’s not ignore the elephant in the server room: data centres are thirsty for power, model training has a hefty carbon tab, and digitalisation is piling new demand onto grids that aren’t clean yet. AI can absolutely be a climate hero but only if the emissions it eliminates dwarf the ones it creates.

Join the ADViCE Annual Summit 2026 for an in-depth, interactive exploration of the fast-evolving intersection between AI and decarbonisation.

This isn’t your usual row of panellists reading from slides. We’re bringing together keynotes from leading voices at the frontier of AI and climate, live tech demoshands-on interactive sessions, and a speakers’ corner buzzing with lightning talks, so you’ll leave with more than just business cards and vague inspiration. Expect to get your hands dirty, your assumptions challenged, and your thinking genuinely shifted.

Who should attend

This event is open to all event, working at the intersection of AI, climate, and real‑world impact, including:

  • Researchers pushing the boundaries of what AI can achieve for climate solutions
  • Startup teams developing climate‑tech products and fighting for early traction
  • Investors looking for the next wave of genuinely impactful, tech‑driven climate companies
  • Industry leaders frustrated with sustainability strategies that don’t survive real‑world pressure
  • Technologists and innovators building tools that can meaningfully move the needle on Net Zero

No greenwashing. No vague commitments. No endless slide decks.

Just big ideas, real technology, and the people using it to tackle Net Zero.

Why attend

Attendees will:

    • Hear from Keynote speakers, from key voices on the role of AI in driving towards net zero 
    • Be a part of the Speaker’s corner, and learn about key advancements in AI for decarbonisation in lightning talks 
    • Take part in roundtable discussions, lean into the conversation with other peers on how we drive meaningful impact  
    • Get involved in our challenge and solutions wall, chat with the ADViCE ecosystem and promote your work to the community 
    • See live demos, from innovators at the cutting edge working to solve net zero with AI 

Agenda

10:00- Arrival and coffee

10:15-  Keynote:

Lucy Yu, CEO at Centre for Net Zero (Octopus Energy Group), Chair of Wikimedia UK, and UK Government AI Champion for Clean Energy

10:25-

  • House rules and symposium kick‑off
  • Speakers Corner
  • Rolling Roundtable
  • Challenge and Solutions Wall
  • Exhibition

11:00- Lightning talk 1 & 2

Topic 1 – Top down or bottom up AI?:

 Do you find AI adoption has a stronger impact when led by senior management (centralised) or from staff across the organisation (decentralised)?

11:30- Lightning talk 3 & 4

Topic 2 – Under the r-AI-dar: What’s the most underrated AI application in your work — the thing that’s quietly delivering value?

12:00- Lightning talk 5 & 6

Topic 3 – AI hurdles and how to outrun them: Tell us about a time you successfully overcame a major barrier to getting AI deployed. What was the barrier, and what actually unblocked it?

12:30 Lunch & networking

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