Decarbonizing our economies is one of the most pressing challenges policy shapers have ever faced. It touches every part of our economies globally, and the majority of capital dedicated to decarbonization originates from the governments. If we want to reach net-zero emissions globally by 2050, innovators and policymakers must join forces to make it a reality. The Policy Summit is where the world’s policy shapers gather to support the global response to the threat of climate change and createtionable commitments. Much work and collaboration are needed to turn today’s impressive ambitions into reality. However, through the constructive dialogue between innovators and policy shapers, we can put real targets in place that actual actions will follow to reach our net-zero goals.
GROWTH MEETS INDUSTRY
Invite-only side event of Energy Tech Summit bringing together corporate leaders, strategic investors, and startups to explore high-impact strategic partnerships across the energy value chain.
Hosted by
Knowledge partner
ABOUT THE EVENT
A closed-door networking rendezvous for the key players leading the climate charge, Growth Meets Industry was created to facilitate thematic discussions and accelerate partnerships. This invite-only gathering features a series of curated roundtable sessions and group meetings, where corporate leaders, strategic investors, and startups can discuss the most pressing industry challenges and find new pathways for collaboration.
Each thematic session, led and co-hosted by a group of partners, provides an opportunity to engage in focused conversations aimed at advancing sector-wide solutions and driving change.
Joined by
Startups
Investors
Corporates
Group discussions and networking themes
HYDROGEN AT A CRITICAL CROSSROADS
As hydrogen reaches a defining stage in its development, the gap between ambition and implementation is becoming increasingly clear. High production costs, project setbacks, and uncertain demand continue to slow progress. This session explores the key barriers facing the sector today and the actions needed to unlock large-scale deployment.
ROBOTICS AND PHYSICAL AI
Robotics and physical AI are rapidly moving from experimentation to industrial deployment across energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. As the technology matures, the focus is shifting to measurable value. This session brings together industrial leaders, technology providers, and investors to explore where automation is delivering real ROI, which use cases are scaling, and how adoption can expand across critical sectors.
ORCHESTRATION IS THE NEXT PHASE OF ELECTRIFICATION
As electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar, and batteries increasingly converge within the same homes, the challenge is no longer scaling these technologies, but coordinating them effectively. This roundtable explores how orchestration is becoming the next phase of electrification, where value will concentrate, and who is best positioned to lead the emerging energy orchestration stack.
POWERING AI: BEYOND THE HYPE
The rapid growth of AI is driving a major surge in electricity demand, with data centers becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of power consumption globally. This discussion explores how AI is reshaping power systems and accelerating the need for new energy infrastructure.
INTEGRATING CUSTOMER BATTERIES INTO AUTOMATED TRADING MARKETS
As distributed energy resources scale across Europe, customer-sited batteries are becoming key assets in flexibility and energy trading markets. This roundtable brings together utilities, aggregators, traders, and technology providers to explore the challenges of integrating customer batteries into automated trading systems and what it takes to build scalable, reliable platforms.
SCALING GEOTHERMAL BASELOAD IN EUROPE
Geothermal has long been viewed as a reliable source of domestic baseload energy, yet deployment across Europe remains limited. During this roundtable the experts explore what it takes to scale geothermal infrastructure, reduce project risk, and unlock new deployment pathways through advances in technology and financing.
Event details:
When: Day 1 (April 7), 10 AM to 4 PM
Where: TBA
