Sustainable Solutions: From Innovation to Market

Connecting research, technology, and industry to accelerate green chemistry innovation

@ 8 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, EC2N 4BQ

Thursday 22 October 2026

6:15PM to 8.45PM

 
If you are developing, commercialising or investing in sustainable technology, this is an opportunity to connect with the expertise, ideas and people that could help move innovation forward.

Bringing together founders, technology developers, leading academics and industry specialists, this informal conversation will explore what it takes to turn breakthrough science into commercially viable, scalable solutions. Hear emerging thinking from academia, first-hand perspectives on the realities of commercialisation and scale-up, and how collaboration across research and industry can accelerate development, attract investment and create new routes to market. We’ll also explore the emerging concept of Resilient Chemistry – described as the “next click” in green chemistry – and its role in developing sustainable solutions in an increasingly volatile world. 

The conversation will explore:

• From research to real-world application: how emerging science and academic expertise can unlock new opportunities for sustainable innovation.

• From breakthrough to scale-up: overcoming the technical, commercial and practical barriers that can prevent promising technologies reaching their potential.

• Building commercially viable solutions: developing technologies that respond to real industry needs and can succeed beyond the lab.
• Making collaboration count: how founders, academia and industry can work together to accelerate development, investment and adoption.

Our speakers

The conversation will be led by Peter Licence, internationally recognised for his work in sustainable chemistry and at the academic–industrial interface, joined by:

• Helen Sneddon, Professor of Sustainable Chemistry and Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York
• Elizabeth Gibson, Co-lead, Great British Chemicals and Professor of Energy Materials at Newcastle University
• Mike Sutton, Corporate Technical Fellow Strategic Technology Team Leader at Lubrizol

Together, they’ll bring perspectives from cutting-edge research, technology development and industry to an informal conversation about what it really takes to move sustainable innovation from promising science towards real-world application and commercial opportunity.

We’ll conclude with an interactive Q&A, giving you the chance to put your questions directly to the panel, followed by drinks and networking, with plenty of opportunity to make new connections.