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Net-Zero Knowledge Exchange

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4 June 2026 - 4 June 2026

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Durham Business School, Waterside Building, Riverside Place, DH1 1SL

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This event is a collaboration between the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Durham University Business School’s Centre for Environmental and Energy Economics (CE3), and JusTN0W.

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Our Net-Zero Knowledge Exchange event is an exciting opportunity to engage with cutting-edge insights from those working at the forefront of the energy transition.

The event will bring together policy experts from North East businesses with an interest in the energy transition, regional policy makers, and academics who are leading research on the energy transition and its implications for regional economic growth.

The workshop will facilitate the exchange of cutting-edge research with topical private sector insights and evidence, to promote effective policy making.

This event will also mark the launch of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership’s Northern Net Zero Network, a coalition of business leaders, policy experts and those working in the energy transition space across the North of England, to advocate for decarbonisation policies that will drive economic growth in the northern regions.

Time Session Details / Speakers
1-2pm Keynote Anna Valero, Professor in Practice at LSE and Industrial Strategy Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer*
2-2.15pm Coffee break  
2.15-3pm Short research presentations by Durham University Business School colleagues, and the wider Durham faculty (10 minutes each) Chien-Yi Chang, Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Law and JusTN0W: ‘Equitable and Sustainable Data Governance for AI Development’
    Pia Andres, Assistant Professor in Economics and Law, CE3 and JusTN0W: ‘How Advances in AI Shape Energy Innovation and the “Race” between Clean and Dirty Technologies’
    Laura Marsiliani, Professor in Economics, Faculty of Business Associate Dean for Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability, CE3 and JusTN0W: ‘Economic Lessons from Energy Decarbonisation Projects for the North East of England’
    John Moffat, Associate Professor in Economics: UK R&D Policy and Co-Location
3-3.15pm Coffee break  
3.15-4pm Panel discussion: Net-Zero-Oriented Industrial Development and Regional Growth in the North of England Anna Valero, Professor in Practice at LSE and Industrial Strategy Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Richard Harris, Professor in Economics, Durham University
    Clare Wildfire, Global Cities Lead, Mott McDonald, and Co-Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership’s Northern Energy Transition Business Network
4pm Refreshments and networking  

* Note: Professor Valero will be speaking in her capacity as Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics. She will not be representing the government.

Pricing

There is no charge to attend this event, but you must register https://luma.com/434wxkri