For the latest techUK podcast we have spoken to some of our most innovative members following COP26. We open with an interview with Elena Avesani from Oracle on their approach to net zero. We follow this with a discussion with Helen Grundy from Hitachi who talks through how digitising infrastructure can help deliver decarbonisation.

In the third section we talk to Veera Johnson and Will Wells, two clean tech start up founders to talk through the investment appetite for climate tech and how positioning a firm as clean tech can help drive interest.

Lastly we speak to Matt Houlihan from Cisco, on his reflections as a COP26 partner and the challenges of setting robust climate targets in a multinational business.

Visit our Climate action hub here: https://www.techuk.org/accelerating-innovation/climate-action-hub.html

Tech and Net Zero

In the latest techUK podcast, we explore all things digital skills, looking at a reskilling and retraining revolution. 

We feature an interview with the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, Gillian Keegan and techUK President Jacqueline de Rojas (from 0:48), and explore our latest survey findings looking at the changing attitudes towards tech since lockdown (from 12:05). Sheila Flavell, Chief Operating Officer at FDM Group, talks about the impact of COVID-19 (from 19:55) and Anthony Harmer, Chief Executive at ELATT, (from 35:45) discusses the need for digital skills for the workforce of today and the future.

Please visit www.techUK.org to learn more.

The techUK Podcast Episode 19 - A reskilling and retraining revolution

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