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 celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, techUK is looking at how we can break the bias (the theme of the day) with some tech female Heads of Policy within our membership.

We hear from an inspiring panel all about their experiences of working in digital policy and what more needs to be done to support inclusivity.

•	Becky Foreman, UK Corporate Affairs Director, Microsoft
•	Katy Minshall, Head of UK Public Policy, Twitter
•	Rebecca Stimson, UK Head of Public Policy, Meta
•	Elizabeth Kanter, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, TikTok
•	Lulu Freemont, Head of Digital Regulation, techUK
•	Nimmi Patel, Policy Manager – Skills, Talent & Diversity, techUK

techUK is keen to showcase companies and their gender-inclusive policies, and also bring men into this important conversation. This year we aren’t just talking about equality anymore. We are talking about building an equitable tech sector. In particular, building this in a world where the pandemic has disproportionately affected different groups of society.

International Women's Day 2022: celebrating female Heads of Policy

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International Women's Day 2022: celebrating female Heads of Policy

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