Decarbonising finance and investment to drive scalable impact 

Reset Connect London is the award-winning event platform where the full spectrum of capital including institutional investors, fund managers, IFAs, family offices, and corporates converge to drive the net zero transition through smart investments and actionable financial solutions.

The 2025 event took place on 24-25 June at Excel London as part of London Climate Action Week. This flagship event offered an opportunity to catalyse sustainable finance and shape the future of green investment.

6,847 leaders from finance, investment, business, government and sustainability joined as we tackled the challenges of decarbonising portfolios and unlocked new opportunities for impact-led investments.

Reset Connect London will return to Excel London on 23-24 June 2026. Sign up to our newsletter to register your interest and hear more. 

Visitors joined the 2025 event to:

  • Stay ahead of green finance trends: gain insights into government policies, funding opportunities and regulations shaping green finance and impact investing to decarbonise portfolios and achieve net zero targets

  • Uncover investment opportunities: network with investors, venture capitalists and financial advisers to explore funding opportunities for net zero initiatives and businesses transitioning to sustainable models

  • Foster collaboration for decarbonisation: connect with businesses seeking investment for net zero projects and learn how to support their sustainability and financial goals

  • Explore risk and regulatory landscapes: gain expertise in navigating compliance, shifting risk frameworks and the evolving sustainability landscape

Together, we accelerated the transition to a net zero economy by driving investment and financial strategies that empower businesses to meet their sustainability and decarbonisation goals.

Exhibitors at Reset Connect London

Reset Connect London Conference

The conference

Our conference examines the pivotal role of policy, finance, innovation and investment in driving the net zero transition.

Gain insights into regulatory shifts, green investing and redefining long-term value in a transforming financial landscape. Connect with financial leaders, explore funding solutions and discover strategies to accelerate sustainable growth and impact-led finance.

Explore the 2025 programme and shape the future of green investment.

Reset Connect London Exhibition

The exhibition 

The exhibition highlights innovative solutions from 300 exhibitors accelerating the transition to net zero finance.

Discover cutting-edge financial technologies, green investment tools and solutions for decarbonising portfolios. Connect directly with innovators offering the latest products and services to help you achieve your sustainability and financial goals.

View our 2025 exhibitors and advance your sustainable finance goals.

Finance and investment conference highlights

Below, you’ll find a curated selection of the most relevant sessions from our five main stages and eight sector-specific hubs, tailored to your interests:

Finance & Investment Stage

Examines the rapidly evolving financial landscape, focusing on the challenges and opportunities arising from the shift to a new global financial order. This stage will address critical issues such as risk management, compliance, regulation and redefining long-term value creation in business finance.

Industry experts and peers will explore how businesses can adapt to emerging financial realities, navigate regulatory shifts and drive growth in a sustainable, responsible manner.

Pitch & Invest Stage

The Pitch & Invest Programme provides an opportunity for start-ups and scale-ups to present their market-ready solutions to a panel of experts from the investment community across the full spectrum of capital.

Entrepreneurs will pitch market-ready innovations to a pre-qualified audience of institutional investors, funding partners, corporate ventures, and potential strategic partners, creating opportunities for business growth and investment in sustainable, high-impact projects.

Finance & Investment Stage - Day 1

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  1. Main Stage Keynote
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    This opening keynote challenges traditional business thinking and explores what it takes to lead in an era defined by climate and ecological crises. Moving beyond engineering and economic logic, it ca …
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    20 mins
    Financing the transition to a net zero economy requires unprecedented collaboration between public and private capital, guided by credible, science-based frameworks. This fireside chat will explore th …
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    10 mins
    This decade demands more than climate ambition— it demands action. As part of London Climate Action Week, Tracy Wyman, Chief Impact Officer at The Science Based Targets initiative, will deliver a keyn …
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    45 mins
    As the UK navigates a critical juncture in its energy transition, this panel explores how ambition can be reset to meet the challenges of 2025 and beyond. With growing pressure to deliver clean, affor …
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    20 mins
    Solving the world’s most pressing climate and sustainability challenges demands coordinated international action. This keynote discussion will explore how cities, financial institutions, and mission-d …
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    20 mins
    2023 fractured the global carbon market. 2024 brought reflection. 2025 is about reinvention - with the UK poised to become the world leader for Natural Capital. This keynote unveils a landmark partner …
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  1. Finance & Investment Stage
    60 mins
    As the world accelerates its transition to a low-carbon economy, global carbon markets are playing an increasingly vital role in reducing emissions and driving sustainable investments. This panel will …
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    60 mins
    In the current landscape of climate change and regulatory evolution, the imperative for sustainable investment strategies is more pressing than ever. This session provides a deep dive into innovative …
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  1. Finance & Investment Stage
    60 mins
    This panel discussion will unpack the complexities of aligning investments to positive sustainability outcomes when equality, stewardship and climate action are under attack, regulatory demands are in …

Finance & Investment Stage - Day 2

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    Mike Berners-Lee takes a fresh look at the climate challenge from new angles. He stands further back for perspective and looks deeper under the surface of the problem to understand what every business …
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    Innovation is at the heart of the clean energy transition, driving breakthrough solutions across technology, sustainability, and finance. This fireside chat brings together senior industry leaders to …
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    60 mins
    This panel will explore how philanthropy, impact investing, and institutional investors can address global challenges like climate change, inequality, and social injustice.  Experts will discuss how t …
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    Securing Series B funding and beyond in the climate tech sector comes with unique hurdles. As the industry grows, startups face increasing pressure to demonstrate scalability, market traction, and a p …
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    30 mins
    Join Tracy Brabin (Mayor of West Yorkshire) to hear about how the Green Economy revolution will support West Yorkshire’s vision for a thriving, happy and sustainable region, where all residents and bu …
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    20 mins
    Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, will present the CCC’s annual report on the UK’s progress in cutting emissions. The report will highlight areas of achievement, identify where further action is needed …
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    30 mins
    Peter McGuinness, President and CEO of plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods, will take the stage for an honest conversation about scaling a sustainable business, rising above global category chal …
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    60 mins
    Water pollution threatens ecosystems, supply chains, and economies, driving up costs and amplifying risks for businesses. These ecological risks increasingly translate into commercial challenges, incl …

Pitch & Invest Stage - Day 1

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    Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly becoming indispensable tools for shaping the future across nearly every industry and niche. With such high demand and potential for growth, now …
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    55 mins
    Engineering and manufacturing incorporate a vast range of industries, all playing a crucial role in global economies while also contributing significantly to carbon emissions. As the push for sustaina …
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    55 mins
    Inspired by the Energy Catalyst programme, this session will put the spotlight on groundbreaking start-ups and scale-ups accelerating and scaling clean energy solutions in emerging markets across the …
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    A major hurdle to achieving large scale decarbonisation can be found at the intersection of people, mobility and the built environment of the world’s major cities. Combined, the transportation and bui …
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    55 mins
    As businesses face increasing pressure to align with sustainability targets and frameworks, innovative solutions are key to driving impactful change from the board room throughout. This session highli …

Pitch & Invest Stage - Day 2

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    Consumer behaviours are a much talked about topic regarding sustainability because it is tangible. But when it comes down to it, incorporating sustainability into the clothes you wear, beauty products …
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    55 mins
    The Food and AgriTech sector, responsible for around a quarter of global GHG emissions, is rapidly evolving with groundbreaking solutions to enhance sustainability across the supply chain from field t …
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    55 mins
    Energy is what makes the world go round. Without access to electricity, heating and power, daily life would look very different. Being the most demanded resource on Earth besides water, energy is cons …
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    55 mins
    The share of venture capital investment directed toward female founders has stagnated every year since 2011. With funding being the quintessential factor of success for any start-up, this equity gap c …
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    90 mins
    Pitch & Invest Winner’s Grand Finale in association with the $1 million prize money Start-Up World Cup. After two days of dynamic pitches from inspiring startups and scale-ups, expert feedback, and in …

Wealth & Investment Management Hub

Explores the intersection of business wealth management and sustainable investment strategies at an institutional level. The hub will focus on how businesses, corporations and institutional investors can align their portfolios with green criteria and long-term sustainability goals.

Topics will include sustainable investment vehicles, impact investing and integrating sustainability into corporate investment frameworks to drive profitability and positive societal impact.

Fund & Asset Managers Hub

A platform to discuss strategies for managing funds with a focus on sustainability, risk management and long-term growth. This hub will delve into best practices for building resilient, future-proof portfolios that align with sustainability principles.

Key topics will include integrating sustainability into corporate fund management strategies and adapting to changing market conditions for sustained value creation.

Wealth & Investment Management Hub - Day 1

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     What does SDR mean for fund selectors and portfolio builders right now—and what’s next? This session pulls back the curtain on how leading portfolio managers and selectors are incorporating sustainab …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    This session will explore the differences between ESG and sustainable investment, what good strategies look like and why this area matters.
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    30 mins
    In the recently published FCA Financial Lives Survey, 72% of adults who already had investments or held a defined contribution pension scheme wanted 'do some good as well as provide a financial return …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    This session will explore recent sustainable investment fund rule changes, what has and has not changed, and whether or not they will help or hinder growth and the transition to a sustainable future.
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    Hear how a network of professionals is working together, using their career experience and specialisms, to fight climate change. Green Angel Syndicate brings together small teams of professionals to t …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    45 mins
    Reliable sustainability data is essential for enabling SMEs to access finance, demonstrate impact, and contribute to the net-zero transition. However, gaps in data coverage and consistency continue to …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    The demand for and rise of a values-based approach to wealth management is transforming wealth management.  We will be exploring the evolving role of values based approach to impact investing and phil …
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    30 mins
    This session explores the evolving dynamics between passive and active investment strategies within sustainable Model Portfolio Services (MPS). It examines how market availability has shifted in recen …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    Join Ray Coyle for an insightful session exploring how Energise Africa is transforming access to clean energy across sub-Saharan Africa while delivering impact and returns for investors. With over 600 …
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    30 mins
    The urgency of the climate crisis and the growing demand for sustainable solutions are reshaping the investment landscape. This talk delves into the burgeoning power of sustainable private markets – a …

Wealth & Investment Management Hub - Day 2

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    This session will explore how investment funds and portfolios balance financial and sustainability considerations, the role of investment selection and engagement - and how these can be communicated w …
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    30 mins
    In this session, the panellists will explain how Donor Advised Funds work and the benefits of using a DAF versus a charitable foundation or giving directly to charities.  We will explore DAF trends su …
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    30 mins
    This session will explore where sustainable investment goes from here, asking both speakers and delegates to stare into their crystal balls.   We know most people invest to make money and care about c …
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  1. Wealth & Investment Management Hub
    30 mins
    It can be difficult to talk to with clients about ESG without it being a leading question.  It’s tough to get the right knowledge level of how to talk about it, and it’s difficult to showcase what the …

Fund & Asset Managers Hub - Day 1

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    Experian was built in 1892 to quantify our financial habits; from health to mobility, every aspect of our lives is quantified. Home is not quantified. Smartlayer aims to consolidate non-financial and …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    20 mins
    This panel explores how AI is transforming sustainable investing by addressing key challenges in sustainability data quality and integration. Industry experts will discuss the current state of sustain …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    20 mins
    Explore the challenges of AI adoption in the traditionally conservative financial sector, where complex sustainability regulations create resource and cost burdens. Industry experts will discuss how A …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    20 mins
    In an era defined by digital transformation and ever-evolving regulatory landscapes, traditional compliance approaches are no longer sufficient. Organizations are increasingly turning to advanced tech …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    30 mins
    Investors that adopted PCRAM have seen improvements in how they integrate physical climate risks into their investment processes, leading to stronger and more resilient management of infrastructure as …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    30 mins
    Charlie will share how personalisation in sustainable investing is shaping the future of wealth management, and how Etcho's tools support this transformation.
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    30 mins
    This talk highlights real-world successes and failures in AI use in sustainable & responsible investing, drawing from our years of experience from the early days through to AI’s meteoric rise in the l …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    30 mins
    During this session, PCAF’s UK team and GHG Accounting experts will walk you through the GHG Accounting Journey and why it is important for achieving net zero emissions by 2050, providing an overview …

Fund & Asset Managers Hub - Day 2

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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
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    The ocean is critical for life and plays a vital role in climate regulation. The 'blue economy,' valued at $2.5trn annually, encompasses marine activities such as renewable energy, shipping, tourism, …
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  1. Fund & Asset Managers Hub
    30 mins
    There’s £5 trillion and counting in UK pensions and wealth. That’s your money, our money, UK savers’ money – but do we know where it’s going? Is it building a better world for us to retire into? A gro …
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    30 mins
    Nature and biodiversity-related risks receive growing attention - driven by initiatives like the TNFD and rising expectations from regulators and financial supervisors. However, mainstreaming nature a …

Explore further main stages and show floor hubs

These include the Net Zero Business Stage, Cities & Nature Stage, Energy & Tech Stage, People & Careers Hub, Cities Hub & Bar, Tech & AI Hub, Energy Hub, Food Systems Hub and Business & Supply Chain Hub.

 

Why our visitors attended

Accelerate portfolio decarbonisation

Suppliers

Connect directly with service providers and fintech firms offering transformative solutions in green bonds, environmental and social compliant investments and sustainability-linked financial products.

Explore services and technologies that streamline capital allocation toward sustainable projects and align with your environmental objectives.

Stay ahead of regulation & risk

Trends

Gain expert insights into evolving green finance landscapes, including critical regulations.

Learn how government policies, funding opportunities and mandates are shaping investment strategies and advancing sustainable finance goals. 

Upskill and advance your career

Career

Engage with firms actively recruiting in sustainable finance and broaden your expertise in green strategies, project financing and scaling innovative financial solutions.

Empower your career and contribute to closing the green finance skills gap as part of the global transition to a sustainable future.

Make essential connections

Network

Network with professionals across the global financial sector, including investment managers, project financiers and innovators in sustainable finance.

Collaborate with those who share your vision for advancing sustainable investment strategies and achieving impactful decarbonisation.

Leverage expert insights

Insights

Gain actionable knowledge from leading economists, policymakers and financial thought leaders.

Learn about the latest trends, case studies, and strategies to address project financing challenges, risk management and scaling sustainability-focused investments.

Foster new partnerships

Partnerships

Collaborate with organisations tackling complex challenges, from financing renewable energy projects to driving the integration of green principles into traditional portfolios.

Build partnerships that foster long-term impact and meaningful progress toward a low-carbon global economy.

Visitors connected with 300 innovators driving the transition to a low-carbon economy

Don't just take our word for it...

"Reset Connect is an amazing opportunity as an investor to really try and understand the growth and development of the sustainable investing ecosystem. We get to see a whole load of really interesting, pioneering companies doing fascinating, important things."
Head of Impact Investing, M&G Investments
 

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"It's worked very well for us. Good conversations. Well-attended event. It’s really well set up. Reset Connect is a mecca for people looking for new sustainability solutions and how you can implement that for your business. It’s a natural place for us to be."
CEO, Good FX

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"It's an excellent forum for meeting multiple groups of stakeholders across government, industry, finance and innovation. I've been looking to meet corporates to help them put action into their decarbonisation plans. It's been action-packed."
Managing Partner, Clean Growth Fund
 

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I've met some fantastic people. We're going to have lots of follow-up. It was recommended by some previous exhibitors. The team here have been really impressed with some of the conversations that we've been having. We have bumped into several clients. It's been fantastic."
Head of Responsible Investing, Charles Stanley
 

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"This is the place to come to learn. Otherwise, you have to go to a dozen different events and then put it all together yourself, and that's a waste of time. People are coming to Reset Connect London because it's all in one place."
Director, ESG Accord
 

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"We were able to speak to a ton of different innovators, funds, policy actors, even some charities around banking for net zero. We're able to see different parts of this chain come together. It has been really interesting to forge new relationships."
Senior Venture Associate, Sustainable Ventures
 

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