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Full Programme

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Dive into the North’s dynamic conference programme

Reset Connect North unites business leaders, innovators, policymakers and investors to explore practical solutions driving a sustainable future.

This year’s programme features two Main Stages, the Innovation Hub, Workshops & Roundtables and the Pitch & Invest Programme.

Together, these elements deliver a powerful mix of keynotes and panels, interactive show floor sessions, collaborative workshops and roundtables plus live start-up pitches with real-time investor engagement. 

Each designed to inspire action, spark collaboration and accelerate change.

Main Stages

Reset Connect North features two headline stages packed with powerful  keynotes, panel discussions and real-world case studies, showcasing how businesses and cities are driving the North's green transition.

Transforming Business & Industry Stage

Discover strategies to decarbonise operations, future-proof supply chains, and align sustainability with growth. Sessions explore investment trends, digital sustainability and the green skills shaping the region’s economy.

Transforming Cities & Communities Stage

Explore how local authorities and urban leaders are creating future-ready, climate-resilient places through clean transport, retrofit innovation and regional collaboration for system change.

Main stages Reset Connect North

All main stage sessions will be recorded and shared with attendees following the event.

Day 1

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09:00
  1. Doors open
    10 mins
09:10
  1. Keynotes
    Bury Theatre
    50 mins
10:00
  1. Keynote - KPMG Reframing Sustainability
    Bury Theatre
    60 mins
11:00
  1. Shaping Resilient, Sustainable Cities for Thriving Communities
    Bury Theatre
    60 mins
11:15
  1. How Can Businesses Turn Sustainability into Opportunities?
    Pearl Suite
    60 mins
12:15
  1. The Warm Homes Plan Driving Consumer Engagement and Investment
    Bury Theatre
    60 mins
12:30
  1. Powering Industry for a Flexible Renewable Energy Future
    Pearl Suite
    60 mins
13:30
  1. Break
    30 mins
14:00
  1. Keynote - Shaping a Green Future for the North
    Bury Theatre
    25 mins
14:25
  1. Break
    5 mins
14:30
  1. The Electric Revolution Transforming Transport for a Zero-Emission Future
    Pearl Suite
    60 mins
14:35
  1. Keynote - KPMG x GB Energy
    Bury Theatre
    25 mins
15:00
  1. Break
    10 mins
15:10
  1. Keynote - Department of Business & Trade
    Bury Theatre
    20 mins
15:30
  1. Break
    15 mins
15:45
  1. Decarbonising the North’s Hard-to-Abate Industries for a Resilient Future
    Bury Theatre
    60 mins
  2. Can Technology Secure a Regenerative Food Future?
    Pearl Suite
    60 mins
16:45
  1. Day 1 Closing Keynote
    Bury Theatre
    15 mins

Day 2

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09:00
  1. Doors open
    10 mins
09:10
  1. Keynotes
    Bury Theatre
    110 mins
11:00
  1. How Innovation is Driving Economic Growth in Northern Cities
    Bury Theatre
    60 mins
  2. How Local Nature Recovery Strategy and Green Finance Can Unlock the Value of Nature
    Transforming Business & Industry Stage
    60 mins
12:00
  1. Break
    15 mins
12:15
  1. Skills, Innovation and Opportunity for Green Jobs and Global Impact
    Transforming Business & Industry Stage
    60 mins
  2. Collaborative Flood Management for a Climate Resilient Future
    Transforming Cities & Communities Stage
    60 mins
13:15
  1. Break
    45 mins
14:00
  1. Keynote
    Transforming Cities & Communities Stage
    30 mins
14:30
  1. A Green Patient is a Healthy Patient - Investing in Health Through Sustainability
    Transforming Business & Industry Stage
    60 mins
  2. Driving Arts, Media and Creativity Outside the M25
    Transforming Cities & Communities Stage
    60 mins
15:30
  1. Break
    15 mins
15:45
  1. ClimateTech Investment Fueling the Next Wave of Northern Start-Ups and Scale-Ups
    Transforming Business & Industry Stage
    60 mins
  2. Can Sport Score on Sustainability?
    Transforming Cities & Communities Stage
    60 mins
16:45
  1. Day 2 Closing Keynote
    Transforming Cities & Communities Stage
    45 mins

Innovation Hub

Located within the exhibition, the Innovation Hub offers hands-on learning, live demonstrations and networking opportunities focused on the core challenges and opportunities of the green economy.

Discover sector-specific tools and technologies to cut emissions, explore circular economy and sustainable supply chain solutions. Connect with experts driving scalable green business models whilst highlighting talent and training pathways for green jobs.

The hub also offers a dedicated zone for the Pitch and Invest Programme, where start-ups present innovations live to investors, connecting ideas with capital and accelerating the North’s transition to net-zero.

Innovation Hub Reset Connect North

VIP Workshops & Roundtables

Alongside the main stages and show floor content, ten interactive workshops and roundtables provide in-depth, collaborative sessions for peer-to-peer learning and problem-solving.

Designed to encourage open discussion and cross-sector collaboration, these sessions tackle key themes such as:

  • Regulatory readiness and compliance
  • Data strategy and digital transformation
  • Local authority collaboration and regional planning
  • Workforce development and green skills

These smaller, interactive formats create a space for practical insight, partnership-building and actionable outcomes to help organisations accelerate their sustainability goals.

VIP Workshops & Roundtables at Reset Connect North

Pitch & Invest Programme

The Pitch & Invest Programme is where innovation meets opportunity. Designed to connect start-ups, scale-ups and investors, it brings together the brightest entrepreneurial minds with the capital and expertise needed to scale market-ready solutions across the sustainability and net-zero landscape.

Across two days, innovators will pitch their solutions live to a panel of investors, corporate ventures and funding partners, spanning the full spectrum of capital. 

The sessions span a diverse range of sectors, including Tech & AI, Engineering & Manufacturing, Energy, Urban Regeneration, Corporate Sustainability, Retail, Fashion & FMCG, Food & AgriTech and Female Founders - offering investors and industry leaders a focused view of the most promising innovations driving the North’s green economy forward.

Pitch & Invest Programme Reset Connect North

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