Meet the experts shaping sustainability at Reset Connect North 2026

On 3-4 March, at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, top sustainability leaders, industry pioneers and policy experts will take centre stage at Reset Connect North to share insights, strategies and innovations driving the green transformation across business, industry and communities.

Explore how organisations are decarbonising operations, future-proofing supply chains, advancing green job and skills, driving circular economy models and designing climate-ready cities.

From cutting-edge technologies to investment trends and community-led sustainability, the programme covers the key topics shaping the North’s green transformation.

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We're adding speakers weekly so make sure to stay tuned for the lineup of experts who will inspire, educate and empower your sustainability journey

Meet our 2026 speakers

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Speaker profile image for Alasdair Dalzel-Job

Alasdair Dalzel-Job

Technical Lead, Green Economy
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Amira Damji

Structural Sustainability Consultant, Additive Sustainability
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Amy House

Director, Green Economy
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Anne Reaney

Head of Commercial Strategy, Rebalance Earth
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Anthony Rose

Founder & CEO, Seedlegals
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Bruce Howard

Director, Ecosystems Knowledge Network
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Chris Gilbert

Director, Decarbonisation Consulting Ltd
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Dan Russell

Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Fintel / SimplyBiz
Speaker profile image for Darran Ward

Darran Ward

Head of Alternatives, West Yorkshire Pension Fund
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David Glew

Director of the Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University
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Dom Goggins

CEO, BASIS
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Euan West

UK Head of Regions, KPMG UK
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Helen Edmundson

Deputy Director, Green Finance Team, DEFRA
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Helen Pheby

Head of Culture, Heritage and Sport, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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Helena Vesty

NHS, Social Care and Patients Reporter, Manchester Evening News
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James Murray

Editor-in-Chief, Incisive Media
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Jeanette Whitaker

Associate Science Director, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
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Jess McNeill

Head of Home Energy West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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Jim Bennett

Low Carbon Director, Octopus Energy
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John Swallow

Managing Director, Test Consulting
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Jonathan Chibafa

Founder & `Chief Legal Officer, Forge ESG
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Jonathan Wragg

Co-founder and CEO, Ltt Group
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Jonny Dowler

Sustainability Officer, Rugby Football League
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Julia Dreblow

CEO, SRI Services
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Julia Meek

Head of Bus, UK, Zenobē
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Malithi Hennayake

Senior Water Engineer, Engineers Without Borders UK / Arup
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Michelle Cooper

International Trade Adviser, Department for Business & Trade
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Natalie Allen

Head of Business Partnerships within Research and Enterprise Services, Leeds Beckett University
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Neil McDermott

CEO, Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC)
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Noel Collings

Head of Net Zero & Energy, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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Paul Addison

Director of Policy & External Affairs, GB Energy
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Phil Murden

Office Senior Partner, KPMG Leeds
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Phillip Holdgate

Head of Production Sustainability / Co-Founder, ITV / SAIL (Sustainable Arts In Leeds)
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Piers Forster

Professor of physical climate change, Climate Change Committe / University of Leeds
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Rebecca Ball

Area Director North, Arts Council England
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Richard Andrews

Head of ESG, KPMG UK
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Rishi Jain

Director of Impact, Liverpool Football Club
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Sam Giles

Chartered UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Meissner Bolte
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Sam Taylor

Co-Founder, madeby.studio
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Sarah Mukherjee

CEO, Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP)
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Simon Virley CB

Vice Chair and Head of Energy and Natural Resources, KPMG UK
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Susan Aitken

Leader, Glasgow City Council
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Thom Rawson

Sustainability Lead, Sustainable Football
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Thomas Viegas

Group Nature Lead, Aviva
Speaker profile image for Tim Lambert

Tim Lambert

Regional Lead UK, Ireland & Nordics, Osapiens
Speaker profile image for Tracy Brabin

Tracy Brabin

Mayor of West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Combined Authority