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Accelerating real‑world deployment of clean energy technologies.
LONDON · 29-30 September 2026
An industry‑led initiative that brings together governments, investors, developers, and innovators to move innovative energy technologies from pilots to commercial deployment across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
What is Bridging the Gap?
Bridging the Gap is an outcome‑driven summit and deployment platform that convenes the people who control capital, regulation, offtake, and risk to turn energy innovation into real‑world projects.
Why attend?
Join to tackle deployment barriers head-on: align capital and assurance, access national pilot opportunities, showcase ready-to-deploy technologies, and build deal-focused partnerships that accelerate the energy transition.
Steering Committee Members
Matt Jolley
Director, ClimateTech & Sustainability at HSBC Innovation Banking
Sam Jones
Market Manager, Project Assurance, DNV Energy Systems
Mohamad Kantar
Managing Director, Kantar Advisory Partners (KAP)
Richard Riley
Managing Director of Business Development, New Energy Risk
Jay Russell
Business Development Manager CPI
Cinzia Porcedda
Horizon Europe National Contact Point and Global Lead for Climate, Innovate UK
How It Works
A London summit where key decision-makers from government, capital, and industry align priorities and commitments through action-oriented working sessions.
Pilot Deployment Challenges with National Deployment Partners.
Targeted regional roadshows in key energy hubs.
The Energy Technology Deployment Blueprint: a practical playbook for moving technologies from proof‑of‑concept to commercial rollout.
Each element feeds the others, building a pipeline of projects, partners, and best practice frameworks.
Who it’s for
Designed for decision‑makers who can move projects from discussion to deployment:
Public Sector: Governments, National Entities, Regulators.
Capital & Assurance: Investors, Insurers, Banks, Technical Advisors.
Delivery & Technology: Project Developers, EPCs, Technology Providers, Startups.
Market Enablers: Offtakers, Legal and Financial Services, Advisory Firms.
An Industry-Defining Initiative
A two-day, industry-led summit in London focused on turning energy innovation into real-world deployment through targeted sessions, dealmaking, and commitments.
A structured challenge that matches pilot-ready technologies with National Deployment Partners, leading to pilots, feasibility work, and action
Roadshows
Regional workshops throughout the UK and Middle East that surface local deployment needs, build relationships, and shape the summit agenda and pipeline.
Energy Technology Deployment Blueprint
An actionable blueprint taking an ecosystem wide view of energy technology deployment best practices to reduce risk and accelerate all stages of deployment.
A group of senior leaders from government, investment, industry, and assurance that sets the strategic direction and keeps the initiative deployment-focused.
National Deployment Partners
Governments and national entities committing to bring real deployment needs, data, and pilot opportunities into the initiative and onto the summit stage.
Investors, advisors, and ecosystem partners that provide expertise, capital, and visibility to help accelerate deployment outcomes.
A cross-functional group organised around technology, finance, commercial, execution, risk assurance, and regulation that maps barriers and co-develops solutions and action plans.