BRIDGING THE GAP

DEPLOYMENT SUMMIT

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Accelerating real‑world deployment of clean energy technologies.

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.

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DNV is the Official Hosting Partner of Bridging the Gap, bringing deep expertise in assurance and risk management to accelerate clean energy technology deployment.
HSBC Innovation Banking is the Innovation Banking Partner of Bridging the Gap, supporting innovative clean energy businesses and their investors on the path to commercial deployment.
Trafigura is the Low Carbon Fuel Offtake Partner of Bridging the Gap, helping connect emerging low carbon fuel technologies with real-world commercial offtake opportunities.
CPI is the Scale-up Partner of Bridging the Gap, helping innovators scale up new energy technologies from proof-of-concept to commercial deployment.
New Energy Risk is the Technology Performance Insurance Partner of Bridging the Gap, providing risk solutions that help new energy technologies move confidently from pilot to scale.

THE GAP

Is not ideas. It is deployment.

Why Bridging The Gap exists

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.

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The challenge

Promising technologies get stuck between pilots and commercial scale.

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The room

The summit convenes the people who can remove barriers and move projects forward.

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The outcome

Partnerships, pathways and opportunities designed to move beyond discussion.

Built around nine deployment areas, one shared objective: moving clean energy innovation into real-world projects.

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

The people helping shape the deployment agenda.

Matt Jolley, Director of ClimateTech & Sustainability at HSBC Innovation Banking and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Matt Jolley

Director, ClimateTech & Sustainability, HSBC Innovation Banking

Sam Jones, Market Manager of Project Assurance at DNV Energy Systems and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Sam Jones

Market Manager, Project Assurance, DNV Energy Systems

Mohamad Kantar, Managing Director of Kantar Advisory Partners (KAP) and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Mohamad Kantar

Managing Director, Kantar Advisory Partners (KAP)

Cinzia Porcedda, Horizon Europe National Contact Point and Global Lead for Climate at Innovate UK, Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Cinzia Porcedda

Horizon Europe National Contact Point and Global Lead for Climate, Innovate UK

Richard Riley, Chief Commercial Officer at New Energy Risk and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Richard Riley

Chief Commercial Officer, New Energy Risk

Jay Russell, Business Development Manager at CPI and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap

Jay Russell

Business Development Manager, CPI

Jason Breslaw, Head of Low Carbon Fuels Business Development at Trafigura and Steering Committee member of Bridging the Gap A couple of practical notes:

Jason Breslaw

Head of Low Carbon Fuels Business Development, Trafigura

An Industry-Defining Initiative

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Deployment pathway

How it
works

A deployment pathway built around convening, pilots, regional activation and a shared blueprint.

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Summit

Decision-makers align priorities through focused working sessions and curated discussion.

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Pilot Challenges

National Deployment Partners define real challenges and opportunities for clean energy deployment.

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Regional Roadshows

Targeted roadshows take the conversation into priority energy hubs and deployment markets.

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Deployment Blueprint

A practical playbook for moving technologies from proof-of-concept to commercial rollout.

Each element feeds the next — building a pipeline of projects, partners and best-practice frameworks.

Stakeholder ecosystem

Who it’s for

Designed for decision-makers who can move projects from discussion to deployment.
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Public Sector

Governments, national entities and regulators.

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Capital & Assurance

Investors, insurers, banks and technical advisors.

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Market Enablers

Offtakers, legal, financial services and advisory firms.

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Delivery & Technology

Project developers, EPCs, technology providers and startups.