Hannah Scott is the CEO of business network Oxfordshire Greentech, which aims to create a world-leading climate tech innovation ecosystem in the county, with impact beyond. Hannah leads the organisation in managing and engaging Oxfordshire Greentech’s members, connecting them with funding, identifying new customers, technologies and business expertise as well as facilitating scale-up innovation with events, programmes and projects. She also works with key institutions across Oxfordshire to advocate for more ambition around net zero in strategies for the county, and sits on the Oxford Economic Growth Steering Board. Having helped launch Oxfordshire Greentech in 2019 as a project officer with sustainability consultancy Bioregional, Hannah has now stepped into full-time leadership of the network and has delivered numerous successful events, commercial opportunities, and projects with climate and social impact. She is also an edie 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 winner, an initiative that aims to spotlight and support top UK sustainability professionals aged under 30, and co-founded the Climate Tech Supercluster which is bringing together innovation hotspots across northern Europe to encourage collaboration and accelerated investment into and deployment of climate solutions.

Lewis brings over 15 years of experience in built environment sustainability and leads Bioregional’s place-based projects across the UK. His work includes guiding Bioregional’s sustainability efforts on projects such as the UK’s first eco-town, NW Bicester, as well as numerous large-scale new-build masterplans, complex regeneration initiatives, and the development of estate-wide carbon footprints and zero-carbon pathways.

Lewis led the creation of Oxfordshire Greentech, a thriving low-carbon business network. He has collaborated extensively with local authorities on climate emergency responses, particularly in developing zero-carbon evidence bases and crafting policies aimed at aligning with the UK’s net-zero targets by 2050. Additionally, Lewis leads a team working on an innovative spatial carbon tool that assists local planning authorities in understanding the carbon implications of growth.

Before joining Bioregional, Lewis worked in the planning department of a local authority and served as a sustainability consultant at the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Lewis spent 10 years as a director of a thriving re-use centre, Bicester Green – where he transitioned them from working out of shipping containers, to a high-street location

Nicola is a Partner in the Mishcon Corporate Department with particular experience in advising companies and investors on funding rounds from seed through to exit.

Nicola frequently works with spin outs and start ups from universities and research institutions embracing the ambition, energy and drive of the entrepreneurs behind these companies and the foresight and vision of those investors who support them. After supporting them through the technology transfer process, which can often differ significantly between institutions, Nicola continues to work closely with founder and management teams throughout their corporate journey, often joining board meetings to provide salient governance and legal advice.

On the investor side Nicola advises venture capital funds, including VCTS and EIS funds, as well as venture builders, Family Offices and business angels, both the from the UK and overseas, helping them to navigate and de-risk their investment through appropriate structures and documentation.

Whether on the company side or investor side, all of Nicola’s clients are involved with technology and innovation including, but not limited to, health tech, life sciences, clean tech, AI and quantum technologies. Intellectual Property is often central to these companies and Nicola is able to call upon the support of colleagues to deliver strategies for protecting and commercialising that Intellectual Property.

Nicola also curates and delivers the Structuring for Success Programme informing and educating founding teams, technology transfer professionals and investors on the importance of establishing good governance practices, understanding directors duties and the operational considerations for companies. The programme provides practical advice and interactive workshops to ensure ongoing compliance with investment documents, regulatory frameworks and relevant statutory provisions.

Kate is an Investor at BGF in the Early Stage team focussing on Climatetech and Deeptech. Before joining BGF, she spent 5 years as an Investor Director at Longwall Ventures, working with a portfolio of startups across physical sciences and engineering. Prior to that, she spent 16 years at the Science and Technology Facilities Council, across a variety of scientific and commercial roles. She has a PhD in Chemistry from the Queen’s University of Belfast.

Anthony is a Senior Licensing & Ventures Manager in the Physical Sciences team at Oxford University Innovation, where he supports Oxford academics in maximising the impact of their research. He is passionate about environmental sustainability and many of the projects in his portfolio have a focus in this area.

Anthony has a background in Chemistry, having obtained his Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining OUI in 2022, Anthony spent twelve years in chemical R&D in the automotive industry, where he specialised in polymer chemistry and surface science.