Chapter Zero 2026 Flagship: Boards, Climate and Pathways to the New Economy
Sign up for this eventChapter Zero’s upcoming flagship convening, held in partnership with WTW, will take place on Wednesday 30 September, in Central London.
Guests can arrive from 4:00pm; the main event will run from 4:30pm until 7:00pm, followed by a networking drinks reception until 8:00pm.
This will be an exciting, high-profile event, and we are thrilled to have confirmed Lord Adair Turner, Nigel Topping, John Flint, Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Richard Gillingwater, Dr James Wilde, Jo Harlow and David Blood as speakers so far.
We will bring together Chairs, non-executive directors, board members and senior leaders, alongside our funders and key partners, to showcase how boards can act on climate and nature issues in an age of disruption.
Through peer exchange, expert insight and discussion, the event will explore how board leadership can strategically position companies to compete in the new economy through resilience, innovation and collaboration.
Additional speakers and further event details will be shared in due course.
With thanks to our supporting event partner The 350 Club, the closed community for global board members and leaders.
Lord Adair Turner
Co-Chair, Energy Transitions Commission; Independent Member of the House of Lords (UK)
David Blood
Founding Partner and Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management; Chair, Social Finance Ltd
Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE
Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Fellow, Chapter Zero
Fumbi Chima
Non-Executive Director, WTW; Chair, Heirs Technologies; Non-Executive Director, SPS Commerce Inc; Former CIO, adidas, Fox Network Group, Burberry and Walmart Asia
Gaby Joyner
Head of WTW Great Britain & Head of Employee Experience Consulting, Europe & International, WTW
Dr James Wilde
Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Life
Jo Harlow
Non-Executive Director, J Sainsbury plc; Senior Independent Director, Centrica plc; Board member, Chapter Zero
John Flint
Chair of Board of Trustees, WWF-UK; Former Group CEO, HSBC; Former CEO, National Wealth Fund
Nigel Topping CMG
Co-Founder, Ambition Loop; Non-Executive Director; National Wealth Fund, Chair, Climate Change Committee; Fellow, Chapter Zero
Rachel Kyte
UK Special Representative for Climate, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Richard Gillingwater CBE
Senior Independent Director, Spirax Group plc and Whitbread plc; Board of Governors, The Wellcome Trust; Supporting Chair, Chapter Zero
Tom Delay CBE
Chair, Chapter Zero; Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Corporate Sustainability Committee, Severn Trent plc
Vicky Moffatt
Chief Executive Officer, Chapter Zero
Chapter Zero 2026 Flagship: Boards, Climate and Pathways to the New Economy
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