IDRIC Annual Conference 2026
7th May, The Edwardian, Manchester
It was wonderful to have a platform for my work and meet interested parties to mobilise.
Attending the IDRIC event will encourage me to actively seek new interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly with partners working on industrial decarbonisation pathways. I plan to explore joint projects and knowledge exchange opportunities that can strengthen the impact of my current research and align it more closely with real-world industrial challenges.
Good networking opportunities and good individual presentations and panel discussions.
Keynote speeches were excellent.
I’ll spend more time looking at the wide range of IDRIC reports, because they clearly cover a wide and relevant range.
A great event, it was clear the time, effort and energy put into making this a success.
Speakers and panellists
Ruth Herbert (Keynote)
Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Business Development, EET
IDRIC
Arjan Geveke
Director, Energy Intensive Users Group
IDRIC
Marcelle McManus
Professor, University of Bath
IDRIC
Jonathan Oxley
Senior Manager, CBI
IDRIC
Bart Ashton
Partnership Manager for Zero Carbon Oxfordshire Partnership, Oxford City Council
IDRIC
Olivia Powis
CEO, Carbon Capture and Storage Association
IDRIC
Clare Jackson
CEO, Hydrogen UK
IDRIC
Russ Hall
Lead for Reduction of Industrial Emissions and Circular Economy, University of Warwick
IDRIC
John Egan
Project Director, Progressive Energy
IDRIC
Katie Hart
Senior Program Manager, EPSRC
IDRIC
Philip Nicholson
Senior Researcher, Association for Decentralised Energy
IDRIC
Daniel Paterson
Director of Policy and Government Affairs for Electrify Industry, Make UK
IDRIC
Rob Ireson
Head of Innovation, Glass Futures
IDRIC
Pete Hodgson
Manager, Sustainability Policy & Assessment, Tata Steel
IDRIC
Edmund Ward
Deputy Director for Industrial Decarbonisation, DESNZ
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