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Online

How to use Corporate Venturing (an alternative to venture capital, offering faster routes to market)

This one-hour webinar will introduce the concept of corporate venturing and explore how it can offer faster, more strategic routes to market for startups, scale-ups and established organisations alike.
Speaker:
Maija Palmer
Date/Time:
Wednesday 17th June 2026 @ 12:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
Innovation Management TN
Online

HVDC Electricity Transmission: a key enabler for Energy Security and Decarbonisation (Online Webinar)

This technical talk will explore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology as used in Converter Stations and many submarine cable systems. Focus topics will include evolution of the converter technology, typical use cases, how it works and an overview of submarine cables.
Speaker:
Nathan Farrell-Jones CEng MIET- National Grid
Date/Time:
Wednesday 17th June 2026 @ 7:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Anglian Coastal
In-Person

Batteries in the Energy Eco-System

Technical presentation
Speaker:
Henry Bennett MIET
Date/Time:
Tuesday 16th June 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
The Derby Conference Centre DE24 8UX, The Derby Conference Centre DE24 8UX
Hosted By:
IET East Midlands
**** Limited places left - reserve your place now! ****
In-Person

Viking Link Visit

The Viking Link is the world's longest land and subsea electricity interconnector, a 1.4 GW cable connecting the UK (Lincolnshire) and Denmark (southern Jutland) to share clean energy, improving security and potentially lowering costs for up to 2.5 million homes by linking to Denmark's renewable sources. This visit will give an overview of the overview of the construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.
Speaker:
Ryan Bradey
Date/Time:
Friday 19th June 2026 @ 9:30 AM
Location:
Viking Link Converter Station, Donington Spalding
Hosted By:
IET Humber