Jesse Prendergast, knowledge transfer manager at Innovate UK Business Connect, is speaking at this year’s Sustainable Supply Chain Conference, returning to 30 Euston Square in London on 24 June 2025.
Working in Innovate UK Business Connect’s transport team as the knowledge transfer manager for transport infrastructure, Prendergast work with businesses, academia and all levels of government to create connections and support initiatives to turn ideas into impact.
He come to Innovate UK Business Connect from New Zealand, where he worked providing sustainable transport advice on walking, cycling and transit infrastructure projects, land use and housing policy, and emissions modelling and reduction.
His role aims to work across all transport modes to create efficient, integrated infrastructure that enables the UK to thrive at every level, from local communities to national networks.
Session title: Decarbonising HGVs: accelerating the shift to zero-emission logistics
- Discussing Innovate UK, the UK government’s innovation agency, and its approach to help decarbonise heavy road freight
- Outlining the four projects supported by ZEHID and their progress to date
- Sharing initial learnings on the deployment of eHGVs and installation of charging infrastructure in the UK
The conference, which will be held at 30 Euston Square, is a one-day face-to-face event where delegates can hear directly from industry-leading speakers about how business sustainability can influence their bottom line.
Innovation will continue to drive supply chain sustainability in the years to come. At the Sustainable Supply Chain Conference, delegates will learn how to ‘go green’ throughout their end-to-end operations, discussing topics such as the decarbonisation of road freight transport, the importance of industry collaboration to meet sustainability goals and how sustainable practises can actually be used to drive sales. Overall, the conference will consider the environmental and human impact of products, from cradle to grave.
From raw materials sourcing, production, storage and delivery to every transportation link in-between, the journey is not easy – the complexity of many supplier relationships and border crossings makes supply chain sustainability extremely challenging. But the payback for getting it right is priceless, delivering on the three ‘P’s of the bottom line – people, profits and the planet.
Amongst the list of speakers already announced for the conference are representatives of organisations such as the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), NHS England and Bidfood, as well as sponsors of the conference Descartes, Springpack, Wincanton, Mer Fleet Services and Aurora Insights. Keep an eye out on the Logistics Manager website, as well as on Twitter and LinkedIn, for more information on the event’s speakers as the conference draws closer.
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The Sustainable Supply Chain Conference is part of London Climate Action Week, taking place from 21-29 June this year.
