Why CEOs Should Attend Sustainability LIVE: Net Zero Summit

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for CEOs, with the UN Global Compact finding in its 2025 CEO study that 88% of CEOs feel there is a stronger business case for sustainability when compared to five years ago. 

Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 provides chief executives with an opportunity to explore strategies with peers that can shift sustainability into a core business priority. 

The event is CPD accredited – meaning that attendees will receive one CPD point per hour of learning to enhance their professional development. 

This accreditation is a trusted mark that confirms the summit meets standards suitable for Continued Professional Development, furthering its position as a platform for leaders to enhance their skills, knowledge and best practices.

At the QEII Centre in London on 4–5 March 2026, Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit will convene more than 1,000 attendees from global enterprises, NGOs, governments and consultancies. 

Join Sustainability Live: The Net Zero Summit here.

A multi stage event

Sustainability Live: The Net Zero Summit will feature multiple stages and content themes, allowing business leaders to move between the keynotes, panels and workshops on offer and tailor their agenda to their business priorities. 

This also allows CEOs to bring their teams and split coverage of the event, rejoining to discuss insights and actions as explored at the event. 

The 2026 summit will include a selection of senior leaders who are playing a key role in some of the world’s most complex decarbonisation journeys.

Speakers include:

• David Kennedy, CEO, Science Based Targets initiative
• Heather Buchanan, CEO & Co-Founder, Bankers for Net Zero
• Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability, EMEA at Google
• Mike Nakrani, CEO of VEV
• Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2

Content themes at Sustainability LIVE

Across both days, the content agenda is structured to help leaders progress from strategy design to execution.

This includes the Women in Sustainability Panel, which highlights the leadership of women who are advancing sustainable innovation across multiple industries. 

Featuring Abby Chicken, Head of Sustainability at Open Reach, Julia Jasinska, Vice President of Sustainability at JP Morgan Chase and Heather Buchanan, CEO and Co-Founder of Bankers for Net Zero, the panel will explore how diverse leadership teams are driving progress. 

With 45% of C-suite executives surveyed by Deloitte saying sustainability is a top three challenge for their company in 2026, another key panel discussion is the CSO strategy forum. 

Chief Sustainability Officers Cara Mascini, CSO of Switch Datacentres, Alan Knight, CSO of WE Soda and Øistein Jensen, CSO of Odfjell SE take the stage to discuss priorities, business challenges and sustainable leadership strategies. 

This forum highlights how CSOs are aligning sustainability goals with business performance to drive organisation transformation. 

Beyond the stages, Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 is designed as a high-value networking environment, with thousands of industry leaders expected across the event.

For CEOs, this offers the chance to build relationships with potential implementation partners, technology providers, advisers and peers facing a similar business environment. 

Join Sustainability Live: The Net Zero Summit here.