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Climate Tech Impact South 02 💥

We are back for event 02 - the theme is decarbonising HEAT. ♨️

Network with like-minded individuals, hear from industry experts, and explore collaboration opportunities.

We have two guest speakers for you, plus a surprise spot announcing something we are cooking up for our December event!

🎤 Guest Speaker 1 - James Macnaghten – CEO, Caldera ♨️

Caldera transforms intermittent renewable power into reliable industrial heat, enabling manufacturers to sustain production, cut carbon emissions, and stabilise energy expenses.

“Why Heat is the Hidden Giant in the Race to Net Zero”

James has recently closed Caldera's Series A investment round for £10m and has some fantastic insights to share on Caldera's journey to date, and why decarbonising heat is one of the UK's biggest challenges and opportunities! ♨️

Most of the UK's attention is on generating clean power. But what about heat?

Caldera is tackling one of the UK’s biggest, least-talked-about carbon problems: industrial process heat. Their breakthrough heat cell storage boiler system enables intermittent renewable energy to be converted into on-demand heat, and is built to scale across multiple industry sectors

In this session, James Macnaghten (CEO) will share:

• Why heat is the elephant in the room of decarbonisation
• How thermal energy storage could change the economics of clean energy
• What Caldera’s journey reveals about scaling hard tech in the UK
• How the South can lead in clean tech innovation

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🎤 Guest Speaker 2 - Tim Brock – NexGen

Most people will be very familiar with IR 'heating' even if they aren't aware of it.

That big, yellow, fiery ball in the sky is the best example of infrared radiation that we feel as heat. 🌞

“Why Decarbonising Built Environment Heat is one of our Biggest Challenges”

NexGen addresses a problem we have all felt in some buildings - cold rooms! 🥶

♨️ Why heat the whole office floor if you don't have to?

♨️ Why not heat the person, not the air space?

♨️ Why not heat by the in-room presence of people only?

The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use!

Tim will take us through:

♨️ Warm homes, social housing, curing damp + mould

💰 Decarbonising domestic and commercial heating + novel use cases

💡 NexGen journey in scaling factory and SAP approvals in the UK

📈 How the South can lead in clean tech innovation

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✅ Who is this for?

🌱 Renewable energy

🏗️ Infrastructure + retrofitting

⚙️ Low-carbon tech or hardware

🧠 AI, software, or systems thinking for climate solutions

📈 Scaling or funding a climate startup

🏛️ Local government, academia, or policy innovation

🧭 Why Attend Now?

• The planet is heating up
• So is policy, regulation, and funding momentum
• And so is the need for collaboration across silos — tech, gov, biz, and community

We don’t just need better tech. We need more climate collisions — where ideas, people, and momentum collide to spark change.

➡️ You will leave with

✅ New connections and comunity

✅ Insights and learning you can apply an share

✅ A clearer view of who’s doing what in the South’s climate ecosystem

✅ And maybe even your next partner, hire, or investor

The event is curated by Konfab and will be held at and supported by the University of Southampton, with drinks + snacks included in your free ticket! 🎯

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation and celebrate some of the South's businesses innovating in the climate tech sector.

We have some amazing people delivering change in the South - let's shout about it! 👏

See you there!

About Konfab

Konfab delivers climate tech insights through a weekly newsletter, guest articles, and video podcast interviews.

We support businesses, organisations, and advocate for innovation to drive growth, enabling us to collectively deliver our climate goals.

There is so much energy, purpose and learning within the climate tech community to share! ➡️

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