On Thursday, 2nd July, join the University of Exeter, EarthScale and the Exeter Climate Forum for “Business for Tomorrow” – An exploration into how business could look in the future, hosted at the Exeter Science Park (EX5 2FN).
Aimed at businesses in the South West region, we’ll tackle what the future of business might look like, whether Entrepreneurship can save the world, how to embed circularity, and how to measure your business impact (Spoiler – More than just Carbon!).
The Event is open to any business in the region.
There’ll be a mixture of short talks, panel discussions and afternoon workshops. Agenda:
09.30 – Arrival, Tea and Coffee
10.00 – Intro to the Day and EarthScale
10.15 – Business and Climate – What responsibilities does business have?
Mike Barry – ex Head of Sustainable Business for M&S and co-founder Planetary Alliance
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-barry-9b6ab722/)
10.45 – Business, Biodiversity and Human Health – Three pillars of health and productivity
Dr Becca Lovell – University of Exeter
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/becca-lovell-742892259/)
11.15 – Coffee
11.30 – Can Entrepreneurship save the world?
Alyssa Gilbert – Imperial College London
(https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.gilbert)
12.00 – Embedding Circularity to Business
Prof. Allen Alexander (University of Exeter)
(https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/1473-allen-alexander)
12.30 – Panel Q&A (Mike, Becca, Alyssa, Allen)
13.00 – Lunch
13.45 – Workshop A – Embedding Circularity to Business – A Deep Dive
Prof Allen Alexander
13.45 – Workshop B – How to understand your wider climate impact (not just Carbon!)
Chris Phillips
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-phillips-68923318/)
15.30 – Close
This event is part of EarthScale – A UK-wide 12-month programme supporting IP-rich climate tech ventures to scale, navigate manufacturing and raise Series A funding. Find out more at https://earthscale.co.uk/.
Date: Thursday, 2nd July 2026
Location: Exeter Science Park. Clyst, Honiton,
