South West Climate Tech Founders Summit 2026

This year’s Summit, Accelerating Your Innovation, takes place at the stunning Froginwell Estate in Devon on Thursday 18 June. It’s a standout venue, with space to think, connect and collaborate.

Hosted by Tech South West and Deloitte, this is a focused, high‑value working session designed exclusively for UK climate tech founders. Expect deep insight, practical guidance and meaningful connection.

You’ll join experts from the National Composites Centre, EDF, leading investment funds and fellow founders for a day built around what you told us last year: capital, innovation velocity and corporate engagement are the biggest barriers and the biggest opportunities.

The day includes:

• Investment insights and an investor panel
• Peer‑to‑peer founder sessions
• Deep‑dive funding tracks
• Working groups on innovation and corporate pathways
• Structured 1‑1s
• A beautiful setting, great food and space to build real relationships

Full schedule: 

9:00 – Arrivals, refreshments, networking 

9:30 – Funding landscape insights 

10:10 – Investor panel 

10:55 – Founder peer sessions 

12:00 – Deep‑dive tracks 

1:00 – Lunch & networking 

1:50 – Working groups 

3:00 – Walk & Talk 1‑1s 

3:30 – Refreshments 

3:45 – Key insights

4:30 – Networking 

5:00 – Close