Watershed Summit @ LCAW

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

2:00pm–7:00pm BST

Old Street, London (location shared upon approval)

We're excited to host our second annual Summit at London Climate Action Week, convening sustainability leaders for an afternoon of insight and connection. Together, we'll explore how AI, stronger data, and a sharper business case are turning today's volatility into breakthroughs for a low-carbon economy.

We've included very preliminary agenda details below, but please check back soon for more details and speaker announcements.

Note: Space is limited, so we ask that no more than 2 attendees join per company.

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Schedule

2:00-3:00PM BST

Arrivals & Registration

Join us early for refreshments (and to make sure you get a seat)!

3:00-5:00PM BST

Summit

Welcome

Getting past experimentation with sustainability AI

Yubing Zhang (Watershed), Lauren Esposito (Booking Holdings), Nicole Folstad (FedEx), Kyle Robertson (Hain Celestial), Joshua Papachristidis (Pearson)

Hear directly from sustainability leaders at companies like Hain Celestial, Pearson, and Booking Holdings on how they're using AI agents to move from data wrangling to real action.
Get a first look at what's new across Watershed's AI capabilities and how teams are moving past the pilot stage.
Get a tested roadmap for adopting AI responsibly to advance your sustainability goals.

Fireside chat: The business case for sustainability from companies that have delivered on it.

Claire Toomey (Howdens), Dries Vanneste (Barco)

Hear from sustainability leaders at leading companies on how they got finance and commercial stakeholders to act on sustainability.
Learn the framing shifts and specific wins that turned sustainability from a cost center into a driver of measurable business value.
Walk away with concrete strategies for changing how your team is perceived internally, starting Monday morning.

Companies need an energy strategy. Here's why sustainability should lead it.

Matt Konieczny (Watershed)

Understand why energy has become a board-level conversation and what that means for sustainability teams right now.
Discover why sustainability is uniquely positioned to own the enterprise-wide energy strategy that every other function is missing.
See what a proactive, sustainability-led energy approach looks like in practice, and how it drives savings, reduces risk, and surfaces high-ROI investments.

Closing

5:00-7:00PM BST

Networking reception

Mingle with peers and make some new connections. You'll also be able to catch a live demo of Watershed's latest products, grab a fresh headshot, or pick up a new book from our curated library of Watershedder favorites.

Speakers

Lauren Esposito

Manager, Sustainability Data & Analytics

Booking Holdings

Kyle Robertson

Senior Global Impact Manager

Hain Celestial

Nicole Folstad

Senior ESG Reporting & Compliance Analyst

FedEx

Claire Toomey

Head of Sustainability

Howdens

Dries Vanneste

Head of Sustainability

Barco

Joshua Papachristidis

Sustainability Specialist

Pearson

What we'll cover in this event

Share effective use cases of AI in sustainability

Through the case study of a Watershed customer, attendees will hear of practical examples of AI use to streamline measurement and advance sustainability goals. These examples can serve as a model for companies just getting started to follow.

A point of view on the need for sustainability AI

Talk about the importance of infusing AI with sustainability intelligence for the complexity of sustainability work and show how that works with the partnership between Anthropic and Watershed. Help attendees understand how to evaluate AI agents so they can make better decisions about how they deploy the technology.

Industry announcement

Watershed will use the forum to reveal its research on a two-tier framework for evaluating AI performance for carbon footprinting and announce the sustainability field’s first-ever performance benchmarks.