Chris is a renewable energy entrepreneur, cleantech investor, and sustainability advocate with over 15 years of experience driving innovation, industry strategy, and environmental impact. As CEO of United Renewables, Causeway Wind, and Manannan Energy, his teams have delivered 40+ renewable energy and cleantech projects across wind, solar, hydro, and anaerobic digestion. These projects reduce carbon emissions and advance breakthrough technologies reshaping the energy sector. Manannan Energy, focuses on providing net-zero solutions for island and off-grid communities, combining renewable energy with advanced storage technologies.Throughout his career, Chris has built a deep, global network which now connects thought leaders, policymakers, and innovators worldwide, driving collaborative solutions to pressing sustainability challenges. Through initiatives like the Conversations on Climate podcast and through the close global networks fostered professionally and within the London Business School, Yale and Trinity College Dublin alumni communities, Chris works with key stakeholders to advance sustainable business and leadership practices. His keynote addresses and contributions at leading conferences further amplify these efforts.At London Business School, Chris serves on the Executive Committee of the Alumni Council, leads BS4CL and contributes to the LBS Sustainability Taskforce. At Trinity Business School, he is an Advisory Board member, focusing on alumni engagement, community building, and leadership development. Additionally, he serves on the Strategic Council of RenewableNI, collaborating with regulators and industry to position Northern Ireland as a renewable energy leader.Chris’s early career in corporate law and investment banking equipped him with the strategic acumen and analytical rigor that now underpin his leadership in the renewable energy sector. A keen watcher of emerging technologies, he regularly speaks on the impact of artificial intelligence on the energy transition and has completed the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme. With a BBS from Trinity College Dublin, an MBA from London Business School, and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Law and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, Chris brings a multidisciplinary perspective to solving complex challenges. Committed to leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, to tackle energy-intensive challenges like data center efficiency and supply chain decarbonization, he offers actionable insights to help organizations achieve their net-zero goals.