Climate Commissioners make strong showing at Northern sustainability conference

Climate Commissioners made an impact at sustainable growth conference Reset Connect North, where they made a strong showing in an impressive speaker line up at the two-day event.

Leeds Climate Commission, along with Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission, took part in Reset Connect North at Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on 3–4 March 2026, co-hosting a stall with Climate Action Leeds and Aire Resilience Company.

This is the first year the conference, described as ‘the premier regional edition of the UK’s award-winning sustainability and net zero event’ has come to the North, and it attracted an impressive 185 speakers, 96 exhibitors, and over 1500 attendees. (Watch a short video of the conference here.)

Seven Commissioners from the Leeds Commission and an Associate from the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission were featured in the speaker line up, making us proud to see so many of our representatives demonstrating leadership across this space. They were:

• Cllr Katie Dye (co-Chair of Leeds Climate Commission), who highlighted Leeds City Council’s efforts in shaping resilient, sustainable cities for thriving communities.
• Jonathan Moxon shared insights on collaborative flood management for a climate‑resilient future.
• Juan Candia Jorquera demonstrated EarthScale as a national platform supporting deep-tech climate start-ups to scale.
• Jonathan Wilson, Danielle Heward, Sam Taylor, Jim Parker, and Emily Diamand, who all delivered sessions in the bustling Innovation Hub.

We welcomed a steady stream of visitors to our stall who were keen to learn more about our work and the Climate Action Pledge, and many took away copies of Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission’s report Our Carbon Story.

Visitors were also invited to share their needs and views on climate action on a board, a simple ask that triggered several helpful new connections for others.

It was great to have some of our Commissioners and Associates helping out on the stall too: climate commissions work through collaboration and, as always at these events, the shared presence, numerous conversations and new contacts proved invaluable.

Look out for the Climate Commissions at the next big upcoming event at the Royal Armouries – UKREiiF, the Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which runs from 19-21 May 2026.