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Creative Tech Festival

 

14 Feb / 1pm - 3pm / Westgate Shopping Centre

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Does Green Tech = Good Business?

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  • Can green technology drive both sustainability and business growth?

  • What hurdles do businesses face with green tech?

  • How are industries using green technology to shape the future?

 

What it’s about

Green technology is transforming industries, but is it just about sustainability or does it bring tangible benefits to businesses? This event explores how green tech is being applied across sectors and what it could mean for the future of business in Basildon and beyond. Through real-world examples, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges it presents and how it could support your growth and sustainability goals.

 

What to expect

  • Lightning Talks: Industry leaders will share insights and examples of green tech in action, highlighting its benefits and challenges
  • Roundtable Discussions: Collaborate with peers to reflect on the talks and explore key questions about green technology’s potential for your business
  • Interactive Debate and Q&A: Dive deeper into the discussion with speakers and attendees, addressing shared concerns and uncovering practical takeaways

This is your chance to explore the role of green technology in shaping sustainable and successful businesses in a collaborative and thought-provoking environment.

 

What the aims are

This event will help you:

  • Understand what green technology is and how it’s being used across industries
  • Explore the opportunities and challenges of adopting green tech
  • Gain insights from industry leaders on the future of green technology
  • Discover actionable ideas to support your business’s sustainability and growth
 

WHEN

Friday 14th February

  • 1-3pm
  • (+ 30 mins of optional networking until 3:30pm)

WHERE

Unit 10, Westgate Shopping Centre
Basildon, SS14 1WP

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About the speakers

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Anurag Aggarwal was a MasterChef UK 2023 finalist, working with Michelin-starred chefs and leaving a successful finance career to pursue his passion for Indian cuisine. Now a chef, restaurant consultant, and storyteller, Anurag shares his journey of blending food, philosophy, and happiness.

In 2025, he’s launching POD, a fresh ready-to-eat meal brand, and releasing his first cookbook.

Loretta Hoy is the Green Sector Growth Manager at Essex County Council. She works to support businesses in sustainable development initiatives, fostering eco-friendly innovation and collaborating through private/public sector partnerships.

With expertise in environmental policy, business support and climate action; Loretta is committed to driving economic growth through sustainability.

Naomi Dube is a digital transformation leader, educator, and founder of Montgomery Coaching and Consultancy. With experience across corporate and third sectors, she equips individuals with essential IT skills, from AI in business to data analytics.

Passionate about closing the digital skills gap, she champions diversity in tech, and helps SMEs scale through tailored IT solutions. Recognised for her impact, Naomi has received multiple awards for her work in digital transformation and inclusion.

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Julie Winnard helps clients navigate their sustainability journey, unlocking opportunities while managing risks and driving positive change. Her approach solves challenges and strengthens businesses in the process.

She works with directors, managers, sustainability teams and engineers in SMEs and established companies, as well as green and social entrepreneurs. By developing new skills and strategies, she helps organisations enhance their products and services, build resilience and contribute to a fairer society and healthier planet.

More speaker information coming soon!

About the sponsor

South Essex Colleges
The Centre for Digital Technologies housed in Basildon Town Centre, has state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for students on courses with a tech focus including IT networking, app development, games design and animation. Areas of the building have been modelled on tech sector offices, giving that innovative ‘Google’ feel to a lot of the open plan spaces. Students can experience studying in a modern environment, preparing them to enter the industry of their choice.
 

About the organiser

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always possible is an energetic social impact consultancy who use facilitation, design, curation, events, problem-solving, story-telling and research to help ambitious organisations shape the future. They help to join up the spaces between business innovation, skills, culture and place - and help organisations to define, measure and communicate their positive impact in the world.