Hosted by the Academy's President, Sir Jim McDonald GBE FREng FRSE, this year we welcome keynote speaker Professor Steven Chu FREng who will deliver his lecture, The challenges in getting to net zero GHG emissions.
Elected as an Academy international Fellow in 2011, Professor Chu is Professor of Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Energy Science and Engineering, at Stanford University. He will share his unique insights both shaping policy inside government and creating new technologies in the lab, reflect on the status of renewable investment, net zero targets and whether nuclear fusion has a realistic chance of being the breakthrough technology in our quest for clean energy.  
The Hinton Lecture is the Academy’s flagship annual lecture, named after the late Lord Hinton of Bankside OM KBE FRS FREng, the first President of the Academy. The Hinton lecture aims to focus on themes around a sustainable society, and is one of the most prestigious events in the Academy calendar.