Preparing Road Maps and Implementation Plans
Held Friday, February 20, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 EST
Presentation
Converting strategy to implementation is not easily accomplished. There are many potential barriers to successful implementation that occur between the wonderous plan and the hard scrabble reality of making it happen on the ground. This webinar looks at key challenges associated with implementing complex energy initiatives, and identifies concrete approaches that can be integrated into the process to overcome challenges on the path to successful implementation.
Bridging the Gap: From Strategy to Action
We’ve all seen it happen: a visionary strategy is developed with high hopes, only to stall when it meets the "hard-scrabble" reality of daily operations. The leap from a wondrous plan to concrete, on-the-ground implementation is rarely a straight line, and the roadblocks—whether systemic, cultural, or logistical—can feel insurmountable. This webinar dives deep into the heart of this impasse. We will explore the key challenges that cause even the best strategies to falter and introduce proven methodologies designed to help you build implementation plans that are not only practical but also just and resilient. Join us to learn how to turn your high-level vision into a sustainable reality.
SPEAKERS
David Hart
Principal, H-ETA
Global Hydrogen Lead, ERM
David provides expert advisory support on the energy transition, with a specialisation in hydrogen energy, through his advisory firm H-ETA. David is also the Global Hydrogen Lead at ERM and a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London. Based in Switzerland, his thirty years in hydrogen energy cover everything from research through technology due diligence, industry, market and supply chain analysis, to business strategy and policy. He has led projects and advised leaders in governments, corporations and investors worldwide on different industry sectors and how they interact. David has sat on venture capital investment committees and clean energy company boards and is a Director of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy.
Brad Bradshaw
President, Velerity LLC
Brad leads Velerity, providing clients winning strategies associated with designing, engineering, investing in, and building and operating clean energy projects and solutions. Brad has twenty years of expertise in innovative energy, fuel and carbon projects covering renewable energy, synthetic fuel production and carbon reduction. Expertise in identifying worthwhile investments evaluating multiple technologies, configurations, economics and suppliers. Technical, economic and market analyses have covered hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, methane, renewable natural gas and Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Brad has MBA from Babson College, and an engineering degree from Dartmouth College.
The 2019 New Energy Solutions Conference
The Institute for Innovation and Sustainability is pleased to host the 2019 New Energy Solutions Conference, taking place at the Boston Newton Marriott on June 27, 2019. The Conference is a full day conference with multiple tracks, focusing on Energy Storage, Microgrids, Hydrogen/Fuel Cells and Transportation Infrastructure. For more information about the Conference, please access the Conference website here.
The 2018 Global Forum on Sustainability
The Institute for Innovation and Sustainability is pleased to host the 2018 Global Forum on Sustainability, taking place at the Wylie Inn and Conference Center in Beverly, Massachusetts on June 20, 2018.
This unique conference is bringing together sustainability leaders from governments, non-profits and businesses to focus on driving results and improving outcomes encompassing policies, practices, tools and solutions. For information about the Global Forum on Sustainability, please go to the website here.
2017 Energy Storage and Microgrid Conference
On September 11, 2017, the Institute, in partnership with the Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster and ACTION, the Association of Cleantech Incubators of New England, held a very successful full day conference on Energy Storage and Microgrids. With 200 attendees, and 25 speakers along with sponsors and exhibitors, the conference was extremely well received. The Institute would like to thanks all of the organizers and participants for making the conference such a success and we look forward to an expanded conference in 2018.