The Big Innovation Pitch: technical innovation for resilience

13 May 2026
Futurebuild Arena
The Futurebuild Arena

This session will see three shortlisted innovators battle it out in a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch, to become winner of the Big Innovation Pitch 2026.

Chair
Ollie Jones
Ollie Jones - Cundall
Speaker
Adrian Pugsley
Adrian Pugsley, Co-founding CEO - Switchable Insulation (CLARIFI)
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang, Director - earth4Earth Technology Ltd (Carbon-Negative Masonry System)
Martijn Oostenrijk
Martijn Oostenrijk, CEO - Madaster
Judge
Martin Fahey
Martin Fahey, Head of Sustainability - Mitsubishi Electric
My Linh Nguyen
My Linh Nguyen - Agreka Build
Richard Haworth
Richard Haworth, Client Director - Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland