PUBLIC EVENT
Join us for the September edition of Hub Lates - the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub’s monthly networking evening.
Hosted in London, this month’s event will bring together entrepreneurs and key ecosystem stakeholders for a night of meaningful connections, insights and knowledge sharing.
Opening with an inspiring fireside chat with Tom Robins, CEO of Switchee, to discuss the path to net zero through engineering, the challenges of retrofit, and lessons from leading in this space. Expect an intimate and engaging conversation before the evening flows into relaxed networking over drinks and nibbles.
Come for bold, IP-rich engineering innovation - leave with new insights, valuable connections, and a full plate (and glass).
Programme
| 6.00pm | Registration and welcome drinks |
| 6.20pm | Opening remarks |
| 6.30pm |
Fireside chat: towards net zero, one sensor at a time Host: Katie Saddleton, Senior Ecosystem Manager, Enterprise Hub, Royal Academy of Engineering Speaker: Tom Robins, CEO Switchee |
| 7.10pm | Networking |
| 8.00pm | Event close |
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Tom Robins
As the CEO of Switchee, Tom Robins, is responsible for setting Switchee’s strategic goals and then enabling the Switchee team to deliver them. Switchee believes in the power of technology to reduce carbon consumption, transform the social housing operating model, and improve the quality of life for residents. Under Tom's leadership, Switchee has grown 10x and featured as a leading environmental tech scale-up in indices from The Sunday Times, Deloitte, and Sifted. Tom has a MEng from the University of Cambridge in Chemical Engineering, was part of the Shott Scale-Up Accelerator Programme, and is a 2025 Unreasonable Fellow.