The Great Exhibition 2026
Speakers
Hear from business leaders, innovators, investors, educators and public sector leaders helping shape the future of Greater Lincolnshire.
Through keynote speeches, panel discussions and round-table conversations, speakers will explore the opportunities, challenges and innovations driving our region's food, energy, manufacturing, technology and defence sectors.
Speakers include:
- Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns DBE
- Associated British Ports Regional Director Andrew Dawes
- Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute and former US Congressman The Hon Jason Isaac
- Energy infrastructure entrepreneur Matthias Gerber
- Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
- Former UK Prime Minister the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP
- Duncan Parish, Deputy Director Number 10 North
- A panel of international delegates
Panel Discussions
Visitors can also hear from representatives from organisations including:
- University of Lincoln
- Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT)
- Innovate UK
- National Grid
- Humber Energy Board
- British Business Bank
- STEP Fusion
- Cadent
- Lincoln College
- Riseholme College
- Gelder Group
- Siemens Energy
- UK Food Valley
- myenergi
- Gelders
- Neso
- Star Energy
- Anglian Water
- Humber Freeport
- ET Fuels