Practical keynote speaking for leaders, investors and decision-makers
Many organisations know that change is coming, but struggle to judge what should change, when, and why. Too many events inspire without informing, or entertain without equipping people to act.
As a keynote speaker, panellist and workshop leader, Mark Howitt helps senior audiences think more clearly, decide more confidently and avoid costly strategic mistakes.
Mark Howitt – Keynote Speaker, Panellist, Workshop Leader
Mark Howitt is an innovation and business strategy specialist with long experience advising founders, boards, investors and senior executives. As a speaker, he is known for cutting through complexity, challenging assumptions constructively, and linking strategy, innovation and execution in practical, commercially grounded ways.
Through Business Lift, Mark works across sectors, with particular depth in innovation-led growth, transformation and the energy transition. His approach is analytical, ethical and outcome-focused, avoiding management fashion and empty buzzwords.
“An exceptional strategist, technologist and public speaker.”
Speaking formats
Mark contributes internationally in the following formats:
- Keynote addresses – insight-rich, thought-provoking and grounded in real decisions.
- Panel discussions – clear, evidence-based contributions that move debate forward.
- Interactive workshops – structured sessions applying ideas to participants’ own challenges.
He has delivered keynotes, talks and panels at events including Solar & Storage Live (Birmingham), the World Utilities Congress (Abu Dhabi) and ChangeNOW (Paris), and many others internationally.
Keynote themes – Business, innovation and investment
Relevant to business owners, boards and investors:
- From insight to impact: how better decisions drive value
- Increasing investment success rates and returns
- Strategy in practice: matching capabilities to market opportunity
- Innovate or fade: creating real differentiation
- When it’s time to transform
- Beyond buzzwords: making innovation usable and valuable
Audiences are challenged with familiar and unexpected issues, alongside practical ways to address them.
Keynote themes – Energy and the energy transition
Mark is an internationally recognised expert on renewable energy, energy storage, regulation and policy. Topics include:
- Why energy prices are escalating
- Making a Net Zero grid affordable, reliable and resilient
- Energy system planning and modelling
- Energy storage technologies and use cases
- Long-duration energy storage (LDES)
- Integrating renewables and hydrogen
He has advised organisations including UNECE, the International Energy Agency (UK working group), DESNZ, National Grid and the Renewable Energy Association.
Feedback
“You have a great knack for asking pertinent and thought-provoking questions.”
“Incisive analysis and a very stimulating presentation.”
“Clear, thoughtful guidance that cuts through complexity.”
Delegate takeaway
Participants will not only be confronted with a mix of familiar and unexpected issues, but also ways of working towards overcoming them. Fore-warned is fore-armed.
Enquiries
If you are planning a conference, leadership event or board session and would like to explore Mark’s contribution as a speaker, panellist or workshop leader, please get in touch via www.business-lift.co.uk. A short conversation is usually enough to establish fit and focus.