Justin  Adams    

   Justin   has   spent   19   years   championing   innovation   and   sustainability   within   the  energy  and  natural  resource  industries;  building  bridges  between  multinationals,  the  investment   community   and   entrepreneurs,   both   shaping   and   implementing  solutions.        Justin  is  now  pioneering  integrated  approaches  to  land  use  combining  opportunities  for   the  agriculture,  energy  and  carbon  sectors.  He   is  also  chairman  of   two  exciting  growth  companies  focused  on  sustainable  agriculture  and  bioenergy.      Justin  was,   until   the   end  March,   head   of   BP’s   Emerging   Business   &   Ventures   unit  with  a  team  of  50  around  the  world.  In  this  role,  he  led  BP  Ventures,  BP’s  corporate  venture  team  that  he  established  in  2006.  The  team  has  more  than  $150m  invested  in  29  companies  and  funds.      Justin  also  built  an  integrated  approach  to  carbon  management  for  the  core  oil  and  gas   businesses   inside   BP   under   the   banner   of   BP   Carbon   Solutions.   The   team   is  responsible   for   developing   strategic   carbon   technologies   including   CO2   Capture   &  Storage,  CO2  conversion  and  novel  efficiency  technologies;  they  have  also  pioneered  an  emerging  activity  in  forestry,  terrestrial  carbon  and  sustainable  land  use.      Prior   to   joining   BP   in   2003,   Justin   led   the   Advanced   Energy   Systems   practice   for  Arthur  D.   Little   in   Europe   serving  multiple   large   corporates   and   governments  with  techno-­‐economic   consulting.   He   was   also   the   Founder   and   CEO   of   High   Power  Lithium,   a   Swiss   advanced   battery   business   working  with   Toyota,   and   Co-­‐Founder  and  Business  Development  Director  for  Transdek  a  sustainable  transport  technology  company  in  the  UK.