Environmental & Innovation Forum 2026 Feature Speaker: Hugh Evans

Hugh Evans

Vice President – Programs, Avatar Innovations

Hugh Evans is Vice President, Programs at Avatar Innovations, a venture studio and innovation platform for the energy industry. He works at the intersection of innovation, commercialization, and leadership development — helping build both breakthrough technologies and the entrepreneurial talent required to deploy them. Hugh brings more than three decades of global experience spanning corporate innovation, executive education, and growth strategy across the energy, technology, and industrial sectors.

Session Details

Purpose-Built Innovation

Developing both breakthrough technologies and the leadership talent to deploy them are key to innovating.  Learn more about how industry collaboration aligns with real-world commercialization pathways to solve some of the most pressing challenges. Common challenges such as carbon control, production optimization, power generation and transmission, methane mitigation and utilization of waste products.