Lucy Yu

Lucy Yu is CEO and founder at Centre for Net Zero, Octopus Energy Group’s not-for-profit AI and data-driven research institute advancing tech-driven energy systems that benefit humanity. Centre for Net Zero’s research has been accepted by leading global proceedings, including the What Works Climate Solutions Summit, a high level conference for evidence-based climate policy, and the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), the world’s leading gathering of deep learning professionals. 

Lucy has 20 years’ experience building and scaling global consumer-facing and deeptech ventures in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and future mobility, climate and clean energy, and developing tech policy and regulation for the UK government (Cabinet Office; Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles; Department for Transport), European Commission, and the UN. 

She is a co-founder of the Institute for Ethical AI & Machine Learning, and Chairs ADViCE (AI for Decarbonisation Virtual Centre of Excellence), a DESNZ programme for the development of innovative artificial intelligence technologies that support the transition to net zero. Lucy has been named an Asian Tech Pioneer (2024), Top 5 Star in GreenTech (2021), and Financial Times Top 100 Leader in Tech (2019).