Walk in the cloud: Accenture, Microsoft and SSE: A greener future

What happens when the world’s largest software company, a multinational energy company and Accenture get together to tackle decarbonisation? They try to save the world. Microsoft’s Matt Highman and SSE’s John Downes explain why their organisations see partnerships as essential to achieving the most audacious goals of their businesses. 

Accenture UK’s Walk in the Cloud podcast is back with a second season exploring the value of cloud-powered partnerships. 

The podcast’s first season took a deep dive with Accenture experts into different C-level roles and their relationships with cloud technologies. Accenture host Ellen Bencard kicks off the new season in conversation with Microsoft’s Matt Higham and SSE’s John Downes, who explain why their organisations see partnerships as essential to achieving the most audacious goals of their businesses. Matt and John talk decarbonisation and what they’re doing to move towards net-zero by 2050. 

Listen to Walk in the Cloud’s first episode now and look out early next month for episode two, which explores the rise of the cloud economist with AWS. 

Laura Foster

Head of Technology and Innovation, techUK

Laura is techUK’s Head of Programme for Technology and Innovation.

She supports the application and expansion of emerging technologies, including Quantum Computing, High-Performance Computing, AR/VR/XR and Edge technologies, across the UK. As part of this, she works alongside techUK members and UK Government to champion long-term and sustainable innovation policy that will ensure the UK is a pioneer in science and technology

Before joining techUK, Laura worked internationally as a conference researcher and producer covering enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. This included being part of the strategic team at London Tech Week.

Laura has a degree in History (BA Hons) from Durham University, focussing on regional social history. Outside of work she loves reading, travelling and supporting rugby team St. Helens, where she is from.

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