Webinar: Episode 1: Driving Sustainability with Data & Technological Innovation by OrbitalX Webinars

About This Webinar

Sustainability is fundamentally a data problem—yet many businesses don’t have the right frameworks in place to measure, track, and act on sustainability data. As highlighted in ARK’s Big Ideas 2025 report, technologies like AI, robotics, and multiomics are revolutionising how organisations approach climate action and resource management.

This session will explore:

● The sustainability intelligence stack: How real-time tracking and advanced analytics must align across AI, data, and sustainability teams to be effective.
● How to design AI & data frameworks that drive accountability across sustainability, reducing waste and inefficiency.
● Case studies of companies successfully using AI and data science for climate impact, emissions reduction, and operational efficiency.

Agenda

How can businesses move beyond compliance-driven ESG reporting and use AI for real sustainability impact?
What are the biggest challenges in building data & AI infrastructure that supports sustainability—and how can they be solved?
What are the hidden costs of AI & data usage in sustainability, and how can they be minimised?

Prasad Gollakota

Chief Content Officer, xUnlocked

Prasad is the Chief Content Officer and an Executive Director of xUnlocked, which is the parent brand for Sustainability Unlocked. With a rich and deep understanding of sustainability and ESG topics and the challenges businesses face in this space, Prasad also has over 20 years investment banking & corporate advisory experience, with unique expertise relating to financial institutions, structured finance, capital markets (debt and equity) & renewables.

Rahul Bhushan

Managing Director (Europe), ARK Invest

Rahul is a leading expert in sustainable finance and data-driven investment strategies. As Co-Founder of Rize ETF, he has pioneered thematic investment solutions that leverage AI and big data, helping drive sustainable outcomes. With deep expertise in ESG analytics, fintech, and technology-driven reporting, Rahul helps organisations navigate the intersection of AI and sustainability, empowering businesses to harness technology for improved sustainability reporting, measurement, and decision-making.

Webinar Series Overview

Sustainability is a data problem. The biggest challenge? When data , and sustainability teams are operating in silos. —They need to be connected if businesses want to achieve sustainability goals utilising data.

This three-part webinar series highlights why integration between these functions is essential:

● Integrate new AI and data technologies with sustainability objectives
● Develop the right skills across all teams—from sustainability to data, AI, transformation & tech
● Turn sustainability, data & AI into competitive advantages rather than disconnected initiatives

With insights from industry leaders, AI & data experts, sustainability officers, and L&D professionals, this series is for those who need to rethink the way AI, data, and sustainability come together.