Episodes

S2E6: AI Power, Pipeline Energy, and Critical Infrastructure Automation with Freddie Sarhan (Sapphire Technologies) and Vicki Knott (CruxOCM)
June 11, 2026

S2E6: AI Power, Pipeline Energy, and Critical Infrastructure Automation with Freddie Sarhan (Sapphire Technologies) and Vicki Knott (CruxOCM)

In this episode of The Smart Society Show, Brynne Kennedy and Chris Skidmore explore the accelerating collision of AI, data centers, and energy infrastructure, from the growing power bottleneck facing AI to the rise of off-gr...
S2E3: COP30, AI-Driven Power Demand, and On-Site Energy Innovation with Catherine McKenna (Former Canadian Climate Minister) and Shannon Miller (Co-Founder & CEO, Mainspring Energy)
Dec. 11, 2025

S2E3: COP30, AI-Driven Power Demand, and On-Site Energy Innovation with Catherine McKenna (Former Canadian Climate Minister) and Shannon Miller (Co-Founder & CEO, Mainspring Energy)

This week, Brynne Kennedy and Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE speak with two leaders shaping global climate policy and the future of on-site power: Catherine McKenna, former Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change and C...
Energy Security, Global Infrastructure Capital, and the Rise of Flexibility Markets with Sir Danny Alexander (CEO, HSBC Infrastructure Finance & Sustainability) and John Diklev (Founder & CEO, Flower)
Nov. 18, 2025

Energy Security, Global Infrastructure Capital, and the Rise of Flexibility Markets with Sir Danny Alexander (CEO, HSBC Infrastructure Finance & Sustainability) and John Diklev (Founder & CEO, Flower)

In this new episode of The Smart Society Show , co-hosts Brynne Kennedy and Chris Skidmore speak with two leaders at the forefront of global infrastructure and AI-enabled clean power: Sir Danny Alexander , CEO of HSBC Infrast...
S2E1: Energy Leadership and Meeting AI’s Power Demand with Boris Johnson (Former UK Prime Minister) and Greg Jackson (Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy)
Oct. 30, 2025

S2E1: Energy Leadership and Meeting AI’s Power Demand with Boris Johnson (Former UK Prime Minister) and Greg Jackson (Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy)

In this Season 2 premiere of The Smart Society Show , co-hosts Brynne Kennedy and Chris Skidmore sit down with two leading voices in policy and energy, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Greg Jackson , founder & CEO o...