John Penney is Chief Growth Officer leading companies in climate tech innovation. For more than 20 years he has been applying systems thinking to identify trends and design innovative global businesses in digital media and entertainment. He transforms business models, crafts strategic partnerships, and pioneers product and service strategies underpinned by financial rigor. John is the Growth and Strategy Advisor to the CEO of Pebble, a next-gen Silicon Valley sustainable living start-up founded by ex-Apple, Tesla, and automotive executives at the intersection of EVs, smart homes, robotics, AI, and sustainable energy. John is also an advisor to the CEOs & Founders of Aclymate, a carbon accounting start-up, and Greenfactory.ai, an industrial AI company helping manufacturers deliver enhanced profitability and sustainability. For the past three years, John has also been Chief Growth Strategist of market expansion consultancy NextGen Foundry, advising clients The Volvo Group, Bosch, Infineon Technologies, The Nature Group, Translink Capital, and California Technology International. Having started his career in media and entertainment business innovation, John has held senior executive positions with 20th Century Fox, Starz, IMG, HBO, and Viacom. John launched the first streaming service in the Middle East, Starz Play Arabia, raising $50M in private equity capital, curating a roll-out plan for 19 countries, and being selected as Chairman by lead investor GE.