{"id":4078,"date":"2026-07-31T12:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:24:39","slug":"donna-sutherland-confirmed-for-the-technologies-for-sustainability-international-roundtable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/donna-sutherland-confirmed-for-the-technologies-for-sustainability-international-roundtable\/","title":{"rendered":"DONNA SUTHERLAND: TRANSFORMING SCOTLAND&#8217;S ENERGY LEGACY INTO ITS ENERGY FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4078\" class=\"elementor elementor-4078\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f869ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f869ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b224b49\" data-id=\"1b224b49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37526367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37526367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/\"><strong>International Roundtable on Technologies for Sustainability<\/strong><\/a> is pleased to welcome Donna Sutherland, Head of Commercial at <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.verienergy.com\/\"><strong>Veri Energy Limited<\/strong><\/a>, as a panel speaker at this year&#8217;s event in Aberdeen on 21 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Scotland&#8217;s energy story is often told through what it has produced: decades of oil, gas, and world-class engineering expertise. The more interesting question, and one that will be central to this year&#8217;s Roundtable, is what Scotland does with that inheritance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Donna Sutherland is working on one of the most compelling answers to that question. As part of the founding team at Veri Energy, she is helping lead the transformation of the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sullomvoeterminal.com\/\"><strong>Sullom Voe Terminal<\/strong><\/a> in Shetland into what is intended to become Europe&#8217;s largest energy hub, combining renewable power and e-fuels to support the decarbonisation of industries that cannot easily electrify.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">With more than two decades of experience spanning subsea project delivery, decommissioning, renewables, thermal power generation, power networks and the energy regulatory landscape, Donna brings a commercial perspective that is grounded in the full complexity of how energy systems actually work, and how they change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">That breadth matters. The energy transition is not simply a technology challenge. It is a commercial, regulatory and infrastructure challenge that requires people who understand how large, capital-intensive systems are built, operated and repurposed. Donna&#8217;s career has been built precisely at that intersection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Beyond her role at Veri Energy, Donna serves as Vice President of the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishenergyforum.org\/\"><strong>Scottish Energy Forum<\/strong><\/a> and as a Visiting Professor at the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/business\/centres\/centreforenergypolicy\/\"><strong>Centre for Energy Policy<\/strong><\/a> at the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/\"><strong>University of Strathclyde<\/strong><\/a>, giving her a perspective that extends across industry, policy and academia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">The IV <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/\"><strong>International Roundtable on Technologies for Sustainability<\/strong><\/a> is organised by <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mby-consultants-ltd\/\"><strong>MBY Consultants<\/strong><\/a> and <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/futured.university\/\"><strong>The FuturED Institute<\/strong><\/a>, in partnership with the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/greentradeandcommerce.org\/\"><strong>International Green Trade &amp; Commerce Association<\/strong><\/a>, with institutional support from <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/oeuk.org.uk\/\"><strong>OEUK<\/strong><\/a> and the <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niauk.org\/\"><strong>Nuclear Industry Association<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">21 October 2026 | <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/maryculterhouse.com\/\"><strong>Maryculter House<\/strong><\/a>, Aberdeen<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Find out more: <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greentechroundtable.org\"><strong>www.greentechroundtable.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Roundtable on Technologies for Sustainability is pleased to welcome Donna Sutherland, Head of Commercial at Veri Energy Limited, as a panel speaker at this year&#8217;s event in Aberdeen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4078"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4097,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4078\/revisions\/4097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greentechroundtable.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}