Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer (FRSE, FIChemE, FRSC, FRSA, FEI) is Champion and Director of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) focused on accelerating the transition to net zero of the UK industrial clusters and establishing the first world net-zero industrial cluster. 

She is Deputy Principal (Global Sustainability) at Heriot-Watt University leading institutional and global changes in sustainability. She is the Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS), delivering innovation for the wider deployment of low-carbon energy systems required for meeting net-zero targets.

Her internationally recognised track record covers energy systems, CCUS, integration of hydrogen technologies and low-carbon fuels.