Lauren Franklin Shortlisted for WIGBA 2025: Rising Star of the Year – SME

We’re proud to share that Lauren Franklin has been shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year – SME at the Women in Green Business Awards (WIGBA 2025) — her second consecutive year receiving this honour.

Recognising outstanding contributions from female leaders in energy, the green business awards celebrate the women shaping the future of climate innovation across sectors. The Rising Star – SME category highlights emerging leaders driving meaningful impact in smaller, fast-growing companies.

Lauren Franklin at the inaugural Women in Green Business Awards 2024.

“It’s an honour to be recognised again at Women in Green Business Awards alongside so many incredible women in clean tech and sustainability. Representation matters — and I’m proud to show what can be achieved from a commercial seat in a technical world." — Lauren Franklin

Since joining IPG Energy in 2020, Lauren has played a key role in translating bold innovation into a commercial solution that can scale. Her work has helped shape our go-to-market strategy, build trusted early adopter relationships, and position fuel-flexible power as a low-risk, high-impact alternative to diesel in construction and other off-grid industries.

This shortlisting reflects not only Lauren’s strategic leadership but also her ability to bring clarity, creativity and structure to a fast-moving climate tech environment. From product positioning and thought leadership to customer engagement and investor storytelling, she’s helped define how IPG Energy shows up to the world.

“Lauren’s ability to bridge strategy and storytelling has helped define how we engage the world around us – customers, investors, partners. She has played a vital role in translating our tech into real-world opportunity.”— Toby Gill, CEO, IPG Energy

Final winners will be announced later this year. Until then, we’re already proud to see Lauren recognised again and excited for what’s ahead as we continue scaling our impact.