Speakers
Job Title: Senior partner, networks
Company: Ofgem
Jonathan took up the role of the senior partner at Ofgem in May 2016. He leads Ofgem’s important work regulating the monopoly energy networks. As well as regulation of price controls for the distribution and transmission networks for gas and electricity (RIIO), his division is responsible for Ofgem’s interconnector and offshore transmission regimes. He has… Read more.
Job Title: Director of asset management
Company: Wales and West Utilities
A chartered engineer and experienced operations manager, Chris has more than 25 years’ experience within the UK gas industry. He worked in planning, design, investment and construction prior to becoming a senior manager in 1999, initially within the asset management team. Following network sale, Chris led the HS&E team as head of HS&E for the… Read more.
Job Title: Network planning and regulation director
Company: SP Energy Networks
Scott joined ScottishPower in 1996 after graduating from the University of Glasgow with a degree in economics. His experience has been gained across a number of roles predominately within Finance, Strategic Planning, Regulation, and Financial & Regulatory Reporting. In these roles Scott has played a significant role in previous price control reviews and has been… Read more.
Job Title: Head of DSO and innovation
Company: Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Stewart leads SSE’s team dedicated to developing the company’s electricity networks and their operation to support a low-carbon future. Stewart has worked in the electricity industry since 1983 and has been involved in managing electricity networks in many parts of Scotland, in a range of roles including operations manager, planner, policy engineer and project manager… Read more.
Job Title: Acting editor
Company: Network
Jane is a business and industry journalist with experience reporting on the utilities, engineering, technology and manufacturing sectors. She was recently appointed editor of the newly launched Network magazine, a title she helped to develop and is also deputy editor of Utility Week which she joined as insights editor in 2014. Prior to this, Jane was editor of The Manufacturer magazine…. Read more.
Job Title: Professor of energy systems
Company: Imperial College London
Goran Strbac is a professor of energy systems, with extensive experience in advanced modelling and analysis of operation, planning, security and economics of energy systems. He led the development of novel advanced analysis approaches and methodologies that have been extensively used to inform industry, governments and regulatory bodies about the role and value of emerging… Read more.
Job Title: Head of innovation & development
Company: Energy Networks Association
Randolph is the Head of Innovation & Development at the Energy Networks Association, and has over seven years of experience in the power sector. Randolph is responsible for working on and co-ordinating a broad range of strategic industry challenges, for example the development of smarter networks and the DNO to DSO transition. He has previous… Read more.
Job Title: Future networks manager
Company: Western Power Distribution
Roger has worked in the energy industry for over 20 years. Originally joining East Midlands Electricity, industry changes have led to positions in Powergen, E.ON and now Western Power Distribution, part of the NYSE listed PPL group. He initially trained as an operational engineer delivering networks construction and maintenance activities. Roger subsequently gained experience in Control… Read more.
Job Title: Head of policy
Company: The Association for Decentralised Energy
Jonathan leads the association’s policy and regulatory development, working closely with members and policymakers to promote the sustainable development of the decentralised energy sector in the UK, including through combined heat and power, district heating, and demand side energy services. Jonathan previously worked as a senior researcher in Parliament, and he has also worked as… Read more.
Job Title: Head of smart grid development
Company: UK Power Networks
Sotiris is the head of smart grid development at UK Power Networks, responsible for developing and delivering UK Power Networks DSO strategy. Sotiris has over 10 years’ experience with UK Power Networks in the areas of innovation, construction and energy services development.
Job Title: Engineering & technical director
Company: Electricity North West
Steve has over 30 years’ experience across the electricity supply industry in commercial management, asset management, regulation, operations, training and development. Eight years of this was within a multi industry utility. He has managed teams of over 400 employees across all aspects of distribution engineering and has a proven track record of successful programme management… Read more.
Job Title: Head of Smart Energy
Company: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Dr Rachel Cooper is Head of Smart Energy as a jobshare with Beth Chaudhary at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. She has worked within Government for the last nine years on the design and implementation of energy policies ranging from carbon capture and storage to energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty. Her… Read more.
Job Title: Technology strategy manager power grids division
Company: ABB
Peter is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) with 17 years of engineering, commercial and business development experience in renewables and Future Networks Technology. In his current role with ABB he is responsible for the development and implementation of the local UK technology and innovation strategy for ABB Power Grids… Read more.
