Georgia Wilde
Georgia Wilde – Innovation Project Manager – Northern Powergrid

Georgia Wilde is an Innovation Project Manager from Northern Powergrid who is delivering the NIC funded Community DSO project that aims to redefine the way consumers interact with energy in their homes through smart local energy systems.
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Emily Wallace
Emily Wallace – Fellow in Weather & Climate Extremes – The Met Office

As a Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes at the Met Office Emily’s role is to empower government, industry and the public to deal with extreme weather and remain safe and resilient in our changing world.
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Ben Watts
Head of Electricity Distribution and Cross Sector Policy – Network Price Controls – Ofgem

Ben is a chartered energy engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the sector, in a range of technical, project development, management, policy and strategy roles.
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Richard Hartshorn
Richard Hartshorn – LCT Readiness Manager – SSEN

As part of the Future Networks team within Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), Richard has been involved in the inception, delivery and dissemination of learning from a range of low carbon technology (LCT) innovation projects and initiatives over the past 11 years.
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Alan Ritchie
Alan Ritchie – Innovation Manager – SSEN Transmission

Alan leads a dynamic team of innovators within SSEN Transmission. He is passionate about tackling climate change, and in his role, he focuses on influencing impactful change that can lead to the discovery of new innovative solutions to support the energy system transition.
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Simon Stromberg
Simon Stromberg – Innovation Development and Strategy Manager – SSEN Transmission

SSEN-Transmission are enabling the transition to the low carbon economy through efficient connection and transportation of electricity from large-scale renewables in the north of Scotland delivering a network for net zero emissions.
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Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson – Manager, Consulting & Strategic Projects – UK Power Network Services

Alan leads the Consulting team along with Strategic Projects for UK Power Networks Services. He has consulted globally across the full breadth of the energy sector for over 20 years.
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Anne-Claie Leydier
Anne-Claire Leydier – Head of Regulation – UK Power Distribution

Anne-Claire Leydier is Head of Regulation at Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) UK Power Distribution where, beyond compliance, she champions process efficiency, sector-wide collaboration and whole system thinking.
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Dr Charlotte Higgins
Dr Charlotte Higgins – Associate Director – Arup

Dr Charlotte Higgins is an Associate Director at Arup, and leads electricity network modelling and innovation. Charlotte has over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry and has expertise in the planning and operation of electricity networks from a technical perspective.
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Sarah Kerr
Sarah Kerr – Net Zero Engagement Specialist – SSEN Distribution (DSO)

As part of the Whole System Team in SSEN’s DSO, Sarah works alongside organisations, in particular local authorities, to help them realise their own net zero ambitions and to ensure SSEN’s plans are always fit-for-purpose.
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Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke – Head of Innovation – ENA

Dan is the Head of Innovation at ENA where he provides a collaborative environment for Gas and Electricity Networks to identify strategic and technical challenges, develop solutions through innovation projects, and collectively progress towards Net Zero.
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Rosie Drew
Rosie Drew – Consultant – Baringa Partners

Rosie Drew is a consultant in Baringa Partners’ Energy Retail and Networks team. Baringa’s Networks Innovation team have partnered with a wide range of organisations across the energy industry to help them to deliver innovation projects and, recently, have been working on Equal LCT alongside SSEND and the Centre for Sustainable Energy.
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Inam Shah
Inam Shah – Innovation Project Manager – UK Power Networks

Inam Shah is an Innovation Project Manager at UK Power Networks, leading groundbreaking projects for a sustainable future. With a Master’s in Advanced Electronics & Electrical Engineering, he combines expertise with passion to drive change. Join us on an electrifying journey with Inam Shah, where innovation meets impact.
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Philip Clarke
Phillip Clarke – Innovation Project Manager – SSEN

Phil has been part of SSEN for 11 years and has had several roles within the business. Working as a subject matter expert for Low Voltage Automation and a Low Voltage Solutions Manager, Phil has had a wide experience utilising solutions to improve the resilience of SSEN’s low voltage underground network and in locating transient Low Voltage faults.
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