You can also view our plenary session speakers at the Powering Net Zero 2024 conference.

Elizabeth Simon
Green Energy Partnerships Director, Hydrogen Safe, UK

Colin McInnes
James Watt Chair, Professor of Engineering Science (Systems Power & Energy), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Emily Wallace
Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts, Met Office, United Kingdom

Mark Hale
Workforce Planning Manager, SP Energy Networks, UK

Julian Leslie
Director of Strategic Energy Planning and Chief Engineer, National Energy System Operator, United Kingdom

Paul Hawker
Head of Network Connections, Regulation and Electrification Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom

Robyn Jenkins
Head of Connection Change Delivery, National Energy System Operator, United Kingdom

Stephanie Baxter
Head of Policy, The IET, United Kingdom

Lingzhi Zhu
Deputy Chief Engineer, Renewable Energy Research Center, China Electric Power Research Institute, People's Republic of China

Alan Borland
Senior Project Manager, Dogger Bank Wind Farm, SSE Renewables, UK

Kate Marshall
Staff Research Scientist & Global Technical Ambassador Lead, IBM Quantum, UK

Yasmina Abdelilah
Energy Analyst - Renewable Energy Markets, International Energy Agency, France

Yi Zhang
Vice President R&D, CTO, RTDS Technologies Inc. Canada

Xueguang Wu
National Distinguished Expert, State Grid Corporation of China, China

Kate Terry
Senior Delivery Manager ‐ Higher Level Skills, West Midlands Combined Authority, UK

Frankie Mayo
Senior Energy & Climate Analyst, Ember, UK

Afshin Pashaei
Power Quality & Dynamic Performance Manager, Network Development, National Grid, UK

Dennis Stemme
Lead Program DC Engineering, Construction Commissioning, TenneT TSO GmbH

Ben Marshall
HVDC Technology Manager, National HVDC Centre, UK

Paul Forsyth
VP, Marketing & Sales, RTDS, Canada

Elena Beianu
Senior Adviser on Energy Infrastructure, WindEurope, Belgium

Ben Moore
EU Project Manager, Carr Communications Ltd, Ireland

James Eyton
Head of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, Viridor, UK

Georgia Wilde
Innovation Project Manager, Northern PowerGrid, UK

Adekola Lawal
CCUS Consultant, Petrofac, United Kingdom

Keith Bell
Holder of the ScottishPower Chair in Future Power Systems, University of Strathclyde, UK