2025 speakers
We are delighted to welcome the following speakers at our 2025 conference.
Keynote speakers
Warren East
CBE, IET President
Chris Stark
Head of Mission Control, Clean Power 2030, UK Government
Renewable Power Generation and Future Power Systems
Stuart Okin
Director of Cyber and AI Regulation, Ofgem
Dr Diptargha Chakravorty
Head of Grid Analysis and Planning, Siemens Energy
Will Drury
CEO PNDC, University of Strathclyde
Simon Gallagher
Managing Director, UK Networks Services
Rob Rome
Director of Commercial, Customer & Regulation. National Grid
Ines Tunga
Practice Manager Renewables, Energy Systems Catapult
Energy Storage
Gioia Falcone
Director, Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy
Rosie Madge
Analyst Energy Storage, Energy Systems Catapult
Leah Swan
Geothermal Engineer, Townrock
Sandy Kelly
System Planning Engineer, UK Power Networks
Ray Arrell
Associate Director, Regen
Hydrogen
Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Deputy Principal for Global Sustainability, Heriot-Watt University
Dr Priya Bhagavathy
Research and Development Engineer, Strathclyde University
Kyle Arnold
Managing Director, Hy Haul
Asif Ansar
Head of Department Energy System Integration, German Aerospace Center, Germany
Nuclear
Richard Deakin
Board Director and Trustee, Nuclear Institute.
Michael Drury
Managing Director, Lucid Catalyst
Tim Parkes
Regulation Lead, Office for Nuclear Regulation
Margaret Graham,
Fusion Technologies Section Leader, ITER, France
Tom Greatrex
CEO, Nuclear Industry Association
Richard Bradfield
Managing Director, Nuclear Services, EDF
Zara Hodgson
Director, Dalton Nuclear Institute
Plenary sessions
Sam Matthew
Director, Industry Lead - UK Energy & Utilities, Microsoft
Dr. André Thess
Director of Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, DLR German Aerospace Center, Germany