Smart Electricity World Asia 2012 - speakers list

Saleh Alawaji is the Deputy Minister for Electricity, Ministry of Water and Electricity (MOWE), Saudi Arabia, since 2003, Assistant Deputy Minister for Electricity (2000-2003). In 1982 he started his career in Standardization (Saudi Arabian Standard Organization), and worked in this field for about (10) years. He moved to the R&D in the area of...

Dato’ Ir Azman Mohd, 54 years of age, was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) on 15th April 2010. He is a Board member of TNB and several other subsidiaries. He is also actively involved in International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED) Malaysia and was appointed as Chairman...

Mr Eng Kiat Chan has more than 35 years of experience in the utility business. He joined the then Electricity Department of Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore in 1975 and has served in various areas including Power System Protection, System Commissioning, Distribution Operation & Maintenance, Technical Support and Supervisory Control and...

Chris joined Centrica (parent company of British Gas PLC) in 2008 as Head of Online Development and Strategy. A firm believer that technology by itself will not unlock any economic value, he focuses on establishing the foundations for digital innovation and win-win change that is sustainable for both consumers and British Gas. In the past...

Ms. dela Peña is the First Vice President and Head of Regulatory Management at the Manila Electric Company. She provides oversight in developing the Company’s regulatory agenda, undertaking policy research and advocacy initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance. She supervises the following key areas in the Company: rates and...

Eric has been with Silver Spring Networks since it was founded in 2002 and has more than 14 years of experience in developing Smart Grid solutions to address the industry’s most pressing challenges. Eric has been instrumental to the growth of the company and currently leads the company’s global development. He has also held various leadership...

Mr Nguyen Duc Ninh is a manager of Power System analysis and planning department of National Load Dispatch Center of Electricity of Vietnam and has been working on the following projects: as Deputy Manager on the “The package of Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of SCADA/EMS System for NLDC SCADA/EMS sub-project, Second Transmission &...

Academic Record: 1998 Bachelor of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan 2000 Master of Engineering, Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan 2003 Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and...

Ansgar Hinz was born in Krefeld, Germany on May 26, 1965. He finalized two apprenticeships in mechanical and electrical design. He graduates in electrical engineering at the University RWTH Aachen, Germany in 1994. He joined Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH in 1994 as the Head of the Technical Documentation Department. One year later (1995) he...

Dr Owen has an electricity industry background. He worked for the UK Central Electricity Generating Board and PowerGen plc (now owned by EoN) from 1986-1999. During the 90’s he was a Senior Business Development Manager for PowerGen who helped the company develop a strategy for a portfolio of innovative ventures aimed at developing new UK markets...

Santosh Reddy Patlolla plays the role of a Sr. Consultant - Utility Business development with Infotech Enterprises Ltd. Santosh has 18 years of experience in GIS utility mapping with an educational background in Business Management. He has worked on GIS projects for several utility companies in North America, Europe, and Australia and provided...

Mr. Sen is CEO of Lanco Power International, a new company based in Singapore and focused on the development, ownership and operation of international power generation businesses globally. Previously, he was Managing Director of Coromandel Advisors, a Singapore-based company that provided strategic and transactional advice to global investors in...

Prior to his retirement in June 2011, Luluk Sumiarso served as the Director General of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (2010-2011), Senior Adviser to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (2008-2010), Director General of Oil and Gas (2006-2008), Secretary General of the Ministry of ...