2026 Speakers

Dr Rob Barthorpe is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on the development of tools for optimal decision making under uncertainty. In recent years his focus has been applications in the energy...

Mark is the founder of Deep Green sold to Octopus in 20023. He has grown multiple businesses from scratch to scale. Back in the early 00s he was the co-founder of Artists First, the legendary music software platform which helped transform the industry from CDs to digital downloads. His current...

Chris Buckland has over 35 years of international engineering and operational experience in high tech industries. He has been active in the solar power industry since 2005, working across Europe and Asia prior to joining the start-up team at Lightsource bp in the UK in 2010.He has served as the...

Rachel Cary, Head of Industrial Strategy, Energy UK   Rachel leads the industrial strategy work at Energy UK, looking at how the energy sector can work with commercial and industrial sectors to decarbonise, and how the energy transition can help develop UK supply chains and skills to maximise...

Matthew is a Lead Research Analyst at Cornwall Insight, an analysis, consultancy, and training business delivering support and products for clients across the energy value chain. Matthew is responsible for Cornwall Insight's thought leadership proposition, in the form of insight...

Dave has worked with IGP since 2013 and has been responsible for the development of the company’s solar and battery projects, including personally identifying and securing over 6GW of connections in the UK. His extensive industry knowledge spans land, planning and grid, and is Vice Chair of the...

Working in the Advocacy team, Imogen delivers planning communications and engagement strategies, ensuring projects remain compliant while fostering meaningful relationships with communities and stakeholders. With experience managing communications and engagement campaigns for a range of NSIPs and...

Nicky has 10 years experience in the sustainable energy sector across the public sector, consulting and investment space, with a focus on flexibility markets, energy storage and demand side response. In her current role, she has been leading Eku's policy work in EMEA since it's founding in...

Prasad Gade is the CEO and founder of RenewableBOT (ReBOT), where he leads the development of proprietary AI-driven optimisation technology for renewable energy operations. With over 10 years of software and machine learning experience, he builds systems that turn complex energy data into real-time ...

George joined Invinity in September 2024 as their European Sales Director and is focused on delivering Long Duration Energy Storage solutions.  He is tasked with promoting Invinity’s exciting technology of Vanadium Flow Batteries into the European energy markets. George is a Chartered Engineer...

Edgar Harzfeld, Professor at Stralsund University. Studies and research in Leipzig and Zurich. Since 1996 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Stralsund University responsible for electrical power supply and renewable energy systems. Since 2004 - 2025 numerous research...

Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof is the Central Europe Industry Lead at Gridcog, where she helps customers model their clean energy projects and supports product development with her industry expertise across key European markets, including Germany. Prior to this, while based in Berlin, Laura built her...

Owen Hughes is the Interim Energy Services Manager for Portsmouth City Council, responsible for all aspects of energy. This includes non-domestic project identification and delivery, domestic retrofit roll-out, fuel poverty mitigation and energy procurement, metering, and compliance. In my 10 years ...

Hannah McCarthy, Head of Zero Bills at Octopus Energy As Head of Zero Bills at Octopus Energy, Hannah leads the company’s game-changing approach to deliver new homes with no home energy bills, through Octopus’ world-first Zero Bills tariff and low-carbon technology.  Her role focuses on bringing...

Thomas McMillan is a Director at Savills and the Head of Energy Development within the Savills Earth Division. With over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy and sustainability sectors, Thomas has a comprehensive understanding of how renewable energy projects interface with the natural...

Dr. Laura Miranda Perez Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer    Laura leads Oxford PV’s global communications and sustainability strategy, overseeing marketing, public affairs, and ESG implementation across the company’s operations and products. With over a decade at Oxford PV, she...

Rhiannon Morgan-Williams is a Partner at Ashfords LLP, where she leads the firm’s Real Estate Energy team. With over a decade of experience in the renewables sector, Rhiannon specialises in the acquisition, development, and financing of solar and battery storage projects, including co-located...

Chris is a commercial Energy and Mobility lawyer, with nearly 20 years' experience in the sustainability sphere. With specialist knowledge of battery storage, solar, EV infrastructure and wind, Chris regularly advises funders, asset owners, developers and contractors on renewable energy...

Pratheeksha Ramdas is a Senior Analyst in Rystad Energy’s Renewable & Power Research team focusing on solar, wind and storage markets across Europe, with a focus on the Iberian region. Her research encompasses market developments and analyze the future evolution of renewable energy. She covers...

Dr KT Tan is the Chief Technical Officer at Viridian Solar, a UK company based in Cambridge with their renowned innovative Clearline Fusion and ArcBox products. He actively participates in the PV industry as both Chairs of the MCS Solar PV Technical Working Group and the BSI GEL/82 Standards Policy ...

I lead the Customer Insight across LCP Delta’s residential research portfolio (clean technology and smart energy topics). My role involves developing research programmes that inform must-have residential customer propositions.As the energy transition progresses from strategy to...

Barnaby Wharton is Head of Flexibility and Grid at RenewableUK, where he leads strategy on the technologies and infrastructure needed to deliver a net zero power system. His work spans green hydrogen, long-duration storage, flexibility and electricity networks, shaping the market and regulatory...