Our speakers

“Ravi is a technology leader with over 25 years of experience driving digital transformation in organisations, including in the energy and utilities sector through cloud, data analytics, and AI. In his current role as a Principal Engineer at Snowflake, he focusses on helping Energy and Utility customers unlock value of their data. In his previous role, Ravi was a Solutions Architecture Leader for Energy at Amazon Web Services, where he helped customers modernise operations and data analytics on cloud. He has also held key roles at Microsoft and Barclays Bank, bringing a wealth of expertise across leading technology and financial organisations. With an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA from Henley Business School, Ravi combines deep technical knowledge with strategic business insight to enable transformation through AI and Data Cloud”

Jo is a passionate and proactive leader, firm in her belief that intelligent use of data can transform our energy and utilities systems and the way businesses interact with them. As CEO of IMSERV, and with over a decade’s experience in the energy sector, she is a definitive voice on the commercial benefits of smart-metering, intelligent infrastructure and advanced data analytics.

Tim Cassidy is the Chief Technology Officer for Aker Systems, an award-winning UK based SME specialising in the design and build of exceptionally secure environments in the Public Cloud for complex, problematic and highly sensitive data sets. Aker provides critical infrastructure for a number of UK Government departments, including Home Office Digital Services and Analytics (the largest Data Science department across HMG), and secure data environments for the similarly highly regulated and sensitive financial services sector. Born in Australia, married into a French family, a veteran of Silicon Valley, and now resident in London, Tim is a global data and analytics practitioner, and has more than 2 decades building and running enterprise scale data and analytics platforms and services. He was an early champion and exponent of the Public Cloud, and more latterly for data streaming and scaling technologies. His experience extends from the original data integration start-ups in the US, through to global enterprises and Governments. As Chief Data Architect at Sky, he led the transformation and modernisation of the enterprise data and analytics architecture; and as the lead for Deutsche Bank’s R&D function he led the cognitive analytics pilots and integration, and was the senior architect for the Global Data Science Lab. He has, throughout his career, encouraged and grown multi-disciplinary data and data science teams, constantly seeking to engender innovative thought and extend the boundaries of enterprise architecture and data science.

Andrew Szabo is Chief Revenue Officer at Correla, where he leads innovation in energy tech solutions to support Correla’s ambition of a simpler, greener society. With a background spanning financial services, manufacturing, and data analytics, Andrew brings deep expertise in digital transformation and customer-centric strategy. Prior to Correla, he held leadership roles at Equifax, International Personal Finance, and Xoserve.

Ihyeeddine is based in London and has over 20 years of international experience delivering technology and business solutions across financial services. Since joining DXC in 2016, he has held multiple leadership roles, from leading the Capital Markets business in the UK to managing DXC’s global Financial Services portfolio. Having worked for banks, leading software vendors, and consulting firms, he brings a comprehensive understanding of how these stakeholders interact and a practical view of what drives success in complex transformation programs.

Founder and CEO of Manta Ray Energy, a UK clean-tech start-up with a patent-pending solar solution that helps landlords meet EPC goals and earn from clean energy. He combines expertise in renewables, finance, and property to make sustainability profitable.

Chris Bernkopf, Co-Founder & CEO of Podero, the Austrian startup redefining energy flexibility for a smarter, greener future. With a background spanning physics, edtech, and electric mobility — and experience at CERN and Y Combinator — Chris brings a unique blend of scientific insight and entrepreneurial spirit to the clean energy revolution.

Nick is an accomplished and skilled Pre-Sales Consultant with strong interpersonal and technical abilities, offering extensive experience in delivering tailored solutions to diverse businesses. He is adept at combining technical, sales, and production knowledge to drive results, with a proven track record of exceeding client expectations on a global stage. Nick is experienced in meeting tight deadlines and adapting to varied business needs. His areas of expertise include Data Capture, Enterprise Content Management, Document Management, ERP solutions (SAP, Oracle), PL/SQL databases, and Business Analysis. He’s passionate about aligning technology with business goals to deliver value and innovation across international markets.

Remco Eikhout is the CEO and co-founder of Tibo Energy, leading Europe’s shift towards predictive energy management. With over two decades of experience scaling SaaS and energy-tech ventures, he now drives one of the Benelux’s fastest-growing EMS providers, cutting energy costs by up to 60% and CO₂ emissions by 50%.

Niall leads business development in our Industrial & AgriTech group, focusing on identifying new opportunities for ambitious companies through the leverage of emerging technologies and implementation of new business processes.