Mike Ballard is Vice President of Industry Strategy for Oracle’s Utilities Global Business Unit. Mike has global responsibility for defining utility strategy for adopting emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain and Mobility.

Mike joined the Oracle Utilities’ Industry Strategy team from EDF, one of Europe’s largest energy companies, and has been delivering IT solutions to the utility sector for over 20 years.  His experience covers generation, distribution and retail utilities, including significant involvement in the deregulation of the UK energy market.

At Oracle, Mike works with utilities worldwide to help prepare for the diverse changes and challenges facing each country and market.  Using these global insights, Mike is able to share global trends and best practices and to direct Oracle Utilities product strategy to deliver market-leading solutions dedicated to the utilities industry.