Location: Swan London, 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT
Energy UK’s Lightning Bolt talks evening, sponsored by Engage, will bring together people from the worlds of energy, policy, and beyond to share exciting and innovative ways of using data to understand, explain and improve energy in the UK.
The challenges the sector faces – from supporting consumers to achieving net zero – require fresh thinking and new ways of unlocking the power of information. To spread those ideas, there will be time-limited talks from a range of speakers across different policy areas.
We hope to see you there! With limited spaces and high demand, spaces for this event fill up fast. Be sure to secure your spot by registering below.
Confirmed speakers:
- Aadil Qureshi, CEO, Heat Geek
- Aiden Connolly, Head of BD FlexGen UK, Engie
- Catherine Noonan Blight, Senior Data Engineer, Kraken
- Daniel Sheldon, Senior Analyst, Aurora
Aadil Qureshi
CEO, Heat GeekAadil Qureshi is co-founder and CEO of Heat Geek. After trying and failing to get a heat pump at his own house, he realised the status quo needed total disruption if the world was to remove the 20% of carbon emissions home heating accounts for. Prior to co-founding Heat Geek, Aadil began his career at IBM where he worked in Digital Transformation with corporate clients across the globe. Following this, he led Transformation for Apple across the EMEIA region.
Aidan Connolly
Head of BD FlexGen UK, EngieAidan leads ENGIE investments in new energy storage projects in the UK and Ireland.
Historically, that has meant building out ENGIE’s BESS projects, with 2 x 50MW/100MWh projects in Scotland (Cathkin and Broxburn).
Over the last two years Aidan has also led the investment into the replanting of Dinorwig Power Station, ENGIE’s 1.8GW pumped storage asset in North Wales.
The station’s six units will undergo a complete replanting over the coming ten years, costing over €1billion, with more news on this to come in the coming months.
Aidan also leads the investment into ENGIE’s largest European BESS asset at Cellarhead in Stoke, with 280MW/1,1GWh to be connected.
Catherine Noonan Blight
Senior Data Engineer, KrakenFrom graphite core modelling for the UK’s ageing nuclear fleet, to building modern data pipelines for grid-scale batteries, Catherine has held various data-related roles in the energy industry. She is now a Data Engineer at Kraken, working primarily on the Flex data lake.
Daniel Sheldon
Senior Analyst, GB Flex Research team, AuroraDaniel is a senior analyst in the GB Flexible Energy team at Aurora Energy Research, focused on developing BESS asset revenue forecasts that support investment decisions across GB, along with policy and market analysis across the flexible energy space.
