The Urgency of Digitization to Face the 5 Megatrends of the Energy Sector

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Recording of Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 11:53 .

Alexis Grenon
Senior Vice President, Digital Grid Line of Business
Schneider Electric France
France

Power system decarbonization is one of the most important pillars for achieving net zero ambitions and accelerating the energy transition journey.This session focuses on the key roles that digitalization plays in accelerating the realization of decarbonization and energy transition ambitions and will showcase how grid digitalization tackles challenges such as the integration of more renewables at different grid voltage levels, heat and transport electrification, and the more "weather-dependent" grid. Additionally, light will be shed on technologies enabling grid digital transformation and on effective digital transformation strategies to realize value for the system.

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Gregorio Ogliaro
Managing Director, Global Utilities T&D Lead
Accenture
Italy

Alexis Grenon
Senior Vice President, Digital Grid Line of Business
Schneider Electric France
France

Iain Dougan
Head of IT Operations
SSEN Transmission
United Kingdom

Roy Crooijmans
Product Owner
Alliander
The Netherlands

Duncan Burt
Chief Strategic Officer
Reactive Technologies Limited
United Kingdom

To Talk

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