UTILITY WEEK | 8TH - 14TH NOVEMBER 2019 |
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Utility of the future: Regulation
analytical advice to clients such the BBC,
Bell Canada, Blackberry, and BT. Stuart was
a vice president at Telefonica O2 until 2002
and, prior to that a general manager at BT. He
is a global leader at Gerson Lehrman Group
Telecommunications Council, chaired the
London 2012 Olympics Mobile Experience
Group and is a director at Qorteq, an early-
stage so„ware company.
Professor Tony Conway is a director at
Conway Strategic Water Consulting
and is a former executive director
at United Utilities. In a career of
over 30 years he has led all aspects
of the water business from asset management
to transformation and regulatory programmes.
He is a visiting professor at the University of
Sheffield where he chairs the Leadership Board
of the Twenty65 Water Research Programme.
He is a director of the Water Industry Forum, a
director of British Water and a member of UK
Water Partnerships Commercial Exploitation
Group.
Dr Keith Maclean is managing
director of Providence Policy,
where he works as an independent
energy adviser and has published
a number of papers on decarbonising
the energy system with a particular focus on
the challenges of the heat sector. His broad
range of roles in the energy industry include 20
years at SSE where he was policy and research
director. He is chair of UKERCs advisory board
and of UKRIs Scientific Advisory Committee.
He is a member of the Public Inquiry Team in
Northern Ireland investigating the controversial
Renewable Heat Incentive.
Steve Kaye is chief executive of
UKWIR. Previously he was head of
innovation at Anglian Water and
has worked in the sector for over
25 years. A chartered mechanical engineer, he
started his career in the manufacturing industry
where he was involved in R&D and design. At
Anglian Water he has held key roles in capital
delivery and operations and more recently as
head of innovation. He also developed and led
the company's Open Innovation strategy.
Peter Jones is a technical manager at
Research Energy Partnership. With
over 30 years' experience working
with ABB and Scottish Power on
electricity transmission, distribution
and renewable energy projects, Jones is a com-
mitted believer in the power of technology to
solve big challenges facing utilities and society.
There are 25 million households that
need to be decarbonised in the UK
The Utility of the Future is also the theme of Utility Week
Live taking place at the NEC in Birmingham on 19-20 May
2020. Visit: www.utilityweeklive.co.uk
