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Making innovation business as usual

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Event
  • Session
  • Tuesday, 22 May 2018
  • 11:22 - 11:22
  • Duration: 11 mins
  • Publication date: 04 Jun 2018
  • Location: Network Theatre, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Utility week Live 2018

About the session

The Government Industrial Strategy puts innovation and technology at its heart.  If the UK is to prosper and improve economic growth and productivity, fostering and developing innovation and innovators will be key.  Network companies are already incentivised to innovate under the current RIIO regulation, to help create smarter energy grids, reduce carbon emissions and deliver financial benefits to customers. This session will explore the gas and electricity combined innovation strategy, how technology innovators can test, demonstrate and make available their innovations, and how to make innovation business as usual.

Keywords:
  • energy
  • energy storage
  • smart cities
  • smart meter
  • storage

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Power

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Speaker

  • Denise Massey

    Denise Massey

    Energy Innovation Centre, Chief executive

    Denise Massey has been Managing Director of the Energy Innovation Centre since the company's foundation in 2008. Denise led the company from start-up to successful not for profit business, and now heads a highly successful and growing team of technical and commercial specialists. In the UK, Denise fosters collaboration and partnerships across many stakeholders, and supports both gas and electricity energy networks with their innovation challenges. She also works closely with the energy network operators Ofgem and BEIS, and is actively involved in redefining the innovation ambition of the UK’s energy sector.Beyond her home territory, Denise has proven ability in opening up new markets. Working with regulators, governments, energy companies and innovators internationally, her networking capabilities are unsurpassed. She is at the forefront of developing a collaborative and cooperative global innovation community for the benefit of all.To date, Denise has brokered energy investments of over £14m, in addition to building an exclusive global energy innovation community of more than 2,000 SMEs.A highly successful communicator, leader and businesswoman. Denise's key strengths lie in organisational leadership, cross sector collaboration, strategic planning and development, and employee mentoring.
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