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The Information Revolution - Blockchain and data: key to energy innovation

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Event
  • Session
  • Wednesday, 22 May 2019
  • 11:22 - 11:22
  • Duration: 17 mins
  • Publication date: 10 Jun 2019
  • Location: Keynote, NEC
  • Part of event Utility Week 2019

About the session

With the explosion of digital data, 21st century businesses need to be able to use it to their, and their customers’ benefit. Old businesses will change; new digital businesses will emerge; and the internet of things, and connected homes and cities are being developed to exploit this data to its fullest. This is the smart revolution.

Keywords:
  • EV
  • IoT
  • blockchain
  • customer switching
  • cyber security
  • decarbonised
  • digital
  • electric vehicle
  • electricity
  • energy
  • energy market
  • energy sector
  • green charging
  • grid
  • power
  • regulators
  • smart
  • smart infrastructure
  • smart meter
  • utilities

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  • Neil Pennington

    Neil Pennington

    Energy Web Foundation, Strategic Advisor

    Neil is an innovator; passionate and excited by the potential for technology to transform the experiences and connections between people and organisations for good.Following a career in the Energy Industry including BG, PwC, IBM, United Utilities, npower, Innogy, latterly as Smart Programme Director and UK Innovation Director, Neil has for the last 3 years been involved with early stage businesses in Blockchain and Digital Identity, including micropayments, messaging and decentralised energy with Rivetz, DISC, Grid Singularity and the Energy Web Foundation.Neil is also an advocate for the ID2020 Summit, whose mission is to help solve issues caused through the lack of legal identity within the most vulnerable of people across the globe, and is a frequent speaker and writer on blockchain, identity and the impact of technology on the way we live our lives.Neil has a BSc (hons) in Physics, a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA from London Business School.
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