The data driven network - Q&A Session

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Tuesday, 23 May 2017
15:23 - 15:23
Duration: 17 mins
Publication date: 15 Jun 2017
Location: Network Theatre, Hall 12, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Part of event Utility Week 2017

About the session

The digitisation of networks and assets is making huge volumes of data available to operators which, with the help of analytics could enable transformations in efficiency, performance and cost reductions. This seminar will explore what good looks like for the operation of a digital, data-driven network and uncover the most valuable source of data available to networks today.

Eric Brown, Head of Innovation, Energy Systems Catapult

Case study: smart metering data
Dan Hopkinson, Electralink

Digitising heat: the value of data for optimising assets and reducing carbon
Casey Cole, Guru Systems

Using asset health data to monetise risk
Ian Dunstan, senior asset manager, Wales and West Utilities

Keywords:: Brexit

digital

electricity

power

smart infrastructure

smart meter

utilities

water sector

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Casey Cole

Guru Systems, Managing Director

Having worked in low-carbon energy for 15 years, Casey has in-depth experience of making sustainability work in practice: technically, commercially and legally.He co-founded Guru Systems in 2012 in response to the lack of smart metering and monitoring systems for decentralised energy networks. He and the rest of the Guru team are passionate champions of the sector, searching out the barriers to progress and overcoming them with practical technology that’s easy to use.Casey is a seasoned speaker and is active across the sector, working with the government, large housing providers, ESCOs and developers to make heat networks and other onsite energy systems more sustainable and energy efficient.In November 2015, Casey was named Chair of the Board at Heat Trust, the customer protection scheme that sets out a common standard of quality and protection for the supply of heat on onsite energy networks. The Trust gives confidence to customers living in homes supplied by the schemes and provides a benchmark for best practice.He blogs at www.carbonlimited.co.uk and tweets at @CaseyGuru.www.gurusystems.com.
Dan Hopkinson

Head of network and emi services, Electralink

Dan joined ElectraLink in March 2016 to focus on the development of the Data Transfer Network (DTN) and associated data services. Specifically, he concentrated on ensuring that the data transfer service would continue to be a high value solution for its users and that it would remain at the heart of industry processes, through constant innovation and excellent service performance. Prior to joining ElectraLink, Dan held senior operational management roles at both Siemens and G4S, focusing on the delivery of all elements of the metering value chain, from smart meter installation and data collection through to data processing. These roles enabled Dan to develop a clear perspective of the benefits of smart metering and the opportunities delivered through smart grid solutions.
Eric Brown

Head of innovation, Energy Systems Catapult

Eric joined Innovate UK in April 2014 as Energy Systems Catapult Programme Manager. In this role he supported strategy development and planning and, in addition, led projects aimed at building early capability and presence for the Energy Systems Catapult. In April 2015, when the Catapult was fully established, he became Interim Head of Strategy and Innovation. In 2016 Eric was appointed to his current role, Head of Innovation.Eric combines an electrical engineering background with many years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his career in product and technology roles with major international organisations including Nortel Networks and Hewlett Packard. He then worked as an independent consultant with start-up network operators in various European countries as they sought to build the infrastructure that would enable them to deliver services in competitive markets. This led to co-founding a company that supported operators and their partners in defining and delivering Networks and Operations Support Systems solutions to address the demands of substantial technology and business change. More recently he has become engaged in the energy sector, where a particular interest is the use of ICT to enable and support evolution of energy systems.Educated in Canada, Eric has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics, a BEng in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET.
Ian Dunstan

Wales & West Utilities, Senior asset manager

Ian started in the Gas industry in 1997. First role was to oversee introduction of the first Graphical Based Network Analysis system. After a number of years in Network Analysis and Network Planning, he moved to a position on an implementation team formed to set up WWU as a standalone company following sale from National Grid. This was followed by a role on a project to come off National Grid’s 50+ IT systems to under 10. Ian then moved on to become the responsible Asset Manager for Mains and Services with primary responsibility for the HSE mandated mains replacement programme. His current role is Asset Strategy Manager, with a remit to ensure WWU is at the leading edge of Asset Management and currently preparing Business Plan for the next Price Control.

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