Speaker:
Alex Rathmell - Managing Director - Energy Pro LTD
Subject Matter:
Alex Rathmell is Managing Director, Consultancy, at EP Group. Alex has been an entrepreneur in the clean energy sector for around 15 years. Since 2019 he has been leading the development and rollout of ESCO-in-a-box, a project development, finance and contracting system for business energy efficiency projects that is helping cities and regions engage the private sector in the transition to net zero. Alex leads EP’s consultancy team, providing energy strategy, technical and finance advisory services to corporate organisations, financial institutions, EU and national governments. Alex holds a degree in electrical engineering from Imperial College London and an MBA from Ashridge Business School, and is a Chartered Engineer.
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Speaker:
Adnan Khan - Electrical Engineer - University of Seville
Subject Matter: Design, modeling and control of modular multilevel inverter having low total harmonic distortion
Speaker:
Andy Whalley - Account Manager - EECO2
Subject Matter: TBA
Speaker:
Andy Gibson - Energy & Utilities Specialist - Pfizer
Subject Matter: TBA
Chartered Chemical Engineer with 32 years experience in utilities and energy management. 10 years utility engineer and project manager. 5 years site utility manager. 17 years in global engineering working on utilities infrastructure and energy projects worldwide. Leading Energy and Utility assessment program for 50 Pfizer global manufacturing sites. Developed Pfizer energy program and manufacturing approach to net zero. Subject Matter Expert on Energy and Utilities. Supporting site Utility managers to deliver safe, reliable and efficient utilities. Support and develop energy champions to implement Pfizer energy management guideline and deliver a continuous program of energy efficiency improvements. Work with multiple project delivery teams to ensure new facilities are energy efficient and future-proofed
Speaker:
Ali Ekhtiari - PhD - Gas Networks Ireland
Subject Matter: TBA
Dr Ali Ekhtiari has an outstanding track record of research and industry experience of more than 9 years in distribution/transmission gas networks. Ali’s PhD is in Chemical Engineering, awarded by University College Dublin (UCD) with the thesis entitled “Development of Gas Networks Incorporating Gas Quality for an Integrated Energy System”. He has established a prominent and internationally recognised specialist portfolio in modelling reliable, flexible and sustainable energy systems to transform national and international industrial and community priorities into competitive Research and Development projects. Based on this direction, the activities include building theory and applications on modelling and optimisation of energy systems, also upgrading the current gas and power platforms to follow the EU’s energy pathway by considering supply/demand aspects of the interconnected energy systems. Dr Ekhtiari developed novel techno/economic approaches for modelling gas networks with the inclusion of green hydrogen from Power to Gas (P2G) to investigate how hydrogen can impact operational variables and how it can have minimum variation in the energy density of end-users. The recent achievements of his research on green hydrogen blend are the Industrial research award from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and winning the UCD MacElroy research award. Dr Ekhtiari won the prestigious SFI Industry Fellowship award 2021 to work on “End User considerations in the transition to a green gas network” with Gas Networks Ireland.
Speaker:
Aruna Chandrasekar - Chemical engineer - Electric Power Research Institute
Subject Matter: TBA
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Alan Ryan – Programme Manager – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Subject Matter:
AI and IoT – Applied to the Energy Sector
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Andres Ortuno - Global Director - Soltec
Subject Matter:
Renewable Energy & Energy Storage.
Speaker:
Anna Predajnianska - Slovak University of Technology - Department of Building Services
Subject Matter:
Renewable Energy & Energy Storage.
I am the doctoral student at Slovak university of Technology in Bratislava, Department of Buildings Services. I am also the president of AEE Slovak Student Chapter. In my dissertation, I focus primarily on geothermal energy and heat recovery system from wastewater produced by swimming pools. However, I am also involved in other projects that are related to the energy efficiency of buildings and nearly zero energy buildings. During the past years, together with my colleagues, I was part of a project of typical family houses in Slovakia renovation. The presentation I will talk about will be focused on this topic.
Keynote:
Brian Motherway - Head of Energy Efficiency - International Energy Agency
Subject Matter:
Dr. Brian Motherway is Head of the Energy Efficiency Division at the International Energy Agency, overseeing a range of analytical and outreach programmes supporting energy efficiency globally. Prior to joining the IEA Brian was Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Brian holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in engineering and a PhD in sociology.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Chris Springett - Director - Spring Environmental
Subject Matter:
Experienced in environmental auditing, management system development, lifecycle assessment and project management in an international environment. Further experience in leading CSR audits and developing internal CSR audit protocols in high risk industries such as battery manufacture in developing nations.
A keen interest in the techniques and technology of energy efficiency which has resulted in delivery of ESOS audits, energy savings validation and product improvement.
The lead developer and creator of the BT "Sustainability Assessment Tool" - an online platform allowing selected suppliers to benchmark their holistic sustainability performance and receive feedback on how to improve. This tool won Business Green's "Sustainability app of the year 2016".
Speaker:
Conor Molloy - - AEMS ECOfleet
Subject Matter:
Renewable Energy & Energy Storage.
Conor trains companies to maximise their energy performance, minimising emissions on the path to net-zero. An Al Gore Climate Reality leader since 2018, Conor has been helping business save fuel and manage their energy use for profit and planet – to reduce their CO2/GHG emissions – since 2005. Accepted as a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI), and the Efficiency Valuation Organisation (EVO). He is a registered energy auditor, qualified trainer and experienced facilitator. In 2018 Conor was invited to join the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) expert panel based on his work as the designer and implementer of the EEOS funded ECOfleet programme, where over 100 Irish freight operators can now get paid for their fuel and CO2 savings (2014-2030).
Elected president of the Association of Energy Engineers Ireland Chapter in May 2020; Conor is an independent energy advisor with an MSc in Energy Management and Renewable energy from University of Ulster, he is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Measurement & Verification professional (CMVP) and qualified trainer (QQI) for Climate Action, Transport, ISO50001 and Smart Freight’s Transport Manager training. An experienced facilitator, he has trained EU and Member State Officials, over 250 Lead Assessors in Transport Energy Auditing for ESOS (UK) and across the EU, led the publication of EN 16247-4 Europe’s transport energy audit standard and contributed to ISO50004 – the original guide to ISO50001. The greenest, most profitable energy is the energy you do not use – authentic solutions 2006 (now AEMS).
Speaker:
Darren Leniston - Experienced Software Developer - Walton Institute
Subject Matter:
A Lightweight Self-Healing Solution for an Increasingly Unstable Grid
Darren has a background in software engineering and has completed his education in the South Eastern Technological
University (SETU). Darren joined the Walton Institute for Walton Institute for Information and Communication Systems Science in 2018 where he has contributed to a number of energy related projects in the context of both research & development and large-scale European projects. Darren has experience in the ICT requirements gathering, architectures, and developing autonomous software solutions.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
David Markovics - Energy Engineer - Bute
Subject Matter:
Renewable Energy & Energy Storage.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Dr. Derek Sinnott – Senior Lecturer – South East Technological University
Subject Matter:
Climate Change and Carbon Reduction
Derek is an advocate for sustainable business development through organisational productivity and performance optimisation, high-performance leadership, and digital innovation.
He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from NUI Galway and holds an MSc in Civil Engineering and PhD in Energy Management and Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. He regularly leads industry-focused academic research projects. His research interests include embodied carbon, the circular economy, and transition to a low carbon-built environment.
In practice, he specialises in Lean, Green and Digital Transformation Strategy Development and Deployment aligned to best practice sustainability and ESG reporting standards.
He is the Sustainability & Circular Economy Pillar Co-Chair on the Build Digital Project- A national centre of excellence, which will deliver increased digital adoption across the entire Irish construction and built environment sector.
Speaker:
Dolf Van Hatten – Technical Manager - VH Technology S.r.l.
Subject Matter:
TBA
Speaker:
Donall O' Brien - Director - EM3
Subject Matter:
TBA
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Dr. Dusan Petras - Slovak University of Technology
Subject Matter:
Achieving Energy Improvements in Commercial & Residential Buildings....
Speaker:
Francesca Marini - Energy & Sustainability Manager - Studio Ing Marini
Subject Matter:
ISO 50001: a Fundamental Driver to ESG - 3 Tips for a Successful Sustainability Strategy - The "Mori 2a Cares" case study
I’m an industrial engineer. I’m the founder of Studio Ing Marini, a consulting firm, located in northern Italy, with the focus to provide small and medium-size companies with successful energy efficiency projects and effective sustainability solutions. For over 15 years, I have been working in the field of technological innovation first as a
researcher at University (Politecnico, Milan, Italy) and then as consultant, specialized in the adoption of high - efficiency energy technologies in civil and industrial fields. Thanks to long-term relationships with a network of trusted energy professionals, as
energy auditor and CMVP Professional, I have conducted over 200 energy audits and managed energy efficiency projects, metering projects and M&V plans. My interest in energy management enables several industrial plants to implement the ISO 50001 standard and to obtain funding and incentives. I also provide in-depth know-how and training to professionals and companies in different industrial sectors such as such as metals die casting, mechanical manufacturing, construction, and food & beverage industry
Speaker:
Garry Cornell - Head of Environment - Yondr
Subject Matter:
Driving improvement through Energy Management Systems
Garry Cornell is Head of Environment and Sustainability at Yondr, and is responsible for developing Yondr’s Sustainability strategy, policy and processes. Garry’s background includes corporate adviser roles, senior management roles, and international consulting work in the Sustainability field in various industries including; defence, aviation, manufacturing, and construction.
Garry applies his knowledge of Sustainability to the data center world, from site acquisition, to design, delivery and operations. His in-depth experience of the subject matter is used to develop strategy and solutions that drive meaningful change in Sustainability outcomes, covering topics including ESG, net zero carbon, biodiversity, energy management and social value.
Garry has written a number of thought leadership articles and is author of the book “The ISO 14001 Companion”. Garry combines his personal passion for Sustainability, industry leading knowledge and 25 years of experience of delivering Environmental and Sustainability strategy to drive Yondr's sustainability initiatives towards a future without constraints.
Speaker:
Giovanni Lupaldi – Director - Watts-ON Consultant
Subject Matter:
Giovanni is a Chartered Engineer and Environmentalist, a Certified Energy Manager and an Expert in Energy Management. He started his career in the energy sector working with dynamic thermal modelling to support sustainable building design. Giovanni has experience in design, construction and management of district heating networks working with low carbon technologies as well as metering monitoring and targeting systems. In his most recent years Giovanni focused on industrial energy efficiency having audited manufacturing sites across the world. His experience spans across multiple sectors from pharmaceutical production to plastic extrusion, food and beverage, chemical and automotive. Since 2017 Giovanni is the MD and principal consultant of Watts-ON Consultants, which supports commercial and industrial companies in reducing utility consumption through the use of AI and implement sustainability strategies and certifications.
Ketnote Speaker:
Hariram Subramanian – CTO – Huawei Technologies
Subject Matter:
Trends in Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization.......
Hariram Subramanian is the Head of Huawei PV competence center in Nuremberg, Germany with over 17 years of extensive experience and postgraduate qualifications in electrical engineering and business administration. His area of expertise extends to Inverter controls, power systems, utility-scale solar PV application, grid integration, software development for electrical engineering, regulatory analysis of electricity supply systems with a specific focus on power conversion business.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Dr. Hicham Lahmidi - Solutions Director - IDF
Subject Matter:
Blockchain, Smart Grids & New Technologies....
Dr. Lahmidi participated to the transposition of Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD) in Europe and development of French regulations for new and existing building. He also participated to the development of low energy construction label in France (Effinergie) and implementation of commissioning, as a quality process, in Building and Industries in France and Europe. He also developed a multi criteria decision making software for building refurbishment based on genetic algorithms, a biomass gasification prototype producing bio fuel and solar thermal storage prototypes based on a thermochemical transformer. His scientific publications are available on different scientific journals (Fuel processing technology, Applied Energy, Solar Energy
Speaker:
Ian O' Connor – Energy Manager - Sisk Group
Subject Matter:
Structured Energy and Resource Management in Industry....
Ian O’Connor has extensive in energy efficiency throughout Ireland, UK and Europe and is now pioneering the field of energy efficiency in construction. He is a Certified Energy Manager and a graduate of TUD, he also has an MSc in Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Since joining Sisk as Group Energy Manager Ian has overseen the business becoming recognised as an international leader in construction sustainability. This has been recognised through awards including the Green Business of the Year and Green Contractor of the Year. Ian has also been awarded the UK Energy Manager of the Year award by the Energy Management Association.
Ian is a keen proponent of pushing the boundaries of the innovative technologies such as data mining, battery technology and alternative fuels and this has led to the development of sustainable solutions that are pioneering in the global construction industry.
Speaker:
Javier Cervera - AEESpain
Subject Matter: TBA
Javier Cervera, is the director of energy transition at Baleària, the leading shipping company for passengers and freight in Spain, and vicepresident of the Valencian cooperative Sapiens Energía, specialized in the design and management of renewable energy communities. Javier also serves as vice president of the Association of Energy Engineers, Spain Chapter. He is a telecommunications engineer and has
developed his professional life in the field of energy, working in commercial and innovation areas in large companies, in the development of renewable energy projects.
Member of the spanish agenda for industrial development for hydrogen.
Speaker:
Julianne Rhoads - Data Analyst & Ambassador - Cimetrics
Subject Matter: TBA
Speaker:
Joe Hayden - Executive Engineer - Codema
Subject Matter: TBA
Joe has been working with Codema as Energy Engineer since 2005. He holds a BA/BAI Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, an MSc Sustainable Development of Dublin Institute of Technology. Joe is responsible for project development and implementation, Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) facilitation and the procurement of energy services. Joe played a key role in the development of Dublin City Council's first EPC and is actively involved in the promotion of EPC in Ireland. He is currently the manager of the EU Horizon 2020 DeliveREE project, which will support us in rolling out over €20M worth of energy projects in Dublin. The project will provide funding of €1.2M to test and develop an EPC one-stop-shop project implementation unit for energy-efficient and renewable energy projects in Dublin.
Speaker:
John Smith - Mechanical Design Engineer - Arup
Subject Matter: TBA
John Smyth is an Energy Engineer working with Arup in Cork, Ireland. He has a BE(Hons) Energy Engineering from University College Cork and a MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering from Waterford Institute of Technology.
He works on multiple energy related projects with Arup including the European Horizon 2020 research Project RES4BUILD which he will be presenting on. Before joining Arup, John worked as an energy engineer with 3CEA, a regional energy agency, providing energy management services, energy auditing and energy efficient design consultation to public bodies and communities.
Johns interests include sustainable building design, renewable energy systems, ventilation systems and Energy Efficient Design (EED) process with a focus on building performance analysis.
Speaker:
Kevin Geoghegan - Energy Management Intel
Subject Matter: TBA
Kevin leads Intel’s Energy Management program globally. Qualified as an electrical engineer from DIT Kevin St., Dublin, Ireland. Has a Master’s in Business Administration from Dublin City University. Worked in Ireland and UK on Utilities construction projects. Held general and operations management positions for electrical switchgear and air-conditioning companies in Ireland. Prior to current role was responsible for energy management on Intel’s semiconductor manufacturing site in Ireland for over 14 years. Founding member of AEE Ireland chapter and previous president. Member of Engineers Ireland Energy, Environment and Climate Action Committee.
Speaker:
Liam McLaughlin - CEO - GEN0
Subject Matter:
Culture change in organisations – key success factors for energy management systems in the session titledStructured Energy and Resources Management in the Industry
CEO, GEN Europe and Lead International Expert on Energy Management Systems with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
Following an earlier career as a marine engineer officer and energy manager in industry, Liam became an independent energy consultant in 2001. He has worked on energy management systems in Ireland since 2005 and internationally since 2011 through UNIDO's pilot EnMS project in South Africa.
He is the UNIDO technical expert on the ISO Technical Committee that developed ISO 50001 and its supporting standards. He has been the lead author on a number of Guidebooks on implementing energy management systems published by ISO and UNIDO. He has lectured over several years at the University of Geneva on the topic of energy management systems on behalf of ISO.
He has worked with UNIDO in South Africa, Malaysia, Moldova, Russia, North Macedonia, Georgia, Iran, and Ukraine.
In his role as CEO of GEN Europe (geneu.eu), he has developed training programs on behalf of ISO that have been delivered to energy experts in over 100 countries globally. He is currently the Course Director for the European Defence Agency supporting the implementation of energy management systems throughout the defence forces of the EU.
He has spoken at energy conferences in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas about energy management, energy efficiency and energy performance measurement. He has won national and international awards for energy management success and services.
Liam firmly believes that energy conservation and energy efficiency should be central to climate action policy and to organisations' efforts to reduce energy cost and environmental impact. Energy efficiency is the fastest, lowest cost and lowest risk approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in most organisations.
Speaker:
Luis Marques - Performance leader - GEN0
Subject Matter: TBA
Luis has worked in the sustainability field since 2006 building on his experience as a bio-climatic architect.
As the Performance Leader at Gen0, Luis is focused on the use of advanced data analytics, normalized indicators and related monitoring tools, in order to evaluate energy performance improvement and carbon footprint reduction. He has international experience, working with clients in industry and buildings.
He is a Certified Measurement & Verification Professional (CMVP) accredited by the AEE (Association of Energy Engineers) since 2016.
Since 2014, he had also collaborated with UNIDO as an International Energy Performance Indicator expert, leading data analysis and performance monitoring in Energy Management System implementation projects. In this field, he is the main author and trainer in the UNIDO program.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Larry Good - President (2004) - Association of Energy Engineers
Subject Matter:
Meeting the Challenges of the Clean Energy Future - Policy & Finance....
Permanent staff member of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Ispra, from 1978 to 2011. Active in many different positions ranging from junior researcher to acting Site Director. Research in thermal solar technologies integrated with heat pumps and many operational activities in the field of facility management. Now employed as senior energy consultant by Studio Caramelli S.r.l. in Italy. Principle current activities:
- energy manager of a medium sized paper mill,
- monitoring of EPC contracts,
- energy audits,
- development of energy accounting systems,
- Occasional teaching activities.
Professional qualifications:
- Msc in Applied Physics at the Delft University of Technology (NL).
- Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVPⓇ), awarded by AEE in conjunction with EVO (no 3378).
- IPMVP Level 3 instructor, awarded by EVO.
- Expert in Energy Management according to UNI CEI 11339, awarded by Secem/Accredia (Italy).
Speaker:
Luis Sacristan - Director of sales - H2Greem
Subject Matter:
TBA
Speaker:
Mark Coyne - sustainability leader - Kerry Group
Subject Matter:
TBA
Mark Coyne is a sustainability leader with over 30 years’ experience in engineering, project management, programme delivery and organisational change with a background in energy and resource efficiency, power generation and leadership. Currently global sustainability lead for Kerry group with responsibility for leading its scope 1 and scope 2 decarbonisation and climate action ambitions in its manufacturing plants, Mark has a passion for promoting inclusive culture change, fostering personal and organisational learning, and enabling a growth mindset. Having held previous senior roles in Veolia and ESB International, Mark is dedicated to delivering impactful change within Kerry
Keynote Speaker 1:
Mark Gallagher - Formula 1
Subject Matter:
Formula 1 Delivering Net Carbon Neutrality by 2030 - the journey...
Our guest speaker, Mark Gallagher, has spent his career working in the global sports business of Formula 1 motor racing. This includes 15 years spent on the management boards of two well-known teams, Jordan Grand Prix and Red Bull Racing, and later as Managing Director of the Cosworth Formula 1 engine company.
Mark now runs his own Formula 1 consulting business - Performance Insights - works with a number of teams, commercial partners and drivers. His third book - ‘The Business of Winning – Transformation from the Formula 1 track to the Boardroom’ - was published on October 3rd 2021.
Speaker:
Michael Phelan - Chief Executive - GridBeyond
Subject Matter:
Michael has over 22 years management experience in sales, marketing and product development in electronic and software companies targeting the energy sector.
Prior to joining GridBeyond, Michael held positions at Philips, Microsol, PCAS and Duolog in automation and electronics. He was responsible for developing European, Asian and American markets and OEMs such as Invensys, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, and Alstom. In addition, he has facilitated several successful exits. Michael is a graduate of University College Dublin where he obtained an MBA in Business Administration, Management and Operations.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Oleksandr Ovdiienko - AEE Vise President for Former Soviet Union Region
Subject Matter:
Reliability & Resilience - responding to interruptions due to political events...
Oleksandr Ovdiienko has 22 years of experience in sustainable energy project management and natural gas marketing. He has familiarity with energy engineering, green technologies and renewable energy, energy legislation & regulation, trainings development and delivery. He has strong experience in international technical project implementation and cooperation with such donor organizations as USAID, GiZ, EU Delegation, DOE, DOT, EBRD, WB and IFC, UNIDO.
Mr. Ovdiienko is a recognized multiregional expert, he has the volunteer position of Vice President for the Former Soviet Union Region in the Association of Energy Engineers, USA.
Speaker:
Peter Moran - Sustainability Program Manager – Abbvie
Subject Matter: TBA
Peter has extensive engineering, management and energy management experience gained over 25 years working in blue-chip FDI industries. Peter has been with AbbVie for 10 years, where he leads AbbVie’s Global Energy Management Program. The Energy Management Program is responsible for driving energy performance improvement, decarbonization and adoption of renewable energy across AbbVie globally. The Energy Management Program drives the delivery of AbbVie’s 2025 and 2035 Energy and Environmental Sustainability Targets, and in adopting a Science-Based Target.
Peter holds an MBA (ATU), a BEng in Mechanical Engineering (UL), energy management qualifications including Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and was awarded the 2017 AEE Energy Manager of the Year (Western Europe Region)
Speaker:
Paul Boylan - Technical Director - Vivid Edge Group
Subject Matter: TBA
Speaker:
Paul Moloney - Manager - Veolia
Subject Matter: TBA
I'm responsible for the strategic development and operation of Veolia's energy market services and smart monitoring centre. This covers all commercial and technical activities associated with energy market demand response services, energy procurement, contract risk management and utility performance optimisation. I also design energy projects of various scale and complexity, and manage their full project life cycle across the industrial and commercial sectors. I'm passionate about decarbonisation and I'm particularly interested in energy markets, the development of sustainable energy, and the digitalisation of the energy sector.
Speaker:
Paul Walsh - General Manager EMEA - CIM
Subject Matter: TBA
Leading CIM’s European expansion, Paul joined CIM with a passion for combating climate change and how disruptive technology has the ability to remove barriers to delivering demand-side energy savings for large property owners in a very short time frame. Prior to joining CIM, Paul led the Johnson & Johnson Ireland Energy Team, delivering over 15,000MT of CO2 reduction programs and also working on several sustainability initiatives. With 20 years of industry experience in delivering energy savings, Paul is a Certified Energy Manager with a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) in Manufacturing Technology and an MBA from the University of Limerick.
Speaker 6:
Raoul Empey - Managing Director - Sustineo
Subject Matter:
Raoul is director of Sustineo, a consultancy for businesses, organisations and people who want to reduce the impact they have on the environment and on society. Sustineo does sustainability in 3 simple steps (measure, optimise, restore) aiming to help businesses increase profitability while doing something good for society and the living world. Sustineo specialises in carbon and energy management and also assists businesses with restorative projects such as planting native woodlands in Ireland.
As a certified trainer, Raoul has designed, developed and delivered highly successful courses such as Energy Basics and Carbon Basics on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Ireland’s national energy authority. He also delivers Climate Action workshops and webinars on topics such as net zero targets and carbon offsets on a commercial basis. He is actively involved in creating Ireland’s first Woodland Carbon Code with other industry and public sector stakeholders, and authored Bord Bia’s (Ireland’s food marketing agency) guidance document “Pathways to Net Zero” which aims to support food and beverage manufacturing sector getting started on its net zero journey.
Raoul is a Climate Reality Leader, having been personally trained by former US Vice President Al Gore in the communication of climate change. He is also a Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers (CEM) and a Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland (CEng). Since 2012, he has acted as energy advisor and certified trainer for various SEAI panels including its public sector, SME, Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN), and Sustainable Energy Community programmes. When not working on energy management and sustainability, Raoul enjoys performing with his cellist and songwriting wife, Vyvienne Long, and assisting with her tours.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Sarah Kent – Director of Sustainability - CGBC
Subject Matter:
Structured Energy and Resource Management in Industry....
Sarah is Director of Sustainability at CGBC and Certified Energy Manager with over 15 year’s industry experience. Sarah holds both graduate and post-graduate degrees from University College Dublin including a BSc in Cell & Molecular Biology and MSc in Environmental Technology. Sarah has also completed a Diploma of Carbon Management from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. Sarah is highly knowledgeable in the development and delivery of end-to-end sustainability services including energy, waste, water, and supply chain management to clients within the public & private sector both in Ireland and overseas.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Stephen Roosa - President - RPM
Subject Matter:
Stephen A. Roosa, Ph.D., MBA, CEM, BEP, CSDP, REP, CBCE, CMVP is an energy engineering professional focused on developing solutions that bridge the gaps between energy and sustainability. He is a former senior process engineer and energy manager for a Fortune 100 company. During his career he has completed energy assessments on over 3,500 buildings and saved his customers over $200 million.
Dr. Roosa is the AEE’s Director of Sustainable State and Local Programs. He is the editor of AEE International Journal of Strategic Energy and Environmental Planning. Dr. Roosa has taught courses at several U.S. universities, plus over 100 seminars and workshops on various energy-related topics. He has written and edited several books and over 100 articles related to energy conservation, energy engineering, energy management, renewable energy, microgrids and sustainable development. His published works include the Sustainable Development Handbook, the Energy Management Handbook and Fundamentals of Microgrids, Development and Implementation
Dr. Roosa has received numerous awards during his career including the AEE International Energy Manager of the Year Award, the AEE Energy Project of the Year, the U.S. Federal Energy and Water Management Project Award, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Energy Engineers Systems Technology Award, U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff Citation for Energy Management, and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Medal of Distinction. He is a past AEE president, an AEE Fellow, and a member of the Energy Manager’s Hall of Fame.
Facilitator & Session Chairperson:
Samar Zawaydeh - Lecturer - Al Hussein Technical University, Jordan
Subject Matter:
Newest Technology & Future Solutions....
Speaker:
Sneha Kundu - Digitalisation Consultant for Electrical Grids - Siemens
Subject Matter:
TBA
I have more than 8 years experience in engineering and project management of medium voltage products and systems providing me with a strong foundation of knowledge of products, systems and processes. This domain knowledge combined with the new age skills of digital technologies, enables me to drive effective solutions and conversations with all stakeholders.
A strong communicator with a curious mind - I am a decisive and action oriented project manager with demonstrated abilities of adaptability and leadership.
Speaker:
Tyson Soutter - Director of Global Business Development - Clockworks Analytics
Subject Matter:
TBA
Tyson Soutter began his career in the built environment as a HVAC and Automation technician and has worked with Smart Building Integrations, Digital Twins, BIM, Data Analytics and FDD working while presenting around the world and working in the Global Head Quarters for Siemens. He has been heavily involved with systems integration, data modelling, semantic tagging, and selling smart building solutions which have long-term value for the last 15+ years. Tyson now works as Director of Global Business Development for Clockworks Analytics and is based out of Milan, Italy. Tyson has presented and appeared on web media consistently over the last 10 years.
Speaker:
Xiang Cheng - Energy Manager - University of Cambridge
Subject Matter:
Xiang Cheng, MA(Cantab), MEng, BEng, MIEI, CEM, has more than 15 years’ professional experience in energy engineering and management. Since joining the Sustainability team in the University of Cambridge Estates Division in 2013, Xiang has been instrumental in developing and implementing the Energy and Carbon Reduction Project to improve the University’s overall energy performance and to deliver the University’s carbon reduction targets. He has also been involved in numerous capital development and site infrastructure projects. Recently he has been leading the University’s innovation aspects of the heating decarbonisation programme development and facilitating the University’s environmental sustainability, energy and carbon strategy development.
Prior to taking up his position in Cambridge, Xiang worked for Cork City Council in Ireland as an Energy Engineer, responsible for managing the Council’s energy budget and improving the Council’s energy efficiency in its operations.
He has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Shanghai University. Xiang is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and also a member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.
Speaker 4:
Zoltán Czinege - Director - Alfaped LL
Subject Matter: Life cycle analysis and design guidelines for AHUs
