17th Microgrid Global innovation Forum 2023 - EMEA | Smart Grid Observer | 25 September 2023 | Broadway House, Broadway House, Tothill St, London SW1H 9NQ, UK

It focuses on microgrid advances, case studies and deployments in remote, rural and off-grid environments, as well as in grid-tied scenarios. Organized by the Smart Grid Observer, the event brings together developers, project owners, non-governmental organizations, finance professionals and technology innovators interested in maximizing the effective use of hybrid renewable energy systems. The emphasis is on networking and sharing the very latest technology developments and case studies for advancing microgrids in critical-need applications.

Topics to be covered in include:

• Microgrid feasibility, design, and implementation
• Refining the business case for off-grid, remote, and island microgrids
• Solar + storage advances
• Project financing and investor perspectives
• Determining the correct technology mix for hybrid energy systems
• Advanced battery, fuel cell, and flow battery technologies
• Microgrid power control, management, and integration
• Microgrids in Virtual Power Plant (VPP) configurations
• Integrating distributed renewable energy resources into the grid
• Effective project evaluation, implementation, and management
• Regulatory and public policy advances
• Standards and interoperability issues
• Market drivers and opportunities worldwide
• Utilizing renewables-centric microgrids to achieve climate change goals
• and more

Who Should Participate?

• Microgrid project developers, owners, and entrepreneurs
• NGOs and international development agencies
• Finance and VC professionals
• Utility and energy provider executives
• Solar PV, wind power, and renewable energy innovators
• Power control system and software vendors
• Battery suppliers and energy storage companies
• Academic researchers, educators and professors
• System integrators and project consultants

2023 Speakers

Dr. Bernie Jones
Managing Director, Smart Villages Research Group Ltd

Lily Beadle
Senior Manager, Programmes & Innovations, The Carbon Trust

Gabrielle Coeuille
Transforming Energy Access Delivery Coordinator, The Carbon Trust

Chris Pye
Hybrid Microgrids Segment Manager, ComAp

Deepak Mohapatra
Senior Officer, Business & Market Development, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)

Nico Peterschmidt
Managing Director, INENSUS

Tom Parkinson
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, SteamaCo

Chris Edeh
Executive Director, African Sustainable Energy Association

Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj
Professor of Sustainable Energy, University of Southampton

Anne Wacera Wambugu
Head of Electrification, UNESCO Chair for Climate Change Resilience and Sustainability, Strathmore University

Oleg Bagleybter, PhD
Senior Staff Engineering Manager, GE Vernova

Tim Cantle-Jones
Managing Director, Smart Grid Controls

Nic Bergevin
Project Manager and Optimisation Expert, Energy Pool

Alex Densmore
Technical Director, Zonke Energy

James Hancock
Innovation Manager, Swanbarton

Ayu Abdullah
Executive Director, Community Connect LLC

Mike Murray
COO, Ageto, LLC

Jean Dobrowolski
Microgrid Expert, Energy Pool

Jamie Behrendt LLM
PhD Researcher Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability, University of Groningen

Catherine Bottrill
CEO, Pilio

Larisa Dobriansky
Chief Business & Regulatory Innovations Officer, General MicroGrids

Adrián Ruiz Carvajal, PhD
Founder / Director, Nexus 3

Roger Sallent
Regional Team Leader, Trama TecnoAmbiental, S.L. (TTA)

Hugo Chandler
Director and Co-founder, New Resource Partners Ltd

Jeff Lee
Managing Director, INGINE Wave Energy Systems Ltd.

Minoo Shariat-Zadeh, P.ENG, SM-IEEE
Project Leader, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART), Centre for Applied Research & Innovation (CARI), BC Institute of Technology

Farzan Tahir
PhD candidate, Institute of Sustainable Futures (ISF) at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Australia

Edward Ross
Technical Director, Gridimp

Sabri Regragui
Business Development Manager, Gridworks

Alicia Qin
Business Development Manager, SolarWorX GmbH

2023 Sponsor

• ComApp
• Energy Pool