Dive into the future of energy with a cutting-edge discussion that unites perspectives from the realms of energy, artificial intelligence, and finance. As the global energy market undergoes seismic shifts, marked by volatile supply and demand patterns, this conversation will offer a timely exploration of how traditional and emerging companies can navigate and thrive in this new environment.

Learn how incumbents and disruptors alike are leveraging AI to reimagine business models, from enhancing risk management strategies in power trading to unlocking novel revenue streams through smart, AI-driven energy solutions. Our panel of experts will dissect the opportunities and challenges presented by this transition, providing insights into how AI tools and technologies are fuelling innovation and enabling businesses to outpace their competitors.

 Speakers:

Andy Perry  leads Faculty’s Energy Transition and Environment business unit, which designs, builds and deploys customised AI solutions and advises on broader AI-transformation for energy, utilities and infrastructure businesses. Faculty is Europe’s leading applied AI firm with a 10 year history of developing AI-powered solutions for clients. His particular focus is on helping companies use decision intelligence to develop new ways of managing assets, systems and people in a rapidly changing environment, enabling the essential transition of the energy system. Andy has spent the past 15 years at the forefront of change and innovation in energy through senior roles in consulting, start-up and Government organisations.

Emma Pinchbeck is the Chief Executive of Energy UK, a position that she has held since July 2020. She is an expert in whole-economy decarbonisation and the energy transition. She also holds several board advisory positions. Emma has two children and shares childcare with her husband. She is passionate about efforts to improve diversity in the energy industry. From 2016-2020, she served as Deputy CEO of the trade body Renewable UK, in which role she also sat on the Board of Scottish Renewables. Prior to this, Emma was Head of Climate Change at WWFU-K. She has an MA from the University of Oxford.

Siobhan Temple is the Chief Technology Officer at global renewable energy, Low Carbon. Siobhan has extensive experience in strategy and systems architecture, global transformation, cyber security and data analytics. At Low Carbon, she leads the development of the technology and data platforms that underpin Low Carbon’s ambitious growth agenda, to support the acceleration of the strategy through data insight and innovation.

Moderator:

Prashant Rao leads Semafor’s Flagship, Net Zero, and Breaking News teams. Prashant has had one of journalism’s widest-ranging careers: Raised in Hong Kong and educated in London, he’s been the Iraq Bureau Chief for AFP, the Deputy Europe Business Editor for the New York Times, and the International Editor of The Atlantic. He edits Flagship — Semafor’s global publication — as well as Net Zero, which covers the energy transition, and manages Breaking News from London, where he lives with his wife and daughter.