Panel discussion: perspectives on stimulating innovation and the finance required to achieve net zero

Time: 2:50 pm
day: DAY ONE: 17 March 2021

Details:

  • Addressing the level and scale of innovation required to achieve net zero – how can we ramp up innovation given the financial constraints?
  • Are you a fast adopter or a copier? Does the regulatory regime support or stifle innovation? What changes would be beneficial?
  • How do you attract new talent into utilities, given the change in people capability requirements?

Speakers:

Julia Pyke
Julia Pyke

Julia is Director of Financing for Sizewell C, and is working with Government to identify an innovative way for Sizewell C and Moorside to be funded at best value to electricity consumers, and with potential investors and lenders to raise the capital required. Prior to her move to Sizewell C, Julia was Head of Power and…Read more

Bill Castell
Bill Castell

Bill Castell is CFO of OVO. Bill has responsibility for the management of finances across all OVO businesses, including overseeing Risk, Legal, Tax and Property functions, as well as the Finance and Trading teams. Bill is also an NED of the Financial Ombudsman Service and a Governor of Whitgift School. He was formerly Acting CFO at…Read more

Suleman Alli
Suleman Alli

Suleman joined UK Power Networks in May 2015 as Director of Strategy & Regulation. His responsibilities now also include leading customer service, technology, data and the innovation agenda which are core to UK Power Network’s business strategy. Previously Suleman was a Managing Director at Accenture, leading the utility network operations practice in the UK. Suleman…Read more