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Smart Metering Forum
4th Conference: Towards smarter customers and a smarter grid: a leading strategic event for the UK energy industry
2nd & 3rd December 2009, Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London
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Speakers include:
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Generation & Supply Director, SSE
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Biography
Chris Harris is the head of retail regulation at rwe npower, following a period as head of industry, networks and agreements. His background is in trading, consulting and asset management. He is a visiting professor in the Centre for Sustainable Power Distribution at the University of Bath.
Petter Allison
Director of Smart Metering, British Gas
Petter Allison
Director of Smart Metering, British Gas
Biography
Petter Allison is Director Smart Metering, leading the transformation programme to deliver smart metering across British Gas’ 16m energy customer accounts. This includes business design, technology and systems, process change, customer operations, and economics. Petter has held a range of roles in Centrica, including heading Metering & Payments, Head of Commercial in both Residential Energy and Home Services, Corporate Strategy & Development, M&A, telecoms and broadband development, and Commercial Director for BG Deutschland. Petter started his career as a project economist working in Africa and Asia for multilateral finance institutions.
Charles Hendry
Minister of State, Department of Energy & Climate Change
Charles Hendry
Minister of State, Department of Energy & Climate Change
Biography
Charles Hendry has been Member of Parliament for Wealden since 2001. Prior to joining the Government, he was Shadow Minister for Energy. He had previously held the position of Shadow Minister for Energy, Industry and Postal Affairs. Before this, Charles was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party (2003-05), Shadow Minister for Young People (2002-05) and Shadow Minister for Industry and Enterprise (May – December 2005).
From 1992-97, Charles Hendry was Member of Parliament for High Peak, Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party (1995-1997) and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Homelessness (1992-1996). Following the 1997 General Election, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Rt Hon William Hague during his leadership of the Conservative Party, before establishing and leading the Business Liaison Unit at Conservative Party headquarters.
Charles Hendry's business career has mostly been spent in Public Relations, working with the international communications groups Ogilvy & Mather PR and Burson-Marsteller. He was Special Adviser to the Rt Hon John Moore MP as Secretary of State for Social Services (1988) and to the Rt Hon Tony Newton MP as Minister of State for Trade & Industry and then Secretary of State for Social Security (1988-90). He was Founder/Chairman/Chief Executive of The Agenda Group (1999-2005), a specialist consultancy helping company Chairmen and Chief Executives with their corporate networking.
He was born and brought up in Sussex and attended Rugby School from 1972-1976 before going on to study for a degree in Business Studies at Edinburgh University from 1977-1981.
Derek Lickorish
Chairman, Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
Derek Lickorish
Chairman, Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
Biography
Derek Lickorish has had an extensive career over some 39 years in the energy business. He is currently, Chair to the UK Government's Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, an advisory board member eaga plc, a Non Executive Director of Entity Holdings Ltd and a consultant to the Power Industry.
Prior to his decision to focus on smart metering, fuel poverty and energy strategy Derek was employed by EDF Energy as their Chief Operating Officer, Customers Branch, for nearly 5 years and was previously the Customer Service and External Affairs Director at SWEB from 1996.
In his role of COO for EDF Energy he was responsible for leveraging his many years experience in IT, Sales, Marketing, Credit Control and Customer Service to merge the then 5 million customers of the 3 Energy Retail businesses of London Electricity, Seeboard Energy and South Western Electricity (SWEB) to one IT platform, organisation and brand.
Derek has held several energy industry executive positions as well as senior management and individual contributor roles. He has also served on the Boards of private companies plus Public and Private sector inward investor/regional development partnerships in a range of roles, including, deputy Chairman and Chairman.
Derek completed his further education at the Metropolitan Police Training Colleges at Hendon and Ashford and the South Kent College of Technology (1967 - 1970) where he studied Law, Sociology and British Constitution. He undertook an MBA at Brighton Polytechnic (1987-9).
Sarah Harrison
Senior Partner, Sustainable Development, Ofgem
Sarah Harrison
Senior Partner, Sustainable Development, Ofgem
Biography
Sarah took on leadership of Ofgem's new Sustainable Development Division in September 09. The Division was created as part of Ofgem's restructuring the aim of which is to increase Ofgem's role in helping to meet Britain's targets to cut carbon emissions. The Division brings together Environmental, Social and Consumer policy. It will lead on smart metering policy as well as enforcement and better regulation.
From 2005 Sarah was Ofgem's Managing Director of Corporate Affairs and before that she was Ofgem's Communications Director.
From 1994 – 1999 Sarah was the first Director of ICSTIS, the UK industry regulator for premium rate telephone services. Sarah's earlier career was in government and public relations consultancy.
Conference overview:
Not since privatisation or the switch to natural gas has there been a more transformational issue facing the UK energy industry, than smart metering. It has the potential to revolutionise the relationship between customer and energy supplier and deliver unprecedented progress in demand management, energy services, tariff innovation, smart grids, billing, customer services, micro-generation and electric vehicles.
With a predicted cost of £7-10 billion the scope and scale of investment over the next 10 years is vast. Guaranteeing a return and maximising potential of smart metering are of paramount importance and will be dependant on strong leadership and co-operation from industry, Government, regulator and of course energy consumers.
With a long and established legacy of energy conferences of the highest calibre, The Adam Smith Institute and Marketforce's Smart Metering Forum will unite the most senior thought leaders and decision makers from across the energy industry to discuss the impact smart metering will have on their business and debate the key challenges and opportunities going forward.
