Third tranche of speakers confirmed for GRID-UK’s October inaugural event
GRID-UK, the conference for energy conscious businesses wanting to cut bills and collaborate for growth has announced another round of speaker confirmations, pushing the total number of presenters beyond 36, due to appear at Excel London on 1 & 2 October.
The newly announced participants are (from top left):
· Beatrice Siyanbola, the award-winning Valuation Analyst at Shell UK
· David Pownall, VP Power Systems, Schneider Electric
· Rob Gilbert, Director of Supply Chain, Great British Energy
· Sally Prickett, UK Energy Lead, Arup
· Jonathan Saks, Director of Strategy & Systems Change, NISTA
· Adrian Fielden-Gray, Chief Strategy, Investments and People Officer, BE.EV
· Bean Beanland, Commercial, Industrial & Public Sector Consultant, Heat Pump Association
· Iain Smith, New Business & Strategy Director, Balfour Beatty Power & Transmission
· Marilyn Comrie OBE, Director, Verciti (Delivery Readiness) Ltd
· Phil Steele, Senior Evangelist, Octopus Energy
· Pinder Kang, Chief Revenue Officer, OCU Group
· Matt Barton, HVDC Portfolio Director, SP Energy Networks
Sir Greg Hands (left) and Martin Venning
“With these latest additions I am confident GRID-UK will provide an engaging showcase and overview of the UK’s energy transition strategy and will provide essential information that everyone running a commercial enterprise would want to know.
This is a rare opportunity to meet the people whose work will shape the future of the UK economy”, said GRID-UK Conference Chair, and former energy minister, Sir Greg Hands.
Conference Content Director Martin Venning added:
“There’s real momentum building behind GRID-UK as delegates focus on getting more value from their energy spend. More high-level presenters will be unveiled shortly.
The programme will focus on some of the key issues such as affordability, economic growth, resilience, decarbonisation, collaboration and investment”.
Admission is free, subject to advanced registration. Sign up here.

