JRC Annual Seminar Nov 2025
Our annual conference for 2025 focused on the theme of delivering flexibility and resilience through digitalisation.
Held in London at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, it featured presentations on clean power 2030, energy sector digitalisation, assessing the telecoms needs of UK critical infrastructure and the role of telecoms in power resilience.
Agenda
13:30 – 13:35
Welcome, – JRC Board Director
13:35 – 13:40
Introduction – Cristina Data, JRC Chief Executive Officer
13:40 – 14:00
‘A clean power 2030 perspective,’ Dr Simon Harrison, Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission and Mott MacDonald Fellow.
14:00 – 14:25
‘A clean energy system ain’t going to happen if we don’t think whole system.’, Guy Newey, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Systems Catapult.
14:25 – 14:50
‘Energy Sector Digitalisation, the digitalisation actions and gaps for Clean Power 2030’ Simon Evans, NESO’s Virtual Energy System Programme Director
14:50 – 15:00
Comfort Break
15:00 – 15:25
‘The process for assessing the telecommunications needs of UK infrastructure sectors,’ Louise Lancaster, Head of Digitalising Infrastructure, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology.
15:25 – 15:50
‘The critical role of Telecommunications in resilient operations and power outages,’ Dr Alberto Sendin, Iberdrola.
15:50 – 16:00
Closing remarks, - Cristina Data JRC CEO.
16.00
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