JRC Annual Seminar Nov 2025

JRC Annual Conference

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                                                                               Close