3. Sustainable Energy - Guy Vekemans
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Guido Bartels
General Manager Global Energy & Utilities, IBM Guido Bartels heads up all of IBM’s energy and utility business, which includes electricity, gas, water and waste management companies. He and his worldwide team work closely with clients and partners to bring IBM’s innovative technology, services and solutions to the industry. Bartels also leads IBM’s corporate initiative around building an 'Intelligent Utility Network,' IBM’s portfolio of offerings and capabilities for the Smart Grid. In addition to his IBM role Bartels serves as Chairman of the GridWise™ Alliance, a leading advocacy group of private and public companies that supports a national imperative for modernizing the electric system of the United States. Under Bartels’ leadership since 2007 the Alliance has grown its membership fourfold. He has been a tireless advocate for collaboration across the entire energy value chain that includes business and policy leaders from around the world. Earth2Tech, one of the most respected cleantech blogs, ranked Bartels on its 2009 ‘Top 15 Smart Grid Influencers’ list. Bartels is also a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC), a 30 member group representing some of the country’s top public and private sector electricity and energy policy leaders. He chaired the EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee, which produced under his leadership a report entitled “Smart Grid: Enabler of the New Energy Economy” with practical policy recommendations to advance the national smart grid agenda. Prior to assuming his current position in January 2005, Bartels led the development of a new business for IBM EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), successfully capitalizing on the market opportunities associated with the emergence of wireless technologies. During his earlier years at IBM, Bartels held various international executive positions in sales, services and marketing, mostly in the in the manufacturing and process industry segments. Prior to joining IBM in 1988, Bartels was one of the leaders of a start-up company which pioneered a new business model in the then emerging personal computer market. |
Theme 1: Energy connects people | |
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Matthias Kuom
Program Manager, Project Management Agency, Part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Matthias Kuom joined the Project Management Agency at German Aerospace Center in 2002. He is responsible for the implementation of programme-related governmental project funding, including the evaluation of funding concepts, professional project tracking and financial control. Currently he supports the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) in the conceptual and organisational design of cross-border research funding as well as in the internationalisation of programme activities (esp. Smart Grids). Previously, he was responsible for Technology Programmes in the areas of Internet Economy, Wireless Internet and Grid Technologies. Earlier in his career, Matthias was a scientist in the ICT Media and Communication Group at the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment. |
Theme 2: Energy connects money | |
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John Scott
Director - Network Innovation, KEMA John Scott joined KEMA Consulting early in 2009, having previously been the Technical Director for Ofgem, the British gas and electricity regulator. |
Theme 3: Energy connects technology | |
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Guenter Eckardt
VP Smart Grid, Sector Energy, Energy Automation Business Unit, Siemens AG Eckardt Günther has an engineering degree in material sciences at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
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