Key Note Speakers

  • Susan Tang

    Keynote Speech Title:
    North American power system industry trends.

    Building resilience is critical to navigating the evolving landscape of power systems. Changing consumer behaviour, unpredictable weather, and technological leaps all contribute to power system uncertainties. In her keynote address, Susan will unravel North American power system industry trends and share her insights into how uncertain factors, including intermittent renewables, EV charging, climate change, cybersecurity, and AI technology, will shape our energy infrastructure and decision-making.

  • Brad Henderson

    Keynote Speech Title:
    The power system in 2030 – emerging trends and challenges.

    This presentation provides a brief overview of the challenges and opportunities within the power system today and some emerging trends that we are seeing within industry. I provide some thoughts on what might play out over the next few years including touching on the following topical issues:

    • Resilience and the tension inherent in the energy trilemma
    • “Electrify everything” and emerging demand trends
    • Generation technologies and trends
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on professional services and academia

  • Thahirah Jalal

    To be updated