This 6th Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference at Murray Edwards College was organised by CIR Strategy, the independent Cambridge management consultancy, in association with AlertMe. It is part of the CIR Conferences Series, which has run since 2007.
The next Smart Systems Summit 2014 takes place on 1-2 October 2014 London at the Institute of Directors: www.cir-strategy.com/events/register or 01223 303500. The next conferences in Cambridge are the 8th Smart Homes Conference 4 November, covering killer apps in connected homes and buildings, and HVM Graphene+ 2014 3-4 November.
Speaker Medals Table Results
Based on 30 survey responses 5-10 June 2014. Day 1 talks were longer and more pedagogical. Day 2 talks were typically 15 minute business talks.
Cambridge Investment Research Ltd (CIR) is pleased to announce the following results:
Medals Table Day 1
GOLD = Andy Stanford Clark - IBM
SILVER = Mike Wilks - Poyry
BRONZE = Gavin Jones – Electralink
Honourable mention pipped into 4th place: Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe and 1248.io
Medals Table Day 2 Smart Grids Room
GOLD = Andy Stanford Clark - IBM
SILVER = John Di Stasio - Space-time Insight
BRONZE = Ian Ellerington - DECC
(Dr Mark England of Sentec and Pilgrim Beart were tied in 4th place just behind Ian.)
Medals Table Day 2 Cleanpower
GOLD = Doug Stewart - Green Energy UK
SILVER = Joel Price - San Leon Energy
BRONZE = Dr Tony Smith - SLR Consulting
Medals Table Day 2 Overall
GOLD = Andy Stanford Clark - IBM
SILVER = Doug Stewart - Green Energy UK
BRONZE = John di Stasio - Space-time Insight
Overall Medals Days 1-2
GOLD = Andy Stanford Clark, IBM (for Day 1 talk on the technology of the smart grid)
SILVER = Doug Stewart, Green Energy UK (for Day 2 talk on role of non Big 6 energy suppliers)
BRONZE = Mike Wilks, Poyry (for Day 1 talk on market structure of smart grids and power)
"I congratulate all these excellent speakers, and we very much hope they will return to future conferences. It is necessary to have something interesting to say, but it requires an additional set of skills to communicate ideas well," said Justin Hayward of CIR.
The next Smart Systems Summit 2014 takes place on 1-2 October 2014 London at the Institute of Directors: www.cir-strategy.com/events/register or 01223 303500. The next conferences in Cambridge are the 8th Smart Homes Conference 4 November, covering killer apps in connected homes and buildings, and HVM Graphene+ 2014 3-4 November. CIR welcomes approaches from companies with aspiring speakers who are in these sectors to take part in and market themselves on these upcoming occasions.
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