Energy & Basic Resources

Valued experts focusing on the exploration, production, and management of energy sources and raw materials

Trishan Peruma

Trishan Peruma

With over a decade of experience in CleanTech, energy, and the transportation sector, Trishan Peruma is helping to accelerate and scale the global adoption of electric vehicles. At Hubject, a B2B software company, Trishan is championing interoperability and transforming the EV landscape by partnering with infrastructure operators and automakers to facilitate seamless and secure EV charging. As the world’s leading provider of Plug&Charge and eRoaming, Hubject is focused on supporting network scale, charger reliability and driver choice. Prior to Hubject, Trishan previously held leadership positions at Pod Point, a major electric vehicle infrastructure operator in the UK and Norway, as well as ViriCiti, a leading electric fleet software provider in Europe and North America (acquired by ChargePoint in 2021).

With over a decade of experience in CleanTech, energy, and the transportation sector, Trishan Peruma is helping to accelerate and scale the global adoption of electric vehicles. At Hubject, a B2B software company, Trishan is championing interoperabil... Show more

Benjamin Shaibu

Benjamin Shaibu

I uncover hidden insights with geospatial data. When not mapping, I'm lost in non-fiction books or exploring stunning destinations.

I uncover hidden insights with geospatial data. When not mapping, I'm lost in non-fiction books or exploring stunning destinations. Show more

Joey Bernal

Joey Bernal

IoT, Digital Transformation, and DevOps Architect, I help industrial organizations leverage cloud and edge technologies to achieve their digital transformation goals. With over 20 years in development, and over 10 years of experience in IoT, and cloud architecture, I have led the development and delivery of two commercial IoT platforms and multiple projects for clients in various sectors, such as Manufacturing, Automotive, O&G, Retail, and Food service. I am passionate about creating innovative and scalable solutions that enhance operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and business value. I have a solid background in development, operations, infrastructure, IoT hardware, and cloud and edge platforms, such as AWS, EKS, and Kubernetes. I am a prolific writer and enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge and insights with fellow practitioners and audiences, as well as learning from others and staying updated on the latest trends and best practices.

IoT, Digital Transformation, and DevOps Architect, I help industrial organizations leverage cloud and edge technologies to achieve their digital transformation goals. With over 20 years in development, and over 10 years of experience in IoT, and clou... Show more

Olivier Schecker

Olivier Schecker

Nach einer deutsch-französischen Promotion in Physik und Mikrosystemtechnik und etlichen Jahren in der zentralen Forschung der Robert Bosch GmbH arbeitet Prof. Schecker an der Hochschule Karlsruhe auf dem Gebiet der Energie Versorgung Energie-autonomer Sensor-Systeme. Seit 2021 engagiert er sich für das Klima Puzzle, das sich an der Hochschule Karlsruhe inzwischen zu einer Standard-Einführungsveranstaltung für Erstsemester-Studierende entwickelt hat.

Nach einer deutsch-französischen Promotion in Physik und Mikrosystemtechnik und etlichen Jahren in der zentralen Forschung der Robert Bosch GmbH arbeitet Prof. Schecker an der Hochschule Karlsruhe auf dem Gebiet der Energie Versorgung Energie-autonom... Show more

Rick Mihelic

Rick Mihelic

Rick Mihelic is NACFE’s Director Emerging Technologies. He has authored NACFE Guidance Reports on electric, hydrogen fuel cell and other alternative fuel medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Other reports include technology Confidence Reports and insights on efficiency, aerodynamics, platooning, regional haul and production. President of Mihelic Vehicle Consulting LLC he has 42 years’ experience in the trucking and aerospace industries including 20 years in commercial vehicle development for PACCAR and Peterbilt. He received the 2016 SAE L. Ray Buckendale Award and 2020 SAE Crawford award. An associate editor for the SAE Journal of Commercial Vehicles and active member of multiple SAE and TMC groups.

Rick Mihelic is NACFE’s Director Emerging Technologies. He has authored NACFE Guidance Reports on electric, hydrogen fuel cell and other alternative fuel medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Other reports include technology Confidence Reports and insights ... Show more

Anvar Mammadli

Anvar Mammadli

Anvar Mammadli is PhD candidate at the Western Australia School of Mines of Curtin University. His research focuses on evaluating the criticality of minerals and metals worldwide. Anvar began his academic journey by earning a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry. He further honed his expertise by attaining an M.Sc. in Sustainable Remediation and Mining Management from Technical University Bergakademie in Freiberg, Germany. During his master's program, Anvar researched factors influencing the status of co- and by-products in polymetallic mining projects and developed a computational tool using multi-criteria decision analyses. Apart from his academic pursuits, Anvar has over five years of experience in event organization and consulting, displaying his commitment to professional growth and entrepreneurial endeavours. Notably, he is the CEO and Founder of Horizon Education Agency, a successful initiative in Azerbaijan he takes immense pride in.

Anvar Mammadli is PhD candidate at the Western Australia School of Mines of Curtin University. His research focuses on evaluating the criticality of minerals and metals worldwide. Anvar began his academic journey by earning a B.Sc. in Mining Engineer... Show more

Amit Saini

Amit Saini

Amit Saini is a Project Manager on the Finance Business Controlling team at Uniper Energy , where he worked together with Finance colleagues to develop various Finance Power BI reports to support the CFO area .He has around 12+ year of experience in development, data analysis, data integration and enabling governance concepts around Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI , QlikView , Qlik Sense , Tableau.

Amit Saini is a Project Manager on the Finance Business Controlling team at Uniper Energy , where he worked together with Finance colleagues to develop various Finance Power BI reports to support the CFO area .He has around 12+ year of experience in ... Show more

Timothy Stiles

Timothy Stiles

Timothy Stiles is a San Francisco based software engineer and computational synthetic biologist who writes most of his bioinformatics tooling in Go.

Timothy Stiles is a San Francisco based software engineer and computational synthetic biologist who writes most of his bioinformatics tooling in Go. Show more

Cytandra Hoover

Cytandra Hoover

A transformative global leader, renowned
for adeptly addressing complex issues
and driving change across 60+ countries.
Combining strategic acumen with
anthropological insights to consistently
deliver lasting value.

As a pioneering business intelligence
innovator, excels in harmonizing diverse
perspectives, revealing concealed profit
opportunities, and propelling social
change.

A transformative global leader, renowned for adeptly addressing complex issues and driving change across 60+ countries. Combining strategic acumen with anthropological insights to consistently deliver lasting value. As a pioneering business i... Show more

Ravi Jethra

Ravi Jethra

Ravi Jethra is Industry Manager - Power & Water with WIKA USA. He has over 2 decades of experience working in varied & diverse roles in Application Engineering, & Product Management focused on Utilities. Prior experience roster includes Tata Power , Emerson India, Honeywell ,SOR & Endress Hauser and geography spread over India, Middle East & North America. He holds an MBA from Arizona State University and B.Eng (Instrumentation) from University of Mumbai, India. He's a member of and heavily involved with local chapters of AWWA & WEF. He currently lives in Washington DC Metro area with his family, and spare time pursuits include hiking, & Pokemon (Level 39/40)

Ravi Jethra is Industry Manager - Power & Water with WIKA USA. He has over 2 decades of experience working in varied & diverse roles in Application Engineering, & Product Management focused on Utilities. Prior experience roster includes Tata Power , ... Show more

Shaibu Samuel

Shaibu Samuel

Samuel Shaibu is a highly skilled professional with a strong background in ethical AI and data solutions within the energy and finance sectors. As a Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate, he brings extensive expertise in leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning tools to deliver impactful insights.

Samuel recently graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious University of Ibadan. During his academic journey, he seized valuable opportunities to gain practical experience through internships with Chevron and Schlumberger. As a Facilities Engineer Intern at Chevron and a Well Engineer Intern at Schlumberger, he actively contributed to real-world projects, deepening his understanding of the energy industry and refining his problem-solving skills.

Combining his firsthand exposure to the energy sector with his proficiency in data analytics and machine learning, Samuel has successfully developed innovative solutions that address critical challenges in the field. His commitment to ethical AI is evident in his approach, ensuring responsible and accountable use of technology.

With a passion for leveraging data-driven insights to drive decision-making and improve operational efficiency, Samuel is a sought-after speaker at industry events and conferences. His engaging presentations highlight the power of ethical AI solutions and the transformative impact they can have on organizations.

As a forward-thinking professional, Samuel is constantly seeking opportunities to expand his knowledge and stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and data analytics. He is driven by a deep sense of responsibility to contribute to a sustainable and equitable future, and his work embodies this commitment.

Samuel Shaibu is a highly skilled professional with a strong background in ethical AI and data solutions within the energy and finance sectors. As a Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate, he brings extensive expertise in leveraging adva... Show more

Barbra BatShalom

Barbra BatShalom

Barbra BatShalom is CEO of BuildingEase and (nonprofit) Sust. Perf. Instit. & past founder of the USGBC Affiliate in Massachusetts. She’s an industry leader whose vision drives market transformation programs from public policy to professional practice. Her work focuses on the intersection of systems, processes and culture. With a background in social psychology and 25 years in architecture and sustainability consulting, she brings a variety of skills to her work and a unique perspective engaging the human dynamics of decision-making and creative collaboration to technical work. She's an educator, management consultant, entrepreneur & change agent working with a wide range of governmental, institutional & private sector organizations to help them institutionalize sustainability and achieve measurable improvements in performance and profitability, with a focus on organizational excellence and change management. Barbra mentors startups @Clean Tech Open, provides extensive training to corporations and teaches Leadership for Sustainability at the Boston Architectural College. She serves on policy task forces & is currently on the boards of mindfulMaterials and Carbon Leadership Forum.

Barbra BatShalom is CEO of BuildingEase and (nonprofit) Sust. Perf. Instit. & past founder of the USGBC Affiliate in Massachusetts. She’s an industry leader whose vision drives market transformation programs from public policy to professional practi... Show more

Heikki Laine

Heikki Laine

Heikki serves as Chief Marketing Officer of NNG, a global supplier of software, content, and connected services for the automotive industry, where he is responsible for global product management and marketing from strategy, to planning, to delivery.

Heikki serves as Chief Marketing Officer of NNG, a global supplier of software, content, and connected services for the automotive industry, where he is responsible for global product management and marketing from strategy, to planning, to delivery. Show more

Arunkumar Palanisamy

Arunkumar Palanisamy

Arunkumar is an enterprise Enterprise Solution Architect at Kasadara Technology Solutions, a Digital Transformation Solutions Provider specializing in aligning emerging technologies such as Azure, IoT, and Big Data powered computing models to enable business process optimization and growth.

Involved in co-creating value for all the stakeholders by architecting and implementing the ERP and CRM packaged business applications along with the custom apps using the No-Code/Low-Code Rapid Application Delivery Platforms using Power Apps to accelerate the innovation-led Digital Transformation journey. Prior to Kasadara, Arun held the Senior Principal Engineer at Itron. WA. Itron is an American technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management. Its headquarters is in Liberty Lake, Washington, United States. Its products are related to smart grid, smart gas, and smart water that measure and analyze electricity, gas, and water consumption.

Prior to Itron, Arun was working for HARMAN as a Senior Technical Architect, managing software product design, development, delivery initiatives, and managed the Azure Center of Excellence.

Arunkumar is an enterprise Enterprise Solution Architect at Kasadara Technology Solutions, a Digital Transformation Solutions Provider specializing in aligning emerging technologies such as Azure, IoT, and Big Data powered computing models to enable ... Show more

Markus Fanebust Dregi

Markus Fanebust Dregi

Markus Dregi is a developer working on ensemble based tools in Equinor. These tools are to aid engineers in making robust decisions for the future under uncertain conditions in various domains.

Markus Dregi is passionate about programming, algorithms, mathematics and computing at large. And he is often amused by their beauty and intrigued by their impact. He has presented at numerous international conferences and workshops and thought multiple courses at university level. He holds a PhD in Algorithms from the University of Bergen and a Bachelor in Mathematics from the University of Oslo.

Markus Dregi is a developer working on ensemble based tools in Equinor. These tools are to aid engineers in making robust decisions for the future under uncertain conditions in various domains. Markus Dregi is passionate about programming, algorit... Show more

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Überblick und tiefe Kenntnisse in der Entwicklung von Softwarelösungen und Embedded Systems. Von komplexen Webseiten, CMS, Buchführungs- und Rechnungssoftware, Engineering-Software, hardwarenahen Treibern, Kommunikationsprotokollen und Echtzeitbetriebssystemen war alles dabei. Der Schwerpunkt in den letzten Jahren lag in der Entwicklung von Komponenten für die Automatisierungs- und Antriebstechnik. Regelmäßig führt er Trainings und Workshops zu Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering und agilem Arbeiten durch, um so sein Wissen und seine Erfahrungen mit anderen zu teilen und Menschen dabei zu unterstützen, mit ihrer Arbeit noch erfolgreicher zu sein.

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Übe... Show more

Jason Gregg

Jason Gregg

Jason Gregg has been in the wastewater industry for over 14 years. Starting as an operator in 2008, moving over into maintenance, and eventually working his way into a maintenance specialist role at a Jacobs contracted wastewater facility. Jason moved into a municipal sales role with Jack Tyler Engineering of Arkansas in early 2019 and joined Vapex Environmental in February of 2022. His hope is by using his experience in the wastewater field, he can better understand the needs and priorities of his customers.

Jason Gregg has been in the wastewater industry for over 14 years. Starting as an operator in 2008, moving over into maintenance, and eventually working his way into a maintenance specialist role at a Jacobs contracted wastewater facility. Jason move... Show more

Jose Barbosa

Jose Barbosa

Senior Executive. Served on Boards and executive teams, managing P&L’s, strategy, organizational growth and daily operations for private and publicly traded companies/subsidiaries in Europe and the United States. Expertise developing businesses and global markets for national and international companies in the EVSE sector, energy/smart grid automation and information technology industries. Demonstrated leadership at various lifecycle stages including start-up, turn around, acquisition and restructuring. Fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Senior Executive. Served on Boards and executive teams, managing P&L’s, strategy, organizational growth and daily operations for private and publicly traded companies/subsidiaries in Europe and the United States. Expertise developing businesses and g... Show more

Xantha Bruso

Xantha Bruso

Xantha Bruso is a Principal on the Strategic Electrification team at The Cadmus Group, where she leads technical and policy analysis for state and regional transportation planning efforts, and designs, implements, and evaluates utility electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs. She recently advised on the development of New York State’s Clean Transportation Roadmap, and is currently leading the evaluation of four California utilities’ fleet electrification programs. Prior to Cadmus, she led automated vehicle policy and program development at AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah, and held multiple positions at Pacific Gas & Electric Company over twelve years, covering clean transportation strategy, climate policy, energy procurement, corporate sustainability, and renewable energy programs. She has an MBA from the Presidio Graduate School, a Master in City Planning from MIT, and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

Xantha Bruso is a Principal on the Strategic Electrification team at The Cadmus Group, where she leads technical and policy analysis for state and regional transportation planning efforts, and designs, implements, and evaluates utility electric vehic... Show more

Glory Adujah

Glory Adujah

*Bsc Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Interested in renewable energy, robotics,and data analytics and generally a tech enthusiast.

*Bsc Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Interested in renewable energy, robotics,and data analytics and generally a tech enthusiast. Show more

Mark Hawkins

Mark Hawkins

Mark started out his career in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. After 8 years of service, he left and worked as a commercial yacht skipper. From 1999 Mark started a new career in IT working for Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin) where he was the head of IT. In 2014, Mark moved to Save the Children International where he is responsible for field technologies and Humanitarian Response. He is a specialist at making technology "Just work" in the most challenging field conditions. Specifically, he is expert in satellite and radio communications. You will also see Mark getting very much involved in power supplies as if there is no power, ICT is just a door stopper!

Mark started out his career in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. After 8 years of service, he left and worked as a commercial yacht skipper. From 1999 Mark started a new career in IT working for Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin) where h... Show more

Ashen Parikh

Ashen Parikh

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Startups Strategies. My background is in research and development using data to understand real-world problems. I've worked as technologist with Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, JLL/T, and Microsoft across the cloud: Infra, Apps, Security, Networking, and Data & AI. I've optimized business as an advisor at Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, and Microsoft. I work with partner companies to address enterprise challenges. And I focus on generating business revenue, sales, and net new opportunities.

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Sta... Show more

Mason Acie

Mason Acie

Full Stack Software Engineer (5+ years)
Change Leader
Blockchain Enthusiast
Mentor at the Knighture Foundation

Full Stack Software Engineer (5+ years) Change Leader Blockchain Enthusiast Mentor at the Knighture Foundation Show more

John McElhone

John McElhone

John is the co-founder of CropSafe - building the operational and financial operating system for the millions of farms that feed the world’s population, powered by a global network of orbital satellites and weather monitoring stations. CropSafe has recently announced that they have raised $3M in seed funding and have opened U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles.

John is the co-founder of CropSafe - building the operational and financial operating system for the millions of farms that feed the world’s population, powered by a global network of orbital satellites and weather monitoring stations. CropSafe has r... Show more

Nick Costanzo

Nick Costanzo

Nick is a senior manager in the Microsoft Business Applications group at EY with over 21 years of experience as an IT leader. For the last 11 years he has focused on the CRM and low code/no code space, implementing client solutions on Power Platform and helping clients establish Centers of Enablement for citizen development. He works with clients across many industries including energy, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, technology, and software. Nick has a personal purpose to encourage agility so everyone can live dynamically every day.

Nick is a senior manager in the Microsoft Business Applications group at EY with over 21 years of experience as an IT leader. For the last 11 years he has focused on the CRM and low code/no code space, implementing client solutions on Power Platform ... Show more

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma

Expert in Developing End to End Data Science Solutions

Expert in Developing End to End Data Science Solutions Show more

Björn Schorre

Björn Schorre

Dipl.-Ing. Björn Schorre ist von der GfSE zertifizierter Systemingenieur und Betreiber des Ingenieurbüro für Systems-Engineering. Mit 22 Berufsjahren in verschiedenen Industriebranchen hat er tiefgreifende Erfahrung im Bereich der Anforderungsspezifikation und Architekturerstellung. Projekte im regulierten Umfeld des BMWi entsprechend dem V-Modell und agile Arbeitsprozesse sind für ihn keine Widersprüche und so bedient er sich dem besten aus beiden Welten, um damit eine praxisnahe Umsetzung zu erreichen. Über sein Mentoring-Programm für Systems Engineering gibt es dieses Wissen an Unternehmen des Mittelstands weiter. Björn Schorre hilft auch bei konkreten Themen wie der kurzfristigen Erstellung von Lastenheften für ein neues Produkt.
Web: https://bjoernschorre.de/

Dipl.-Ing. Björn Schorre ist von der GfSE zertifizierter Systemingenieur und Betreiber des Ingenieurbüro für Systems-Engineering. Mit 22 Berufsjahren in verschiedenen Industriebranchen hat er tiefgreifende Erfahrung im Bereich der Anforderungsspezifi... Show more

Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Sensus, a Xylem brand. He has over 21 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. Throughout his career he has been active in the training community – teaching and presenting through AWWA, WEF, Rural Water, and other organizations. Chris has a Master’s Degree of Science in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and Maryland.

Chris Thomson is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Sensus, a Xylem brand. He has over 21 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. Throughout his career he has been active in the training community – teaching and presenting t... Show more

Ankur Rathor

Ankur Rathor

Lead development of digital solutions that supports asset management (CIP and Maintenance) decision making and help water and wastewater utilities better plan and manage assets while delivering the levels of services at the lowest possible cost

Lead development of digital solutions that supports asset management (CIP and Maintenance) decision making and help water and wastewater utilities better plan and manage assets while delivering the levels of services at the lowest possible cost Show more

Jukka Kukkonen

Jukka Kukkonen

Jukka Kukkonen is Chief EV Educator and Strategist for Shift2Electric. An automotive engineer by training and a former Ford area manager, he has worked with the EV market for over 10 years. He has built impactful business strategies and solutions for utility company EV programs, apartment building and condominium charging, workplace charging, DC fast charging, regional charging infrastructure strategies, dealership outreach, smart grid integration, general outreach and education. He also teaches EV Market and Technologies at the University of St Thomas.

Jukka Kukkonen is Chief EV Educator and Strategist for Shift2Electric. An automotive engineer by training and a former Ford area manager, he has worked with the EV market for over 10 years. He has built impactful business strategies and solutions for... Show more

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