Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the climate and energy field since 2003.

He has managed the EASE office in Brussels as Secretary General since its establishment in September 2011. Since then, EASE has grown from the initial 13 founding members to almost 40.

In the last ten years, Rémy Dénos has served as a scientific officer and policy officer in the field of aeronautics and energy in research and innovation programmes of the European Commission such as FP7 and Horizon 2020.

Currently he is dealing with several initiatives in the field of smart grid, storage and energy systems such as the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, the BRIDGE initiative which coordinates H2020 projects in the field and the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Smart Networks for the Energy Transition (ETIP SNET)

In her current role in Glen Dimplex, Rowena manages a project team which works mainly in the area of Smart Grid innovation projects including energy storage, demand side management and low carbon heating solutions. Rowena is also involved in lobbying on a European level and is an active member of key associations in the energy sector in Brussels including Eurelectric and is on the Executive Board of the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE). Rowena is an experienced public speaker and frequently presents at energy conferences around the world.

As RealValue’s Project Business Director, Rowena acts as the vice-chair of the Project Steering Board and is the primary contact point for all formal communication between the project and the consortium partners and the European Commission. As leader of the Project Management Office, it is her responsibility to ensure that the business, financial and administrative elements of the project are carried out.

Mark O’Malley is Chief Scientist, Energy Systems Integration and Senior Research Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA. He is on sabbatical from University College Dublin where he holds the Chair of Electrical Engineering. He was the founding director of the International Institute for Energy Systems Integration which evolved into the Energy Systems Integration Group where he chairs the Research and Education Working Group. In 2017 he was the James M. Flaherty Visiting Professor at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineers, member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and has received two Fulbright Fellowships. Mark is recognized as a world authority on Energy Systems Integration and Grid Integration of Renewable Energy.

Jon has 18 years’ experience in the distributed energy, heat and energy services sectors. As a founding director of Delta-ee, Jon has worked extensively across Europe (and beyond) with energy companies, network companies, equipment manufacturers and technology developers, policy makers and investors.

Jon currently has responsibility for all Delta-ee’s research services, as well as getting involved in consulting projects and relationship management with our clients. He has launched, managed and directed numerous research services and consultancy assignments at Delta-ee. Projects range from board level strategy work for major manufacturing companies; analysing opportunities for ‘new energy’ business models for major utility companies; to detailed analysis of customer needs and wants, and modelling the impact of electrification of heat on networks.

Prior to founding Delta-ee, Jon worked for Platts, managing E Source’s distributed energy research, and the UK’s Energy Saving Trust, managing their energy services and CHP programmes. Jon holds an MSc in Environmental Technology (specialising in Energy Policy) and a BSc in Physics.

Neil has worked in manufacturing for almost 30 years, having originally graduated as a mechanical engineer from Queens University Belfast in 1988. He also obtained an MBA in 1992.

He has been with the Glen Dimplex Group since 2000, holding various positions within the heating and renewables businesses. In October 2016 he was appointed CEO of the newly formed Heating and Ventilation division (GDHV), bringing together a number of Group businesses in the electrical heating, ventilation, water heating, decorative fire and renewables sectors. Neil has a passion for business excellence and is driven to make GDHV a leading, world-class business in its field. Underpinning this is a desire to build an innovative culture and to develop a team capable of delivering excellence in all areas.

Didier joined Swisscom Energy Solutions in May 2016 to manage operations within the company, encompassing R&D delivery, energy services production, quality, manufacturing and logistics. Didier began his career in 1989 at Philips where he held several technical and management positions in the Digital TV area of the business. In 2001, he moved to Technicolor (ex-Thomson) as Head of Digital TV Set-Top Box R&D before taking over running the newly created IP-TV business unit. In 2006, he went back to Philips as Senior Vice President, running the TV decoder activities in North and South America before taking the position of CTO of the television division. In 2011, he created Siligence, a company specialised in the design and delivery of advanced consumer digital terminals. Within four years he led it to €30M top line with positive EBITDA and cashflow, with Tier 1 customers such as Swisscom and Orange. Didier studied at the Ecole Polytechnique and holds a PhD in High Energy Nuclear Physics and an Executive MBA from ESSEC Business School.

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