BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250221T003006Z UID:67821E33-C543-447B-AA5B-EDF04815B2FE DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T110000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nAbstract:\n\nAdam Middleton and Sabrina Mercer will prese nt The Energy Transition 2.0\, focusing upon how the Energy Industry has b ecome even more volatile and uncertain following recent macroeconomic and societal changes. This seminar will examine what is happening in Energy to day. This will cover a wide variety of topics including Global macro econo mics and the potential impact upon the Energy Transition\, the Business En vironment\, VUCA (volatile / uncertain / complex / ambiguous) and BANI (br ittle / anxiety / non-linear / incomprehensible) and their implication.\n\ nFrom there it will look at innovation\, resilience and Weatherproofing in energy: critical capabilities for the next generation of energy industry leaders before examining the personal implications of Professor Middleton ’s career in the energy sector\, and what would be done differently. The y will look to draw conclusions and implications for the Energy Transition in Europe.\n\nBiography – Professor Adam Middleton\, Vice President\, S iemens Energy:\n\nAdam Middleton has spent more than 35 years in the energ y\, electrical transmission & distribution\, construction and oil & gas in dustries. Originally from the UK\, Adam spent 21 years with GEC / ALSTOM G roup companies in the UK and France\, six years with GE Energy in Europe a nd North America\, two years with CG Power in Belgium and three years with Laing O’Rourke in the UK. Since 2016\, he is with the Siemens / Siemens Energy group of companies\, where he has had responsibility for Energy Ma nagement in Belgium\, France and Africa. In April 2019\, Adam took over as Senior Vice President of the Gas & Power Operating Company of Siemens N.V . in the Netherlands\, then Chair of the Management Board and MD of Siemen s Energy B.V. in The Netherlands in March 2020 followed by President of Si emens Energy France in December 2021. In April 2022\, Adam became Vice Pre sident for Western Europe\, in addition to Chair and MD of Siemens Energy NV/SA in Belgium in January 2023. Adam holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bradford ( UK) and an MBA from Warwick Business School (UK). He is a Chartered Engine er (C.Eng). Chair of CIGRE UK (2016-22) and member of the CIGRE Global Exe cutive Steering Committee (2019-22)\, he coaches members of the Women in E nergy (WiE) and Next Generation Network (NGN) groups. Adam has a strong in terest in the development of new and diverse talent within the engineering industry\, and has a passion for improving health and safety at work\, sp ecifically around mental health. He works extensively supporting inclusion \, equity and diversity\, the Energy Transition and decarbonization initia tives in social media. He is based in The Hague\, The Netherlands and is m arried with one son.\n\nAdam has been appointed as the Honorary Professor in System Technologies and Strategy in the School of Engineering at the Un iversity of Birmingham since 2023\n\nBiography – Sabrina Mercer\, Head o f Strategy\, Siemens Energy\, UK:\n\nWith a background in Business Studies and Economics\, Sabrina has worked in the Energy industry for over 20 yea rs in a variety of commercial roles\, starting in traditional fossil power generation and moving increasingly into more renewable operations. She se es the opportunities and challenges her company faces as a mirror to the w ider Energy Transition. Sabrina thrives on building strong networks and fo stering collective leadership\, for example in co-developing the original business model for the GeoPura\, a high-tech start up company dedicated to providing clean energy solutions to a wide portfolio of industries.\n\n33 0\, Engineering Building (Y8)\, Birmingham\, England\, United Kingdom LOCATION:330\, Engineering Building (Y8)\, Birmingham\, England\, United Ki ngdom ORGANIZER:cxw924@student.bham.ac.uk SEQUENCE:18 SUMMARY:Distinguished Industrial Lecture: Energy Transition 2.0: When conse rvatism\, complexity and AI collide URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/468458 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr"><strong><img style="display: blo ck\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools. ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/3ce19b21-d1a1-4c91-8521-1602cc07e2e7" alt ="" width="755" height="425"></strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Abstract: &nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Adam Middleton and Sabrina Mercer will present The Energy Transition 2.0\, focusing upon how the Energy Industry has become even more volatile and uncertain following recent macroeconomic and societal changes. This seminar will examine what is happening in Ener gy today. This will cover a wide variety of topics including Global macro economics and the potential impact upon the Energy Transition\, the Busine ss Environment\, VUCA (volatile / uncertain / complex / ambiguous) and BAN I (brittle / anxiety / non-linear / incomprehensible) and their implicatio n.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr">From there it will look at innovation\, resili ence and Weatherproofing in energy: critical capabilities for the next gen eration of energy industry leaders before examining the personal implicati ons of Professor Middleton&rsquo\;s career in the energy sector\, and what would be done differently.&nbsp\;They will look to draw conclusions and i mplications for the Energy Transition in Europe.</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong >Biography &ndash\; Professor Adam Middleton\, Vice President\, Siemens En ergy:</strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Adam Middleton has spent more than 35 yea rs in the energy\, electrical transmission &amp\; distribution\, construct ion and oil &amp\; gas industries. Originally from the UK\, Adam spent 21 years with GEC / ALSTOM Group companies in the UK and France\, six years w ith GE Energy in Europe and North America\, two years with CG Power in Bel gium and three years with Laing O&rsquo\;Rourke in the UK. Since 2016\, he is with the Siemens / Siemens Energy group of companies\, where he has ha d responsibility for Energy Management in Belgium\, France and Africa. In April 2019\, Adam took over as Senior Vice President of the Gas &amp\; Pow er Operating Company of Siemens N.V. in the Netherlands\, then Chair of th e Management Board and MD of Siemens Energy B.V. in The Netherlands in Mar ch 2020 followed by President of Siemens Energy France in December 2021. I n April 2022\, Adam became Vice President for Western Europe\, in addition to Chair and MD of Siemens Energy NV/SA in Belgium in January 2023. Adam holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineerin g from the University of Bradford (UK) and an MBA from Warwick Business Sc hool (UK). He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng). Chair of CIGRE UK (2016-22) and member of the CIGRE Global Executive Steering Committee (2019-22)\, h e coaches members of the Women in Energy (WiE) and Next Generation Network (NGN) groups. Adam has a strong interest in the development of new and di verse talent within the engineering industry\, and has a passion for impro ving health and safety at work\, specifically around mental health. He wor ks extensively supporting inclusion\, equity and diversity\, the Energy Tr ansition and decarbonization initiatives in social media. &nbsp\;He is bas ed in The Hague\, The Netherlands and is married with one son.</p>\n<p dir ="ltr">Adam has been appointed as the Honorary Professor in System Technol ogies and Strategy in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmi ngham since 2023</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Biography &nbsp\;&ndash\; Sabri na Mercer\, Head of Strategy\, Siemens Energy\, UK:</strong></p>\n<p>With a background in Business Studies and Economics\, Sabrina has worked in the Energy industry for over 20 years in a variety of commercial roles\, star ting in traditional fossil power generation and moving increasingly into m ore renewable operations. She sees the opportunities and challenges her co mpany faces as a mirror to the wider Energy Transition. Sabrina thrives on building strong networks and fostering collective leadership\, for exampl e in co-developing the original business model for the GeoPura\, a high-te ch start up company dedicated to providing clean energy solutions to a wid e portfolio of industries.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR