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Claire Curry
Head of Technology & Innovation, BloombergNEF
Claire leads the technology & innovation research at BloombergNEF, a strategic research group specializing in covering markets and technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. In this role, Claire oversees BNEF’s coverage of industrial digitalization, and the development of early-stage climate-technology. The work covers the application of technology to the energy and commodity sectors, the capital flow that enables them, and the company innovation strategies emerging around them. Claire’s team manages the BNEF Pioneers program, an annual climate-tech innovation competition.
Claire has held previous roles at BNEF as the head of Digital Industry, the battery and fuel cell analyst for the Advanced Transport team and the next-generation biofuels and chems analyst within the Bioenergy team. Claire was also head of the Applied Research work at BNEF. She regularly presents at conferences, publishes research notes and helps clients navigate the world of start-ups, strategy and technology platforms. Claire holds an MSc from Imperial College’s Sustainable Energy Engineering and a Chemistry BSc from Durham University.
Michael Kenefick
Senior Associate, Decentralized Energy, BloombergNEF
Michael is an analyst on the Decentralized Energy team at BloombergNEF. The team researches the changes to our energy system due to new technologies such as small-scale generation, battery storage and virtual power plants.
Michael focuses on how companies and utilities are adapting to a decentralized power system: the capabilities they are building and how their new business models will work. This work extends to understanding how markets and regulations can help integrate more distributed energy resources, such as electric-vehicle chargers, and ensure a cost-effective and efficient power system.
Michael has a background in building services and sustainable energy consulting. He holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College and a BEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Craig McDonnell
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Energy Transition & Digital, Eaton EMEA
Craig McDonnell is senior vice president and general manager, Energy Transition & Digital, Electrical Sector, for Eaton’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Region (EMEA). In addition, Craig is responsible for the Energy Transition Global Offering.
Before taking on his current role in July 2021, Craig was senior vice president and general manager of the Power Quality, Electronics and Emerging Markets Division for Eaton’s Electrical Sector in EMEA.
Prior to this role, Craig worked in TE Connectivity’s Industrial group for four years, most recently as its vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. Prior to that, Craig held the role of vice president and general manager for TE Connectivity’s Automation & Control business.
Craig was also a long-time Eaton employee before joining TE Connectivity—holding senior positions as vice president of Marketing for EMEA and later as business unit manager of our Industrial Automation & Drive business. Craig began his career working for the Cutler-Hammer brand, which was acquired by Eaton in 1978.
Craig is a graduate of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Oxford University, UK. He is based in Morges, Switzerland.
Helga Stenseth
SVP of Corporate Strategy and Analysis, Statkraft
Helga Stenseth joined Statkraft in 2013 where she now is SVP of Corporate Strategy and Analysis and has worked in Market Operations and Corporate Audit. Prior to joining Statkraft, Helga was a civil servant in the Norwegian Ministry of Energy, and she has over 15 years of experience from the electricity sector.
