We are excited to invite you to National Grid DSO’s Delivering Now and Thinking Future stakeholder engagement event, an essential opportunity to shape the future of our energy system.

This informative and interactive session, led by our Managing Director, Cathy McClay is your opportunity to hear from experts in the sector about how we’ve acted on your feedback and integrated it into our 2-Year Strategic Action Plan. But more importantly, we want to hear from you as your insights will help define how National Grid DSO delivers long-term value for consumers and supports the wider energy transition.

We are pleased to have the following industry experts joining us on stage:

• Dermot Nolan, Senior Adviser at Fingleton and Advisory Board Member at Brevia Energy (former CEO of Ofgem)
• Marzia Zafar,Deputy Director of Digitisation and Innovation at Ofgem
• Kayte O’Neill, Chief Operating Officer of NESO
• Kate Ashworth, Energy Infrastructure Lead at West Midlands Combined Authority
• Karl Bach, Co-founder and CEO of Axle Energy
• Regina Finn, our independent DSO Panel Chair

What to Expect

• Exclusive updates on our Strategic Action Plan and progress so far
• Innovative approaches required to deliver whole-system benefits, and smarter grids
• Meet the DSO team and interactive displays
• Opportunities to shape consumer value and flexibility market design
• Key-note speech from Kayte O’Neill, COO, NESO
• Expert panel discussions led by Dermot Nolan featuring other senior industry leaders, and key regional partners
• Insightful discussions on evolving DSO performance measures and future priorities

This is more than just an update, it’s a collaborative forum designed to inform, engage, and drive action. Expect presentations, case studies, and interactive discussions that will directly influence our next steps.

The event will be hybrid, but we encourage you to attend in person to make the most of networking opportunities and a complimentary lunch. If you can’t make it, you can still join us online.

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For any questions, contact us at enquiries@nationalgridworkshops.co.uk or call 020 3617 6359.