Powering the Future

Mandana White speaks with Yannick Jacquemart of RTE on how flexibility, tariff reform, and TSO–DSO coordination are reshaping real-time grid operations in France.

Mandana White speaks with Adrien de Gottrau of Condis about the long-term risks of outsourcing substation automation. Subscribe to Smart Grid Forums for more conversations shaping the future of the power grid.

Women’s leadership in the power sector doesn’t advance by chance, but by by design, as Fatoumata Sangare of Enedis tells Mandana White on Powering the Future.

Risk today isn’t about preventing failure. It’s about making clear, collective decisions on what truly matters.

Host Mandana White is joined by Tony McGrail, Solutions Director at Doble Engineering, to explore how utilities must rethink risk and prepare for a future unlike the past.

Low-voltage grids are under pressure like never before, and visibility is no longer optional. Host Mandana White speaks with SMIGHT's Dirk Ter Haar on why LV monitoring is now mission-critical and what comes next for utilities.

Turning grid digitisation from pilot projects into real, system-wide impact requires more than technology — it takes leadership, alignment, and clear KPIs.

On Powering the Future, Mandana White is joined by Michael De Vivo, Head of Europe at EA Technology, to share lessons from the UK and what European utilities can apply next.

Mandana White speaks with Bas Mulder, Consultant – Digital Substations at DNV, on how digital substations are reshaping grid reliability and resilience.

Mandana White speaks with Stefan Hufnagl, Industry Specialist Energy at COPA-DATA, on virtual substations, grid expansion, and easing complexity for utilities.

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Mandana catches up with Kristofer Fröjd of Ellevio AB to explore why battery storage is rapidly becoming a critical element of modern grid strategy.

Catch Kristofer again at SGT-26 in Paris this March, where we continue the conversation live on stage. 

Kristofer Fröjd, Senior VP of Strategy & Business Development at Ellevio AB, joins Mandana White to unpack how AI, regulation, and new tech are driving the energy transition.