Solar Power Plants and Storage III: Making Solar Systems Smart and Cyber Safe - Digitalization, AI and the Future of O&M and Asset Management

Lucy Craig is Senior Vice President and Head of Growth Strategy in DNV's Digital & Data Solutions unit targeting the energy sector. She is responsible for strategy, innovation, partnerships and developing new business for integrated and innovative data analytics and digital solutions which enable energy customers across the asset lifecycle to understand and predict asset performance, evaluate risks and assure asset integrity. Lucy has over 30 years' experience in renewable energy and has witnessed the industry's spectacular growth from the margins of the power sector to one of the main drivers for the energy transition.

Uri Sadot is the Managing Director of SolarDefend and Vice Chair of the Digitalization Workstream at SolarPower Europe. He previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and led cybersecurity programs for leading global inverter manufacturers.

Having joined in 2014, Adele's career at Lightsource bp includes servicing as our Head of Global Business Operations, leading the business transformation and digitalisation strategy, and prior to that as Director of Asset Management. Under her guidance, we have successfully implemented several digital transformation strategies, steering Lightsource bp through a significant period of change with drive, compassion, and determination. In her current remit, Adele leads LSbp global functions including Safety, Quality, Sustainability, IT & Digital, PMO, TMO, Engineering Centre of Excellence and Innovation, Before joining us, Adele was a Senior Manager at Platina Partners, a private equity fund specialised in renewable energy investments across Europe, where she was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of wind and solar PV assets. At Platina, Adele was also an Investment Manager with responsibilities over the development and acquisition of solar PV projects in Southern Europe. Prior to this role, Adele served as a corporate and investment bank analyst at Citi. Adele chaired the Lifecycle Quality Workstream at Solar Power Europe from 2020 to 2022 and is a member of the advisory group of the BSc Energy Management at CU London. She holds an MSc in Economics for Arts, Culture and Communications Summa Cum Laude from L. Bocconi University in Milan.

Stanislas Van Der Vaeren is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sitemark, a company providing an all-in-one software platform to manage renewable energy projects from construction through decades of operation. Sitemark has grown into a global leader, with its platform deployed across more than 12,500 sites and 310+ GWp in over 100 countries.

Swarup Mavanoor is Co-founder & CEO of SenseHawk, building TaskMapper to digitize the solar asset lifecycle and create true digital twins. He ensures no data is lost from construction into O&M, making assets AI-ready.