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PANEL01: Sharing Experiences on Workforce Challenges and Solutions for the Electric Power Industry
Participants:
Moderator: Wayne Bishop Jr. Chair of Industry Committee for IEEE PES Workforce Taskforce. Vice President, Quanta Technology
Panelists:
· Dr. Luka Strezoski, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
· Ambra Sannino, Vice President R&D Vattenfall, Sweden
· Dr. Martha Symko-Davies, NREL, United States
· Annika Moman, WSP, Gothenburg, Sweden
· Par Lundstrom, Senior Policy Advisor, The Swedish Installation Federation
· Brittany McKannay, Director, Electric Engineering, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Power industry is undergoing remarkable transitions driven mainly by decarbonization and the resulting intensified electrification and grid modernization. The need for a qualified workforce for tackling these challenges has been pointed out as top priority by major power industry professionals. This Workforce panel comprised of academia and industry leaders will discuss the challenges, internship/full time positions for power engineers, and ideas for collaboration between academia, industry, and IEEE. Each person will give a 10-minute presentation, and this will be followed by audience Q&A, and discussion. | ||
| Presentations | ||
Sharing Experiences on Workforce Challenges and Solutions for the Electric Power Industry Quanta, United States of America | ||