Wired to save the planet: rethinking energy in an electrified world

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  Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

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  Welcome everyone to LSE for today's event, Wired to Save the Planet, Rethinking Energy in an Electrified World.

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  The event forms part of the LSE Festival, titled How to Save the Planet,

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  which is running from Monday 15th June, continuing until Saturday 20th June,

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  with a series of events exploring what we can be doing to save the earth, its people,

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  and the environment from existential threats, including the climate crisis, conflict, and artificial intelligence.

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  My name is Shifali Khanna, and I'm an LSE Fellow in Energy Economics

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  and Policy in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE.

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  I'm very pleased to be here to welcome our speakers, Tim Heal, Spencer Dale, Teresa Chambers,

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  and Mincha to both our online audience and the audience here in the room.

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  I'll now briefly introduce our speakers.

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  Tim Heal sits on the leadership team of Octopus Energy Group and is responsible for global strategy,

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  corporate development, and international expansion.

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  For four years, he led revenue growth for Kraken,

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  delivering enterprise software deals totaling 17 million utility customer relationships.

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  Since 2017, Tim's team has executed more than 40 strategic deals,

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  including acquisitions of retail energy businesses, energy startups, and technology platforms.

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  Next, we have Spencer Deal, who is a professor in practice in the Global School of Sustainability at LSE.

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  Spencer was previously chief economist at the Bank of England, including during the financial crisis.

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