Pete Davies
Pete is a digital leader with a passion for energy. With over 14 years’ experience across retail, energy trading and power generation, he has delivered change through digital platforms and programmes internationally for stakeholders.
Having worked in the energy industry for nearly 15 years, I have always liked to work where I perceive the action is, and for me, this is currently the retail consumer. The greatest opportunity for positive action towards Net Zero and the cost of living crisis present this!
I feel reading my title backwards gives a good idea. Using projects to transform services and solutions, with appropriate use of technology and securely maximising data. By being not for profit, this is all done for the benefit of the community (i.e. consumers and industry). Alongside project delivery, I also cover IT, information security and data protection.
Secret suggests that there is some magic or “silver bullet”, sadly there isn’t. A key aspect is focusing and being really clear on the problem (or opportunity); if you are not clear on the problem then technology is just a toy (which is fun but not what the community needs). Once the problem is clear, different technology can be considered, trialed and ultimately delivered to provide the best user experience.
I’m a few days in, so like a good artist I reserve my right to re-draw. So far, a few items are standing out:
I enjoy learning, experimenting and playing, so have become something of a serial hobbyist. Recently, I have been playing a lot with smart home technology; prior to that I played a lot of poker during lockdown; prior to that I toyed with algorithmic trading (with limited success!) and prior to that I was into cooking and stage rallying. And I do enjoy a yearly trip to Cheltenham races.