From Disruptive to Dominant: A Conversation with Octopus Energy's Chief Strategy Officer, Tim Heal

EVENT DESCRIPTION

This event, co-hosted by the Energy & Environment Club and the Student Association, is part of LBS Earth Week from April 16-28. See the full schedule of events at tinyurl.com/lbsearthweek.

Founded in 2015 as a customer-centric disruptor in the UK energy retail industry, Octopus Energy has grown into the UK’s largest supplier of domestic electricity and gas. Over the past decade, Octopus has grown its tentacles into a range of business units including electric vehicles, renewable energy investment, heating appliances, and its recent spinout Kraken. Octopus Energy recently became the youngest company to win Britain’s Most Admired Company Award, and has been consistently recognized as a top place to work in the UK. Join us on Tuesday, April 21st for a fireside chat with Tim Heal, Octopus Energy’s Chief Strategy Officer, for a wide-ranging discussion covering Octopus’ role in fighting climate change and accelerating the energy transition, the company’s people-oriented culture and customer service, and how they moved from disruptive to dominant in just one decade.

AGENDA

17:30: Presentation from Tim Heal
18:00: Moderated fireside chat with Tim and Emma Hutchinson, MBA2027
18:25: Audience Q&A
18:45: Event ends

BIOS

Tim Heal, Chief Strategy Officer, Octopus Energy

At Octopus, Tim is responsible for global strategy and M&A, including international expansion. Tim led go to market for Kraken, Octopus's proprietary utility software platform, for its first 4 years, including sales and commercial strategy. During that period he delivered enterprise software deals representing more than 50 million end utility customers. Since 2017, Tim's teams have delivered more than 40 strategic deals and joint ventures in energy and technology businesses. Tim was formerly at Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Emma Hutchinson, MBA 2027, London Business School

Emma Hutchinson is an MBA Candidate at London Business School focusing on clean energy and how the private sector can better tackle the climate crisis. Before moving to London, she worked at the Biden-Harris White House as the communications director to John Podesta, President Biden’s Senior Advisor on climate and clean energy. Her team was focused on implementing the historic Inflation Reduction Act, America’s largest-ever investment in climate solutions. Previously, she was a speechwriter to Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the U.S. Department of Energy and worked on climate policy and communication at Climate Nexus and the MacArthur Foundation. She holds a Bachelors degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University.

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