Charged Supply: Inside the Battery Storage Chain Revolution

Matt Ekroth

EMEA Corporate Data Strategy

Bloomberg

Matthew leads EMEA Corporates Supply Chain and Data Strategy at Bloomberg in London. Matthew specializes in advising and working with clients on data strategy matters, focusing on supply chain management, sustainability and on incorporating external data into company operations. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he spent over 18 years as a quantitative portfolio manager at firms including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup in New York and London. More recently he headed data strategy for equities trading at Morgan Stanley in London. Matthew holds an MSc in Finance from London Business School.

Alex O’Cinneide

CEO

CEO Gore Street Capital

Alex O’Cinneide is CEO and Chair of the Investment Committee of Gore Street Capital, which he founded in 2015 as a global platform to facilitate the deployment of renewable energy solutions. The company manages London’s first listed energy storage fund, which holds assets worth over £556m across five energy markets in four countries. Alex’s career has included senior roles at KPMG, Quorum European Partners, Kleinwort Benson, Paladin Capital Group and utility-scale renewables developer Masdar Capital, where he served as Head of Investments and General Manager for six years. Alex also holds academic qualifications from Trinity College Dublin, the London Business School and the London School of Economics and Political Science, culminating in a PhD that analysed the effectiveness of renewable energy policy in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. This expertise has allowed Alex to fulfil key advisory roles for UNICEF and on the boards of several organisations across the global clean energy sector. He is also a trustee of the London Irish Centre, a charity delivering welfare support and cultural events for the capital’s Irish community.