Speakers

Gerhard Walker is the Manger for Advanced Forecasting and Modelling, System Planning at Eversource. In this role he leads a team of engineers and data scientists to evaluate the impacts of electrification policies on distribution and transmission systems. Previously, Mr. Walker was the Director for Product Management at Opus One Solutions, a Canadian Utility Software supplier, where he led the scaling up of software solutions and successful customer acquisitions including HECO, SCE, Ameren, as well as expansions into the UK and Germany. Mr. Walker began his career in 2013 at the Netze BW, Germany’s third largest DSO, leading research and development efforts into probabilistic forecasting, advanced system planning, and EV – grid integration topics.