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Next Steelhenge and IGEM 'Managing Energy Emergencies' workshop to be held on November 16th in Kegworth
Steelhenge and IGEM will collaborate again for the next in the popular series of ‘Managing Energy Emergencies' workshops. Running since 2008, the workshops are designed to improve awareness of energy emergency arrangements, the impact of a pandemic emergency on the energy industry, effective leadership of the emergency response and future challenges for the energy industry. The workshop is designed to help delegates from local government, the energy industry and regulators. For more information call 0845 094 2117 or to book a place, call Gemma Tunnicliffe at IGEM on 01509 678159.
The ‘Managing Energy Emergencies' workshops have proven to be very popular, the most recent delivered in Dublin. Michael Gilbert, Director of Steelhenge's Energy & Utility Resilience Services team, delivers the workshops in partnership with the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers "Mike is the perfect person to lead these workshops as he has extensive experience of the energy industry. Before joining Steelhenge, he was Head of Emergency Planning for National Grid," explained Isobel Nicholas, Director of Marketing and Communications for Steelhenge. "Whilst at National Grid, he developed and implemented the emergency framework enabling National Grid to be capable of responding effectively to any disruptive challenge to the business, in particular disruption to gas and electricity supplies. Mike also developed the Natural Gas Emergency Plan for the Republic of Ireland with Bord Gáis Networks and the National Emergency Plan - Gas & Electricity for Great Britain with DECC."
One of the key components of the ‘Managing Energy Emergencies' workshop is leadership during an energy crisis. "The critical point about crisis leadership is that decisions taken during the very early stages of an emergency response tend to drive the overall outcome of an emergency for an organisation," Isobel explained. "Crisis or emergency leadership demands a very different skill set to the normal business environment as one has to work under pressure, lead a team of people that is also under pressure and may not work together very frequently and make significant decisions often with very little information available. Being able to discuss previous emergency incidents in this interactive workshop will greatly help those who will find themselves in a leadership role during an energy emergency."
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