Mrs Valerie Layan has been Member of the board of directors of EOPSA since January 2021.
She has held several senior business roles, like most recently General Manager, West Europe and Global VP of Transportation Segment at Megger where she was managing the Sales Operations for West Europe region, including the UK, Ireland, France, Iberia, Italy, Malta, Nordics and Benelux.
Prior to joining Megger, Valerie held several positions at Schneider Electric, including Transportation Segment President, Digital Energy Line of Business VP, and most recently Power & Grid Europe Segment President and Global Marketing VP, Infrastructure Segments.
In previous roles, Valerie worked in the Colo (Datacenter) and Telco Industry at Nortel, Nokia and Colt. Building on this, Valerie is bringing valuable long-standing business and industry experience, market network, and knowledge of end-to-end digitalized & cloud based solutions.
She graduated from the Institut Polytechnique de Lorraine and London Business School.
Ports as Peak Load Centres: Managing Demand Without Disrupting Cities
As electrification accelerates, ports are emerging as high-intensity load centres, placing pressure on urban grids. This session examines how demand can be managed without impacting city supply, focusing on peak load control, storage integration, smart scheduling, on-site generation and coordination with utilities to maintain stability while scaling operations. Panellists will discuss whether ports should remain pure consumers or become net contributors of power to the city grid
