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Interview with Claudia Cosoreanu & Marco Simiano
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Interview with Claudia Cosoreanu & Marco Simiano

Editor’s Note: At DISTRIBUTECH 2025, we interviewed successful thought leaders who help define what the energy transition is all about and where the power systems industry is heading. This is an excerpt from an interview with GE Vernova’s Chief Innovation Officer, Claudia Cosoreanu and GridBeatsTM Product Portfolio Executive, Marco Simiano. The full interview can be…

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Pioneering Progress in Power: Interview with Audra Drazga
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Pioneering Progress in Power: Interview with Audra Drazga

In an industry often characterized by its slow pace of change, few women leaders have played a more influential role in keeping the utility sector informed and connected than Audra Drazga. Over more than two decades, she helped build one of the industry's most respected platforms—Energy Central—empowering utility professionals with the insights, trends, and innovations…

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Interview with Megan Winchell, NovaSource Power
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Interview with Megan Winchell, NovaSource Power

WPS: Megan, share with us why you chose power industry and who influenced you to help make that decision. Megan Winchell: Being from Oklahoma, energy is practically in your DNA. My paternal grandfather was a petroleum engineer, and my maternal grandfather taught mechanical power and technology at Oklahoma State. Growing up working in my grandpa’s…

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Interview with Javiera McGuiggan
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Interview with Javiera McGuiggan, Cargill Bioindustrials

Alan Ross: I am Alan Ross at DistribuTech 2025 in Dallas and my next guest, I am delighted to say, is Javiera McGuiggan, the Global Head of Power Systems, Bioindustrials at Cargill. Javi, since the last time we talked I see that you have changed job titles, correct? Tell me a little about that. Javiera…

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Power Panel Discussion Featuring Javiera McGuiggan

Last year's Power Panel Discussion brought together some of the brightest minds in the energy sector, and one of the standout speakers was Javiera McGuiggan from Cargill Bioindustrial. As the leader of Cargill's power systems business, Javiera shared her expertise on the rapidly changing dynamics of the power industry. A Surprising Surge in Demand Javiera…

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Q&A with Julie Wallin, Industry Manager, Power Systems, and Suzanne Stauduhar – Industry Manager, Power Systems, Cargill Bioindustrial

WPS What strategies do you believe are essential for fostering gender diversity and promoting the advancement of women in leadership roles within the power systems industry? Julie Wallin One of the most important things in my opinion, which can apply to many other topics, is being deliberate about what your goals are around diversity…

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Interview with Rebecca Black and Debbie Ellis, Trellis Fund

WPS Today, we, Women in Power Systems, are speaking with two of the founders of a new bursary called Trellis Fund, Rebecca Black and Debbie Ellis. Rebecca Black Hi, I’m Rebecca Black, and I am a professional who works exclusively in the sustainability space. My focus is on strategic communications and design and I've been…

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