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CLAUDIA BLANCO Artificial Intelligence, Innovation & Partnerships Officer within GE Vernova
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Women of Note: Claudia Blanco

Born in Cádiz and raised in Madrid, Spain, my professional journey has taken me across many borders—France, Poland, Brazil and Vietnam—shaped by a deep commitment to engineering excellence, disruptive innovation, and human-centered leadership. With a foundation in Computer Science and Industrial Engineering, an Executive MBA, and a postgraduate degree in Sustainability and Circular Economy, I…

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Championing Women in Leadership: Taylor Bobak
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Championing Women in Leadership: Taylor Bobak

I used to want to work in the nonprofit space. Now, I do that in my (limited) free time, and I’m happy to be in this industry. It’s helping me expand my skill set in ways I never expected while also allowing me to grow professionally. As a young professional, I never envisioned a career…

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Florencia Rodriguez Lamas from Siemens Energy
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Championing Women in Leadership

Florencia Rodriguez Lamas's journey is a testament to the power of resilience, passion, and the unwavering commitment to uplifting another woman. Her story, which began as an intern in Argentina 16 years ago, has evolved into a mission to highlight and support women and minorities, within the energy sector. With a background in finance, business…

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Cattie Liang: Commercial Director – Power Systems, China at Cargill

Cattie Liang is the Commercial Director of Power Systems overseeing the China FR3® fluid team at Cargill. Cargill’s FR3 fluid, derived from over 95% vegetable oil, is the original, most tested natural ester in the world. FR3 fluid outperforms mineral oil in overall cost savings, grid resiliency, transformer performance and fire safety, providing a better…

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Julie Rotchell: a Lifetime of Achievements

Julie Rotchell is leading Transformer Service operations for Hitachi Energy in the UK, with nearly 4 decades of experience in Power Engineering. She has held various roles in the areas of Engineering, Tendering, Project Management, as well as the role of an operations manager. As the Transformer Service Manager, she leads a team that supports the…

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Merve Maden Avci: Championing ambition for women

Merve is Product Line Manager for Electrical Systems and Solutions EMEA at Eaton, the power management multinational dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Merve has been living and breathing electrical transmission and distribution for 11 years, first as a design engineer before switching to…

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Jennifer Green: Passion, Dedication and Mentorship

Jennifer is the Director of Competitions at Skills Ontario, an organization focusing on encouraging youth to explore and pursue careers in skilled trades and technologies. Jennifer Green has been labelled as a fearless trailblazer and glass ceiling breaker for women in non-traditional careers and continues to advocate and be a leader in the skilled trades…

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Efra F. Usmani: Supporting the energy transition

Efra F. Usmani is a Team Lead and Project Manager of the E-Mobility Department at Power Technology Research (PTR). As a nature lover and a traveler, she likes to see the role she plays as part of the energy transition that helps preserve the planet. From childhood, Efra loved Mathematics and Physics. This interest led…

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Aleezeh Shahid: Choosing a Dynamic Career

Aleezeh is a senior analyst at Power Technology Research. She leads the power grid research team at Power Technology Research in developing syndicated power grid services and manages custom research projects for various clients across the world. Aleezeh comes from a technical background and has a M.Sc. in Electrical Power & Energy Systems and a…

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