Reenvision the Utility Business

Nick Birrell is Vice President of Industry Strategy at Oracle Utilities. He works closely with energy and water utilities to help guide Oracle strategy in the utilities industry.

Nick is passionate about the dramatic transformations occurring in our industry and technology’s role in all of this. For many years he has consulted in the business and information technology domain, providing strategic guidance, solution insights and implementation expertise to utilities across the globe. Overall, he holds firm to his belief that technology, when done right, is a positive agent of change, not just for the utility but for the local community it serves, and ultimately the Planet.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science Honours) and a Master of Business Administration from Monash University in Australia.

Caitlin Aburrow leads global product marketing for Oracle Utilities, working with utilities around the world to understand the challenges they face and opportunities available as the industry continues to transform at a rapid pace. Before joining Oracle, Caitlin was a founding member of a start-up that delivered real-time financial impact analysis for energy conservation strategies. Caitlin holds a Master’s degree in International Conflict from King’s College London, where she studied the impact of resource-driven global conflict. Caitlin believes that at the intersection of energy and technology we can unlock innovation that is critical to the well-being of all people.

Wayne’s experience in JAPAC, USA and UK includes Industry Solution Strategy and Design, Implementation Support and Specialist Solution Consulting. These international roles have enabled Wayne to gain an experienced view of different business, market, and client needs across enterprise solution strategy, development and implementation in the utilities industry.

Wayne has 18 years experience within the utility industry, and this overlaps with over 18 years in the IT industry. Wayne has worked in his current role for the past 11 years, working with customers in both regulated and de-regulated environments in most of the JAPAC nations.

Over the past 18 months, Wayne has spent much of his time in Japan, India, New Zealand, and Australia working with utilities and markets to understand industry strategy and needs.

Dillon Fernandesz has worked in the Utility Industry for 30 years. Initially working with a Utility Retail company in Victoria Australia for 13 years, and the last 17 years have been with Oracle Corporation. He has experience with implementing Oracle utility products at Utility companies in Australia. His current role enables him to travel throughout Asia Pacific talking to Utility companies about Oracle's Utilities products.