Professor Ignacio J Pérez-Arriaga

• MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from MIT and Electrical Engineer from Comillas University

• Permanent visiting professor at MIT, and professor at Florence School of Regulation and Comillas University

• Former commissioner in Spain and Ireland

• Former member of the ACER Court of Appeal Global Commission to End Energy Poverty (Rockefeller Foundation)

• Member of the Africa Europe Foundation Energy Strategy Group

• Life Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering

• Advisor to investors, utilities and governments on electrification planning and business models to accelerate energy access