Crissy Godfrey
CEM
Deloitte Consulting |
Speaker
Track A: FED Energy
Session A3: Energy Security
September 27, 2024 | 9:30 am - 10:00 am
The Energy Transition and Cybersecurity Resilience: Perspectives in International Development
Globally, the power sector is undergoing transformational changes, altering the way that utilities operate and how people receive and utilize electricity. The digitalization of this sector has rapidly amplified the use of new technologies such as distributed energy resources, advanced metering infrastructure, as well as AI. In prioritizing the mitigation of climate change effects, this transition will also facilitate significant investment for the efficient provision of clean, reliable power. However, it also poses new cybersecurity risks that may hinder international development outcomes aimed at economic growth and prosperity of emerging and developing economies.
Speaker Bio
Crissy Godfrey is a Specialist Leader within Deloitte Consulting’s Government & Public Services Energy Practice, working in the energy sector for 23 years primarily on global energy sector reform within emerging markets, transformational and innovative energy policy. She has led strategic guidance, capacity building and technical support for large USAID, DOE, EPA and Department of State initiatives. She was previously the Principal Technical Advisor for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)'s international programs, as well as a former regulator for 7 years with the Maryland Public Service Commission. She specializes in demand side management, smart grid deployment, resource planning, renewable energy portfolio standards, small scale distributed generation as well as other wholesale and retail regulatory and market issues. As an active AEE member since 2007, she currently serves as a Board member to the local National Capitol Chapter’s Board (AEE-NCC), co-chairing its mentorship of the George Washington University Student Chapter. She also serves as a Governing Council member and Chair of AEE's Council for Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL) International Groups Committee. Ms. Godfrey earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy from the Johns Hopkins University.