Overcoming Grid Deployment Challenges

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Elyette Roux, Executive Vice President for the Power Grid market division at Nexans, and Managing Director of the company’s Accessories Business Unit. She joins Pierre Dennery, Aurora’s Country Head for France, to examine the global challenges of deploying the grid infrastructure required for the energy transition.

Elyette joined Nexans in 2021 and now oversees a division representing nearly 30% of the company’s business. She has held senior roles at Dassault Aviation, Schneider Electric, and Cisco, bringing a unique perspective on how industrial capability, innovation, and operations intersect in modernising grids.

Main topics include the following:
• How global supply chains, material availability, and workforce capacity are shaping grid project timelines
• Strategies to accelerate deployment — from advanced manufacturing to cross-industry partnerships
• The role of digitalisation and AI in enabling predictive maintenance, faster renewable integration, and more resilient networks