Ugwem Eneyo

Co-Founder, CEO - SHYFT Power Solutions, Entrepreneur

Ugwem is the cofounder and CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions, an awardwinning, venturebacked energy technology company that is pioneering the use of IoT, software and big data to improve access to clean, reliable and affordable energy solutions in markets that struggle with grid resiliency. A byproduct of her work as a Stanford Engineering PhD student, Ugwem has made her mark as a thought leader when it comes to energy, technology and Africa having given talks to heads of state at the World Bank, Global Climate Action Summit and MIT. Her company, SHYFT, has been recognized as one of “Forbes 60 Women-Led Startups That Are Shaking Up Tech Around the World.”

  • Ugwem Eneyo Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $10,001 - $20,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Ugwem Eneyo Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $10,001 - $20,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

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About Keynote Speaker Ugwem Eneyo

Ugwem Eneyo is Nigerian-American engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions (formerly known as Solstice Energy Solutions), a venture-backed, award-winning energy technology company. The company is a bi-product of her research as a former Stanford MS/PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering.

Ugwem has been recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Energy, Climate & Capital Media’s Ten to Watch and Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy Honors, among other recognitions. She’s one of the early black, female founders to have raised over one million dollars in venture capital. Ugwem has been a speaker at the World Bank State of the African Union Forum, Global Climate Action Summit (opening prior to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore) and Ceres. Prior to Stanford, Ugwem worked as an Environmental and Regulatory Risk Advisor for infrastructure projects throughout South Asia, Africa, and the Americas. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Her work with SHYFT Power Solutions is pioneering the use of AI, industrial IoT and integrated software to build the electricity grid of the future by intelligently managing and integrating distributed resources like solar and batteries into the grid. Headquarted in Oakland, California with a subsidiary in Lagos, Nigeria SHYFT Power Solutions is ensuring that the future of energy can deliver resilient, clean, and affordable energy to all

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