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The People Helping
Shape the Storage Agenda.

The BESS FORUM Council brings together senior leaders with experience across energy, infrastructure, finance, technology and policy.

Founding Council · 2026

Independent Perspective.
Market Experience.

The Council brings practical insight into the issues shaping the global storage economy and helps keep the BESS FORUM agenda connected to the market.

Perspective

Senior views on where the market is going.

Experience

Practical insight from people building it.

Relevance

An agenda grounded in real market priorities.

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Help Shape the
Storage Agenda.

The BESS FORUM Council is being established in 2026 to bring together senior leaders with direct experience across the storage value chain.

Development

Capital

Technology

Utilities

Policy

Infrastructure

Founding Council · 2026

What the Council
Helps Shape.

Market Development

The evolution of storage markets and deployment.

Procurement

How projects are structured, contracted and delivered.

Financing

Bankability, investment and capital allocation.

Technology & Integration

Systems, performance, safety and grid integration.

Grid & Operations

Reliability, flexibility and long-term asset performance.

Policy & Regulation

The frameworks shaping the storage economy.

Contribute to
the Agenda.

The Council is intended for senior leaders with direct experience and influence across the energy storage value chain.

Part of the Global Platform.

The Council is one of the core institutional platforms of BESS FORUM, alongside Forums and BESS 100.