Speakers

Carlos Martinez received his degree in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 2007, and his masters in electrical engineering from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 2010. He has published in IEEE and CIGRE in the fields of power system stability, renewable energy and plug-in hybrid vehicle integration into power systems. He holds multiple certifications, including risk management, business process management and project management professional (PMP). From 2009 to 2021, Martinez held multiple technical, business development and managerial roles, working on medium- and high-voltage substations, power generation, backup-power systems and microgrids across multiple industries globally. He joined Caterpillar in 2021, where he is currently strategy manager, electrification, leading marine e-mobility roadmaps for chargers, batteries and hybrid architectures. His professional interests include marine and ports electrification, microgrids, shore charging, energy storage and decarbonization strategy.