Prof. Alberto Troccoli is based at the University of East Anglia (UK) and is the Managing Director of the World Energy and Meteorology Council (WEMC). Alberto has over 20 years of experience in several aspects of meteorology and climate and their application to the energy sector. He has worked at several leading institutions such as NASA, ECMWF (UK), the University of Reading (UK) and CSIRO (Australia). Alberto is the editor of three books, including ‘Weather Matters for Energy’, and convener of the International Conferences Energy & Meteorology. Alberto holds a PhD in physical oceanography from the University of Edinburgh (UK).