• Highlights of 12th ISUW 2026
  • 2000+ Participants from 24 Countries | 4 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 27 Supporting Media Partners | 50 Key Partners, 24 Exhibitors, 4 Country Partners and 12 Conference Session Partners | 271 Speakers | 18 Thematic Sessions | 7 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 306 Participants from 34 Utilities | 62 Technical Papers Published and 31 Technical Papers Presented | 63 Winners amongst 10 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2023 Speaker

Gerhard Salge
Gerhard Salge
CTO, Hitachi Energy

Dr. Gerhard Salge is the Chief Technology Ofcer of Hitachi Energy. He joined Hitachi Energy’s predecessor in 1999 working within Corporate Research. From 2005 to 2007, he was Global Technology Manager within the Medium Voltage Products Business Unit. From 2007 to 2014, he was responsible for the global R&D within the total Business Unit. In 2015 he became Global Head of Technology for Power Products, then Business Chief Technology Ofcer - CTO for Power Grids in 2016. Dr. Salge holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany.