The Importance of Sharing Your Knowledge

It’s easy to think that no one will be interested in listening to what you have to say as you are not doing anything new or extraordinary. But remember this – nobody is doing the same thing as you and the experience you share can be an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration for those who have embarked on a similar journey.

Sharing knowledge and inspiration is vital in our fast changing industry. It can foster vision in others and strengthen professional ties. When you share with others, it helps deepen your own knowledge and engrains what you know. New conversations and opportunities can arise just from that gesture, offering even more opportunities to grow.

There is also an urgency to be more open about our work and quickly realise that the whole profession can benefit from our collective expertise – we mustn’t become silos of knowledge ourselves. Nor do we want our knowledge and experience, our stories and ideas to lie dormant. They have the power to inspire those around us to create their own processes to energy efficiency and sustainable operations.

Despite what you may think, there will be many people who want to hear what you have to say. The easiest oral presentation to start with is an experience report. No one can (although some may try to) argue with an experience report. It is your story. It is what you did. It happened to you.

Also, consider some of the following and don’t be afraid to mash them together.

• Latest successful project.

• Tools you use.

• Techniques you implement in your work.

• What are other people in the industry talking about?

• What challenges do you have at work?

• How did you get to where you are now – tell the story of your journey?

• What have you learned recently?

• What process or methodology do you work in and is it good for you right now?

• What are you most frustrated about in the industry?

• What do the experts discount? And are they right?

• What failed and how did you learn from this?

EMEX is a free-to-attend annual event taking place at ExCeL London on 27–28 November 2019 and providing a highly structured and appropriate forum for all practitioners to promote, share and discuss various issues and developments on how to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Under the governance of the Energy Managers Association and its board members, 5 areas of expertise have been defined and will be hosted across 5 dedicated theatres as follow:

1. Best Practice, Career and Training

2. Sustainability and Climate Change

3. Built Environment, Technology and Innovation

4. Strategy, Regulation and Compliance

5. Demand-Side Response & Flexibility

We’d like to invite you to submit your proposal on all topics related to these areas by completing the online submission form no later than Friday 26 th July 2019 at emexlondon.com/call-for-speakers