LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
“ It ’ s quite a disruptive , poisonous spider – and that ’ s how we want to be thought of when engaging with utilities that are not thinking about the future ”
– Philip Livingston , founder and Managing Director , Redback Technologies
to solve energy problems .
It is also exploring how to leverage its technology in non-energy related solutions , and Manhattan-born Livingston – who recently celebrated his Australian permanent residency at a dinner with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull – is passionate about changing the thought in Australia that technology always needs to be imported . “ We ’ re working really hard to make sure that Australia isn ’ t just a passenger as these technologies develop , but that we ’ re building and leading the world in this type of energy space ,” he explains . “ The opportunity now is to leverage this and make this massive , so that we ’ re able to hire those developers here and sell the product into overseas markets , not the other way around .”
When it comes to Livingston ’ s vision for 2020 , he says : “ If you understand where the energy industry is going , where battery modification is going , how quickly technology is changing , how low-cost Internet of Things
18 April 2018