Dr. Jürgen Tusch is Head of Telecommunication at innogy SE, the asset owner of Germany’s largest DSO. In this function he is responsible for the development and implementation of telecommunication services to control and manage the power distribution grid. Jürgen joined RWE in 2002 and since then he held various management positions in the field of IT infrastructure and telecommunications. Since 2011 he has been working for RWE Deutschland AG initially as a senior project manager playing an active role in smart grid projects including Smart Operator, ADVANCED and EDeMa. Jürgen holds a Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.