Shivam Saxena, P.Eng, MASc is the President of Hero Energy and Engineering, a smart-grid solutions company specializing in distributed energy resource management systems and transactive energy R&D. Over his 10-year engineering career, Shivam has developed over 30 smart-grid related projects across North America, gaining expertise in the Internet of Things, blockchain technology, as well as DER interoperability standards. Shivam is also the author of over 10 journal and conference papers within the field of transactive energy, where his work focuses on novel control algorithms that increase the efficacy of grid services.