James Johnston is the CEO and Co-founder of Piclo, the leading marketplace for flexibility services, with a growing presence across the UK, Europe and the USA. Prior to Piclo, James spent 3 years researching microgrids at University of Strathclyde. James is also the founder of Solar Sketch, a design company for the solar industry and worked at international engineering firm Arup. James is a sought-after expert and published author contributing chapters to Academic Press books on peer-to-peer energy and local flexibility trading.