Konrad Schade has been Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer of Rabot Energy, a company specialising in innovative renewable energy solutions, since November 2023. In this role, he is driving the company's commercial expansion and establishing Rabot Energy as the leading provider of smart energy solutions in Germany. His focus is on technologies such as Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), nationwide smart meter roll-out, smart charging and dynamic electricity tariffs that help consumers and businesses to make their energy consumption more efficient and sustainable. Schade holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Heidelberg and worked at McKinsey & Company and Wayfair before joining Rabot Energy.