The cost of upgrading interconnections and building new super grid connections to supply Europe securely would cost approximately  209 billion Euros by 2050, the annual investment in Europe is expected to be approximately €5 billion. Response to the demand will be a powerful tool for meeting the challenges ahead - be part of it!

 

Our goal over two days is to share real-life applications, new energy policies and develop recommendations for the rapid development of new key technologies of smart grids.

 

Stakeholder groups will examine the benefits and barriers related to grid modernization, Utilities and vendors will share their adjustments to a changing business model that revolves around a renewed focus on consumer needs.

 

In addition to showcasing best practices in smart grid implementation, SMART GRIDS, SMART CITIES – SMART FUTURE will feature industry-leading dialogues among consumers, local governments, the financial community and more that will yield important insights for all who are building and talking about Smart Grids.

 

 

• Per Hallberg, Vattenfall, Belgium, Senior Advisor – European Affairs, Former CEO
• Richard Sandford, RWE, UK, Head of Offshore Business Management
• Mart van derMeijden, Tennet, NL, Manager Innovation at TenneT
• Piotr Cofta, British Telecom, UK, Chief Researcher – Security and Trust
• Felipe Alvarez Figuerola, ENDESA, Spain, Project Deployment Manager
• Moazzem Hossain, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company,

  UAE Operation Planning & Studies MD
• Clive Deadman, 1905 Investments, UK, Director,

  Present -Business Development Director at United Utilities
• Dan Taylor, Centrica, UK Strategic Innovations
• Sean Barbara, ENEMALTA, Policy and Strategy Manager
• Bill Levis, Boulder Colorado, USA, Director – Office of Consumer Council
• Michael Karskens, Consumentenbond, NL Policy Maker
• Joost Brinkman,  Amsterdam Smart City, Project Manager
• Antonella Battaglini, MBA, Senior Scientist,Potsdam

  Institute for Climate Impact Research, Project Manager at SEFEP
• Andrew Warren, Association For Conservation of Energy, UK, Director
• Frigyes Reisch, Sweden, ANEC European Consumer Voice in Standardization
• Gyorgy Horuczi, PannErgy, Hungary, Business Development Director
• Power Matching Concept, (TBC)
• Nigel Tebbutt, Navitas Insight, UK, Certified Futurist, Strategist and Business Architect
• EUROPEAN ALLIANCE OF COMPANIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS,

  (TBA), Belgium

 

• Enabling active participation by consumers in demand response
• Operating resiliently against physical and cyber attack
• Providing power quality for 21st century needs
• Accommodating all generation and storage options
• Enabling new products, services, and markets
• Optimizing assets and operating efficiently
• Self-healing from power disturbance events
• Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

 

 

Utilities & Telecom – Executives, IT/Network Directors, Operations Directors, Strategic Planning, Customer Care, Business Development, Regulatory Affairs

Manufacturers/Vendors – Executives and Marketing Directors from Communication, Metering and Transmission Industries

Consumer Community - Real Estate Landlords Smart Grid-related associations, Forums, Industrial and Residential Consumer Groups, etc

Government/regulatory agencies – Telecom and utility-related

Financial community – Shareholders and Venture Capitalists

 

Companies to be invited:

 

RWE; GDF SUEZ; Endesa; Iberdola; Scottish &Southern Energy; British Gas; Enel;  E.ON;  National Grid; DEWA; Scottish Power; Yellostrom; Erse S.p.A; GE; Alliander; Google; CEZ; Alcatel-Lucent; KEMA; Ofgem; Erse Spa; Cisco; Echelon; Landis&Gyr; IBM; Microsoft; Eneco; Dell; Honeywell; Electrolux;  Accenture; Oracle;  Intel; Itron; Enexis; Siemens; European Commision; European Center for Information and Communication Technologies, Eurelectric; ARIVA; Penwell; Enstra Consulting, and others