AGENDA

Day 1 | Day 2

Day One: June 1st

7:30am – 9:15am
Registration
9:15am- 9:30am
Chairman’s welcome
Bob Gohn, Research Director, Smart Grid, Pike Research
9:30am- 10:00am
Keynote: SDG&E smart grid development plan
Lee Krevat, Director Smart Grid, SDG&E
10:00am- 11:00am
Panel: The evolution of smart grid communication network- ensuring reliability and interoperability
Angel Mercedes ,Business Development Manager M2M , T- Mobile 
Stephen Nees, Technology Strategy and Planning Manager, Anaheim Utilities 
Dr. Rajit Gadh, Professor at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA
Robert Eckard, Analyst, SBI Research
11:00am- 11:30am
Morning networking coffee break
11:30am- 12:15pm
Presentation: Evolving smart metering from a communication service perspective – the road to an efficient and future prove architecture.
Nana Lohmanns, Senior Consultant & Industry Expert for Smart Metering/Smart Home, T-Systems
12:15pm- 1:45pm
Networking lunch
1:45pm- 2:30pm
Presentation: Reliability considerations from the implementation of the smart grid
John N. Moura, Manager Reliability Assessment, NERC
2:30pm- 3:15pm
Panel: The implications of cyber security for smart grid technology development
Peter Fuhr, Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 
Gary Finco, Senior Advisory Engineer, Home Land Security
3:15pm- 3:45pm
Afternoon networking coffee break
3:45pm-4:45pm
Panel: The importance of standards and regulations
Rik Drummond, Chairman, SGTCC, NIST
Jonathan Booe, Deputy Director, NAESB
Tobin Richardson, Director, Smart Energy, Zigbee Alliance
4:45pm
Networking drinks party

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Day Two: June 2nd

9:15am- 10:00am
Panel: The shift in dollars to distribution automation
Bob Gohn, Research Director, Smart Grid, Pike Research 
Bob Frazier, Director of Technology, CenterPoint Energy
10:00am- 10:45am
Panel: The opportunities created by advanced DMS and demand response
Scott Koehler, Director of Smart Grid Product Management, Telvent
Farah Saeed, Principal Consultant, Energy and Power Systems, Frost & Sullivan
10:45am- 11:15am
Case Study: Putting security at the core of smart grid strategies
Tony Suarez, Enterprise Information Security and Policy, TVA
Michael Northern, Manager, Deloitte
11:15am- 11:45am
Morning networking coffee break
11:45am- 12:15pm
Case Study: Leveraging demand response to enable energy independence
Mitchell Wondolowski, CEO, Grid Solutions, Inc.
12:15pm-1:15pm
Networking lunch
1:15pm- 2:00pm
Panel: Adapting to and profiting from the shift to real time demand response
Kevin Woods, Tariff Programs and Services Manager, Systems & Technology, SCE
Barry Haaser, Executive Director, OpenADR
Ed Koch, CTO, Akuacom
2:00pm- 2:30pm
Case Study: Critical enablers for smart grid implementation
Edward Chatten, Senior Vice-President – Smart Grid & Strategic Support, PowerStream Inc. 
2:30pm- 3:15pm
Panel: The evolution of smart metering and the transition to HEMS
Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, Smart Grid Library 
Dr. Michael Hsieh, Adjunct Instructor, UC Berkeley Extension
3:15pm- 3:45pm
Afternoon networking coffee break
3:45pm- 4:30pm
Panel: EV update
Veerender Kaul, Research Director Advanced Technologies Automotive & Transportation, Frost & Sullivan 
Matt Lecar, Principal Consultant, GE Energy Smart Grid Center
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