Conference Agenda

November 4, 2009

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

North American Utility Smart Grid Outlook: 2010–2015

Based on underlying data and analysis from GTM Research’s report North American Utility Smart Grid Outlook: 2010–2015, this session will provide insight into the major North American utilities deploying smart grids and the details surrounding their infrastructure and service deployment plans.

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Real-World Smart Grid Deployments and Policies: 2010–2020

This panel session, made up of leading utilities and policy makers, will provide real-world insight into smart grid deployments over the next decade. Covering the underlying power layer through communications and the control layer to the applications and services layer, leading utility executives will share their experiences and future visions for smart grid build-outs through 2020. Leaders from state PUCs will also provide their insight into the policies that will shape smart grid deployments going forward.

11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Morning Break and Table Top Exhibition

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Morning Keynote Presentation

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Networking the Grid: Intelligent Communications Infrastructure

The emerging smart grid network communications infrastructure is the platform that will ultimately underpin all current and future smart grid applications. From intelligent field area networks (FANs) supporting large-scale AMI deployments, to network-based sensors enabling real-time information about the electric power infrastructure for grid optimization applications, to wide area networks (WANs) providing aggregation and connectivity back to the utility's local area network (LAN), a robust communications infrastructure is central to nearly every smart grid application imaginable. Everything from early AMI applications to forward-looking integration and networking of renewables and PHEVs will rely on a networked grid. This session will examine each segment of the network, dissecting the plethora of architectural choices, technologies, protocols, standards and network security issues facing utilities as they transform the grid.

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.

Networking the Home: Energy-Aware Home Area Networks and Applications

The extension of smart metering intelligence into the home/building itself, connecting the meters to “load centers” is a radical advancement for the power grid. While, today certain utilities manage peak load demand by directly capping these load centers’ usage, a home area network (HAN) and home energy management system would allow the homeowner to indicate a mix of consumption and efficiency across a range of appliances and devices, changing forever the way the consumer participates in the energy consumption. Getting there requires new technologies within the home, from user interfaces to connecting networks to end devices.

3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Table Top Exhibition

4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Afternoon Keynote

Oracle & The Smart Grid - Turning Information into Power

4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Networking Renewable Energy: Integrating Utility-Scale Renewables, Storage and Distributed Generation Resources at Mass Scale

The deployment of smart grids and the integration of renewable energy sources are well under way but still in their infancy relative how these architectures, technologies and services will need to look by 2020, the year many U.S. states have agreed to have 20 percent of their energy needs met by renewable energy. This panel session will include discussions from utility executives, renewable energy system vendors, grid-scale energy storage providers, researchers and other thought leaders. It will examine the challenges and opportunities associated with establishing a smart grid infrastructure that can easily accept distributed generation and storage options at mass scale. Discover what is being accomplished as we approach 2010 by leading utilities and vendors to bring greentech to the people.

6:00 p.m.–8:00p.m.

Networking the Professionals: Cocktail Reception and Table Top Exhibition