Registration and Breakfast

Pick up registration information and name badges. Registration will be open throughout the day.

The Networked Grid 2013: From Infrastructure to Insights

Opening remarks

Rick Thompson, President & Co-Founder, Greentech Media

The Networked Grid 150: Top Vendors and Technology Trends 2013

This session will unveil GTM Research's view of the end-to-end smart grid market in 2013 and beyond, detailing our view of the industry's top technology and market trends. In addition, GTM Research Senior Analyst, David Groarke, will walk through the top ten overall smart grid vendors, the top ten vendors to watch and discussion around GTM Research's "Innovation Awards", taking a look at some of the best-of-breed products in the market today.

David Groarke, Managing Director, Indigo Advisory Group

Utility Executive Keynote Address: A California IOU's Ten Year Look Ahead and How to Get There


Doug Kim, Director, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison

Networking Break
North American IOUs Scaling the Largest and Most Intelligent Distribution Grids in the Face of a New Energy Era

Utility executives from North America take part in a moderated panel.
Moderator: Erich W. Gunther, Chairman and CTO, EnerNex

Kevin Dasso, Senior Director of Technology & Information Strategy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Michael R. Montoya, Director, Grid Advancement, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison
Tony Tewelis, Director, Technology Innovation, Arizona Public Service (APS)

Lunch Break
Distribution Automation at ENMAX - Evolving to Optimize Value

Utility Case Study

Dean Craig, Supervising Engineer, System Automation, ENMAX Power Corporation

Session Break
track 1
TRACK SESSIONS
track 2
TRACK SESSIONS
track 1
Taking the M out of MDM: Holistic Platforms and the Future of Smart Grid Data Management


Moderator: Zach Pollock, Analyst, Smart Grid, GTM Research

Mark Carpenter, Senior Vice President, T&D Operations & Measurement Services, Oncor
Larsh Johnson, Chief Technology Officer, Stem
Paul Lekan, Director of Marketing & Communications, The Utility Telecom Council
Jeff Nichols, Director, Information Security & information Management, The Sempra Energy Utilities (San Diego Gas & Electric & Southern CA Gas Company)

track 2
The Marriage of Power Electronics and Software Control for Advanced Distribution Grids through 2020 and Beyond


Moderator: Ben Kellison, Analyst, Smart Grid, GTM Research

Dr. Deepak Divan, President & Co-Founder, Varentec
Stephanie Hamilton, Smart Grid R&D Manager, Brookhaven National Lab
Percy Haralson, Senior Manager, Field Technologies Group, Southern California Edison
Naimish Patel, Founder & CEO, Gridco Systems

track 1
Controlling the Networked Grid Enterprise: Integrating DMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS and DERMS


Moderator: David Groarke, Senior Smart Grid Analyst, GTM Research

John Dirkman, Senior Product Manager, Smart Grid Global, Schneider Electric
Erich W. Gunther, Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex
Hormoz Kazemzadeh, Vice President of Distribution & Smart Grid, OSI, Inc.
Dr. Jayant Kumar, Smart Grid Program Director, Alstom Grid

track 2
Networked Grid Communications Architectures 2013: Global Technology Choices and Applications


Moderator: Emma Ritch, Senior Smart Grid Analyst, GTM Research

Witold Bik, Vice President, Automation Systems Division, S&C Electric Company
Andres Carvallo, Executive Vice President a& Chief Strategy Officer, Proximetry
Laura Meadors, Director of Corporate Strategy, GridMaven Utility Solutions
Joaquin Silva, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, On-Ramp Wireless
Mischa Steiner-Jovic, Founder & CEO, Awesense

The Top 10 North American Utilities, Awards and Networking Reception
Day 1Day 3