We've put together an awesome program for The Networked Grid 2010 in Palm Springs next Tuesday and Wednesday: excellent keynote speakers, a huge number of great panelists, all the most relevant industry topics, a series of technical workshops and even a utility executive round table discussion that will be broadcast LIVE on our website next Tuesday at 11:00am PST. Stay tuned for details about that live broadcast on Monday, as well as a few other select sessions from the conference.
We've got several very interesting conferences we're planning for the second half of the year. Stay tuned to Greentech Media as we'll be announcing them very shortly.
Here's a rundown of the whole program for next week at The Networked Grid 2010 in Palm Springs:
Day 1 - May 18
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GTM Research: Top 5 Smart Grid Industry Trends
9:15a.m.–9:45a.m.David Leeds, GTM Research Smart Grid Analyst, and Rick Thompson, Greentech Media President and Co-Founder, will provide an introduction of what to expect, and why, throughout The Networked Grid 2010 conference program and walk through the top five industry trends in the smart grid market today and over the next few years, many of which have significantly shaped the agenda and speaker choices for this year's conference.
David Leeds
Smart Grid Analyst, GTM Research
Rick Thompson
President and Co-Founder, Greentech Media
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Opening Keynote Presentation
9:45a.m.–10:30a.m.Michael R. Montoya
Director of Engineering Advancement, Southern California Edison
Michael R. Montoya is the director of Engineering Advancement for Southern California Edison's Transmission & Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). Montoya's organization, created in November 2004, is responsible for distributed energy resources, distribution technical innovation, power system technologies, distribution automation, satellite communications, and research and development.
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North American Utility Executive Round Table Discussion
11:00a.m.–12:30p.m.Lee Krevat
Director, Smart Grid, SDG&E
Bob Irvin
North Highland Energy Advisor, ex-VP of Strategy, Duke Energy
Michael R. Montoya
Director of Engineering Advancement, Southern California Edison
Andrew Tang
Senior Director, Integrated Demand-side Management Products, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Moderator: Terry Mohn
Vice Chairman, GridWise Alliance
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Networked Grid Communications Infrastructure: Scaling AMI and Beyond
Track 1: 1:30p.m.–2:45p.m.Eric Dresselhuys
EVP, CMO, Silver Spring Networks
Rich Creegan
Vice President – Marketing and Strategy, Itron
Stephen Johnston
CEO, SmartSynch
Jeff Nichols
Director, Network & Communication Services, SDG&E
Mike Sanderson
VP Engineering, Proximetry
Moderator: Rick Thompson
President, Greentech Media
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The Soft Grid: Smart Grid's Killer Applications
Track 2: 1:30p.m.–2:45p.m.Peter L. Corsell
President and CEO, Gridpoint
Alex Laskey
President, Founder, OPOWER
Kannan Tinnium
Power Systems Platform Leader, Power Conversion Systems, GE Global Research
Steve Vassallo
Venture Partner, Foundation Capital
Andy Zetlan
Smart Grid Solutions Executive, Telvent Utilities Group
Moderator: David Leeds
Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media
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Power Forward: Grid Optimization and Distribution Automation
Track 1: 2:45p.m.–4:00p.m.Sanket Amberkar
Senior Manager, Smart Grid Marketing, Cisco
Witold Bik
Vice President, Automation Systems Division, S&C Electric
Andres Carvallo
Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, GridNet
Ken Geisler
Business Development Manager, Smart Grid, Siemens
Stewart Kantor
CEO, Full Spectrum
Moderator: David Leeds
Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media
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Information is Power: Meter Data Management and Analytics
Track 2: 2:45p.m.–4:00p.m.Phil Davis
Senior Manager, Demand Response Solutions, Schneider Electric
Larsh Johnson
Founder, Director, and Chief Technology Officer, eMeter
Jacqueline Lemmerhirt
Senior Director, Product Management, Aclara
Kevin Meagher
Chief Technology Officer, EDSA Power Analytics
Moderator: Andy Zetlan
Smart Grid Solutions Executive, Telvent
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Winning the Home Network Battle: PHYs, Protocols and Platforms
Track 1: 4:30p.m.–5:45p.m.Stuart Lombard
President and CEO, ecobee
Kishore Manghnani
Vice President, Communications and Consumer Business, Marvell
Daniel Moneta
Co-Founder, Director of Business Development, MMB Research
Gene Wang
CEO, People Power
Moderator: Rick Thompson
President, Greentech Media
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The Smart Home Customer Experience: Next-Generation Consumer Services and Time of Use Pricing
Track 2: 4:30p.m.–5:45p.m.Kristen T. Bowring
Senior Director Home Management Platform, New Business CSG, Best Buy Co., Inc.
Greg Guthridge
Global Retail Operations Lead, Accenture
Paul Nagel
Vice President, Business Development, Control4 Energy Systems, Control 4
Seth Frader-Thompson
CEO, Founder EnergyHub
Ivo Steklac
Executive Vice President of Sales and Strategy, Tendril
Moderator: Michael Kanellos
Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media
Day 2 - May 19
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Networked Grid Software and Applications Keynote
9:00a.m.–9:30a.m.Linda Jackman
Group Vice President - Product Strategy & Management, Oracle Utilities
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Networked Grid Communications Infrastructure Keynote
9:30a.m.-10:00a.m.Stephen D. Johnston
CEO, SmartSynch
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WORKSHOP: Power Layer Infrastructure Technologies and Network Communications Layer Architectures (2 1hr, back-to-back sessions)
Track 1: 10:30a.m.–12:30p.m.Erich Gunther
Chairman and CTO, co-founder, Enernex
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WORKSHOP: North American Utility Smart Grid Case Studies (Three 40-minute, back-to-back utility case studies)
Track 2: 10:30a.m.–12:30p.m.Lou Fusco
Director of Engineering & Technology, PG&E
Jim Parks
Program Manager of Energy Efficiency and Customer Research and Development, SMUD
Donald Paul
Executive Director, USC Energy Institute
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Securing The Networked Grid Infrastructure
Track 1: 1:30p.m.–2:30p.m.Saadat Malik
Senior Manager, Smart Grid Solutions and Architecture Development, Cisco
Rilck Noel
VP & Global Managing Director, Energy & Utilities, Verizon Business
Tom Parker
Director of Security Consulting Services, Securicon
Rick Stephenson
CEO, Revere Security
Moderator: Andrew Bochman
Co-Founder, Smart Grid Security Blog
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Addressing Peak Demand: The Future of Demand Response and Smart Appliances
Track 2: 1:30p.m.–2:30p.m.Gregg Dixon
Senior Vice President, Marketing, EnerNOC
Gary Fromer
CEO, Cpower
Mike Picchi
EVP and CFO, Comverge
John Steinberg
CEO, Co-Founder, EcoFactor
Terry Vardell
Product Development Manager, Duke Energy Company
Moderator: Erich Gunther
CTO, Chairman and Co-Founder, Enernex
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The Microgrid Emergence: Distributed, Intermittent Renewable Power & Storage
Track 1: 2:30p.m.-3:30p.m.Tom Bialek
Chief Engineer – Smart Grid, SDG&E
Andrew Bochman
Energy Security Lead, IBM/Rational
Jack McGowan
CEM, CEO, Energy Control Inc.
Terry Mohn
VP and Chief Innovation Officer, Balance Energy
Moderator: David Leeds
Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media
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Utility Enterprise 2.0: Information Technology and Back-Office Systems Integration
Track 2: 2:30p.m.-3:30p.m.Sharon Allan
Senior Executive, Utilities Group, Accenture
Atri Chatterjee
Senior Vice President of Enterprise Services, VeriSign
Clement Chen
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, SAIC
Josh Gerber
Lead Architect for Smart Grid, SDG&E
Moderator: Linda Jackman
Group Vice President - Product Strategy & Management, Oracle Utilities
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The Networked EV: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles
Track 1: 4:00p.m.–5:00p.m.Rob Bearman
Director, Global Utility Alliances, Better Place
Matthew Crosby
Regulatory Analyst, CPUC
Kristen Helsel
VP of EV Solutions, AeroVironment
Richard Lowenthal
Founder and CEO, Coulomb Technologies
Diarmuid O'Connell
Vice President of Business Development, Tesla Motors
Moderator: David Leeds
Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media
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The Networked Building: Efficient, Automated "Energy LANs"
Track 2: 4:00p.m.–5:00p.m.Dave Leonard
CEO and Co-Founder, Redwood Systems
Jason Matlof
Partner, Battery Ventures
Tom Pincince
President and CEO, Digital Lumens
Steve Thomas
Manager, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Wayne Wiebe
Senior Vice President, Kenmark
Moderator: Michael Kanellos
Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media