Smart Energy Events

Building on the success of its energy events in Europe, Platts will hold its inaugural European smart grid Strategies conference in Berlin on September 17–18. It will explore in depth all the core sector areas as well as significant related topics, including optimising grid infrastructure, integrating large-scale intermittent generation, deployment priorities, finance and incentives, information and communication technology, new markets, users and energy efficiency. The conference will also examine a number of case studies showing how new projects have been implemented across Europe and elsewhere.

Providing unrivalled business and networking opportunities, Platts European smart grid Strategies conference promises to be an unmissable annual event for all those active across the electricity grid industry.

Speakers confirmed include:

• Hans-Josef Fell, MP; Chairman, Energy Watch Group, Germany
• Nikos Hatziargyriou, Vice Chairman and deputy CEO, Public Power Corporation, Greece
• Ronnie Belmans, Chairman, Elia; Vice Chairman and Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Per Halleberg, Chairman, Eurelectric WG on Smart Grids / Network of the Future; Senior Advisor, Vattenfall European Affairs Office, Belgium
• Emanuele COLOMBO, Head of Power System & Markets, R&D Department, RTE, France
• Terje Gjengedal, Vice President of New Energy, Statkraft, Norway
• François Nguyen, Senior Policy Adviser - Electricity Markets, International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris
• Peter Tomaszewski, Head of Contract Sector Euratom Supply Agency, European Commission, Luxembourg
• Tahir Kapetanovi, Director Electricity, Energie-Control, Austria
• Gareth Evans, Technical Advisor, Head of Profession – Engineering, Ofgem, UK
• David Nestle, Head of Decentralized Energy Management Group, ISET, Germany
• Han Slootweg, Manager Innovation, Enexis, Germany
• Yves Marcoux, Project Manager, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, France
• Anne McIvor, Editor, CleanTech Investors, UK
• Inbar Lasser-Raab, Senior Director of Marketing, Network Systems and smart grid Solutions, Cisco, USA
• Dr. Christian Feißt, Industry Lead Utilities, Internet Business Solutions, Cisco, Germany
• Bastian Fisher, Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Utilities Global Business Unit EMEA, Germany
• Maikel van Verseveld, Partner, Accenture, The Netherlands
• Ana Gonzales Bordagarai, Distribution Planning, Iberdrola Distribution Electrica, Spain

Key areas to be investigated:

• Hear the latest regulatory updates
• Find out more on incentives and ways of financing the smart grid
• Learn from smart city and electric car pilot projects
• Find out more on micro-grids, distributed energy resources as well as smart metering

For more information please contact Stacey Knox:
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