9:00 Opening Remarks From The Forum Chair

9:10 International Keynote Address: Repowering A Nation - Establishing Standards For The U.S. Smart Grid

• Evaluating the U.S. goals and rationale for the smart grid
• Enabling development by fostering relationships and leadership for this program from the highest levels of industry and government
• Understanding how the standards are being established to support a national deployment and overcome interoperability hurdles
• Contrasting US efforts to international efforts – lessons for Australia

George W. Arnold
National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

9:45 SOFTWARE AG Address

Speaker to be advised

10:15 Evaluating The Role Of Open Standards In Reducing Installation Complexity, Facilitating Interoperability, And Address Security Issues In A National Smart Grid Deployment

• Examining the value of existing standards and protocols that aim to achieve ease of interoperability of the elements of a smart grid including IEEE, ANSI and IEC
• Analysing the impediment the lack of standards currently poses in adopting smart grid technologies in Australia
• Assessing the need for working relationships among industry to achieve suitable interoperability standards for a national smart grid deployment
• Underpinning the importance of open standards in upgrading and re-designing facilities to reduce the cost of stranded assets

Colin Blair
Deputy CEO
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

11:15 International Case Sudy: Portugal Smart Grid Roll Out - Fom Vision To Reality - Smart Grid In Praxis

• The Inovgrid project design and execution
• Smart Metering as a smart grid enabler
• Importance of “end to end” business process design
• Integrating renewables into the smart grid

José Manuel Alves Antunes
International Utility Competence Centre Director
LOGICA (PORTUGAL)

11.45 Developing A Nationwide Approach To Smart Grid Spectrum

• Evaluating utilities ability to participation in future spectrum allocations
• Understanding options and regulation in the purchase of existing spectrum licences and sharing with other industries with similar network requirements
• Assessing spectrum future requirements in supporting various wimax technologies, the NBN and an Intelligent Electricity Grid

Chris Chapman
Chairman
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA AUTHORITY

12:15 The Smart Grid Utility - Preparing For The Future

Huw Wilkinson
Strategic Market Executive
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS (USA)

Network Management & Integration

1:45 Utilising Innovative Technologies To Improve The Quality Of Supply And Create A More Resilient And Self-Healing Grid

This session will present a series of initiatives that showcase the SP AusNet journey towards smart network attributes and outcomes, including:

• Establishing and utilising distributed intelligence, pervasive digital communications networks and advanced analytical capability in the networks
• Managing network reliability outcomes through up-front business case prudence, creating strategic roadmaps, implementing design and configuration standards, consolidating infrastructure and introducing sophisticated network automation
• Empowering human potential within the enterprise through presentation of web-based, near real-time operational and asset management information

John Theunissen
Manager Asset Engineering
SPAUSNET

2:15 Integration Of Renewable Energy Sources

• Exploring drivers for a Smarter Grid
• Addressing the integration of Renewable Energy Sources through a range of solutions
• Focusing on concrete examples of Renewable Energy Sources integration and management
• Identifying Grid developments which will effect the integration of Renewable Energy Sources

Gerhard Seyrling
Senior Vice-President, Innovation & Performance Improvement
AREVA T&D (France)

2.45 Evaluating The Role Of Metering In Managing Demand And Connecting Renewable Energy Systems To A Smart Grid

• Assessing Queensland’s smart metering infrastructure in providing better management of renewable energy systems and demand
• Evaluating the ability of Advanced Metering Infrastructure as one of the tools to influence to manage demand. But is it the “silver bullet”?
• Addressing some of the technical and safety issues created by significant take up of renewable energy systems by looking at how customers see renewable energy systems as a viable option to manage their carbon emissions and energy use as well as the cost of that energy
• Managing the grid connection of distributed generation and renewable energy systems and demand management, a future state assessment. Is Smarter Metering a critical component of Smarter Network Infrastructure?

Mike Dougan
General Manager Metering
ERGON ENERGY

Customer Engagement

4:15 Going Beyond Network: Assessing Customer Centric Applications

The advent of smart grids provides utilities with an opportunity to revolutionise how they go about business and to readdress their relationship with their customer base.

The current billing methodology enforces a way of working which provides infrequent “touch points” with customers, a limitation based on the logistics of manual meter reading and billing cycles associated with large cumbersome billing systems. This results in a “phased” cash flow for utilities and an almost stand-off relationship with their customers.

• Understanding the real time nature of smart grids to forge an engaging and constructive customer relationship
• Placing the customer in an informed position and empowering them to change their consumption through customer centric applications
• Exploring the pros and cons of this capability to propose a win win situation for both customers and utilities

Martin Whelan
Enterprise & Vertical Markets, Energy Market APAC Leader
ALCATEL-LUCENT

4:15 Blacktown Solar Cities Trial - An Integrated Approach Toward Economic And Environmental Benefits

• Reviewing the design and development of the Solar City
• Evaluating trials to date with a/c cycling, pool pump control, pricing and smart metering
• Assessing customer feedback on their experiences

Steve Lette
Energy Manager Metering Information
INTEGRAL ENERGY

4.45 Retail Perspective: Analysing The Role Of The Customer In A Smart Grid Smart City

• What’s in it for the customer?
• Driving sustainable change in customer behaviour
• Evaluating barriers to success by looking at what measures success

Jan Prichard
Manager Business Development
AGL ENERGY

5:15 Closing Remarks From The Forum Chair

5.30pm - 8.00pm Evening Workshop B