8:50 Opening Remarks From IQPC

9:00 Opening Remarks From The Forum Chair

Policy & Regulation

9.10 Assessing The Scope And Role Of The Smart Grid/Smart City Demonstration Project To Demonstrate A Business Case For A National Deployment Of Smart Grids

Tom Barry
Assistant Director Smart Grid Initiative
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WATER HERITAGE AND THE ARTS

9:25 International Keynote Address: Policy Drivers And Regulatory Framework To Roll Out The Smart Grid Deployment – Lessons From The EU

• Creating a network that provides all consumers with a highly reliable, flexible, accessible and cost-effective power supply
• Harmonising regulatory and commercial frameworks in Europe to facilitate cross-border trading of both power and grid services, ensuring that they will accommodate a wide range of operating situations
• Establishing shared technical standards and protocols that will ensure open access, enabling the deployment of equipment from any chosen manufacturer
• Ensuring the successful interfacing of new and old designs of grid equipment to ensure interoperability of automation and control arrangements

Dr. Manuel Sanchez-Jimenez
Policy Officer
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY

10.05 The Smart Grid Advantage

Bob Gilligan will discuss the key drivers influencing the transformation of our electrical infrastructure into a smarter, more efficient and cleaner network and how this modernization will turn our greatest energy challenges into advantages. Mr. Gilligan will also address the opportunities this change opens up for industry and the global economy, as well as the hurdles that must be overcome to ensure its success.

Bob Gilligan
Vice President Transmission & Distribution
GE Energy

Transitioning to an Intelligent Network: Business Models & Strategies

11:05 International Case Study: Managing Expenditure And Cost By Understanding What Works And Where To Invest To Create A Complete End To End Grid Solution - Smart Grid 1.0 And Smart Grid 2.0 Initiatives

• Utilising the latest technologies to increase energy dependability and customer service by managing supply and demand, controlling use and monitoring outages
• Working towards a future grid with the initial 1.0 project to create a combined fibre & wireless telecommunications network, establish hardware and software requirements and integration
• Moving to the 2.0 initiative to create a more integrated grid to provide safety, reliability and improved customer service
• Assessing the impact on business models and taking away key strategies for future deployments

Andres Carvallo
CIO
AUSTIN ENERGY (USA)

11:40 Executive Think Tank: Assessing Australia’s Future Electricity Network Requirements By Defining The Scope And Business Case Of An Intelligent Network

• Discussing regulatory hurdles in transforming the electricity industry to create an intelligent network
• Estimating the significant cost of transforming the entire grid
• Who should carry the cost? Who will benefit?
• Forecasting industry readiness for a national smart grid deployment and the impact this could have on business models
• Defining an intelligent network and solutions required to create a truly end to end smart electricity grid
• Adapting business models and strategies to minimise cost and move into the next decade of energy distribution and supply

12:25 Spotlight Presentation: Advances In Technology For Energy Conservation And Grid Stability

• Energy Conservation for Customers
• Grid Stability and Renewable Generation
• Peak Reduction
• Value of the Low Voltage Regulator in a smart grid environment

Bruce Lisanti
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mircoplant TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (USA)

1:40 The Network Businesses - The Fabric Enabling Smart And Economically Sustainable Solutions To Climate Change

• Understanding the role of the distribution networks in enabling the achievement of renewable energy targets
• Why energy conservation, storage and demand management needs to lead and take a higher profile on the political agenda
• Leveraging climate change, NBN, smart asset management and technologies, electric transport and innovative solutions to support the business case for change and economic growth
• Engaging customers and community and driving behavioural change
• Utilising smart solutions to drive a smart economy and export opportunities

Ian McLeod
Chief Executive
ERGON ENERGY

2:15 Smart Grids And Individual Mobility In A New Age Of Electricity

• Delivering sustainable energy system along the entire energy chain - from generation to consumption
• The growth potential for Smart Grids and their part in Siemens Environmental Portfolio
• Know-how and project experience, supported by various case studies from around the world

Steve Robinson
Vice President Energy
Siemens Limited

2:50 Utilising Technology To Lay The Foundations For The Future Of A Smart Network And Intelligent Network Business Blueprint

• Assessing the first steps in transforming the network and the business by testing a variety of technology solutions to set the foundation
• Understanding the difficulty in sustaining and improving performance in a cost constrained environment and continued growth in shortduration peak electricity demand
• Determining corporate strategies to expand operational capabilities and productivity gains by providing an essential link between the grid and the community
• Building better relationships with beneficiaries of improved grid capabilities including retailers, the regulator and customers

Mike Fajdiga
Chief Operating Officer
UNITED ENERGY DISTRIBUTION

3:55 Smart Infrastructure, Smart Data, Smart Grid!

The Smart Grid promises more efficient energy utilization and efficient integration of renewable energy sources while increasing the system reliability. Delivering on these promises requires unprecedented integration across the entire electric energy value chain. Generation, T&D Operations, AMI, DR, DER, DA/FA and market signals all represent necessary data sources and uses to make the Smart Grid function. Efficiency will be driven by smart applications—some of these applications are clear today; innovation will continuously drive even smarter applications. What is absolutely certain is data will drive innovations, data will drive smart applications, and data will drive the smart grid. This talk will discuss the importance of a manageable real time data and event infrastructure for the Smart Grid

Dave Roberts
VP Business Development & Strategic Sales
OSISOFT (USA)

4:30 Strengthening The Electricity Network By Making It Smarter, More Reliable And Equipped For Future Technologies

• Assessing Energy Australia’s investment to date in creating a smarter network by looking at smart meters, communications networks, WiMax trials and smart grid systems
• Defining the smart grid as a Real Time Operational Environment (RTOE) capable of two-way communication and real time management
• Evaluating the intelligent network trials and the Sydney Smart Energy Grid
• Overcoming safety and interoperability challenges

Adrian Clark
General Manager Intelligent Network
ENERGYAUSTRALIA

5:05 Developing A Roadmap To Optimise Business System Investment - The Integral Energy Smart Grid Value Proposition

• Identifying the key smart grid functions that provide the most value to Integral Energy in terms of business performance
• Assessing the significant process changes that these functions will create by looking at convergence of information and operational technologies
• Analysing the decision making process in determining the business case and value of smart
• Determining the key foundational components that need to be implemented in order to deliver on the smart grid function

Ian Robinson
Manager Network Technology Strategy
INTEGRAL ENERGY

5:40 Closing Remarks From The Forum Chair & End Of Day One