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Keynote Speakers

  • The_Hon__Paul_LynchThe Hon. Paul Lynch MP, Minister for Industrial Relations,
    Minister for Commerce,
    Minister for Energy,
    Minister for Public Sector Reform,
    Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, NSW STATE GOVERNMENT
    Gary--McLaren Gary McLaren
    Chief Technology Officer
    NBN CO
    Jim-Galvin Jim Galvin
    GM Retail Transformation
    AGL ENERGY
    David-Hill Professor David Hill
    Energy Australia Chair and Director of the Centre for Intelligent Electricity Networks School of Electrical and Information Engineering
    UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
    And Principal Researcher, NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA
    John-Baker John Baker
    Chief Strategy Officer
    AUSTIN ENERGY
  • Lucas-Millmore Lucas Millmore
    Manager System Control
    ACTEW AGL
    Michael-Fajdiga Mike Fajdiga
    COO
    UNITED ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
    Michael-McFarlane Michael McFarlane
    Manager Communications and Real Time Systems
    JEMENA
    Paul-De-Martini Paul De Martini
    Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Smart Grid Business Unit
    CISCO SYSTEMS
  • Simon-Middleton Simon Middleton
    Head of Strategy & Growth
    SYNERGY ENERGY
    Tim-Nelson Tim Nelson
    Head of Carbon & Sustainability
    AGL ENERGY
    Daniel-Jones-PIK Daniel Jones
    Head of Energy Services – Major Customers
    AGL ENERGY

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  • Smart Grids projects on the increase with utilities
    Australia's smart grid market is at an evolutionary stage, with many utilities considering smart grids at the same time as trying to validate the usefulness of different smart grid technologies and understand the business case for smart grids. Click here to read the article.
  • It’s a challenge, but coexisting relationships can work

    • This transcribed interview with TXU Energy explores Smart Grids within the US market and Patrick James gives us the customer perspective. The interview explores the overall benefits of digitising the energy systems, key learnings and challenges in implementing Smart Grids. The interview also highlights the benefits for the customer and concludes with the technology integration and systems interoperability aspect essential to the Smart Grids System.

  • SMART Infrastructure', Energy Source and Distribution, Jul/Aug 2010.

    • The Federal Government selected a consortium lead by EnergyAustralia to implement the $100 million Smart Grid Smart, City Grid in June. The Smart Grid, Smart City bid will lead to groundbreaking changes to the country's energy industry, according to EnergyAustralia managing director, George Maltabarow...click here to read more...

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What our partners had to say:

"Well organised event with excellent industry representation. Highly informative, quality presentations... very worthwhile investment. "Managing Director, OSISOFT AUSTRALIA
"Our participation in IQPC’s National Smart Grids Forum 2010 enabled us to increase awareness of Software AG in the utilities industry and to network with senior industry professionals. We achieved our objectives for the event and will definitely consider participating in future IQPC industry events."Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific, SOFTWARE AG
"Excellent event which brought industry thought leaders and a focused group of audience together... Great opportunity to showcase our proven SmartGrid offerings."Business Development Manager, VENTYX
"A well organised, informative event providing quality speakers and presentations … a worthwhile investment."Marketing Manager Asia Pacific, PROGRESS SOFTWARE


The 2nd Annual National Smart Grids Forum 2010 is here!

The Inaugural National Smart Grids Forum showcased a speaker faculty featuring 30+ senior level executives from Australia, Europe and the US. Attracting over 170 attendees the event stood out among industry as the most comprehensive event on Smart Grids in Australia.

Whilst the Federal Government’s “National Energy Efficiency Initiative: Smart Grids Smart City” Pilot will lead the electricity industry towards establishing standards to overcome interoperability challenges in deploying smart grids, a number of questions still remain unanswered on how truly to distribute intelligence throughout the electricity network.

YOU need to develop the intelligent network strategy and IT transformation plan How are you keeping up?

YOU need to develop an effective customer engagement strategy. How are you keeping up?

The 2nd National Smart Grids Forum 2010 will present local and International Case Studies on the outcomes of deployed projects, uptake and product innovation to highlight key learnings and the changing competitive dynamics in the marketplace.

Including a FOCUS DAY on Customer Engagement the 3 Day Forum will examine key strategies for:

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  • Blending business strategy with the IT strategy
  • Mitigating risk in projects by analysing grid and data security concerns
  • Building an effective backbone infrastructure and network technology overlay to support data management
  • Understanding emerging technologies in demand management systems and smart meters in enabling customer engagement
  • Optimising the convergence of wireless communication and smart grids while protecting privacy
  • Re-engineering power production, operational efficiency, service reliability and integration of renewable technologies
  • Integrating electric vehicles, energy storage and distributed generation

With no question that the industry is facing the biggest change in over 100 years, it is now time to bring all key stakeholders together to examine every facet of this transformation and takes a good look at the business model of the future in terms of asset management, process management and above all people management.

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