Denver Marriott City Center
Denver, Colorado

April 6-7 2009
Bringing the Smart Grid Marketplace to Your Door!

Conference

Sunday, April 05, 2009
5:00 - 10:00 PM Exhibitor Set-Up & Registration
Monday, April 06, 2009
7:30 AM Registration Open
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks: Michael A. Marullo, Conference Chair
8:15 - 9:15 AM KEYNOTE BREAKFAST Colorado Ballroom F
Smart Grid: Can it really digitize the electric utility
Michael Carlson, Chief Information Officer and Vice-President, [Xcel Energy]
9:30 - 10:15 AM TRACK A: Automation – Session 101 Colorado Ballroom C&D
SDG&E Substation Real-time Condition Based Maintenance System, Neal Bartek, Project Manager, Subbu Sankaran, Software Team Lead, [SDG&E] & Ann Moore, Business Development Executive [OSIsoft, Inc.]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 201 Colorado Ballroom G&H
The Smart Grid and The Role of the States: New Regulatory Models, Cameron Brooks President [Tolerable Planet Enterprises]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 301 Colorado Ballroom I&J
The Smart Grid’s First “Killer Apps", David Brewster President & Co-Founder [EnerNOC, Inc.]
10:15 - 11:15 AM EXHIBIT VIEWING & REFRESHMENTS Colorado Ballroom E
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM TRACK A: Automation – Session 102 Colorado Ballroom C&D
What to Choose? - Use of Public vs. Private Networks for AMI & Smart Grid Communications, Frank Hoss Principal, Utility Business & Technology Solutions [Capgemini]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 202 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Predictive Out of Step Detection On Transmission System - Simulation Results, Damien Tholomier, Unit Managing Director, [Areva T&D]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 302 Colorado Ballroom I&J
Full integration of AMI/SCADA/GIS/OMS with DMS as a decision making tool for optimal distribution network operations, Bennie Fussell, PE, [Telvent]
12:00 - 1:30 PM Networking Luncheon Panel Colorado Ballroom F

Smart Grid Initiatives: Rantings, Revelations & Realities
What it really takes to get Smart Grid Initiatives on track for success!

Donald H. Denton III, GM – Smart Grid Implementation Strategy and Planning, [Duke Energy]
Michael S. Godorov, Manager-AMI Operations, [PPL Electric Utilities]
Sandeep Ganesh, Smart Grid Strategy, [Pacific Gas & Electric Company]
Tom Black, Chief Energy Services Officer [Colorado Springs Utilities]

1:30 - 2:00 PM EXHIBIT VIEWING Colorado Ballroom E
2:00 - 2:45 PM TRACK A: Automation – Session 103 Colorado Ballroom C&D
Smart Grid 1.0, Ivo Steklac, Global Vice President, [Elster Integrated Solutions]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 203 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Tools to justify an investment in Smart Grid Technologies, Gary Cripps, MBA, VP/CFO [Delaware Electric Cooperative] ; Robert Sarfi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Partner; and Michael Tao, MBA, PE, Partner [Boreas Group LLC]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 303 Colorado Ballroom I&J
Utilizing Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) for Real-Time Temperature Monitoring of Circuits to Optimize Ampacity for Load Management, Mikko Jaaskelainen, CTO, [SensorTran]
2:45 - 3:45 PM EXHIBIT VIEWING & REFRESHMENTS Colorado Ballroom E
3:45 - 4:30 PM TRACK A: Automation – Session 104 Colorado Ballroom C&D
Advanced Distribution Management Systems for the Smart Grid, Stuart Borlase, Smart Grid Business Solutions Director [GE-Energy T&D]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 204 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Connecting Smart Consumers to the Smart Grid, Niraj Bhargava, CEO [Energate]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 304 Colorado Ballroom I&J
FortZED: Leading the Way to Net Zero Energy Use, Wade Troxell – Associate Dean for Research & Economic Development, [Colorado State University, College of Engineering], Judy Dorsey – President, The Brendle Group and Executive Director, [Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster], Julie Zinn Patti, Director Operations [Spirae]
4:30 - 5:00 PM EXHIBIT VIEWING Colorado Ballroom E
5:00 - 7:00 PM Networking Reception
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
7:30 AM Registration Open
8:00 - 9:15 AM KEYNOTE BREAKFAST Colorado Ballroom F
"Microgrids:The Answer to the Smart Grid Challenge"
Kurt E. Yeager, Executive Director, [Galvin Electricity Initiative]
9:30 - 10:15 AM TRACK A: Automation – Session 105 Colorado Ballroom C&D
Phasor Measurement Units – From Exotic to Everyday, Bill Robertson, [Salt River Project (SRP)], Gary Roskos [Open Systems International, Inc.]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 205 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Developing Reliable and Secure Smart Grid Solutions Using Commercial Wireless Networks, Joel Limoge, Patrick Dalton [Xcel Energy] and Tom Loutzenheiser, CEO [Telemetric Corporation]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 305 Colorado Ballroom I&J
Coordinating Smart Grid Demonstrations to Promote Interoperability, Matt Wakefield, Senior Project Manager, Smart Grid, [EPRI]
10:15 - 11:15 AM EXHIBIT VIEWING & REFRESHMENTS Colorado Ballroom E
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM TRACK A: Automation – Session 106 Colorado Ballroom C&D
Practical Applications of Smart Grid Technologies, Michael J. Dood, Integration Application Engineer, [Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 206 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Toronto Hydro’s Smart Grid Implementation – Initial Findings, Anthony M. Haines, President, [Toronto Hydro-Electric Ltd.] and Doug Westlund, CEO [N-Dimension Solutions Inc.]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 306 Colorado Ballroom I&J
Developing a DMS/OMS Strategy for Integrated Distribution Operations, Tim Taylor, Business Development Manager - DMS [ABB Inc.]
12:00 - 1:30 PM Networking Luncheon Panel Colorado Ballroom F

Xcel Energy's SmartGridCity Project - A Progress Report from the Consortium Partners

Michael Donohue, Partner [Accenture], Matt Dinsmore, Senior VP, Corporate and Product Strategy, [CURRENT], Brian Bradford, Utility Solutions, [GridPoint], Lee Margaret Ayers, Executive Consultant, [OSISoft], Mike Dood, Integration Application Engineer, [SEL], Nangy Gul, VP Strategic Development, [SmartSynch], Carlos Romero, Product Director, [Ventyx] and Sandy Simon, Director Utility Innovations and Smart Grid Strategy, [Xcel Energy]

1:30 - 2:00 PM EXHIBIT VIEWING Colorado Ballroom E
2:00 - 2:45 PM TRACK A: Automation – Session 107 Colorado Ballroom C&D
Enterprise Integration of Demand Response, Ali Vojdani, Ph.D. CEO [Utility Integration Solutions, Inc.]
TRACK B: Infrastructure – Session 207 Colorado Ballroom G&H
Smart Grid ADA* – The 61850 Way, (*Advanced Distribution Automation) C. J. Williams, Business Development Director, [Remsdaq]
TRACK C: Operations – Session 307 Colorado Ballroom I&J
The Operations Center – Often Neglected, Yet Crucial to Your Smart Grid Strategy, Tony DiMarco, Director, Global Utilities and Communications [Intergraph Corporation]
2:45 - 4:15 PM Reliability Roundtable Panel Colorado Ballroom F

Moderated by Richard Lordan, Technical Director, Power Delivery and Utilization, EPRI

Dr. Lawrence Jones, Director Smart Grid Strategy - NA, [Areva T&D], Greg Cominos, GM, Smart Grid Sales, [GE], Bahman Hoveida, President & CEO [Open Systems International], Todd Gurela, VP Sales, [Siemens Energy] and Ameen Hamdon, President & CEO [Subnet Solutions]

4:15 - 5:00 PM EXHIBIT VIEWING Colorado Ballroom E
5:00 - 10:00 PM Booth Dismantle & Move-out

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