KEMA's 2nd annual Utility of the Future executive conference

Navigating energy sustainability

utility future strategy
June 17 – 19, 2009 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC

Energy infrastructure and efficiency are front and center on today’s national agenda. Government stimulus combined with new directions in environmental policies will have a significant impact on utility planning, operations and investments.  

Decisions made today will transform utility infrastructure, operations and customer relationships in ways we are only beginning to see. The challenge is making the right decisions to build a more efficient, sustainable and dynamic bridge to the future. 

 

Our 2009 media partners are:

Smart Grid News.com

Smart Grid Today / Restructuring Today

 

Roadmap for the future.
KEMA’s 1st Annual Utility of the Future Conference, Getting there from here explored how to get to the Utility of the Future. Now that a path forward is in sight, the 2nd annual conference delves into navigating the technology and infrastructure, strategies and policies along the way to a sustainable energy future.

KEMA’s 2nd Annual Utility of the Future Conference, Navigating energy sustainability, is gathering senior executives to discuss how emerging policies will shape the industry and how utilities in the US and Europe are already responding to changes.  

Discussions will focus on a range of timely, interrelated topics, including: 

  • regulatory and policy directions and impacts

  • operating a Smart Grid infrastructure
  • financial outlook
  • generation and carbon control
  • impacts of carbon policy
  • developments in energy storage
  • plug-in electric hybrid vehicles (PHEVs)
  • smart Grid implications for utility products and customers.
Sharing ideas. Discovering opportunities.
KEMA has been involved in a number of efforts to inform policy makers and other industry stakeholders as key decisions in the utility industry are being formed. 

We invite you to share your ideas and discover opportunities to shape a more sustainable, reliable, profitable utility of the future.

Featured keynote speakers include:

Confirmed panelists to date include: 

  • Bill Anderson, AMI/Smart Grid Project Manager, US Navy

  • Julie Blunden, Vice President Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower Corporation

  • Alec Brooks, Renewable Energy Engineer, Google

  • William Capp, CEO, Beacon Power

  • Dan Cleverdon, Policy Advisor to Commissioner Rick Morgan, District of Columbia Public Service Commission

  • Keith Cole, Director, Advanced Technology Vehicle Strategies and Legislative Affairs, General Motors Corporation

  • Don Cortez, Vice President, Regulated Operations Technology, CenterPoint Energy

  • Don Denton, General Manager Smart Grid Implementation Strategy and Planning, Duke Energy

  • Vikas Dwivedi, Principal, Quantum Energy Partners

  • Ken Fell, Consultant and former CIO, New York ISO

  • Jay Hellums, SVP of Energy Management, Direct Energy

  • Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy 

  • Richard Ivanauskas, Policy Advisor to Commissioner Philip Moeller, FERC

  • Ben Koch, Managing Director, Southwest Securities

  • Arthur Kressner, Director of Research and Development, Consolidated Edison Company of New York

  • Larry Kuhl, Worldwide Utilities Business Development and Alliance Manager, Microsoft Corporation

  • Henry O. Marcy, Vice President, Technology, Whirlpool

  • Emilie Mazzacurati, Manager of Carbon Market Research North America, Point Carbon

  • Bill Moroney, CEO, Utilities Telecom Council (UTC)

  • Mark Nelson, Director of Planning & Strategy, Southern California Edison

  • Dr. Ali Nourai, Manager Distributed Energy Resources, AEP

  • Paola Petroni, Head of Network Technologies, ENEL

  • Diana Propper, General Partner, Expansion Capital Partners

  • Brad Roberts, President, Energy Storage Association and Director, S&C Electric Company

  • Tom Sacoman, Portfolio Executive, ENVI division, Chrysler LLC

  • Dr. Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Senior Economist, Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC

  • Sven Thesen, Utility Operations & Sustainability Strategy, Better Place

  • Mauricio Vargas, CEO, Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC (a GE/AES Venture)


Fundamentals of the Utility of the Future concept.
Pre-conference seminar & welcome reception
June 17 - 3:00 PM 
A two-hour, pre-conference seminar introduces the fundamentals of the “Utility of the Future” to senior technology, generation, operations and regulatory executives. 

The seminar is designed specifically for those who want a better understanding of the utility of the future concept and of the potential changes utilities and industry stakeholders will seek in response.  

A welcome reception follows at 6:00 PM. 

Participants receive a complimentary copy of KEMA’s strategic planning guide, Utility of the Future: Directions for enhancing sustainability, reliability and profitability (Vol.1).  


Additional conference information
For more information, contact:

 

KEMA Director of Corporate Marketing

KEMA Conference Manager