As pressures for a stronger, smarter, more efficient electricity infrastructure heighten and utilities continue to select and deploy these 21st-century smart grid technologies, concepts of open, scalable, IP-based communication lead the way. SmartSynch conference sessions will be led by a broad group of utilities and smart grid experts and will feature focused discussion on the pressures facing today’s utilities to have the most secure and best performing smart grid solution possible.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to learn more about how today’s advanced communication technology is enabling the smart grid.

Join a unique event to meet world water leaders, and the winners of Imagine H2O’s Prize. Our Inaugural Prize Competition highlighting Water Efficiency, is the culmination of:

• A global search for ideas;
• Proposals from over 50 contestant teams;
• Institutional investments by the Royal Bank of Canada, Cooley Godward Kronish, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Full Circle Fund
• Hundreds of hours of analysis by an elite panel of water experts.

Competition Update: Winners Announced

At our Showcase, learn about the exciting new businesses that have risen to the surface. Meet the winning teams and other finalists, the elite water experts who selected them, and Imagine H2O’s ecosystem of water leaders, including John Bohn, Chairman of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Ambassador John A. Bohn
Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission

Plus, enjoy great food, sustainable wines, water-themed art, music, and join the network of people driving business solutions to the water crisis.

Ticket sales will support Imagine H2O as we identify and promote the best innovative solutions to the world’s water challenges, and build a supporting ecosystem of entrepreneurship and investment.

Program Agenda:

VIP Session:

6pm-7pm:

* VIP welcome from Imagine H2O Program Manager Brian Matthay and Director of Operations Scott Bryan
* Exclusive networking sessions with the three winning startups
* Socializing
* Wine tasting with Napa Green Certified Vintners
* Live music
* Media session

General Admission Session (VIPs welcome):

7pm-7:45pm:

* Exhibit floor featuring Imagine H2O prize winners and finalists, water agencies, Imagine H2O partners
* Live music
* Wine and appetizers
* Water-inspired photography from Robert Dawson
* Free water testing (bring your tap water) from the San Fracisco Public Utilites Commission and East Bay Municipal District
* Video interviews

8pm-8:30pm:

* Welcome from Imagine H2O Chairman Tamin Pechet
* Remarks on the future of water in California and beyond, Ambassador John Bond, Commission of the California Public Utilities Commission
* Teaser presentations from the Imagine H2O Prize winners

8:30pm-9pm:

* Networking and social time
* Wine tasting with Napa Green Certified Vintners
* Food and beverages

Using technology effectively is critical to the success of virtual teams. Knowing why, when and how to employ the right tools, at the right time, for the right need, and how the virtual team environment impacts your business processes makes all the difference. This course will give you a vendor and product neutral perspective of what it means to work in a virtual environment and provide real-world experience and best practices from a people, process and technology perspective.

- V2G, the science and mechanics:
What are the software and control systems necessary for successful V2G? Will this be created independent of Utilities and/or electric vehicle manufacturers?
What are the electric vehicle’s specifications that we need to improve upon to make V2G realistic?
What are the safety issues involved in V2G?
What new systems and analytics are necessary in light of V2G?

- V2G, the market and incentives:
The two-way communication of V2G allows a vehicle or fleet of vehicles to serve as an auxiliary service asset on the grid.
What regulatory issues does this raise?
What economic issues does this raise?
Will electric vehicle drivers make enough money to offset the added costs of EV’s?
Will V2G be the driver of the electric vehicle market?
What new apps will V2G enable?

- Pilot Projects:
What are the current pilot projects? What is their status?

Agenda
8:30am PST Reception/Networking
9:00am PST Keynote: Tom Gage, CEO & President AC Propulsion
9:20am PST Panel Discussion Begins
10:20am PST End of Panel Discussion: Q&A from the audience
11:00am PST Networking, snacks and beverages
12:00pm PST End of Seminar

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AGENDA
 
8:30 am PST:  Reception
9:00 am PST:  Introductions
9:10 am PST: Panel Discussion Begins

INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLES FROM PERSPECTIVE OF:

• Supplier of Software, Solutions, and Applications
• Supplier of Networking/Communications
• Provider of Smart Grid all-in-one solutions
• Provider of Energy Storage
• Regulator
• Utility

10:30am PST: International Section

Visio Conference Frankfurt—Paris—San Francisco

A COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO SMART GRID REGULATORY SCHEMES

During the international portion of our conference we will ask an international array of regulated utilities as well as smart grid vendors to relate their experiences with different regulatory schemes within the constantly evolving smart grid arena.

• As a smart grid vendor, what do you think can and should be done on a regulatory level to promote international interoperability?
• As a smart grid vendor, what is your assessment of the effectiveness of your country’s subsidy schemes for smart grid deployment? From your position what other subsidy schemes should be considered?

• As an energy provider, what do you think can and should be done on a regulatory level to promote international interoperability?
•  As an energy provider, what is your assessment of the effectiveness of your country’s subsidy schemes for smart grid deployment? From your position what other subsidy schemes should be considered?
• As an energy provider, what has been your experience with regulatory schemes encouraging the integration of renewable power? From your position what other regulatory schemes should be considered?
• As an energy provider, what has been your experience with regulatory schemes for utility cost recovery? From your position what other cost recovery schemes should be considered?

Q&A
11:45 am PST: International Q&A
12:15 pm PST: End of conference followed by networking
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SPEAKERS

Panelists to include:
 
ABB, Dr. Klaus von Sengbusch, Head of Smart Grids Projekte
VATTENFALL EUROPE DISTRIBUTION GmbH, Dr. Erik Landeck, CEO
T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GmbH, Dr. Carl-W. Ackermann, Head of Smart Grids Projects
SAP AG, Dr. Anke Weidlich, Senior Researcher
BIRD&BIRD LLP, Valerian Jenny, Senior European Consultant, Lawyer

E.ON Metering
ERDF/ EDF
AREVA, Regis Hourdouillie, Director Smart Grid Program
Regulation Commission of Electricity, Cécile George, Director, Electricity Access

eMeter, Larsh Johnson, CEO

MEGAWATT STORAGE FARMS, Edward CAZALET, Vice President & Founder

Moderation:

LOGICA management consulting

Paris: Cyril Cortina

Frankfurt: Norbert Clasen

PRTM 

Palo Alto: Patrice Maheo

March 01 to April 30, 2010

Renewed Function is an interior installation designed by Joe Gonzalez intended to inspire and challenge us to approach garbage recycling in more creative and effective ways.

This green installation encourages us to take items that we would normally discard and give them a new purpose. It also allows us to rethink how we can reuse our garbage for a more eco-friendly environment.

During the two-month exhibition, Casa Frela Gallery will be using its office space on the 2nd floor as the site of the installation to show how to reuse space as well as everyday items such as a empty coffee can as a pencil holder or a small jar as a paper clip container.

Local Harlem artist Joe Gonzalez (aka Dark Green Joe – www.darkgreenjoe.com) has been involved in numerous careers including theatre, television, special events, design, construction and eco-consulting. As an artist he focuses primarily on B&W photography and various “reuse” projects. As a global citizen, he is constantly reading and learning about the impact that each of us makes on our planet. It is only by stepping outside of the box do we begin to really grasp the scope of the problem and what we can do to help address it. Joe is currently launching a non-profit that gives everyday people the opportunity to help fund small projects in different parts of the world. Visit The Project Solution at www.theprojectsolution.org to learn more.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Please join Joe Gonzalez at the Casa Frela Gallery, 47 West 119th Street (between Lenox and Fifth Avenues), 2nd Floor, in Manhattan from March 1-April 30, 2010 for his Renewed Function interior installation.

For further information about the installation or about Casa Ferla Gallery, please visit our website or call the gallery at 212-722-8577.

Contact:
Lawrence Rodriguez, Curator and Director of Casa Frela Gallery
47 West 119th Street
New York, New York 10026
(212) 722-8577
events@casafrela.com

On the day of the event (April 15, 2010), the participants will conduct 45-minute interviews with those companies that have agreed to meet the candidates (pre-arranged interview times).

Application deadline: March 30, 2010

All open positions are listed on the website. Interviews in English and/or German.

• Beginnings of a Favorable Regulatory Environment:
  Energy storage tax incentives in bill S. 1091
  California’s AB 2514
  Entry into frequency regulation market in some ISO regions
  Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Transmission, Generation, Distribution?
  Review of FERC’s Western Grid Development LLC decision
  CAISO’s response
  Role of ISOs and RTOs
  FERC’s case-by-case classification
• Gaps in the Regulatory Environment
  Pricing Policies/Business Models
  Load-shifting vs. power-oriented storage
  Ownership Restrictions
  Key Valuation Drivers
  Storage Portfolio Standard?
  Regional market design

Agenda

9:00am Reception and continental breakfast
9:20am Welcome and introduction
9:30am Panel discussion begins
11:00am End of panel discussion: Q&A from the audience
11:30am Networking
12:00pm End of Seminar

Contact
Sarah Adams
InnoQube Ltd
sarah.adams@inno-qube.com