Smart Grid
has come of age. While
the technology has been around for many years, recent
eco-political and technical developments have put Smart
grid in the spotlight and implementation plans are now
accelerated.
California is ramping up its investment in smart
energy infrastructure and policy. On the demand side,
utilities are connecting “smart meters” to millions of
customers, appliance manufacturers are producing devices
that talk to the grid, and hundreds of other firms are
creating hardware and software innovations to facilitate
saving energy and managing peak power. These
developments could fundamentally transform the
relationship between customers, utilities and the energy
they consume, and could enable the next generation of
energy efficiency.
Join
us on June 24th as TechCoire hosts a panel
of industry leaders and experts as they address
interesting, provocative, and occasionally tough
questions related to evolution of the emerging Smart
Grid industry. Topics will include:
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The status of the relevant, emerging standards.
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Innovative communications systems helped or hindered
by the emerging technical standards.
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Regulatory mandates deriving from the emerging
technical standards.
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Business models and value chains driving adoption of
technologies in the Smart Grid ecosystem.
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How
will power monitors, switches, controllers,
displays, and Home Area Network (HAN) devices
interact with each other?
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How will energy consumption, pricing, and load
control or demand response data be made available to
the consumer?
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Impact on Home Energy Use/ToU
billing and what devices and services might the
utilities offer to enhance HEM?
We've
assembled a terrific line up of panelists from across
the Smart Grid ecosystem:
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Rob Conant, Trilliant Networks
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Elisabeth Brinton, SMUD
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Micah Myers, Claremont Creek Ventures
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Panel Moderated by Michael Kanellos of Greentech
Media
Seating to non-members is on a first-come, first-serve,
limited seating arrangement. Register early to reserve
your spot.
See
registration link below.
Rob Conant,
Vice President, Trilliant Networks
Rob is the Senior Vice President, Network Products for Trilliant Networks. Before joining Trilliant, Rob Conant
cofounded and was VP of Marketing and Business
Development at Dust Networks, an innovator in wireless
mesh networking technology, and the originator of the
Wireless HART standard for industrial wireless mesh
communications. Among his many accomplishments in his
previous role at telecommunications systems provider
Onix Microsystems, he invented micromirror technology
establishing the company as a leader in MEMS-based fiber
optic switches. Mr. Conant holds a PhD and MS in
electrical engineering and a BS in mechanical
engineering from UC Berkeley.
Elisabeth Brinton, Chief Business
& Public Affairs Officer,SMUD
Elisabeth Brinton
joined SMUD in 2008 and serves as Chief Business and
Public Affairs Officer. She is a member of SMUD's
executive team and is responsible for maintaining the
customer-owned utility’s outstanding reputation and
image locally, regionally and nationally. She is
also responsible for leading economic development,
public affairs, business development, marketing,
supplier diversity, and advancing strategic government,
business and community partnerships. Brinton’s prior
experience includes stints with PRIDE industries as
their SVP of marketing, Chief Marketing Officer for
Natoma Technologies and has worked as a member of the
executive team at LoudCloud.
Micah Myers,
Claremont Creek Ventures
Micah joined Claremont Creek Ventures as
Energy Associate in 2009. Prior to joining, Micah worked
as an Analyst with the Energy team at Passport Capital,
a $2B Global Hedge Fund, and as a Product Manager at
Clean Power Finance, a leading provider of residential
solar loans and industry sales tools. A veteran
contributor to energy startups, Micah has experience in
two renewable energy startups, the most recent being a
company that will provide software and sales tools to
the energy efficiency retrofit industry. Active in
operational roles for over 15 years, has worked in both
small and large organizations, and has experience in
renewable energy, software and finance. As a United
States Marine Corps officer, Micah served as a fighter
pilot flying the F-18 in numerous combat missions in
Iraq and Afghanistan 2000-2003. He holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Physics from the University of California at
Davis and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate
School of Business.
Michael Kanellos, Editor in Chief,
Greentech Media , Moderator
Michael Kanellos is the Editor in Chief at Greentech
Media, where he covers emerging technologies and
companies in the green world. Prior to joining the
company in 2008, he worked for CNET Network's News.com
for eleven years. Among other jobs at CNET, he launched
the company's push into clean technology. He has
appeared on NPR, CBS, CNBC, Fox News and other media
outlets and has spoken at CES, the Japan Business
Strategy Summit, Ceatec, the Irish Software Association,
Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, the Flash Memory Summit and
Clean Energy Venture Summit. A graduate of Cornell
University and the University of California (Hastings),
he has worked as an attorney, a travel writer and a
busboy at a pancake house.
GUEST
REGISTRATION -
Online registration is now closed. Please join us at the
event tonight and pay at the door.
Guests can attend a maximum of two meetings before they
should sign up as a member.
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