MarketForce - Smart metering Update in london

Place:The Waldorf Hilton, London

Conference agenda:
 
09:15                       Welcome address by Marketforce
09:20                       Chairman’s opening remarks

KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS
09:25                       The progress of the Ofgem Smart Meter Implementation Programme (SMIP)
                                        By:  Sarah Harrison, Senior Partner, Sustainable Development, Ofgem
09:45                       Questions

SESSION ONE: REALISING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART METERS
09:50                       Question Time: Group Discussion
                                ZONE A: The central communications network: assessing the options
                                ZONE B: The functional specification: balancing innovation and competition
                                ZONE C: The roll out: designing the detail
                                ZONE D: From smart meters to smart grids: conflicting or complementary interests?

10:30                       Panel Discussion: The Industry Response

11:10                       Refreshments

SESSION TWO: CREATING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
11:40                       Data flow, frequency and allocating access: who needs what?
                                         By; Chris Harris, Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower

11:50                       Delivering a secure communications platform
                                         Speaker to be confirmed

12:00                       Reaping the benefits while sharing the costs: exploring the involvement of DNOs
                                         By Jeff Douglas, Head of Network, Strategy and Development,
                                                                 E.ON Central Networks

12:10                       Panel discussion and questions
 
12:55                       Lunch

SESSION THREE: SMART DELIVERY STRATEGIES - FACILITATING THE ROLL OUT
14:10                       Ensuring a smart transition: structuring the roll out
                                       Speaker to be confirmed

14:30                       Testing times: trialling the smart meters
                                       Speaker to be confirmed

14:50                       Questions

SESSION FOUR: SMART FUNCTIONALITY AND SMART CONSUMERS
15:00                       Exploring meter design and the home area network (HAN)
                                       Speaker to be confirmed

15:20                       Effective engagement: how to create a smart consumer?
                                       Speaker to be confirmed

15:40                       CASE STUDY: Växjö Energi – learning smart lessons from abroad
                                       Speaker to be confirmed

16:00                       Questions

16:15                       Refreshments

SESSION FIVE: SMART OPPORTUNITIES – AN ENERGY MARKET REVOLUTION?
16:45                       Managing meters: making the energy market smart
                                        Speaker to be confirmed

17:05                       Making a smart move: openings and innovation
                                        Speaker to be confirmed

17:25                       Questions

17:35                       KEYNOTE CLOSING ADDRESS: From smart meters to smart grids:
                                                                            solutions for a smarter future

                                         Speaker to be confirmed

17:55                        Questions

18:00                        Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference