AMI to the Nth
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Sharon Allan, Senior Executive, Accenture, Smart Grid Solutions

Tuesday, March 23, 1:00 p.m.
This session will focus on developing extendable business cases for AMI with asset owners discussing their processes and results.

On the Road to Smart Grid: First Stop AMI
Author(s):

• Rob Reimer, Director, Metering & Wholesale Energy, EPCOR Distribution & Transmission
• Carolyn Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links, Inc.

Making the Smart Grid Work for Small Rural UtilitiesOn the Road to Smart Grid: First Stop AMI
Author(s):

• William Johnson, Manager of Electrical Operations, Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
• Michael Tao, Partner, Boreas Group LLC
• Robert Sarfi, Partner, Boreas Group LLC

NV Energy’s Advanced Service Delivery Solution
Author(s):

• Kathy Barnes, NV Energy, Inc.
• Gary Smith, Project Director, Smart Technologies, NV Energy, Inc.
• Jeff Evans, Executive Consultant, Enspiria Solutions, Inc.

AMI Case Studies: Advanced Benefits Equals Enhanced Value
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Carolyn Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links, Inc.

Tuesday, March 23, 3:00 p.m.
The utilities in this session are stretching the value of AMI to deliver customer benefits that go far beyond meter reading.

ComEd: Using AMI to Deliver Enhanced Customer Benefits
Author(s):

• Richard O’Toole, Director, AMI Project, Commonwealth Edison Company
• James C. Eber, Manager, Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, Commonwealth Edison Company

AMI and Smart Grid at SMUD
Author(s):

• Paul Lau, Assistant General Manager, Customer Service, Distribution and Technology, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Smart Grid with a Customer Focus
Author(s):

• Mike Farrell, Director Customer Programs, OGE Energy Corp.
• Gary Murphy, The Structure Group

Best Practices in AMI Implementation
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Tim Wolf, Senior Consultant, R.W. Beck, an SAIC Company

Wednesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m.
This session will deliver valuable insight and case study examples of large-scale AMI system implementation at three leading utilities.

Managing Risk and Quality in a Large Metering Project
Author(s):

• James Cherrie, Director of Deployment and Project Management, Edison SmartConnect, Southern California Edison

How to Deploy Meters at a Rate of 20 Meters a Minute
Author(s):

• James Meadows, Contractor Director, SmartMeter™ Project, Customer Care, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Smart Meter Deployments - From Field Test to Full Deployment
Author(s):

• David Elve, Vice President and Principal Consultant, Enspiria Solutions
  Tina Lloyd, Project Manager, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Driving Business Value with Smart AMI
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Ralph Abbott, Founder, Plexus Research, a division of R.W. Beck, an SAIC Company

Wednesday, March 24, 2:30 p.m.
Three utilities present on the valuable applications of AMI data.

Reinventing Substations around the SmartGrid: What Happens When Metering and Operations Finally Meet
Author(s):

• Lee Margaret Ayers, Principal & Smart Grid Architect, Chronos Solutions International                                                                  
• Randy Huston, Program Delivery Executive, SmartGridCity, Xcel Energy

Data Analytics: The Next Opportunity for Metering Data
Author(s):

• Glenn Pritchard, Principal Engineer, PECO
• Mark Inglis, Chief Scientific Officer, DataRaker

Reducing System Voltages Saves Customers Money! How Dominion’s AMI Makes it Happen
Author(s):

• Richard Walden, Director, Advanced Metering Infrastucture, Dominion Resources, Inc.

Smart Meters in the Lone Star State
Paper Session
Session Moderator: David Glenwright, Senior Contract Manager, PPL Electric Utilities

Thursday, March 25, 10:00 a.m.
This session will focus on the status of three leading Texas utilities’ smart meter programs from planning to implementation challenges.

Business Challenges in Deploying Advanced Metering Systems
Author(s):

• Kenny Mercado, Senior Vice President, CenterPoint Energy

AMI Case Study at AEP Texas: Building the Smart Grid for the Texas Energy Market
Author(s):

• Jeff Stracener, Manager, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, AEP Texas
• Stephen Hadden, Senior Consultant, R.W. Beck, Inc.

Advanced Metering System: Conquering the Challenges of a Mass Deployment
Author(s):

• Tedd Knisley, Manager, Oncor

Conference Details

Advanced Metering
Customer Service and CIS
Demand Response and Energy Efficiency
Distribution Automation
Enterprise Information and Asset Management
Mobile and Geospatial Solutions
Renewables and the Grid
SCADA and Network Management
Substation Automation
T&D Engineering and Operations
Transmission
Water
Mega Session