Bangkok--6 Nov--Clarion Events
Australian Utility Week organised by Clarion Events is a large scale expo that focuses on how utilities are adjusting their strategies to transform into digital enterprises. The rate at which utilities make these transformational changes dictates the speed by which they can capture the benefits and get consumer attention in this new digital space. The event has been running for 13 years and is part of the world's largest Smart Grid expo series. It features 160 speakers and will attract around 1000 participants from across Australia and the world. The speakers are a mix of utility leaders, Smart Grid technology innovators, and R&D professionals. It's the largest event of its kind in Australia.
The discussions highlight success stories from across both electricity and water sectors providing insights on new digital strategies including:
How to generate a digital advantage using M2M strategies, sensors, AMI and analytics platformsHow to improve customer experience using social networks, self-service, and new billing formatsHow to effective operate and create new business models using disruptive technologies The event opens with Kevin Young, MD, Sydney Water sharing how his utility has promoted customer engagement from the inside out by driving efficiency improvements across the enterprise. As water utilities digitise over the coming years with smart meters, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT), they need to transform internally across all areas of the business, including the in-house IT departments. Sydney Water is a leader is this space.
The panel that follows includes 3 well known innovators in utilities circles. The first is James Myatt who headsMojo Power, a new electricity retailer which is launching later this year which plans to use the AMI channel to offer new products to customers. The second is Naimish Patel, CEO, Gridco Systems, USA, a provider of intelligent power control and management solutions and a winner of a number of utility innovation awards. The third is Raghu Belur, Co-Founder, Enphase Energy, USA which is famous for its micro- inverters but now also making a name for itself through its plug-and-play solar battery solution. For the remaining speakers, have a look at the full speaker list.
The event makes strong use of peer-to-peer Focus Groups. These feature industry leaders supported by subject experts drawn from across the stakeholders talking about hot topics within the digital utility space. Hot topics that get the Focus Group treatment include: AMI Asset Management (managing smart metering services to deliver significant ROI)Residential Solar + Storage (positioning your utility for the residential solar + storage boom)The Connected Utility (customer centric asset management practice – IT & OT integration)Preparing for Transformation Change (reducing operating costs without compromising security)Customer Self Servicing Portals (increasing participation in your self-service solutions) The event offers complimentary tickets to relevant executives from the four NSW government owned distribution networks: TransGrid, Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy.
Event dates and location:
Conference & Exhibition: 24-25 November 2015
Location: Luna Park Sydney, Australia
Event website: http://www.australian-utility-week.com/