• Learn how cross-border strategies are being coordinated to provide seamless interoperability, compliance and conformity
• Discover how this effort is increasing manufacturing market access through promoting standardization/harmonization compatibility across the continent and the globe
• Explore how cross-border interoperability will improve the safety and security of Smart Grid technologies

Paul Molitor, (Moderator) Director of Smart Grid, National Electrical Manufacturers Association	Dr. Michael Janezic, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, NIST
Eli Turk, Vice President, Canadian Electricity Association	Milos Jancik, President, ElectroFederation Canada
John O'Neil, Project Manager, Canadian Standards Association

• Set your own standards, certifications and testing before the regulations come in
• Remain compliant while integrating across systems, networks and industries
• Ontario Energy Board's roles regarding new standards

Hear from the experts on the best way to approach and manage these upcoming regulations in your own security program.

John O'Neil, Project Manager, Canadian Standards Association	Ken Quesnelle, Board Memeber, Ontario Energy Board
Laurent Liscia, Executive Director, Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

• Benchmark strategies for evolving your existing grid infrastructure into a robust system that meets your new requirements
• Learn how to prevent catastrophic cascading failures through line and demand monitoring
• Introduce new technologies and outage management applications to bolster your business analytics

Build upon global lessons learned to realize the full potential of your integrated Smart Grid.

• Participate in interactive technology demonstrations
• Explore the latest asset management, power and automation technologies
• Cut costs and make your grid more reliable and secure through the latest technology innovations

Interact with the latest technology solutions to identify the best fit for your organization's unique needs.

Jerry Hines Business Development Manager, Energy, Oil & Gas National Instruments	Jerry Tompkins Senior Architect, Cisco
Florian Lenders, Vice President, Reliability Solution Services & The Aladon Network Ivara Corporation

• Identify functional requirements and use cases prior to picking technologies
• Benchmark interoperable applications and research from BC Hydro such as Distribution Management Systems, Automation, WiMAX and Smart Meters
• Explore the most leading edge findings on costs and benefits from Smart Grid implementation to help you make your business case

Learn from BC Hydro's successes and challenges to make your smart grid more interoperable and interconnected.

Eric Mewhinney, Manager of Innovation and Sustainability, Smart Grid Development Program, BC Hydro

Demonstrating the Achieved Benefits of the Smart Grid Implementation
Utilities implementing Smart Grid technologies are finding themselves looking at a significant effort that is likely to require years and significant expense.  Understanding the roadmap is the first and most critical step, and this generally involves the creation of the business case and the steps to achieve a successful result.  Once the investments are made, however, utilities must also be able to demonstrate that the values suggested in the business case were achieved.  

• Focus on key issues involved in demonstrating the success of the Smart Grid program whose in achieving the goals of the business case.  
• Provide an overview of the Smart Grid implementation and the key issues involved being able to demonstrate program achievements.  
• Focus on the components needed in the Smart Grid Roadmap to ensure the ability to provide feedback on results to utility stakeholders, customers, and regulators.  

Andy Zetlan, Smart Grid Solutions, Telvent Utility Group

• Ensure that your applications are effectively talking to each other and meeting the proper application requirements
• Enhance interoperability with open source and open architecture
• Create flexibility for growth in the variety and number of smart grid applications through a distributed architecture with a distributed database

Pinpoint the missing links in your interoperability puzzle to build the right architecture for critical synergy in your grid matrix.

Anjan Bose, Ph.D.,
Regents Professor of Power Engineering,
Washington State University

• Explore best practices across the globe for managing distributed energy resources
• Minimize costs and maximize safety by adopting national standards and codes
• Learn from case studies and the software tools used to plan projects

Plan for a future of reliable, sustainable power in collaboration with your consumers by integrating micropower effectively onto the grid.

Lisa Dignard-Bailey, Ph.D.,
Director, Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources Program,
Natural Resources Canada; CanmetENERGY

• Incremental costs of implementing the Smart Grid
• Reliability, economic, environmental, energy security and safety benefits
• A roadmap to implement the Smart Grid technologies including technological integration and interoperability

Hear the strategic plan of the first statewide, billion-dollar smart Grid initiative in North America to help formulate your own interoperability blueprint.

• Determine utility applications that will advance the challenges posed by the Ontario Green Energy Act
• Benchmark Living Lab utility applications for integration of distributed generation on the distribution network
• Explore how these technologies can be applied to conservation programs that leverage the smart meter technology

Leverage communications interoperability best practices to optimize your use of Canada's dedicated broadband spectrum.

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• Explore privacy best practices through Privacy by Design;
• Learn how to embed privacy directly into the design specifications of IT, business practices, physical environments and networked infrastructure

Gain strategies for protecting consumer privacy, creating transparency and ensuring fair information practices from start to finish in implementing your Smart Grid.

Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D.
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Government of Ontario

• What drives customers and shapes usage patterns in terms of satisfaction and dissatisfaction
• Achieve outstanding billing accuracy and service reliability
• Create informed and empowered consumers in your interoperability vision through customized consumer solutions

Gain insights into how your consumers want to interact with the grid through employing these customer satisfaction best practices.

Norm Fraser,
Chief Operating Officer,
Hydro Ottawa, ON

• Identify new risks and security challenges with Smart Gird
• Secure the Smart Grid with robust enterprise design
• Benchmark important processes to follow in determining overall design, security, implementation and documentation of a Secure Smart Grid Network

Identify grid vulnerabilities to provide reliable, secure power while minimizing security threats.

• Uncover the most overlooked gaps in security – blended threats between IT Systems, Physical Access Control Systems and Industrial Control Systems
• Detect and eliminate fraud, theft, threats of sabotage and terrorism using remedial action strategies.

Learn how Toronto Hydro is addressing insider threats with an innovative new breed of applications designed to prevent insider threats, detect disgruntled employees and prevent sabotage and theft.