The Next Generation Utilities Summit has been highlighted this year as a vital meeting place for the utility industry’s thought-leaders to unite and combat the current economic crisis, as well as respond to the added pressure to invest in renewable energy sources and adhere to ever-changing regulations.
João Torres, President of EDP - Distribuição - Energia, S.A., has confirmed attendance as the keynote speaker at the summit, which will be held from June 23rd-25th at the Westin CampoReal Golf Resort & Spa, Portugal. Industry impresarios such as Simone Chiappi, VP Smart Metering for EON, Erik Thrane, CEO of Nordpool, Ronnie Belman, Chairman of ELIA, Markus Berger, CTO of Elia Engineering, and Torres’s own CIO, Jose Salas Orta will be amongst 50 other visionaries joining him there.
The main aim of the three-day summit is to create discussion between busy and focused technology leaders determined to build intelligent utilities. This is an opportunity to debate, benchmark and learn from other leaders in your own utilities market. It a C-level event and the format includes expert workshops, facilitated roundtables, peer-to-peer networking, coordinated technology meetings. A main topic on the agenda for these senior level leaders this year is wind farms and the challenges of implementing alternative energy into the existing grid.
