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Introduction l Why attend l Audience profile
Introduction
If you are either developing the business case for your AMI deployment or have already completed it and are looking at the next steps then this is one event that you cannot afford to miss! Metering and Smart Grids Caribbean will offer cutting edge insights how your peers in the rest of the Caribbean and internationally are developing the business case and deploying AMI,Smart Grids and Home projects.
Building on the success of our previous events Metering and Smart Grids Caribbean 2012 is our second event to bring together the Caribbean's Metering and Technology professionals under one roof for two days of intense learning and networking. Part of Metering International and a highly successful global series of Metering & Smart Grid events, Spintelligent is delighted to welcome you to this exciting regional event offering you solutions to your for specific regional challenges.
Why attend?
Through a mix of case studies, expert presentations and interactive sessions, Metering and Smart Grids Caribbean 2012will tackle all the issues that you are facing including:
- Cultivate partnerships and support networks – network with senior government official, financial service providers, consultants and leading equipment and service providers
- Learn how to manage a smart metering project from procurement to implementation to ongoing management
- Discover how to attract alternative project delivery and financing mechanisms for smart grids and meters
- Evaluate a long-term policy framework that could re-shape the energy sector in the Caribbean
- Learn how to overcome interoperability challenges
- Discover how to integrate high penetrations of renewable energy for island electric systems
- Learn from other utilities’ experiences through in-depth case studies on:
- Prepayment meters and revenue collection
- Smart grid projects integrating AMI, automation and operation
- The results of Smart Home Pilots in the Caribbean
- Developing a smart grid from existing infrastructure and effectively extend your utility’s corporate network into homes
Post-Conference Workshops – Friday February 24th
In the morning workshop Dr. Howard Scott, a true pioneer of smart metering practices, recognised international authority on the technical and business aspects of implementing smart metering and AMI projects, and author of the industry’s leading AMI report, The Scott Report, will deliver an exclusive workshop on how to manage a smart metering project from procurement to implementation to ongoing management.
In the afternoon, SAIC will address how to optimize smart water metering projects. It will also include an in-depth learning experience on revenue assurance and loss reduction. This workshop, directed toward water utility AMR/AMI project managers and team members, provides principles and real world examples of successful project management, and practical approaches to the unique challenges facing water utilities.
Audience profile/Who should attend?
Who will attend?
Professionals who fulfill AMI, smart metering, smart grid, T&D and customer management functions within electricity and water utilities, including:
• Presidents / Vice presidents: customer service / operations / distribution • CEOs, CIOs, CTOs • AMR / AMI / Smart metering and metering project directors • IT and MDM directors • Revenue protection and assurance directors • Energy service providers • Billing, customer service, commercial, distribution, metering directors • Information, energy, marketing directors • Tariff directors • Procurement directors • Energy conservation directors • Telecom operators, cell phone companies • DSM officials within utilities Device & system architects • Business system integrators, managers & designers • Integrators, application & service providers • Smart Grid business and policy advocates • R&D / technology managers / planners • Regulators Ministerial / Government representatives • City engineers and directors • Engineering / Public works directors • Consultants to the utilities industry • Business development directors • Facilities directors
• Technical directors
Companies that have attended this year in previous years
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Companies that have already confirmed their participation at Metering & Smart Grids Caribeean include:
Join them in Miami from February 22 - 24, 2012
AE2-SAS • Arizona State University • Bahamas Electricity Corporation • BELCO • BRIDGE Energy Group • Caribbean Central American Action • CARILEC • CDEEE • Centrales Hidroelectrica de Caldas, S.A ESP • Clevest Solutions Inc • COCIER • Cognyst Advisors • Com. Nacional de Energia • Cooper Power Systems • DeWalch Technologies • Echelon Corporation • EDEESTE • EDENORTE • EDESUR • EDESUR Distribution • EEGSA • EGE Haina • ELC Security Products • ELO Sistemas Electronicas SA • Elster Solutions, LLC • Empresa de Servicios Publicos de Heredia • Enverv • Fortis TCI • GE • GE Energy • GE Smart Grid Center of Excellence • General Electric • Glendale Water & Power • GRENLEC • Guyana Power & Light • Hexing Electrical • Hidrandina • ICE Costa Rica • Inmarsat Inc • INPROEL SA • Island Netwoks Limited • Itron • IUSA • Jamaica Public Service Co • KEMA Inc • Mackay Communications • MARS Company • Master Meter Inc • Matchpoint Inc • Maya Smart Metering Consulting • Metadigm Services • Ministry of Industry & Commerce • Office of Utilities Regulation • Pike Research • Powermetrix • PRENCCOO SA • Quadlogic Controls Coporation • Renova Capital Partners • SAIC • SAPPEL SA • Senado de la Republica • Sensus Inc • SIE • Silver Spring Networlds • SK Telecom Americas • Synchronized Energy Systems LLC • TEPCO • Trilliant Inc • Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission • TrueNet Energy Solutions • US Ex-Im Bank • Utiliflex • WASA • WEB Aruba NV
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