5th European Utilities Intelligent Metering

 

Further deregulation, metering regulatory development and environmental issues are impacting European utilities servicing and metering strategies. In Germany after significant changes to metering regulations are adopted with the aim to unbundle the metering market and to give consumers freedom of choice concerning metering, it is anticipated to prompt DSOs to take a more competitive approach and retailers to bundle metering services. The effect is yet to see and the regulator will yet to define the technical minimum requirements, standardized metering processes and exchange data formats. In UK , the government has recently decided to mandate a nation-wide smart meter rollout for all domestic energy customers. The detailed rollout model is to be consulted and defined, with interoperability, dual fuel metering rollout, customer propositions, time-to-market and costs are the significant factors to consider. Likely will it further escalate competition among energy suppliers and their bundling of energy and metering services. In Spain significant smart metering initiatives are led by the industry with the purpose of creating open standards. In Sweden and many regions of the Nordic, while most smart meter rollouts are completed or towards completion, focus is now towards mastering processes and leveraging propositions based on smart metering platform, prompted by energy efficiency and environmental concerns.

 

How do you plan your metering and service strategies on the increasingly competitive horizon, amid the changing energy policies, metering market & regulations, and climate?

 

Smart Planning for Capitalising on Smart Metering

 

For the 5th time, this established event will gather the pan-European professionals and experts to learn and discuss the smart metering developments, case and technology updates, alongside a well-presented panel of exhibitors showcasing their latest offerings. Last year's event in Barcelona we heard insights from many interesting cases and thought-provoking discussions, and brought home with many fruits for thoughts.

 

Key Topics:

  • Smart metering strategies
  • The advances of multi-utility smart metering
  • Regulatory development: market structure, functional requirements, rollout models
  • Capitalising on investment - Product/Service innovations, process streamline built on smart metering  platform
  • Customers as the focal point of smart metering: value propositions, customer engagement
  • Smart strategies for successful implementation and rollout
  • Business case for AMM
  • Open standard development / standardization on European level
  • Technology updates: communication technologies, functional & technical development of smart meters
  • The impact of climate change mitigation trend and distributed generation on your smart metering planning
  • From smart metering to smart grid development

 

Who Will You Meet:

Executives from multi-utilities, electricity-, water-, gas-utilities, within the businesses of network/grid management, energy supply (sales & marketing) and metering services, assuming the following responsibilities:

  • AMR / AMM / Smart Metering Projects
  • Network Strategies or Planning
  • Metering / Metering Technologies / Meter Data
  • Customer Services or Management
  • Billing
  • Business Development

 

And executives from

  • Regulatory Bodies
  • Telcos
  • Vendors of metering products and solutions
  • Vendors of in-home energy displays
  • M2M Communication Service Providers

 

Program

Chairman Opening Remarks by

Harry Wildeboer, Consultant

Smart Operations Consultancy

 

Engaging Customers with Smart Metering

 

Strategies for customer engagement in the smart metering programmes

Frank Borchardt, Head of Smart Metering

EFR Europäische Funk-Rundsteuerung, Germany

 

Smart Metering Strategies for Smart Energy/Smart Grids (I)

 

Planning from smart metering to smart grid

Marcel van Hest, Consultant, Liandon PTO

Alliander, the Netherlands

 

From Smart Metering to Smart Grids - advantages of an open, IP based communication platform

Eugen Mayer, COO

Power Plus Communications

 

AMM Implementation Strategies & Multi-Utility Smart Metering

 

The implementation of smart metering at SEAS-NVE

Gordon Pedersen, Head of Metering Technology

SEAS-NVE , Denmark

 

Building an agile enterprise through Business Process Management

Hendrik Jan van Roest, Business Development

Powel

 

European open standards

Frits Bruggink, Senior Vice President & General Manager

Echelon

 

 

Energy Retail with Smart Metering

 

An energy supplier in a liberalised market with smart metering opportunities

Eric-Jan Bergema, Senior Product Specialist Smart Metering

Essent Retail BV , the Netherlands

 

Regulatory Developments

 

Smart metering needs smart regulatory policies

Jorge Vasconcelos, Chairman

NEWES, New Energy Solutions

 

The new AMR legislation of Finland  - Energy efficiency, demand response and better services in focus

Arto Rajala, Chief Counsellor, Energy Department/Energy Market Division

Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland

 

Empowering customers with choice in the metering market

Kai Paulssen, Energy Regulatory Officer - Legal Issues, Unbundling, Consumer Protection

Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency)

 

Open Panel Discussion

 

Regulatory developments & market models

How can we get customers more involved in energy efficiency programmes/services?

 

 

Multi-Utility Smart Metering Planning

 

Smart metering development in Vattenfall Europe

Jörg Reuschel, Head of Technology- Metering

Vattenfall Europe Netzservice , Germany

 

 

Smart Metering Strategies for Smart Energy /Smart Grids II

 

RWE's strategic approach in smart metering

Prof. Dr. Michael Laskowski, Head of Innovative Network Strategies

RWE Energy

 

 

Meter Data Management - For Consumers & Energy Companies

 

The integration of metering processes in the present data- and IT-structures

Ernst Kiel, Senior Business Development Manager Smart Metering

EnergyICT

 

The mandated hourly meter reading for household customers in Finland - Opportunities & challenges

Ville Rasimus, Sales Manager

Mitox, Finland

 

Communication Technologies

 

Evolution of communication technologies for Automatic Meter Management

Jure Gantar, Vertical Market Manager Metering

Cinterion

 

Planning of AMI /AMM Implementation & Rollouts

 

Iberdrola's pragmatic approach in smart metering & smart grids

Nicolás Arcauz, Metering Manager

Iberdrola Distribucion Electrica S.A., Spain

 

A full-scale AMM rollout %u2013 From manual reading to hourly metering %u2013 Opportunities & Challenges

Tommi Pyhähuhta, AMM & Metering Manager

Fortum Distribution, Finland

 

  

 

Standardisation & Interoperability

 

Standardisation of the AMI in Europe

Willem Strabbing, Manager INC

KEMA, the Netherlands

 

Supplier requirements for smart metering project in UK

Jason Brogden, Director Engage Consulting, Smart Metering Programme Manager for the Energy Retail Association ERA, UK

 

NTA8150, an AMR/AMI system level interface

Mark B.M. Ossel, Chairman NTA8150 Committee, facilitated by NEN, the Netherlands

 

 

Open Panel Discussion

 

Standards & interoperability

 

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