SMi Group Announce Inaugural Telecoms for Smart Grids Conference, 21st & 22nd September 2011

May 12, 2011 - PRLog -- SMi Group are delighted to announce their inaugural Telecoms for Smart Grids conference taking place on the 21st & 22nd September 2011. Join one of the hottest debates in the Smart Grid industry as European and International communications and utility specialists come together to determine what communication infrastructure will play the biggest role in the deployment of the future Smart Grid.

This event will be the ideal place to learn about and understand future communication priorities in this rapidly changing landscape.

This high level conference programme will be delivered by some of the industry’s senior professionals including:

• Mark Ossel, Board Member,ESNA
• Marc Sauter, M2M Partner Manager, Vodafone
• Neill Young, Smart Metering Manager, France Telecom/Orange
• Jo Wright, Vice President, Smart Meters and Grids, BT
• Anders Trana, Manager Business Renewal, Innovation Management,TeliaSonera
• Martin Kaiser, Director Roadmap Service Solutions (Fixed & Mobile), Bouygues Telecom
• Felipe Alvarez-Cuevas Figuerola, Project Manager, Endesa Distribucion
• Dr. Andreas Breuer, New Technologies/Projects, RWE Deutschland AG
• Noel Rushe, Telecoms Manager, Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
• Ash Pocock, Head of Industry, Regulation and External Affairs for Smart Metering, EDF Energy
• Robin Hagemans, Senior Consultant Technical Automation & Telecom, Alliander
• Eric van Aken, Telecoms Consultant, Alliander
• Mark Simpson, ICT Manager, Joint Radio Company
• Jimmy Lewis, Partner, Global Energy & Utilities Practice, Verizon
• John Holland, Head of New Business Development and Innovation, RWCE, Ericsson
• Andreas Bentz, Smart Metering, Deutsche Telekom
• Dean Keeling, Director of Smart Homes, British Gas
• Gilli Coston, Head of M2M, Telefonica O2
• Paul Brodrick, Business Development Director, Utilities, Cable &  Wireless Worldwide
• Armin Neumaier, Vice President Sales, Astra Broadband Services
• James Pace, Senior Director, Silver Spring Networks

For more information and to book your place at this unmissable event visit www.smi-online.co.uk/smartgridtelecoms19.asp  or alternatively contact Jamison Nesbitt on +44 (0) 207 827 6164 or jnesbitt@smi-online.co.uk

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