“Smart and intelligent” are becoming buzzwords for the India power sector because of the deployment and adoption of latest technologies. Due to the soaring electricity consumption and economic activities, India central government involvement in the smart grid has expanded beyond the confines of Ministry of Power into an inter-department task force known as India Smart Grid Task Force which is to evolve a road map for smart grid development.

Mr. Sam Pitroda, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation has been elected the Chairman of “India Smart Grid Task Force”. He said, “India has been considered to rank third among the top 10 Smart Grid Investments countries. Therefore, under my stewardship, we wish to evolve a future roadmap for development of Smart Grid in India aided by the most modern and latest technologies in the field.”

The organizing committee of World Smart Grid Conference Series India Week has announced with great honor, that Mr. Sam Pitroda has confirmed to be an opening keynote speaker to present the role of India Smart Grid Task Force, national smart grid initiatives, and what is India’s smart grid roadmap and strategy in the environment of emerging economic.

World Smart Grid Conference Series-India Week 2011, which will be held on September 13th to 16th in Mumbai, is a unique event for you to attain deep understandings on India’s smart grid initiatives, roadmap, regulatory environment, ongoing pilots of local utilities, network local and international smart grid industry executives and share insights on the future market developments.

Hear the latest views and forecasts from key industry speakers from along the entire value chain, Speaker under prior consideration:
Sam Pitroda, Chair, India Smart Grid Task Force
Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
M.T. Krishna Babu, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director, APCPDCL
Ramesh Narayanan, CEO, BSES Yamuna Power Limited
Sunil Wadhwa, Managing Director, NDPL
Shri N. S. Sodha, Executive Director (Load Despatch and Communication), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Gurgaon
Ajoy Rajani, Vice President, Reliance Infrastructure
Amit Prasad, Director of Smart Grid, New Delhi Municipal Counci
Jayant Deo, CEO and managing Director, India Energy Exchange
Claudio Lima, Vice Chair, IEEE Smart Grid Architecture
Pradeep Monga, Chief, Renewable and Rural Energy Branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Hiroshi Watanabe, Executive Director, The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Hiroshi Okamoto,General Manager, Smart Grid Strategy Group, Engineering Department, Tokyo Electric Power Company
Ashish Khanna, Senior Energy Specialist, South Asia Sustainable Development, World Bank
Marie Fossum, Vice President for New Business, Fortum
George Arnold, National Coordinator, NIST
Monali Zeya Hazra, Program Management Specialist, USAID
Key Highlights in World Smart Grid Conference Series India Week

India Smart Grid: National Initiative and Utilities’ Perspectives
International Smart Grid Implementation Experiences
Challenges in Smart Grid Standardization and Financing
Renewables Integration into an Intelligent Grid
ICT & Next Generation Interconnectivity Technologies
AMI and Smart Metering
Demand Side Management & Smart Home

On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to invite you and other senior executives to attend the World Smart Grid Conference Series India Week. With your attendance in WSG india week we believe it will bring up the profile of your firm in the smart grid industry and probably bring more potential business to your company.

Time: Sep. 13th- 16th
Location: Mumbai, India
Hosting Organization: SZ&W Group
Event Website: http://www.szwgroup.com/smartgrid/
Tel: +86 21 5830 0710
Fax: +86 21 5831 1668
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