About GridWise Expo

Implementing the Smart Grid

The GridWise™ Expo is organized to further the development, education and commercialization of the GridWise Vision.

The increase in distributed renewable energy components can only be possible with a broad and comprehensive real-time information infrastructure to control and manage all of the components of the electricity delivery system. The GridWise vision is a critical component of such a future system. A vision that maps out the creation of a Smart Grid to manage electricity system from generation, through transmission, distribution and consumption.

Held at The Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, as part of ConnectivityWeek 2009 the GridWise Expo will comprise of multiple industry-related events over four days.

ConnectivityWeek's uniqueness is that the event gathers a number of key subjects that are inter-related, around the common theme of energy and sustainability. This is presented with an understanding that the main issues of technologies and solutions facing the differing audiences are in fact similar if not common - differing only in context and application.

Organized in partnership with the GridWise Architecture Council (an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) and NIST (National 

Institute of Standards and Technology), the GridWise Expo has the following objectives:

Education: Educate the business & technology communities on the future of the Smart Grid.

Demonstration: Show Smart Grid technology principles, products and solutions.

Business Development: Outline opportunities in a multi-billion market for smart energy.

Out-Reach: Connect technology providers with utilities implementing Smart Grid.

Legislation: Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Key Facts

Target Audience

• Electric utility and distribution companies
• Trade and technical associations
• Technology vendors and integrators to the electric distribution industry
• Building automation vendors and integrators
• Residential and Home Automation vendors and integrators
• Industrial automation vendors and integrators
• Equipment and service vendors
• Press, media and analysts
• Researchers and academics with interests in electric distribution
• Government agencies

Expected Demographics

• Executive-level stakeholders (CEO, Presidents, Vice Presidents and divisional / area managers)
• Strategic decision makers, with high-level buying authority
• Experts in device-centric technology from IT, Wireless, device management and applications

2009 Conference Topics

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Smart Grid Regulatory & Business today
• Smart Grid Technology and Demonstrations
• The GridWise Interoperability Architecture
• Smart Grid Implementation Road map
• The Business Opportunities of Smart Grid
• Adoption strategies implementation of smart grid technologies, AMR, DR & DG
• Discussions on new and relevant technologies for Smart Grid applications