The largest conference and exhibition for the next generation electric and water utilities in the region

New 3-in-1 concept focusing on regional and global developments in smart metering, smart grids and smart homes

Following up on the successful Metering, Billing/CRM Australia/New Zealand conference & exhibition in Sydney, October 2009 that was attended by 208 utility industry experts from the region and beyond Synergy is proud to announce Smart Utilities Australia & New Zealand 2010 taking place in Melbourne, November 3 and 4, 2010.  

Smart Utilities ANZ 2010 incorporates the 8th Metering, Billing/CRM and Smart Grids conference and exhibition and will be followed by the timely post-event conference Smart Homes. The event will be the first of its kind bringing together the three core components making utilities more efficient, reducing demand, incorporating distributable energy and empowering customers to manage their energy use in the most efficient way.

This leading industry event will take place in the vibrant city of Melbourne, directly after the Melbourne Cup from November 3-4, 2010!

Leading global and regional utility industry presenters will provide you insights in:

• How are utilities dealing with unintended consequences of its time-of-use tariffs
• What are PG&E USA’s latest experiences in demand response, new pricing schemes and customer experience/behavior change and how does PG&E’s new peak demand pricing policy and new market structure help establishing the value of the smart meter
• How to engage and educate the customer through successful consumer education programmes
• What is the business case for the Smart Grid and how is the Smart Grid transforming the existing electricity grid
• What are the latest updates on the Australian Government's Smart Grid, Smart City initiative that will demonstrate Australia's first fully integrated, commercial scale smart grid.
• What are the lessons learnt from regional and international smart water metering and smart water grid experiences
• How to integrate renewable and Electric Vehicles to the grid
• What are the lessons learned from advanced data management and successful billing programmes
• How to maximise energy efficiency through successful demand response programmes
• What is the business case for smart homes and who will provide and support the smart home technology to the customers?

Confirmed speakers and panelists include:

• Shane Breheny, CEO, CitiPower and Powercor; Chairman Energy Networks Association (ENA)
• Nino Ficca, Managing Director and CEO, SP AusNet
• Hugh Gleeson, CEO, UED
• Geoff Lilliss, Executive General Manager, Engineering, Transmission & Technology, Energy Australia
• Jim Galvin, General Manager Business Development, AGL, Australia
• Beth Riordan, Director, Smart Grid Initiative Team, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia
• Ray Beaton, Manager Water Resources Strategy, Yarra Valley Water, Australia
• Andrew Chapman, Manager Water Systems, South East Water, Australia
• David Stroud, Metering Manager, Vector, New Zealand
• David Cox, Manager Asset Management, Water Services Association, Australia
• Peter Bryant, General Manager AMI Services, CitiPower and Powercor
• Mike Busetti, Metering Manager, South East Water
• Michael MacFarlane, Manager Communications and Real-Time Systems, Jemena
• John Theunissen, Director Smart Networks, SP Ausnet
• Bob Heile, President, Zigbee
• Andrew Chapman, Manager Water Systems, South East Water
• Lucas Millmore, Operations Manager, ActewAGL
• Raj Vaswani, CTO, Silver Spring Networks
• Helen Priest, Director Integrated Demand-Side Management Emerging Markets, PG&E, USA

What attendees thought of the previous Metering Billing/CRM conference & exhibition in Sydney (attended by 208 global utility industry professionals)

“The conference was fantastic! The content was engaging and offered us an excellent insight to what smart metering is all about. Very well run and managed. “
Glen Kennedy, Credit Services Manager, Australian Power and Gas

“As a first timer I found it very interesting and educational”
Klime Zengoski, Customer Solutions Manager, United Group Infrastructure

“More than I expected. The brightest and most experienced views are presented”
Don Ballard, Public Utility Counsel of Texas