The Institution of Engineering and Technology
presents
International Conference on Smart Grids
27th August 2010, Crown Plaza, Delhi
08:30 Registration
09:30 Welcome Address from IET India
Shekhar Sanyal, Country Head, IET India
09:40 Chairperson's remarks
Devender Singh, Jt Secretary, Ministry of Power, GOI (Final Confirmation Awaited)
10:00 Opening Keynote session: Smart Grids - the revolution ahead?
John Scott, Director-Network Innovation, KEMA Consulting Ltd
10:45 Session 1: Smart grids – making them a reality in India
Prakash Nayak, President- Power System Division, ABB Ltd.
11:30 Networking morning tea
11:45 Session 2: Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM)
Reji Kumar Pillai, Head – Energy & Utilities Industry, IBM
12:30 Session 3: Interoperability standards for smart grids
V. Shivakumar, Engineering Officer, Central Power Research Institute
13:15 Lunch
14:00 Session 4: Pervasive Network Condition Monitoring
Ranjeet Vaishnav, Solution Architect - Energy & Utilities, Tata Consultancy Services
14:45 Session 5: Smart grid in power transmission system
A. S. Khuswaha, AGM, Powergrid Corporation of India
15:30 Session 6: Regulatory Frameworks for Smart Grid deployment
Alok Gupta, Chief Engineer, Central Electricity Authority
16:15 Tea break
16:30 Panel Discussion: What are the specific requirements, challenges and priorities to be
addressed by the Smart Grid strategy for India?
Panel Chair: Arunabha Basu, Head Technology, NDPL
Panel members: John Scott, Director – Network Innovation, KEMA Consulting; Prakash Nayak,
President – Power System Division, ABB Ltd.
17:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
17:45 Close of Day
International Conference on Smart Grids – 27th August 2010
Note: Programme guide details subject to change, as deemed necessary, at the discretion of IET.
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