Cicso keynote to highlight smart grid tech

The International Engineering Consortium’s (IEC) Grid ComForum will present Marie Hattar, vp-Smart Grid Solutions at Cisco, as a featured keynote speaker on Feb. 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. The keynote will headline the two-day conference addressing the development of smart grid technology with a focus on technology selection and management. Sessions will focus on business case development, market drivers, operations, and policy concerns.

"Cisco’s leadership in bringing the information and communications technologies industry to the electric power grid is highly respected and we look forward to learning more from Ms. Hattar when she shares valuable insight during her keynote address at the Grid ComForum,” IEC President John Janowiak said.

“From Cisco’s viewpoint, we’re committed to building an end-to-end communications infrastructure for the Smart Grid by bringing together industry partners, standardization efforts and regulatory agencies. With the mounting demands on our electrical system, we need solutions that can securely bring greater efficiencies and innovations to our businesses and communities. That’s why I’m excited to be taking part in this conference and moving the discussion forward,” commented Hattar.

Other participating organizations include AT&T, Bridge Energy Group, Cisco, Comverge, DTE Energy, Elster, Enernoc, Energy Hub, EnerNex, GE Digital Energy, Greentech Media, GridPoint, Harris Stratex, IBM, IPSO Alliance, Itron, Locus Energy, OASIS, Pacific Gas and Electric, Silver Spring, Southern California Edison, Telcordia and Tropos Networks.

All industry professionals are invited to register at www.GridComForum.com/registration/register.asp. To view the entire schedule, visit www.GridComForum.com/attendees/program_schedule_gcf.asp.

For more information, visit www.GridComForum.com or contact Katie Post at kpost@iec.org or +1-312-559-3658.