Smart Energy Summit 2011, agenda and keynotes announced

Parks Associates announced the agenda and confirmed keynotes for the Smart Energy Summit, the premier executive conference focused on new energy management solutions, opportunities for multiple industries, and consumer demand.

The agenda for Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, January 24-26, 2011, in Austin, Texas, features presentations and in-depth discussion with experts in energy management and related industries. Sessions provide attendees with the knowledge and insight, research data, and perspective necessary to succeed in this space. The 2010 event hosted over 225 executives, including CEOs and vice presidents from major U.S. and international energy players.

Keynote Speakers:

George W. Arnold, Eng.Sc.D., National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Andres Carvallo, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, Grid Net

Preliminary List of Sessions:

• 2011 Landscape for Energy Management Solutions

• Smart Grid Deployments: Balancing Benefits and Costs

• Solutions that Deliver on the Promise

• Perspectives on Europe and Asia

• Translating Lessons Learned: Europe and Asia to U.S.

• Energy as a Service

• Opportunities Ahead of the HAN

• Partners in Progress: The Ecosystem Continues to Grow

• Perspectives from the Ecosystem

• Opportunities beyond the HAN

• Gateways into the Home

For more information or to submit to speak, visit www.smartenergysummit2011.com .

Smart Energy Summit 2011 accepting Call For Papers

The Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer is now accepting speaker submissions for the January 24-26, 2011 event in Austin, Texas. Smart Energy Summit is the premier conference studying the market for residential energy management enabled by Smart Grid technologies.

Click here for the online Speaker Submission form.

2011 Event Topics include:

-- Current status of Home Area Network (HAN) trials, Smart Meter and Smart Grid deployments, and/or in-home energy management products and services
-- Key requirements for successful, customer-facing utility platforms for residential energy management
-- Consumer interest and market potential regarding energy management solutions
-- Engaging the consumer: Strategies and tactics to communicate benefits successfully
-- Utility-based solutions versus "Independent" in-home energy management solutions (i.e., not involving utility management or control)
-- Impact of government stimulus and green initiatives
-- Technical and business requirements for succeeding in residential energy management
-- Business strategies for utilities, manufacturers, installers, and service providers
-- State of microgeneration of electricity in the residential market
-- Electric vehicles, batteries and charging stations
-- Smart appliances: what we can expect and when

The deadline for all submissions is November 15, 2010.

For more information, visit www.smartenergysummit2011.com.