Draft Agenda Day One: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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TIME
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
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8:00 – 8:30
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REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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8:30 – 9:00
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WELCOME
Hon. Leocadia Zak, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Hon. Donald Gips, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa
H.E. Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy, Government of South Africa (invited)
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9:00 – 9:15
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KEYNOTE
SMART GRID IN SOUTH AFRICA, A NATIONAL STRATEGY
Mr. Brian Dames, Chief Executive Officer, Eskom (invited)
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9:15 – 10:45
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UTILITY VIEW OF SMART GRID – During this session South African power industry stakeholders will discuss current system challenges, proposed solutions, and plans for projects to implement smart grid technologies.
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Moderator: Mr. Jim Reilly, Technical Specialist, Reilly Associates
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Theme/subject
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Speaker
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Situational Awareness (Transmission Operations)
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Mr. Richard Candy, System Operations and Planning – National Control System Support, Eskom, South Africa
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Integrating Renewables into Distribution Networks
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Mr. Clinton Carter-Brown, Corporate Specialist
Industry Association Resource Centre
Eskom Technology Division
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Smart Metering
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Mr. Sicelo Xulu, Acing Managing Director, City Power South Africa
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Mr. Sandile Maphumulo, Head: Electricity, eThekwini Municipality
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Mr. Leon Kritzinger, Centlec
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10:45 – 11:00
| SMART GRID PERSPECTIVES
Mr. Mark McGranaghan, Vice President of Power Delivery and Utilization, Electric Power Research Institute (Invited)
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11:00 – 11:30
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NETWORKING BREAK
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11:30 – 12:45
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REGULATORY AND PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK – This panel will provide an overview of the current regulatory structures and procurement rules and practices in South Africa.
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Moderator: Representative, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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Theme/subject
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Speaker
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Smart Grids and
South African Energy Policy Afri
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Mr. Kevin Nassiep, CEO, South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI)
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Regulatory Environment
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Mr. Thembani Bukula, Regulator Member, National Energy Regulator, South Africa
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Current Legislation in South Africa
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Mr. Minnesh Bipath, Senior Manager, End Use and Infrastructure Management, South African National Energy Research Institute, South Africa (invited)
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Procurement Regulations
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Representative, National Treasury
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12:45 – 14:00
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LUNCHEON
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14:00 – 15:15
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SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS – This panel will review various technologies and their benefits in improving the efficiency of electricity transmission systems. Presentations will focus on the value of phasor measurement technology for wide area measurement systems (WAMS) and visualization tools for enhanced system operations.
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Moderator: Mr. Segomoco Scheppers, General Manager, Grid Planning, Eskom, South Africa
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Theme/subject
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Speaker
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Mr. Frank Ackland, General Manager, Digital Energy, GE
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Data Collection and Management
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Mr. Dean Trattles, Country Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, OSIsoft
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Phasor Measurement Units
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Representative, U.S. Company
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Smart Grid Solutions for Transmission Operations
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Mr. James Klietsch, System Operations Engineer Consultant, American Transmission Company
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15:15 – 15:45
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NETWORKING BREAK
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15:45 – 17:15
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SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS – This panel will review various technologies and present case studies demonstrating the effective deployment of smart grid technologies in distribution systems. Presentations will focus on the importance of standards for smart meters and interoperability of smart grid technologies throughout the distribution system.
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Moderator: Mr. Sicelo Xulu, Acing Managing Director, City Power
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Theme/subject
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Speaker
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Utility Enterprise Issues
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Mr. Mario Fernandes, Accenture
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Smart Grid Solutions for Distribution Operations
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Mr. Glenn Pritchard, Principal Engineer, PECO
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Utility Load Manager (SMART Metering Application)
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Mr. Vic Lawrence and Mr. Raj Chetty, Eskom
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17:15 – 18:00
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SMART BUILDINGS AND SMART COMMUNITIES – This panel will discuss bringing greater energy efficiency to buildings and the community as a whole.
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Moderator: Representative, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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Theme/subject
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Speaker
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Smart Cities
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Mr. Mweene Monze, IBM, South Africa
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Smart Buildings
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Representative, U.S. company
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Smart Customers
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Mr. Barry MacColl, Acting General Manager Research, Test and Development Group Technology Division, ESKOM
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19:00 – 20:30
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WORKSHOP RECEPTION
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