Smart Grid & Infrastructure
Symposium & Topics
| Smart Grid: | Control Challenges, Smart Grid, Transmission, DC, Superconducting Lines, Demand Response, Sensing & Monitoring, Grid Storage, Battery, Localized Generation, Renewable Integration |
| Water: | Water & Energy Symbiosis, Filtration, Desalinization, Purification, Power-Gen Use, Agriculture Use, Waste-water Treatment & Reuse, Conservation, Consumer Acceptance, Markets, Policy |
| Sustainable Cities & Communities: | Best Practice Case Studies, Utility Programs, Incentive Programs, City & Region Programs |
Track Committee
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Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan Michael Bates, Gridpoint David Berokoff, Sempra Energy Utilities Gerald Brady, Siemens Andres Carvallo, Austin Energy Shushana Castle, Millenium Water Alliance Joshua Dickinson, WateReuse Foundation Roger Duncan, Austin Energy Imre Gyuk, US Department of Energy |
Susan Hutson, US Geological Survey Nitin Parekh, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Rob Renner, American Water Works Association Wade Troxell, Colorado State University Bill Tumas, Los Alamos National Lab Armin Volkel, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Monika Willert-Porada, University of Bayreuth Andy Zaske, General Electric Jin Zhang, University of California at Santa Cruz |
Track Sessions | ||
Tuesday June 22 | ||
| 8:15 | TechConnect World Welcome and Keynotes | |
| 9:00 | Transformational Techonlogy Visions, Keynote-Forum | |
| 10:30 | Water Industry Overview | |
| 10:30 | Smart Grid: Long Term Opportunities and Challenges | |
| 1:30 | Smart Grid: IT- Efficiency, Reliability, Security | |
| 1:30 | Creating the Smart Building | |
| 1:30 | Utility Technology Challenge | |
| 1:30 | Water Cleantech | |
| 2:30 | Cleantech Coffee Break | |
| 3:00 | Policies & Financing for Sustainable Cities | |
| 3:00 | Water Energy Nexus | |
| 3:30 | Utility Technology Challenge | |
| 4:30 | Green Building & Grid | |
| 4:00 | Poster Session and TechConnect Expo (4:00 - 6:00) | |
Wednesday June 23 | ||
| 8:30 | Technology & Finance for Smart Grid: Keynote Panel | |
| 8:30 | Government & Alternative Commercialization Funding - DOD, NASA, DOE, SBIR & RIC | |
| 10:00 | Networking Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 | Smart Grid: Technologies and Applications | |
| 12:00 | Expo Hall Opens - Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall) | |
| 1:00 | Anaheim Venture Awards | |
| 3:30 | Managing Peak Power - renewables, smart grid & demand management | |
| 3:30 | Project Financing: Evaluating loan guarantees, tax equity, RE credits in moving the market forward | |
| 3:00 | Anaheim Venture Awards - Reception with Award Winners (3:00 - 4:00) - Expo Hall Theater 1 | |
| 4:00 | Poster Session and TechConnect Expo Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Expo Hall | |
| 6:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception (6:00 - 8:00) - Ballroom 3rd Floor | |
Thursday June 24 | ||
| 8:30 | Cleantech Keynotes | |
| 9:00 | Cleantech Keynote Panel: Hottest clean technologies for VCs - who will they fund next? | |
| 10:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Coffee Break - Ballroom 3rd Floor | |
| 10:30 | Creating Infrastructure for EV | |
| 12:00 | Lunch (TechConnect Innovation Showcase - Ballroom BC, lunch for purchase) | |
| 1:30 | FutureH2O: Water Storage & Supply Infrastructure | |
| 1:30 | Grid Storage: State of Industry | |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Cleantech Renewable Power | |
| 5:00 | TechConnect Investment Networking Reception - Second Floor | |
Track Program | ||
Tuesday June 22 | ||
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| 8:15 | TechConnect World Welcome and Keynotes | Ballrooms ABCD |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 8:15 | Welcome - TechConnect World P. Glaza, Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization, US | |
| 8:30 | Global sustainability and technology surprise J. Kohlhaas, Lockheed Martin, US | |
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| 9:00 | Transformational Techonlogy Visions, Keynote-Forum | Ballrooms ABCD |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 9:00 | M. Urban, University of Southern Mississippi, US | |
| 9:15 | A. Stieg, University of California Los Angeles, US | |
| 9:30 | J. Heath, California Institute of Technology, US | |
| 9:45 | D. Paul, University of Southern California Energy Institute, US | |
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| 10:30 | Water Industry Overview | Room 203 AB |
| Session chair: D. Henderson, XPV Capital, US | ||
| - | N. Reid, Ontario Clean Water Agency, CA | |
| - | D. Stanton, APTwater, Inc., US | |
| - | N. Huthchings, Bear Creek Services, LLC, US | |
| - | P. Wickberg, EnviroTower Inc., US | |
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| 10:30 | Smart Grid: Long Term Opportunities and Challenges | Room 204 B |
| Session chair: Gary Paul, Ernst & Young, US | ||
| - | N. Trivedi, Accenture, US | |
| - | G. Paul, Capgemini, US | |
| - | M. Valocchi, IBM Global Business, US | |
| - | K. Devore, Southern California Edison, US | |
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| 1:30 | Smart Grid: IT- Efficiency, Reliability, Security | Room 204 B |
| Session chair: Steve Rogers, Capgemini, US | ||
| - | G. Goodman, Intel Corporation, US | |
| - | C. Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, Inc, US | |
| - | K. Van Meter, Lockheed Martin Corp., US | |
| - | P. DiMartini, Cisco, US | |
| - | TBD, Hewlett Packard, US | |
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| 1:30 | Creating the Smart Building | Room 202 A |
| Session chair: Dimitri Klapsis, Studiodnk/USGBC | ||
| - | D. Fogal, Honeywell Building Solutions, US | |
| - | M. Graham, EnOcean Alliance, US | |
| - | B. Dixon, Siemens Building Technologies, US | |
| - | F. Austin, Phillips, US | |
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| 1:30 | Utility Technology Challenge | Room 204 C |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 1:30 | PRD Tech, Inc. R. Govind, PRD Tech, Inc., US | |
| 1:45 | Parker Hannifin Corporation D. Thompson, Parker Hannifin Corporation, US | |
| 2:00 | E3 Greentech Enterprises, Inc. E. Smith, E3 Greentech Enterprises, Inc., US | |
| 2:15 | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. R. Vero, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., US | |
| 2:30 | eMeter A. Deyonker, eMeter, US | |
| 2:45 | Rainforest Automation C. Tumpach, Rainforest Automation, Canada | |
| 3:00 | Ballard Power Systems, Inc. K. Kassam, Ballard Power Systems, Inc., Canada | |
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| 1:30 | Water Cleantech | Expo Theater 1 |
| Session chair: Shushana Castle, Clinton Climate Initiative/Millennium Water Alliance | ||
| 1:30 | You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure D. Schulz, Cyber-Rain, US | |
| 1:45 | Developing Sustainable Solutions to Address Global Water Scarcity G.G. Pique, Energy Recovery, Inc., US | |
| 2:00 | Swimming Behavior Spectrometer Developed for Early Warning Water Toxin Detection K.R. McManus, S. Gallager, Petrel Biosensors, Inc., US | |
| 2:15 | Low Cost Green Technology for Treating Water and Wastewater including Membrane Concentrate and Ion Exchange Brine. J. Min, Enova Water, US | |
| 2:30 | Revolutionary proven water disinfection technology for agriculture B. Fenenga, Isan USA, Inc., US | |
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| 2:30 | Cleantech Coffee Break | Foyer 2nd Floor |
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| 3:00 | Policies & Financing for Sustainable Cities | Room 202 B |
| Session chair: Gail Golberg, City of Los Angeles, US | ||
| - | B. Hooper, City & County of San Francisco, US | |
| - | W. Anderson, City of San Diego, US | |
| - | E. Drummond, Former Mayor of Manitou Springs, CO, US | |
| - | A. Klemm, City of Huntington Beach, US | |
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| 3:00 | Water Energy Nexus | Room 203 AB |
| Session chair: Mike Hightower, Sandia National Labs, US | ||
| - | S. Chaudhry, California Energy Commission, US | |
| - | D. Henderson, XPV Capital, US | |
| - | M. Ambrose, East Bay Municipal Utility District, US | |
| - | R. Dizy, Sempa Power, US | |
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| 3:30 | Utility Technology Challenge | Room 204 C |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 3:30 | Ener-G-Rotors, Inc. M. Newell, Ener-G-Rotors, Inc., US | |
| 3:45 | Enmetric Systems, Inc. J. Masters, Enmetric Systems, Inc., US | |
| 4:00 | EchoGen Power Systems, Inc. M. Persichilli, EchoGen Power Systems, Inc., US | |
| 4:15 | PVT Solar, Inc. R. Narayanamurthy, PVT Solar, Inc., US | |
| 4:30 | Grid Manager A/S M. Birkelund, Grid Manager A/S, DK | |
| 4:45 | Prism Solar Technologies J. Barry, Prism Solar Technologies, US | |
| 5:00 | Envirock N. Isreal, Envirock, US | |
| 5:15 | QM Power P. Piper, QM Power, US | |
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| 4:30 | Green Building & Grid | Expo Theater 1 |
| Session chair: George Elvin, Green Tech Forum, US | ||
| 4:30 | SITUMBRA – A new concept in energy efficient building façade systems H. Giles, SITUMBRA, LLC, US | |
| 4:45 | Green Technology and Emergency Preparedness: Code compliance and innovation with photoluminescent technology J. Burke, Safe Glow Corporation, US | |
| 5:00 | Consumers and the Smart Grid – How can we succeed? P. Nagel, Control4, US | |
| 5:15 | Creating a smart grid and vitrual power plant with the PowerRouter F.C. Smits, Nedap N.V., NL | |
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| 4:00 | Poster Session and TechConnect Expo (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall |
Wednesday June 23 | ||
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| 8:30 | Technology & Finance for Smart Grid: Keynote Panel | Room 204 BC |
| Session chair: Paul Dickerson, Haynes & Boone, US | ||
| - | J. Silva, On-Ramp Wireless, Inc., US | |
| - | M. Breen, Xtreme Power, US | |
| - | D. Wood, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, US | |
| - | M. Montoya, Southern California Edison, US | |
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| 8:30 | Government & Alternative Commercialization Funding - DOD, NASA, DOE, SBIR & RIC | Room 207 D |
| Session chair: Kelly Carnes, TechVision21, US | ||
| 8:30 | DOE SBIR Funding Opportunities D. Goodwin, US Department of Energy, US | |
| 8:50 | DOD Commercialization Funding Opportunities F. Barros, US Department of Homeland Security, US | |
| 9:10 | NASA Commercialization Funding Opportunities R. Pisarski, NASA/Ames, US | |
| 9:30 | Renewable Energy Commercialization J. Croce, Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization, US | |
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| 10:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Foyer 2nd Floor |
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| 10:30 | Smart Grid: Technologies and Applications | Room 202 A |
| Session chair: Cheemin Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, Inc, US | ||
| 10:30 | New Technologies for Distribution Network under Massive Renewable Energy Installation S. Tamura, Hitachi, Ltd., JP | |
| 10:50 | Permanent Distributed Load Reduction — A low-cost grid capacity solution J. Sandersen, Orion Energy Systems, US | |
| 11:10 | Connecting the Smart Grid with PCN Grid MicroCircuits V. Shastri, PCN Technology, Inc., US | |
| 11:30 | Smart Grid: The Application Layer is Up and Running! D. Meyer, EnerNOC, US | |
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| 12:00 | Expo Hall Opens - Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall) | Expo Hall |
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| 1:00 | Anaheim Venture Awards | Expo Theater 1 |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI and James Kohlhaas, Lockheed Martin, US | ||
| 1:05 | Opening Remarks C. Pringle, Mayor, City of Anaheim, US | |
| 1:15 | EcoCover S. Yardley, EcoCover, US | |
| 1:30 | Ener-G-Rotors, Inc M. Newell, Ener-G-Rotors, Inc., US | |
| 1:45 | Flex Energy J. Perry, Flex Energy, US | |
| 2:00 | Pace Controls T. Mills, Pace Controls, US | |
| 2:15 | Prism Solar Technologies G. Rosenberg, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., US | |
| 2:30 | A year in the life of a 2009 ACNET Finalist G. Ayala, Enovative Kontrol Systems, US | |
| 2:40 | TBA J. Bock, Cal State Fullerton, US | |
| 2:45 | Winners Announced S. Chun, ACNET City of Anaheim, US | |
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| 3:30 | Managing Peak Power - renewables, smart grid & demand management | Room 204 A |
| Session chair: Greg Trimarche Bryan Cave LLC, US | ||
| - | D. Meyers, EnerNOC, US | |
| - | G. Troposa, Ice Energy, US | |
| - | R. Hledik, The Brattle Group, US | |
| - | M. Lane, RTP Controls, US | |
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| 3:30 | Project Financing: Evaluating loan guarantees, tax equity, RE credits in moving the market forward | Room 204 B |
| Session chair: Shakil Rahman, Solar Power Partners, US | ||
| - | M. Haskins, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, US | |
| - | L. Hegedus, Cooley Godward, US | |
| - | D. Van’t Hof, US Bancorp, US | |
| - | D. Kunhardt, Solar Power Partners, US | |
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| 3:00 | Anaheim Venture Awards - Reception with Award Winners (3:00 - 4:00) - Expo Hall Theater 1 | Expo Theater 1 |
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| 4:00 | Poster Session and TechConnect Expo Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Expo Hall | Expo Hall |
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| 6:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception (6:00 - 8:00) - Ballroom 3rd Floor | Ballroom BC |
Thursday June 24 | ||
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| 8:30 | Cleantech Keynotes | Ballroom A |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 8:30 | Commercialization Programs at ARPA-E S.J. Wagle, ARPA-E, US | |
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| 9:00 | Cleantech Keynote Panel: Hottest clean technologies for VCs - who will they fund next? | Ballroom A |
| Session chair: Andrew Heckler, Brightfield Energy, US | ||
| - | S. Goldberg, Venrock, US | |
| - | D. Malkani, RockPort Capital Partners, US | |
| - | A. Wong, D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P., US | |
| - | D. Dreesen, Battery Ventures, US | |
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| 10:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Coffee Break - Ballroom 3rd Floor | Ballroom BC |
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| 10:30 | Creating Infrastructure for EV | Room 204 A |
| Session chair: Alex Kim, SGD&E, US | ||
| - | M. Duval, EPRI, US | |
| - | M. Nicholas, UC Davis, US | |
| - | D. Karner, eTec, US | |
| - | J. Pointon, SGG&E, US | |
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| 12:00 | Lunch (TechConnect Innovation Showcase - Ballroom BC, lunch for purchase) | Ballroom BC |
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| 1:30 | FutureH2O: Water Storage & Supply Infrastructure | Room 204 C |
| Session chair: Angela Adams, Beureau of Reclamation, US | ||
| 1:30 | Applying Smart Technology to Water Storage & Supply Infrastructure P. Williams, IBM, US | |
| 1:50 | A New Framework for Making Renewal/Rehabilitation Decisions for Aging Water Infrastructure V. Nelson, Coaltion for Alternative Wastewater Treatment, US | |
| 2:10 | Using Groundwater Storage Systems in Large-Scale Water Management C. Cullom, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, US | |
| 2:30 | Constructed wetlands for management of desalting concentrates P. Frank, CH2MHILL, US | |
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| 1:30 | Grid Storage: State of Industry | Room 203 AB |
| Session chair: Mindi Farber-DeAnda, SAIC, US | ||
| - | J. Lin, CA Energy Storage Alliance, US | |
| - | F. Goodman, Sempra Utilities, US | |
| - | S. Tobias, National Grid, US | |
| - | S. Clarke, Applied Intellectual Capital, US | |
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| 3:00 | Break | Foyer 2nd Floor |
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| 4:00 | TechConnect Ventures: Cleantech Renewable Power | Room 207 B |
| Session chair: Purnesh Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US | ||
| 4:00 | Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc P. Troy, Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc., US | |
| 4:10 | Hydrovolts B. Hammer, Hydrovolts, US | |
| 4:20 | Windation Energy Systems M. Sheihkrezai, Windation Energy Systems, US | |
| 4:30 | Sky WindPower L. Shepard, Sky WindPower, US | |
| 4:40 | Sunsonix H. Treichel, Sunsonix, US | |
| 4:50 | Prism Solar Technologies J. Barry, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., US | |
| 5:00 | SkyBuilt Power D. Muchow, SkyBuilt Power, US | |
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| 5:00 | TechConnect Investment Networking Reception - Second Floor | Foyer 2nd Floor |
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