Thank you for a successful Grid ComForum East!

Thank you to all of the speakers, sponsors, and industry leaders that gathered in Atlanta for Grid ComForum East 2011.

Hosted by Southern Company and Georgia Institute of Technology, GCF East brought together the electric power utilities, vendors, and suppliers involved in Smart Grid technology deployment in the Eastern region.

We look forward to seeing you next year as Duke Energy and Progress Energy host GCF East, May 22-24, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina!

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Conference Chairperson

Susan N. Story President and CEO Southern Company Services

Southern Company Core Planning Team

• Becky Blalock, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Southern Company
• Mike Clanton, Vice President, Energy Sales & Efficiency, Georgia Power
• Bryan Fletcher, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Southern Company Services
• Danny Glover, Vice President, Distribution, Alabama Power
• Chris Hobson, Vice President, Research and Environmental Affairs, Southern Company Services
• Don Horsley, Vice President, Customer Services Organization, Mississippi Power
• Bernard Jacob, Vice President, Customer Operations, Gulf Power
• Carrie Kurlander, Vice President, Corporate Communication, Southern Company Services
• Rich Mandes, Vice President, Transmission, Alabama Power
• Wes McDowell, Vice President, CIO, Georgia Region, Southern Company
• Leslie Sibert, Vice President, Distribution, Georgia Power
• Anthony Wilson, Vice President, Transmission, Georgia Power

Keynote Panelists

Thursday, June 2
8:15 am - 9:45 am

Keynote Panel: Visions for the 21st Century Grid

Moderator:
Chris Baltimore
Houston Bureau Chief
Reuters

Panelists:

	Thomas Fanning Chairman, President, and CEO Southern Company		G.P. "Bud" Peterson President Georgia Institute of Technology
	Kateri Callahan President Alliance to Save Energy		John Estey President & CEO S&C Electric Company

Thursday, June 2
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Keynote Panel: Policy and Regulation

	Moderator: James Kerr Partner, McGuire Woods LLP Former North Carolina Public Service Commissioner
Panelists:
	Tony Clark President NARUC		Mignon Clyburn FCC Commissioner
	Patricia Hoffman Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability US Department of Energy		John Norris Commissioner FERC

Thursday, June 2
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Keynote Panel: Smart Grid Technology Roadmap

	Moderator: Arshad Mansoor SVP EPRI
Panelists:
	Becky Blalock Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer Southern Company		Bob Gilligan VP Digital Energy GE Energy Services
	Peter Mainz CEO & President Sensus		Mark Moskvitz Partner IBM Global Business Services
	Guerry Waters Vice President, Industry Strategy Oracle Utilities