March 7, 2012 - SDG&E Programming Day
March 8-9, 2012 - Open Industry Days
The Westin San Diego
San Diego, California

Program Speakers

The Grid ComForum West 2012 program provided perspectives on Smart Grid evolution from the utility, technology supplier, public policy, and regulatory sectors. The following thought leaders on electric power delivery spoke at GCF West 2012:  

  Scott Anders
Director
Energy Policy Initiatives Center
University of San Diego School of Law 
  University of San Diego 
 Gary Arcega Gary Arcega
Marketing Project Manager
Edison SmartConnect
Southern California Edison 
  Southern California Edison 
 Jim Avery Jim Avery
Senior Vice President, Power Supply 
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Josh Axelrod Josh Axelrod
Consultant 
   
  Chris Baker
Chief Information Officer and
Senior Vice President Support Services
SDG&E
  SDG&E 
 Risa Baron Risa Baron
Stakeholder Education Manager
Smart Meter
San Diego Gas & Electric 
   SDG&E
 Robert Becklund Robert Becklund
Co-Founder & Principal
PreClarity Capital LLC 
  PreClarity Capital LLC 
 

Bradley Berson 
Marketing, Consumer Technologies & Programs
American Electric Power

  American Electric Power 
 Lisa Bicker Lisa Bicker
Smart City San Diego Consultant
CleanTECH San Diego 
  CleanTECH 
  Julie Black
Economist
Public Utilities Commission of Texas            
  Public Utility Commission of Texas 
  Brendan Blockowicz
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Thomas Brill Thomas Brill
Director
Strategic Analysis
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Thurston Brooks

Thurston Brooks
Vice President
Product Marketing
3eTI

   3eTI
  John Bubb 
Senior Manager
Edison SmartConnect Deployment, Southern California Edison
   Southern California Edison
  Mike Carlson
General Manager, Smart Grid Solutions
GE Energy 
   
 Andres Carvallo Andres Carvallo
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Proximetry 
   
 Ann Cavoukian Ann Cavoukian
Information & Privacy Commissioner
Ontario, Canada 
  Information and Privacy Commissioner 
Vint Cerf  Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google 
   
  Jorge Chacon
Transmission Planning Project Manager
Southern California Edison
   Southern California Edison
 Jennifer Chirico Jennifer Chirico
Executive Director
Sustainable Living Institute of Maui
University of Hawaii 
  Sustainable Living Institute 
  Rajan Chudgar
VP Business Development
Power Analytics 
  Power Analytics 
 Charlie Cicchetti Charlie Cicchetti
Senior Advisor
Navigant Consulting, Inc. 
  Navigant Consulting 
Frances Cleveland  Frances Cleveland
President
Xanthus Consulting Intl. 
   
  Harlan Coomes
Engineering Supervisor
Sacramento Municipal Utility Discrict 
   
  Clark Crawford
VP Sales and Business Development USA
Soitec Solar, Inc. 
  Soitec 
 Kevin Dasso Kevin Dasso
Senior Director
Smart Grid & Technology Integration
PG&E
   PG&E 
  Felix Davis
Product Line Manager
Cisco
   Cisco
 Joe DeLuca Joe DeLuca
VP Product Marketing
Petra Solar 
  Petra Solar 
 Jason Doering Jason Doering
Transmission System Planning
Alberta Electric System Operator 
   
  Blair Doneske
IP Manager
CenterPoint Energy 
   
  Scott Drury
Vice President,
Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Patty Durand Patty Durand
Executive Director
Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
  SmarGrid Consumer Collaborative
  Roy Ellis
Executive Director
Ernst & Young 
   
 John Estey  John Estey
President & CEO
S&C Electric Company
  S&C Electric 
 Conrad Eustis Conrad Eustis
Director Retail Technology Development Portland General Electric 
  Portland General Electric 
 Ahmad Faruqui

Ahmad Faruqui
Principal
The Brattle Group
 

  The Brattle Group 
 Jim Fisher Jim Fisher
Vice President Business Development, the Americas
Ambient Corporation
   
 Aryeh Fishman

Aryeh Fishman
Director
Regulatory Legal Affairs
Edison Electric Institute

   Edison Electric Institute
 Matt Futch Matt Futch
Global Policy Director
Energy and Utilities
IBM 
  IBM 
  Rajit Gadh
UCLA 
   
 Tom gage Tom Gage
Founder
EV Grid, Inc.
   
 

Pritesh Gandhi
CEO
Ambient Devices

   
 Dave Geier Dave Geier
Vice President, Electric Operations
SDG&E 
   
Josh Gerber  Josh Gerber
Lead Architect for Smart Grid
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
Bob Gilligan  Bob Gilligan
CEO
Digital Energy
GE Energy Services 
 
  Camron Gorguinpour
Special Assistant
Assistant Secretary of the AirForce 
   
  David Graham
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Mayor
City of San Diego 
   
 Lee Hall Lee Hall
Smart Grid Program Manager
Bonneville Power Administration 
   
 Christine Hertzog Christine Hertzog
Managing Director
Smart Grid Library
  Smart Grid Library 
  David Hilt 
Vice President of Regulatory Services
Quanta Technology 
  Quanta Technology 
 Edwin Hornquist Edwin Hornquist
Emerging Technologies Program
Southern California Edison
   
Pasi Hurri  Pasi Hurri
CEO
BaseN 
  BaseN 
  Donald Karner
President and CEO
ECOtality 
   
  George Katsufrakis
Operations Manager, Customer Programs
SDG&E 
   
  Jim Kelly
Product Line Manager
Juniper Networks 
  Juniper Networks 
  Willett Kempton
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Delaware 
   
  Brett Kilbourne
Deputy General Counsel
Utilities Telecom Council
   
  Sila Kiliccote
Deputy Group Leader
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 
   
 Doug Kim Doug Kim
Director
Advanced Technology
Southern California Edison
  Southern California Edison 
 Jessie Knight Jessie Knight
Chairman & CEO
SDG&E
  SDG&E 
Kwin Kramer  Kwin Kramer
President & CEO
Oblong 
   
 Lee Krevat Lee Krevat
Director
Smart Grid
SDG&E
   SDG&E
 Vern Kwiatkowski Vern Kwiatkowski
IT Manager
Smart Metering & Infrastructure
BC Hydro
   
  Karen Lefkowitz
Vice President
Business Transformation
Pepco Holdings

   
  Michelle Lesh
Sales Director
Regional Smart Grid
GE Energy
   
 Jennifer Lin Jennifer Lin
Cisco
  Cisco 
 Barbara Lockwood Barbara Lockwood
Director 
Energy Innovation
Arizona Public Service 
  Arizona Public Service 
 Lisa Magnuson Lisa Magnuson
Senior Director
Marketing and Global Communications
Silver Spring Networks 
  Silver Spring Networks 
Wade Malcolm 
Senior Director
Smart Grid Operations                  
Accenture 
   
 Laura Manz

Laura Manz
Senior Vice President
Western Region
Viridity Energy 

  Viridity Energy 
 Terry McDonald Terry McDonald
Smart Grid Project Manager
Glendale Water & Power 
  Glendale Water and Power 
 Doug McGinnis Doug McGinnis
Architect
Smart Grid Communications
Excelon
   
Laura Meadors  Laura Meadors
Director, Smart Grid Corporate Strategy
SK Telecom Americas 
  SK Telecom Americas 
 Mehraban Shahram Shahram Merhaban
Manager
Embedded Energy Segment
Intel 
  Intel 
  Daniel Mikat
Senior Principle Engineer
Toyota Technical Center 
   
 Jeffrey Monder Jeffrey Monder
CIO
Central Vermont Power
   
  Michelle Mueller
Vice President, External Affairs
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 
Terry Nance
Principal Consultant, Electric Utility Industry
HP Enterprise Services 
   
  Mike Neal
President and CEO
H.G. Fenton Company 
   
 Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols
Senior Director
IT Infrastructure
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Mike Niggli Mike Niggili
President and COO
SDG&E 
   SDG&E
 Andreas Nilsson Andreas Nilsson
Senior Lecturer
University of Gothenburg 
   
  Jeffrey Norman
Senior Consultant
SAIC
   
  Michael Peevey
President
California PUC
   
 Michael Pesin Michael Pesin
Chief Technology Advisor
Smart Grid Architect
Seattle City Light 
  Seattle City Light 
 Greg Gregory Poilasne
CEO
Nuvve 
   
Anne Pramaggiore 

Anne Pramaggiore
President and CEO
ComEd 

  ComEd 
  Roy Pratt
Distinguished Technologist and CTO
HP Enterprise Services
   HP
  Steve Pratt
CTO
CenterPoint Energy 
   
 Michael Quinn Michael Quinn
VP
Transmission Grid Management
Oncor 
   
 Ram Rao Ram Rao
SVP & CTO
Ambient 
   
 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts
Vice President
Business Development
OSIsoft 
  OSIsoft 
 Martin Rosenberg Martin Rosenberg
Editor-in-Chief
EnergyBiz Magazine 
   
  Michael Sachse
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs
OPOWER
   
 Joe Sagona Joe Sagona
IT Security Manager
Southern Company 
  Southern Company  
Jerry Sanders  Jerry Sanders
Mayor
San Diego 
   
  Robert Schuler
Cyber Security Principal
SAIC 
   
 Wesley Schultz Wesley Schultz
Professor of Psychology
California State University, San Marcos 
  California State University, San Marcos 
  Joaquin Silva
CEO
On-Ramp Wireless

  OnRamp Wireless 
Holly Smithson Holly Smithson
Executive Vice President
CleanTECH San Diego 
  CleanTECH San Diego 
Paul Stein  Paul Stein
Partner
Ernst & Young 
   
 Susan Story

Susan Story
President & CEO
Southern Company Services

   Southern Company
  Anil Swami
Executive Partner
Accenture  
   
 Bob Tafoya Bob Tafoya
Major Accounts Manager
Juniper Networks
  Juniper Networks 
 Humayan Tai Humayan Tai
Principal
McKinsey 
   
 Deb Tatum Deb Tatum
Account Director - Digital Energy
GE Energy 
   
  Dr. Jasna Tomic 
Fuels Program Manager                     
CALSTART 
   
Will Torre Bill Torre
Chief Engineer
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
 Aaron Turner Aaron Turner
Partner
N4Struct, Inc. 
   
 Anders Viden Anders Viden
Vice President
Product Management
BaseN
   BaseN
 James Waring James T. Waring
President & CEO
CleanTECH San Diego 
   CleanTECH
 Byron Washom Byron Washom
Director
Strategic Energy Initiatives
University of California San Diego 
  UC San Diego 
 Robert Weisenmiller Robert Weisenmiller
Chair
California Energy Commission
   
  Tom Wilson
Product & Market Innovation Leader
Itron
   Itron
  Caroline Winn
Vice President, Customer Services
SDG&E 
   SDG&E
 Andy Wood Andy Wood
Director of Business Development               
Smart Energy
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies                  
  Qualcomm 
 Paul Wyman Paul Wyman
Smart Grid Solutions Program Manager
Lockheed Martin
  Lockheed Martin 
   Raziq Yaqub
Associate Professor
University of Tennesse
   
Lloyd Yates  Lloyd Yates
President and CEO
Progress Energy Carolinas
  Progress Energy 
 Kurt Yeager Kurt Yeager
Vice Chairman
Galvin Electricity Initiative 
   
  Matt Zerega
SDG&E 
  SDG&E 
Andy Zetlan Andy Zetlan
Vice President, Product Management
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