Hotel and Venue

Hyatt Regency Austin - Downtown, On The Lake
208 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
For reservations, call 512-477-1234 or 800-233-1234. Visit Hotel Website

Alternate Hotel Accommodations
Embassy Suites Hotel Austin-Downtown/Town Lake
300 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
512-469-9000

Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin
111 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-478-9611
 

About

Smart Energy Summit is an annual three-day event hosted by international research firm Parks Associates. The event examines the opportunities and technical and business requirements inherent in the consumer programs and advanced systems and services made possible by Smart Grids and Residential Energy Management solutions.

With national attention focused on ways to reduce energy consumption and maximize efficiency, REM technologies have emerged as viable solutions in meeting both institutional and consumer demand. The next steps are to identify the business opportunities and best strategies in matching market and consumer interest with specific solutions.

The summit features industry leaders, managers, and strategists in panel discussions on the state of the market plus the emergent consumer and business opportunities as the market develops and deploys advanced REM solutions.

The event focuses on the roadmap for the emerging in-home energy management technology market, featuring market research with results from Parks Associates' landmark Home Energy Management service, offering consumer and industry research and strategic insight on the following topics:

• Current status of Home Area Network (HAN) trials and Smart Grid deployments
• Segmenting consumer interest in energy management solutions
• Engaging the consumer: Strategies and tactics to communicate benefits successfully
• Utility-based HAN solutions
• In-home energy management solutions independent of utility programs
• 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
• Forecasts for Smart Meter deployments, HAN solutions and independent in-home energy management products and services

Advisory Board

Jesse Berst, Founding Editor, Smart Grid News

Kristen Bowring, Senior Director, Platform Lead, Home & Energy Management, Best Buy

Ralph Brown, CTO, CableLabs

Stephen Johnson, Product Line Manager, Consumer Energy Management, Itron

Larry Oliva, Director, Tariff Programs & Services, Southern California Edison

Nathan Patrick, Senior Product Manager, Motorola Mobility

Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances, Alarm.com

Peter Porteous, CEO, Blue Line Innovations

Ted Reguly, Director – Customer Programs and Assistance, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)

Ann Shaub, Director - Product Management, Verizon

Jonathan "J.T." Thompson, Utility Sales Leader, GE Appliances

Kenneth Wacks, Member, Gridwise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy

Steve Widergren, Principal Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory