Wednesday, November 7, 2018
This Forum was intended to bring together policy makers, technology innovators, leading researchers, entrepreneurs and industry thought leaders to help shape next generation smart energy solutions. The goal of the 2018 Forum was to explore the effect of emerging technologies on the distribution sector business models. Throughout the day, leading industry, government, and academia, provided expert presentations on addressing the alignment of energy policy and the need to foster innovation to achieve a low carbon economy. Through dialogue and extensive opportunities for networking, collaboration and discussion, the Forum focused on establishing a common basis for accommodating divergent interests.
Forum Goals and Objectives:
- The goal of the Forum was to explore the effect of emerging technologies on the distribution sector business models.
- The Forum comprised of panel presentations by leading industry, government, and academia, with extensive opportunities for networking.
- The objective of the Forum was to address the alignment of energy policy and the need to foster innovation to achieve a low carbon economy.
The forum:
- Explored investment opportunities for technology developers and small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) as new business models emerge in response to disruptive technologies.
- Focused on distributed energy resources to improve performance and resilience of the distribution network.
- Fostered research partnerships between academia, industry, utilities and government to strengthen the eco-system for innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Addressed regulatory and energy policy issues in the context of sector modernization.