Leading Speakers Announced for SMi's European Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, 18th & 19th May 2011, London

LONDON, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SMi Group are delighted to present a line-up of leading industry speakers for their European Demand Response and Dynamic pricing conference. The only event of its kind in Europe, European Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing will see major European utilities and leading industry bodies present in-depth case studies on DR programs for Germany, Poland, Denmark, Spain and Ireland.

This event is the ideal place to gain a better understanding into EU policies and regulatory framework for demand response and learn about the economic incentives of demand response, penalty and reward mechanisms.

This high level conference programme will be delivered by some of the industry's senior professionals including:

- Paolo Bertoldi, Action Leader, Energy Efficiency, European Commission DG JRC

- Marcella Pavan, Head of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response - Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas

- Maxine Frerk, Partner, Sustainable Development, Ofgem

- Michael Edgar, Strategy Development Manager Future Transmission Networks, National Grid

- Dave Openshaw, Head of Future Networks, UK Power Networks

- Chris Harris, Head of Retail Regulation, RWE Npower

- Leslaw Winiarski, Deputy Director for IT Systems, PSE Operator Poland

- Rasmus Tengvad, Consultant, Dansk Energi

- Steen Kramer Jensen, Chief Consultant, Energienet.dk

- Miguel Ordiales, Project Manager, Demand Side Management, Red Eléctrica de España

- Siobhán McHugh, Operational Services and Performance, EirGrid

- Flavio Cucchietti, Network Technology, Senior Project Manager, Telecom Italia

- Yoav Zingher, CEO, KiWi Power Ltd

- Jim Cardwell, Head of Regulation & Strategy, CE Electric UK

- Michael Picchi, EVP - Chief Financial Officer, Comverge

- Scott McGaraghan, Senior Director of International Development, Enernoc

- Joseph E Childs, Director Energy Solutions, Cooper Power Systems EAS

For more information and to book your place at this unmissable event visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/demandresponse44.asp

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    For further information contact:
    Jamison Nesbitt
    Tel: +44(0)20-7827-6164
    Email: jnesbitt@smi-online.co.uk