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Tuesday 1 March, 1.30pmSkyCity, Auckland

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2016 FORUM THEMES• Use of smart data in managing the

modern smart grid

• Responding to the new smart technologyopportunity

• The road markers to look for when consideringthe right time for grid development

• Options for increased sector efficiencyand collaboration

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AGENDA1.30pm Registration opens, tea and coffee available

2.00pm Welcome from the Chair – Julian Elder

2.05pm Leader’s panel – View from the topThree lines company leaders share their views on which energy sector trends are going to have the biggest impact on managing a network, and may be more importantly when they will affect day-to-day business.• Responding to the new smart technology opportunity• Including the customer more in the decision-making process• Options for cross sector collaboration to improve productivity• The aspects of network management most likely to keep a CEO awake at nightMark Gatland – Chief Executive, NorthpowerBrett Norriss – Chief Executive, The Lines CompanyAndrew Tombs – Chief Executive, Alpine EnergyJulian Elder – Facilitator

2.45pm Consumer uptake and potential impacts of smart grid technologiesThe Smart Grid Forum has commissioned Otago’s Centre for Sustainability to carry out 3 related studies to support its investigation of how New Zealand can enjoy the benefits of the smart grid without the risk of negative unintended consequences:• Consumers and the smart home• Prosumer communities• Early adopters of edge technologiesThe research is to contrast NZ experience internationally using a combination of case studies and market surveys.Janet Stephenson – Director, Centre for Sustainability

Tuesday 1 March, Marlborough Rooms, SkyCity Convention Centre

3.15pm Forum sponsor presentationMichael Pienaar – General Manager Sales and Marketing, Nexans

3.30pm Afternoon tea, coffee and a morsel

4.00pm Transmission tomorrowThe uncertain impact of energy sector trends (such as the growth in distributed renewable generation) on the management and operation of the transmission network. Looking for the road markings which indicate a material change requires action.Ross Parry – Strategy and Regulatory Planning Manager, Transpower

4.30pm Planning for embedded generation – lessons from the UK experienceThe future impact of embedded generation on the New Zealand distribution industry is difficult to predict and unlikely to exactly replicate international experience. Strategic planning and an adaptive customer-focused network strategy will help identify key constraints and network reinforcements, making them transparent to asset owners, customers and developers.Edward Jones – Principal Engineer, Mitton ElectroNet

5.00pm Closing remarks from the Chair

5.05pm Networking drinks and canapés

6.00pm End

To register, please RSVP by email to Neil Wembridge atneil.wembridge@freemanmedia.co.nz

You are invited to an exclusive Network Managers’ Forum to be held

during the afternoon of 1st March, before the 2016 Downstream

conference. The forum brings together New Zealand’s network managers

and their teams to discuss important sector issues.

This exclusive, complimentary event is open to all network staff involved

with managing, designing, operating and building New Zealand’s

transmission and distribution systems.

Feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you there.