EMAIL DETAILS

Guys:


Just ensuring you will REGISTER today for this event, as our hotel room
block goes away on April 5th (as Jazz Fest occurs on the bookends of our
event) ... know you have already indicated you are attending, but please
go ahead and register today for the event - will get back to you ASAP
relative to "which dates" would work best for fishing trip. Thanks!


Regards,

Matt


Matt A. Thornton
SVP - Corporate Development & Strategy

601.362.1780, ext. 1070 O
601.214.8940 C
601.362.1787 F
888.362.1780 TF

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SmartSynch's 2010 Conference offers the most robust group of smart grid
experts discussing three of the hottest topics in the industry today.
See below for the list of outstanding panelists who will provide
utilities with insight into making the most intelligent decisions about
their smart grid infrastructure. Join us by registering
<http://www.smartsynch.com/conference2010> today.

Opening Breakfast Keynote

Jim Turner, Group executive of Duke Energy and president and chief
operating officer of its U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas business


Public Wireless Networks & the Smart Grid: Where, When & How to Use
Public Wireless

Moderator: Jesse Berst, Founding Editor of SmartGridNews.com & Managing
Director of GlobalSmartEnergy

Is there really a safe and sane way to use public wireless networks as a
smart grid communications platform? Is it for everyone or only for
certain types of utility needs? This session will explain where, when
and how to use public wireless by featuring industry experts from top
wireless carriers and federal regulators. In this session, utilities can
also gain insight on frequently about their public wireless fears.
Utilities can achieve real-world sustainability using a public wireless
network-enabled smart grid, and this session explains how.


Panelists:

Nick Sanai, Energy and Environment Director at Federal Communications
Commission - FCC

Chris Hill, Vice President, Mobility Product Management - AT&T

Mansell Nelson, Vice President - M2M & Partners - Rogers Wireless

John Horn, National Director of M2M - T-Mobile


The Smart Grid Ecosystem: Where Do We Go from Here? Getting Full Value
from Your Smart Grid Investments

Moderator: Rey Ramsey, CEO of TechNet :: Wouldn't we all like to know
where the smart grid is going? This session will focus on what a total,
end-to-end solution looks like. Key executives from major industry
research groups and smart grid technology leaders will discuss how a
utility can get the most out of their smart grid investment today in
order to start building their own ecosystems for tomorrow.


Panelists:

Jonathan K. Piel, Jonathan Piel, Global Product Director - Cooper Power

Mike Kruklinski, Vice President Corporate Development & Strategy -
Siemens

Mani Vadari, Vice President - Energy Infrastructure - Battelle


Smart Grid Security: Lessons from the Real World on How to Solve
Security Issues

Moderator: David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, GreenTech Media :: What
better way to learn how to solve real-world smart grid security issues
than from real-world security experts. This session will uncover the
essentials to making your smart grid networks, data, devices secure on
today's smart grid. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity for music,
learning and fun as you explore how communication truly is enabling the
smart grid.


Panelists:

George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability
National Institute of Standards & Technology

Simon Blake-Wilson, Managing Director, Embedded Security Solutions -
SafeNet

Andy Bochman, Energy Security Lead, IBM

Brian J. Noone, VP, Corporate Security, National Grid


For more information, visit www.smartsynch.com/conference2010
<http://www.smartsynch.com/conference2010/> .