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Smart Metering Update
Marketforce and the ASI's 3rd Annual Conference
29th May 2012, Hilton Tower Bridge, London
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Speakers include:
Rob Turner
Programme Director, Smart Metering Implementation, DECC
Rob Turner
Programme Director, Smart Metering Implementation, DECC
Biography
Rob Turner is currently Director in charge of the Smart Meter Programme for GB at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Rob has worked in government for the past 10 years delivering major change programmes such as Payment Modernisation and Central Payment System. He was also the IT Director for Corporate Services at the Department for Work and Pensions.
Before joining government Rob worked extensively in the private sector as a consultant programme director in banking, retail and utilities successfully delivering many large and complex change programmes.
An accountant by profession Rob has also worked in the oil industry as well as manufacturing.
David Ross Scott
Smart Industry Liaison Manager, Scottish Power
Steve James
Commercial & Regulation Manager, E.ON
Steve James
Commercial & Regulation Manager, E.ON
Biography
Steve has over 35 years experience in the energy industry. He has held a range of senior management positions in Retail, Distribution and Energy Services. These included taking East Midlands Electricity into domestic gas supply, acting as business lead for the introduction of retail competition for electricity (1998 Programme) also acting for East Midlands Electricity and as the commercial lead in the integration of TXU into E.ON. Steve has been involved in metering for a number of years both as a buyer and provider of services and more recently developed a gas metering capability for E.ON's metering business. He has been heavily focused on smart metering development for the past 5 years and represents E.ON on ERA Smart Metering Steering Group and sits on Ofgem's Technical and Data Communications expert panels. Steve is married with 2 children.
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Biography
Chris Harris is the head of retail regulation at rwe npower, following a period as head of industry, networks and agreements. His background is in trading, consulting and asset management. He is a visiting professor in the Centre for Sustainable Power Distribution at the University of Bath.
Steve Briggs
British Gas
Steve Briggs
Head of Industry Codes and Metering Regulation, British Gas
Biography
Steve is Head of Industry and Smart Metering Regulation for British Gas. He is responsible for British Gas' external Smart Metering engagement, the oversight of all retail industry arrangements relating to customer switching, energy balancing, data and metering regulation. Steve has over 25 years energy industry experience spanning a number of key senior operational, commercial and customer service roles. He was at the heart of the introduction of electricity supply competition and the development of metering competition and so has been close to some of the biggest industry transformation programmes witnessing at first hand some of the challenges and opportunities that come with these.
Steve has been heavily involved in the full life cycle of smart metering policy development of the past 7 years and is an active member of many key smart metering groups including, the DECC Overall Design Advisory Group, Consumer Engagement and Rollout Group, and the ERA Smart Metering Steering Group.
Neil Pennington
Head of Smart Implementation, RWE npower
Neil Pennington
Head of Smart Implementation, RWE npower
Biography
Neil has a career spanning 20 years in the Energy and Utility Sector, 12 of which have been in senior leadership roles. He has worked in engineering, operations, business development, marketing and strategy, as well as delivering significant business change projects.
Neil joined British Gas in 1990 and worked within Distribution Engineering. In 1996, working for Transco (now National Grid) Neil delivered "Section M" (Daily and Non-Daily Metering) of the Network Code and followed this with delivery of the introduction of Meter Reading Competition within the UK Gas Market. His association with metering continued as he ran the commercialisation of Transco's meter reading service to Accuread. In 1998, as Head of Marketing he was responsible for launching Affordable Warmth (through the pilot in Leeds), microgeneration (DCHP) and was Deputy Chairman of the CHPA.
In 2000 he joined PwC Consulting, working on Energy projects and business development in the UK, Ireland and the Czech Republic. In 2002 he led the project to help United Utilities win the bid for the c £200m British Gas Commercial Multi-Utility Meter Operation Contract; he also advised investors during their due diligence and creation of "Meterfit".
In 2003 he joined United Utilities as Business Development Director for "Networks" Ltd, the Connections, Metering and Energy Services Business. As well as Business Development he had P&L responsibility for Energy Services, which included remote metering and energy profiling for Industrial and Commercial Customers.
Following a period as Head of Energy and Utilities for Whitehead Mann, he joined npower in June of this year as Head of Smart Implementation.
A Chartered Mechanical Engineer, Neil has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the London Business School.
Conference overview:
Over a year into the foundation stage, senior figures will gather at the Smart Metering Update to examine the key issues faced by the industry today. This event will explore the progress of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme and discuss the next steps required to ensure it remains to time and budget.
Key topics to be addressed include:
- A spotlight on the foundation stage- the key achievements so far and the priorities for the next year
- Preparing for day 1 – what does a ‘smart ready’ consumer look like?
- Lessons from the digital switchover – what can be learned from other significant projects?
- From smart meters to smart homes – how can consumers be engaged in the long term?
- The DCC, communications and data services – what are the next steps towards implementation?
- What regulatory challenges have smart meters presented and how might they be overcome?
- Is there enough commercial interoperability to realise the benefits of smart metering?
See below for free video content from previous conferences and our Utilities Newsletter, featuring interviews with some key industry decision-makers.
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