Agenda

Smart Meter Summit 2023

Day - 1

27 April 2023

09:00 am – 09:45 am

REGISTRATION, REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING

27 April 2023

09:45 am - 10:00 am

CONFERENCE INAGURATION AND OPENING SPEECH BY CHAIRPERSON

  • Ashok Kumar Rajput
    Member (Power Systems), Central Electricity Authority Ministry of Power (Govt. of India)

27 April 2023

10:00 am - 10:10 am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

USE OF SMART TECHNOLOGY IN POWER SYSTEMS

  • Ashok Kumar Rajput
    Member (Power Systems), Central Electricity Authority Ministry of Power (Govt. of India)
  • 27 April 2023

    10:10 am - 10:20 am

    KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

    Roll out of Smart Meter Under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)

    • Shri Rahul Dwivedi
      IAS Executive Director REC, CEO- RECPDCL

    27 April 2023

    10:20 am - 11:20 am

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Smart metering rollout plans for deploying 250 million smart meters across India

    • Development as Solution
    • Network Analysis
    • Operation & Maintenance
    • Utility Perspective
    • SANDEEP DHAMIJA
      Head BD (T&D) Project Implementation - The Tata Power Company Limited
    • Yogesh Kumar
      Director-Commercial, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd
    • Ashish Gupta
      Deputy General Manager· Power Grid Corporation of India Limited - PowerGrid Energy Service Limited
    • Sanjeev Sinha
      President-IT & Digitization - India Power Corporation Ltd (IPCL)
    • Ashish Tandon
      EVP Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd
    • Sunil Singhvi
      CEO - SECURE METERS

    27 April 2023

    11:30 am - 11:40 am

    COFFEE BREAKS WITH NETWORKING

    27 April 2023

    11:45 am – 12:15 pm

    SPONSOR PRESENTATION

    GHz Wirless Network for Smart Metering

    • Paresh Patel
      President and CEO - System Level Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd
    • Foram Modi
      Senior Manager System Level Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd

    27 April 2023

    12:45 pm - 1:00 pm

    SPONSOR PRESENTATION

    SMART METER - DISRUPTIVE VISION

    • Rajesh Kadu
      Vice President - ASHTA VINAYAKA ENERGY INFRA PVT LTD
    • ROHIT NATH
      Head Smart Energy Meter - Everrenew Energy Private Limited

    27 April 2023

    01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

    LUNCH BREAK WITH NETWORKING

    27 April 2023

    02:00 pm - 02:30 pm

    SPONSOR PRESENTATION

    Topic "Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Implementation and Operation of MDM and Smart Prepaid Solution

    • René Böringer
      Co-Founder & CEO at Cuculus GmbH

    27 April 2023

    02:30pm - 03:30pm

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    METER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

    • Benefits of meter data management systems
    • Technologies used by utilities for meter data acquisition
    • Advanced data analytics to help utilities improve performances
    • Manohar Singh
      AVP -Technology Consulting, Power and Utility - Ernst & Young LLP
    • Rajesh Bansal
      Former CEO of BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
    • René Böringer
      Co-Founder & CEO at Cuculus GmbH
    • Jayant Sinha
      Senior Principal Consultant (Energy & Utilities) Capgemini
    • RP Singh
      Senior Vice President - Smart Energy Water
    • Vikrant Sangwan
      XEN IT - The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVN)
    • Sombuddha Chaudhury
      Head (IT) - Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited

    27 April 2023

    03:30 pm - 04:00 pm

    SPONSOR PRESENTATION

    TSPs role in accelerating digitalization in Utilities

    • Bhushan Sethi
      VP- Head IoT Products, Vodafone Idea Limited
    • Sandip Sinha
      Regional Vice President Sales - Trilliant Networks India Private Limited

    27 April 2023

    04:00 pm – 05:00 PM

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Selection of Communication Technologies for smart metering implementing(RF / GPRS / PLC / LPWAN etc.)

    • Comparing AMI Communication Technologies
    • Smart Energy Metering using LPWAN IoT Technology
    • Vikas Kashyap
      Director, Consultant CUCULUS
    • Ramana elchuri
      VP- Sales and Business Development - Cyanconnode
    • Subhadip Raychaudhuri
      Additional General Manager at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
    • Amarjeet Kumar
      CEO - Shrama Technologies Pvt Ltd
    • Ajay Sharma
      Chief Operating Officer - Reliance Energy
    • Vinod Boggarapu
      VP-IOT Revenue & Strategic Partnership, Vodafone Idea Limited
    • Fabien Petitgrand
      Chief Technology Officer at Ubiik Inc. & Board Member at La French Tech Taiwan
    • Swapnadeep Banerjee
      Senior Technical Consultant - Trilliant Networks India Private Limited

    27 April 2023

    05:00 – 05:15 PM

    Large-scale Smart Meter Rollout deployment - challenges and experiences

    • Richard Rierstam
      Product Manager - isMobile AB

    27 April 2023

    05:15 – 05:30 PM

    SUMMARY OF DAY ONE BY ORGANIZERS

    Day - 2

    28 April 2023

    09:00 am – 09:45 am

    REGISTRATION, REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING

    28 April 2023

    09:45 am - 10:00 am

    DAY 1 PRECAP BY CHAIRPERSON

    SPEACIAL ADDRESS - SPEAKER FROM NODAL AGENCY FOR RDSS

    SPEACIAL ADDRESS - GUEST SPEAKER

    • SC Garg
      Head of Department Distribution - RECPDCL
    • Saurav Kumar Shah
      IPS Execustive Director RDSS - Power Finance Corporation
    • JAYAVIBHAVA SWAMY
      IAS Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), Mysore, KARNATAKA

    28 April 2023

    10:00 am - 10:15 am

    KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

    Re-Inventing the Operating Model of Utilities industry

  • Ajay Verma
    Global Practice Head - Sustainable Smart World L&T Technology Services Ltd
  • 28 April 2023

    10:15 am - 10:45 am

    KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

    Large-scale Smart Meter Rollout deployment - challenges and experiences

    • Johan Ekblom
      EMEA Sales Manager - isMobile AB
    • Richard Rierstam
      Product Manager - isMobile AB

    28 April 2023

    10:45 am - 11:45 am

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    SMART METER BILLING

    • Integration to legacy and future systems such as MDM, ERP etc
    • Prepayment module functionality as mandated by MoP
    • Billing and collection business processes for AMI and Non AMI environments
    • Auto billing
    • VIKAS ARORA
      Group Head - Business Development (T&D ) - The Tata Power Company Limited
    • Subhadip Raychaudhuri
      Additional General Manager at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
    • Anupam Garg,Director
      Customer Advisory | SAP India
    • Akshat MISHRA
      Head PMO - Smart Metering Project India - EDF International Network
    • Simran Kalra
      Consultant - Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
    • Shurjeel Ghanni Lalla
      SE/CEO IT KPDCL Patent in Smart Metering- Kasmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd KPDCL

    28 April 2023

    11:45 am - 12:00 pm

    Implementation Program of Smart Metering and its challenges in the Country

    28 April 2023

    12:00 – 12:10 pm

    COFFEE BREAKS WITH NETWORKING

    28 April 2023

    12:10 – 01:10 pm

    SPONSOR PRESENTATION

    • Interoperability
    • Robustness & scalability to accommodate present as well as future requirements
    • Security mechanisms
    • Rajiv Goyal
      President - Vivani Consulting - Vivani Consulting Pvt Ltd
    • Swapnadeep Banerjee
      Systems Integration at Trilliant Networks Pte
    • Shurjeel Ghanni Lalla
      SE/CEO IT KPDCL Patent in Smart Metering- Kasmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd KPDCL
    • Ramakrishna Annavazala
      Director - Eficaa Ensmart Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
    • Madan Mohan Chakraborty
      CEO & Managing Director- Iskraemeco India

    28 April 2023

    01:10 pm - 02:10 pm

    LUNCH BREAK WITH NETWORKING

    28 April 2023

    02:10 – 02:25 pm

    Market dynamics and regulatory challenges in smart metering rollout from EU

    • Dinesh Chand Sharma
      Director – Standards & Public Policy (SESEI)

    28 April 2023

    02:25 - 02:40 pm

    " AT&C Loss Reduction and Reporting Analytics for RDSS"

    • Sumit Gupta
      CEO - Asset Plus Consulting

    28 April 2023

    02:40 – 03:40 pm

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    What next after smart metering?

    The basic purpose to promote smart metering technology is to empower utilities to address various issues/concerns and improve their operational efficiency. Smart metering is a TOOL and the data collected need to be used effectively. Only by leveraging the gain from the smart metering system data, the project investment is justified. Obvious Next step after smart metering is to leverage benefits and ensuring drastic improvement in operational efficiency.

    • What all benefits can be derived from smart metering system.
    • India readiness to derive benefit
    • Need for expert service / solution provider to leverage benefits
    • What basic change in policy and approach is required to ensure benefits are leveraged?
    • Rajesh Bansal
      - Former CEO of BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
    • Vasundhar Boddapati
      Head, India Operations, Exceleron Software
    • Suddhasatta Kundu
      Lead - Strategy & Transformation (Engergy & Utility) - RTI International
    • Richard Rierstam
      Product Manager - isMobile AB
    • Sandeep Goswami
      Co Founder- RIGHT WATTS
    • MANOJ AGGARWAL
      DIRECTOR ENGINEERING - CAPGEMINI
    • Rahul Mishra
      COO Probus Smart Things Pvt Ltd

    28 April 2023

    03:40 - 4:10 pm

    TOPIC : Transition to AMI 2.0 with a smart meter data and analytics

    • Rajeev Mittal
      INDUSTRY LEADER - IBM INDIA PVT LTD
    • Sukumar Beri
      Industry Architect - IBM INDIA PVT LTD

    28 April 2023

    04:10 - 04:20

    CLOSING - COFFEE BREAKS WITH NETWORKING

    Intent and Objective of Smart Meter Summit

    In the recent past, to improve the operational efficiency of the Distribution Companies and to provide better cost effective services to consumers, Power Distribution Sector worldwide is rapidly adopting the Smart Metering Technology. This technology is futuristic and helps Distribution Companies in effective distribution operations as well as help utilities in managing dynamic and disruptive changes happening in the grids due to solar energy infusion, Home Automation, Electric Vehicles, Storage, etc. In India, itself, there are around 360 million consumers and smart metering adoption is in initial stage. Similarly, for any Smart Cities, Smart Energy is a prerequisite for which Smart Metering is the core enabler.

    The objective of SMS is to provide a platform for key stakeholders to discuss the metering requirements and opportunities in India. The conference will also highlight the key challenges faced and enable knowledge sharing on various aspects of smart metering including communication systems, emerging technologies, design and testing, and data acquisition and management. The conference will also showcase the best practices in the metering space.

    Smart Metering Summit intends to invite experienced solution providers with proven technologies to participate at this exclusive forum and showcase their technology/services to collaborate with state or private energy distribution companies in implementing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) at competitive prices and with proven technology.


    Delivering a Smooth Roll-out Through Cross industry Collaboration

    Deploying an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is a fundamental early step to grid modernization. AMI provides the framework for meeting one of the Modern Grid’s Principal Characteristics – Motivation and Inclusion of the Consumer.

    AMI is not a single technology, but rather an integration of many technologies that provides an intelligent connection between consumers and system operators.AMI gives consumers the information they need to make intelligent decisions, the ability to execute those decisions and a variety of choices leading to substantial benefits they do not currently enjoy. In addition, system operators are able to greatly improve consumer service by refining utility operating and asset management processes based on AMI data.

    Through the integration of multiple technologies (such as smart metering, home area networks, integrated communications, data management applications, and standardized software interfaces) with existing utility operations and asset management processes, AMI provides an essential link between the grid, consumers and their loads, and generation and storage resources. Such a link is a fundamental requirement of a Modern Grid.



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    Attending Audiences

    • State Government
    • DISCOMS - Energy distribution companies (public and private)
    • Advanced metering infrastructure companies
    • Advanced metering infrastructure providers
    • Network connectivity Solution providers
    • Technical universities
    • System integrators
    • Managed Security Service Providers
    • Telecommunication providers
    • Government agencies
    • Regulatory agencies
    • Professional service providers
    • Research and development organizations
    • Market research and consulting firms
    • Technology standards organizations
    • Technology investors
    • Financial institutions

    SMS will include keynotes and panel discussions on:

    • Rolling out smart meters: ensuring progress delivers value for money
    • Key initiatives being taken by the government to deploy smart meters
    • Future plans and new metering technologies deployed by the utilities
    • State regulators perspective on new metering technologies
    • Comparison of Communication Technologies
    • New technologies by smart meter manufacturers and challenges faced by manufacturers in meeting the specific requirements of utilities
    • Smart meter functionalities, issues & challenges, cost trends
    • Importance of PPP for smart meter deployment
    • METER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - benefits of meter data management systems, technologies used by utilities for meter data acquisition, advanced data analytics to help utilities improve performances
    • BLOCKCHAIN IN METERING
    • Technologies & Challenges – Pre-paid metering, Net-metering, ToD Metering
    • Smart Energy Metering using LPWAN IoT Technology
    • Considerations and Limitations in Smart meter testing & Design
    • Best Practices

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