DAY 1
Session 1 | The Role of Digitalization in Grid Modernization and Utility Performance Improvement
- Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF (Presentation)
- Ravi Seethapathy, ISGF Advisor (Presentation)
Case Study Session 1 | Digital Transformation, Utility Performance, and the Energy Transition
- Subhadip Raychaudhuri, Tata Power, India (Presentation)
- Rodrigo Maldonado Iturrieta, Enel, Chile (Presentation)
- Nick Singh, ESKOM, South Africa (Presentation)
- Moustaph Baidy Ba, SENELEC, Senegal (Presentation)
Session 2 | Foundational Technologies for Grid Automation and Digitalization
- Ravi Seethapathy, ISGF Advisor (Presentation)
- Subhadip Raychaudhuri, Head-Engineering, Energy, Audit, GIS & AMI, Applications, TATA Power and Brajanath Dey, Head of Group Network, Engineering-I & HT New Connections, TATA Power (Presentation)
Session 3 | IT Architecture, Data Management, Cloud Services and Cyber Security
- Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF (Presentation)
- Barry MacColl, Senior Regional Manager, EPRI (Presentation)
- Alexis Rechain, Managing Director, Stratec-Arc (Presentation)
Session 4 | Communication Technologies for Utility Operations
- Barry MacColl, Senior Regional Manager, EPRI (Presentation)
Case Study 2 | Utilities Modernization Experience in SSA
- Cleophas Ogutu, Kenya Power, Kenya (Presentation)
- Alex Atukunda, Umeme, Uganda (Presentation)
- Vincent Kouakou Yao, CIE (GS2E), Cote d’Ivoire (virtual) (No Presentation)
- Edson Comatiporte, EDM, Mozambique (No Presentation)
DAY 2
Session 5 | Utility Performance Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa Expert
- Pedro Antmann, Sr. Expert Consultant, World Bank (Presentation)
Session 6 | Smart Metering Expert
- Subhadip Raychaudhuri, Tata Power, India (Presentation)
- Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF (Presentation)
- Nick Singh, ESKOM, South Africa (Presentation)
Session 7|DER Management and Prosumer Enablement Expert
- Ravi Seethapathy, ISGF Advisor (Presentation)
- Reena Suri Executive Director, ISGF (Presentation)
- Reji Kumar Pillai President, ISGF (Presentation)
DAY 3
Case Study 3 | Strategic Approaches on Data Driven Transformation of Utilities and Selected Case Studies
- Gökhan Tosun, Director - Technology and Smart Energy, MRC Turkey (Presentation)
Session 8 | Roadmaps and Implementation Strategies
- Gokhan Tosun, Director - Technology and, Smart Energy, MRC Turkey (Presentation)
- Rebecca Cameron, Principle Professional Officer, Sustainable Energy Markets Department, CoCT and Gerhard Brown, Principal Engineer, CoCT (Presentation)
Session 9 | Emerging Technologies and Use Cases
- Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF (Presentation EV – Presentation AI)
- Renier van Rooyen, Chief Engineer Smart Grids, ESKOM (Presentation)
Session -10: Business Models
- Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF (No Presentation)
- Gokhan Tosun, Director - Technology and Smart Energy, MRC Turkey (Presentation)
- Nick Singh, Head of Smart Grids Centre of Excellence & Microgrids
Programme Director, ESKOM (No Presentation)
Case Study 4 | Case Study on Utility Digitalization Journey
Rodrigo Maldonado Iturrieta, Enel, Chile (Presentation)
Session 11 | Training and Capacity Building in Utilities and Industry
Moderator: Barbara Ungari, Operations Analyst, ESMAP, World Bank
Panelists:
- Reena Suri, ISGF (Presentation)
- Subhadip Raychaudhuri, Tata Power (Presentation)
- Abel Tella, APUA (No Presentation)
- Nick Singh, Eskom (Presentation)
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