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Business Development Symposium Printer-friendly versionSponsorship Available Utilities are discovering that they can use their increasingly sophisticated communications networks to benefit their local communities as well as their own financial needs. Thousands of utilities offer a wide range of communications services to external communications. Among the kinds of retail communications services offered by utilities are:
At a time when costs and siting are becoming increasingly difficult, new revenue streams and alliances can provide new value to communities, customers, regulators, shareholders, and other stakeholders. See what has proven successful for other utilities. Sunday, May 23, 20108:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 24, 20108:00 a.m. 8:30 – 10:15 a.m. 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Ronald Bilodeau, Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy 11:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Monica Paolini, Founder & President, Senza Fili Consulting 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Race to the UTC Gala for food and fun after a long day attending educational sessions and networking in UTC EXPO 2010. Tuesday, May 25, 2010POWER HOUR This meeting of the Smart Networks Council (SNC), a forum created for utility executives responsible for building and managing smart grids and smart network services, will provide an overview of what the Council is, how it operates and how UTC members can participate in the Council's activities. Under its new structure the SNC requires members to sign up for participation in the Council's important efforts. Attend this meeting to find out how the SNC can help you. 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Many utilities are using their communications assets to provide their communities with access to broadband. For both rural and municipal utilities, this broadband access attracts new businesses to their service territories and provides Internet access to government, schools, and healthcare providers. But utilities must first understand and then build a business case for how they can capture new revenue streams while ensuring continued support of utility functions. Attend this session and hear first-hand from utilities that have successfully launched community broadband services. Learn from their experiences how you too can leverage your network to provide community broadband services. Brett Kilbourne, Director -Regulatory Services & Associate Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council Legal/Regulatory Update – What Washington Has in Store for You! Congress, a variety of federal agencies, and state regulatory commissions are looking at issues that will impact the way utilities can do business in the future. Issues include smart grid deployments, cyber security, consumer data issues, spectrum, cost recovery, rate design and federal/state jurisdiction. Join us to review the upcoming challenges as we peer into the Washington (not so) crystal ball to identify recent initiatives and the trends that will impact your ability to upgrade your communication networks and meet your new utility responsibilities. Mike Oldak, Vice President & General Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council 10:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2:45 – 4:30 p.m. 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Cooperative electric utilities are deploying Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technology to provide commercial broadband service and Smart Grid applications to rural communities across the country. These deployments are funded in part through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Learn about BPL technology and the state of deployments, including a case study from a cooperative utility. Scott Lee, Chief Executive Officer, International Broadband Electric Communications Washington Roundtable – We're From Washington and Here to Help! For better or worse, what goes on in DC and at your state regulatory commission will impact your job and the future of your company. The Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Plan and the spectrum inventory that sets the stage, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's adoption of interoperability and security standards, and the state regulatory commissions' bold new policies on smart grid deployments will all change your world. Here's your chance to find out "just what were you thinking" during this give-and-take session with those who will be impacting your future, find out exactly what's on their mind, and maybe give them a piece of yours. Scott Blake Harris, General Counsel, United States Department of Energy 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Mobile operators are introducing new fourth generation (4G) broadband capabilities that enable new applications and services. One of the biggest challenges is acquiring the required higher bandwidth connectivity between cell sites and mobile switching centers. Explore how you can leverage your communications infrastructure for new revenue by offering mobile backhaul transport service. Learn about architectural options, service offerings, and business cases from utilities that have deployed the service. Ronald Bilodeau, Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy How Utility Telecom Systems Benefit the Community-How the FCC's Broadband Plan Changes the Landscape Telecom systems are critical to utilities but can also be critical to the communities served. Utility community communications services could change significantly now that the FCC's National Broadband Plan recommends utilities use the public safety wireless broadband network in the 700 MHz band. The FCC's Plan further opens the possibility of utilities building local or regional networks in the band to provide emergency response connectivity for data, video, voice and some smart grid applications. Given the changing landscape, explore how to build telecom systems that benefit the community at large, which can give your telecom department an edge in securing additional resources for projects with a broader scope. Learn the types of systems used by utilities that are working with community stakeholders to get these systems built and how these kinds of systems might fare in the new landscape. Troy West, General Manager- Technology & Corporate Services, Cleco Corporation 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The UTC Awards Dinner celebrates the achievements of individuals involved in UTC and the industry. Come join us for a semi-formal sit down dinner as we honor individuals for Chairman’s Awards, the Dondanville Award, and the Meehan Award. Wednesday, May 26, 20108:30 – 9:30 a.m. 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. POST UTC EVENT - USER GROUP MEETINGS
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