Agenda Item 1: The Challenges of AMI Deployment and System Integration

a. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Development in Chinese Taipei (Morris Liang, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI))

b. Introduction to the APEC Smart Grid Initiative (ASGI) (Cary N. Bloyd, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

c. Challenges and Benefits of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Development in U.S.A. (Brian K. Seal, Electric Power Research Institute)

d. AMI – Challenges and Benefits, SmartMeter Experience at Pacific Gas and Electric (Lanyuen Belvin Louie, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E))

e. Policy and Strategic Overview of AMI Application for France (Antoine Garibal, Atos Origin)

Agenda Item 2: The Challenges of Maintenance and Service

a. The Study, Deployment and Future Development of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in China (Wei-Min Hao, The Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering)

b. Deployment of AMI and Smart Grids in Korea (Jerry Yang, Korea Smart Grid Institute (KSGI))

c. Concerns of AMI Deployment in Technology Integration and Business Service (Yasuo Matsuura, Kansai Electric Power Company)

Agenda Item 3: The Policy and Strategy Overview of AMI/AMR in APEC

a. The Policy and Strategy Overview of AMI/AMR in APEC Member Economies (APEC Delegates)

Agenda Item 4: Market Trends and Opportunities on Smart Grid

a. Trend and Market Overview of Global Smart Grid Development (Debashis Tarafdar, IDC Energy Insights)

b. Moving Beyond AMI deployment in Sweden and Realizing the Value of the Smart Grid (Hakan Johansson, ABB)

c. Development Plan and Business Opportunities on Smart Grid during the 12th Five- year Plan (Jian-Dong Wu, China Wisdom Engineering Association)

d. Smart Grid Development in Japan (Kazuyuki Takada, Smart Community Department NEDO)

Agenda Item 5: Aspects of Technology on Smart Grid

a. Automated Demand Response: a Grid Resource for Integration of Renewables (Dave Watson, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL))

b. Decentralized Energy Systems in Germany: Development and Research (Dipl.-Ing. Maren Kuschke, Berlin University of Technology)

c. Roadmap and Technology Requirements in Smart Grid in Korea (Dae Kyeong Kim, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI))

d. Advanced Control Arquitectures of Energy Microgrid Clusters: Towards the Smart Grid (Josep M. Guerrero, Aalborg University)