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The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) presented its latest educational program in the Grid ComForum series of events entitled GCF West 2012, on March 7-9, 2012, at the Westin San Diego in San Diego, California.

Hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), GCF West provided a unique conference for electric power utilities, vendors, and suppliers involved in Smart Grid technology deployment.

The meeting was broken down into two parts. March 7, 2012, consisted of a SDG&E programming day reserved for SDG&E employees and official program sponsors.

March 8-9, 2012, was open to the industry as a whole and dealt with the critical business issues of deployment and management of Smart Grid technology.

GCF West 2012 Conference Leadership

GCF West 2012 Conference Chairperson:		Executive Insight:
	Michael R. Niggli                                 President and COO SDG&E		Jessie J. Knight, Jr. Chairman and CEO SDG&E

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SDG&E Programming Day Keynote Address

Jerry Sanders Mayor San Diego

Featured Panels

Opening Keynote Panel: 21st Century Energy Perspectives

Moderator:
	Martin Rosenberg Editor-in-Chief EnergyBiz Magazine
Panelists:
	Michael R. Niggli President & COO               SDG&E		Bob Gilligan CEO, Digital Energy GE Energy Services
	Susan Story President & CEO Southern Company Services		John Estey President & CEO S&C Electric Company
	Anne Pramaggiore President & CEO ComEd		Lloyd Yates President & CEO Progress Energy Carolinas

Keynote Panel: Policy and Regulation

Moderator:
	James T. Waring President & CEO CleanTECH San Diego
Panelists:
	Jim Fisher Vice President Business Development, the Americas Ambient Corp.		Ann Cavoukian Commissioner IPC/Ontario
	Robert Weisenmiller Chair California Energy Commission		Roy Ellis Ernst & Young
	David E. Hilt Vice President Regulatory Services Quanta Technology		Matt Futch Global Policy Director Energy & Utilities IBM

Keynote Luncheon

Vint Cerf Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist Google

Keynote Panel: Smart Grid Technology Roadmap

Moderator:
	Lee Krevat Director, Smart Grid SDG&E
Panelists:
	Kevin Dasso Senior Director, Smart Grid &  Technology Integration PG&E		Michael Quinn VP & Chief Technology Officer Oncor
	Doug Kim Director Advanced Technology SCE		Barbara Lockwood Director, Smart Grid APS
	Karen Lefkowitz Vice President, Business Transformation Pepco Holdings		Michael Pesin Chief Technology Advisor Smart Grid Architect Seattle City Light

Plenary Panel: The Smart Microgrid paving the future at UCSD

Chairperson:
	Byron Washom Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives UC San Diego
Speakers:
	Raj Chudgar VP Business Development Power Analytics		Jennifer Chirico Executive Director Sustainable Living Institute of Maui  University of Hawaii
	Laura Manz Senior Vice President Western Region Viridity Energy		Dave Roberts Vice President Business Development OSISoft

Keynote Luncheon

Michael Peevey President California PUC

Grid ComForum Participating Utility Organizations

The Grid ComForum would like to thank the following utilities for their support of the Grid ComForum West.