June 19, 2012
Renaissance Hotel - Dupont Circle
Washington, DC

Meeting policy mandates and modernizing utilities and other critical infrastructure industries will create an unprecedented need for sophisticated, reliable and secure communications networks. The Summit focuses on aligning policies, technologies and communications networks support integrating variable energy resources, optimizing the use of existing resources, supporting smart cities as well as public safety communications to ensure the health, safety and welfare of Americans.

 

Featured Speakers:

	Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
	Ray Baum, Senior Policy Advisor, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
	Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
	Steve Hauser, Vice President Grid Integration Program, National Renewable Energy Labs
	Pat Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the U.S. Department of Energy
	Thomas C. Power, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Telecommunications, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
	Joseph M. Rigby, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
	Mark Weatherford, Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Department of Homeland Security

 Gain Key Insight Into:

Can critical infrastructure meet the policy mandates of tomorrow without tomorrow’s telecom networks?

What policies are needed to support modernization of critical infrastructure?

What technologies are required to maintain reliability while integrating disruptive technologies?

What's needed to support more efficient critical infrastructure industry operations?

Creating the Smart Cities of tomorrow – Can we leverage smart networks, infrastructure and spectrum?