Forrester Research, Inc. is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology.
Jon Brock formed Desert Sky Group to address the needs of the utility and energy industries, specifically the need for independence and unbiased advice in changing markets.
Charles W. Newton is president of Newton-Evans Research Co., a Maryland-based firm specializing in business-to-business survey research focused on energy industry automation, information technology, and infrastructure topics such as Smart Grid.
Lux Research provides strategic advice and ongoing intelligence for emerging technologies. Leaders in business, finance, and government rely on Lux Research to help them make informed strategic decisions.
Andy Bochman is Energy Security Lead for IBM's Rational division, where the focus is on securing the software that runs the Smart Grid. Andy is a contributor to industry and national security working groups on energy security and cyber security. He lives in Boston, is an active member of the MIT Energy Club, and is the founder of the Smart Grid Security and DOD Energy Blogs.
Jack Danahy is the Security Executive for the Office of the CTO, Rational at IBM. A national speaker and writer on computer network and data security, Jack is a holder of five patents in a variety of security technologies.
Pamela G. Lesh offers consulting in business and regulatory strategy and systems approaches to opportunity creation and problem solving through her company, Graceful Systems LLC. She recently completed work as a Senior Advisor to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on loan to that organization from Portland General Electric ( PGE), for which she was Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Planning.
Richard Tabors is Vice President in the Energy & Environment Practice of Charles River Associates, a global business and economic consulting firm based in Boston, MA. He is a retired Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and co-authored the book Spot Pricing of Electricity.
Joe Hughes is a Sr. Technical Manager for Power Delivery System Technologies in the Power Delivery Science and Technology Development Division at EPRI in Palo Alto, California. He has over 25 years experience in the utility industry including 20 years at Pacific Gas and Electric, 3 years Consulting and 7 years at EPRI.
Mark F. Foley is an attorney and partner in the Litigation and Data Privacy, Security and Information Management practices of Foley & Lardner LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the United States and in Brussels, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Lynne Kiesling is a senior lecturer in the Economics Department and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She is also a faculty member in the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, a faculty affiliate in the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization, and a member of the GridWise Architecture Council.
Mr. Frisby is a partner in the firm's Telecommunications, Energy and Tranportation, and Corporate Securities groups. His practices focuses on regulatory and corporate matters affecting entities in the communications, energy and technology areas. For over 20 years he has represented clients in a wide variety of proceedings, including litigation matters, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), state utility commissions and federal courts.
Eric Breisach has represented cable television clients and trade associations in a wide variety of matters, including administrative hearings, regulatory rulemakings and other proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission, state public service commissions, the Small Business Administration and other regulatory bodies.
Joe Miller is Senior Vice President at Horizon Energy Group (HEG). He provides expert insights to the energy industry in the areas of grid modernization and process/technology optimization.
The co-founder of Cascadia Capital, Michael Butler leads the firm and is an emerging thought leader in the New Energy Economy. His recent focus on sustainable technology has helped propel Cascadia into some of the most important transactions in this market. Prior to co-founding Cascadia Capital, Butler served as a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers responsible for global equity sales and equity syndicate.
Alison Silverstein works as a consultant, lecturer and writer on electric transmission and reliability, infrastructure security, energy efficiency, demand response and technology adoption issues. She serves as a member of the U.S. DOE’s GridWise Architecture Council.
EnerNex Corporation - Chairman, Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder. Working with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Southern California Edison (SCE) on the development of a widely deployed advanced metering and demand response infrastructure in California.
Dave Hardin is a Technology Officer for Invensys Process Systems. He specializes in system and software architecture with domain expertise in manufacturing automation and information management.
Dr. McCoy is the Vice President for Quantitative Analysis at Becker Capital Management, an investment advisory firm located in the United States, and a Technical Director of Power Systems Research Inc. (PSRI), a power sector consulting company located in Brazil.
Jack Mc Gowan is President & CEO of Energy Control Inc., an Energy Service Company and System Integrator. Mc Gowan is Chairman of the U.S. Department of Energy GridWise Architecture Council. He is an author and has published 5 books including "Direct Digital Control" on Fairmont Press and over 125 articles.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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