It’s a small world, after all. Despite global differences in Smart Grid deployments, many nations are facing the same early-stage hurdles -- consumer education, standards, interoperability and the development of a grid-friendly regulatory environment. International collaboration is key for Smart Grid success, and GridWeek 2011 provides the global forum for international best-practice sharing and networking.

GridWeek Makes the World … Smaller: Exposing and understanding the latest global trends, GridWeek 2011 will bring international delegates together to make the Smart Grid community feel smaller, while creating a networking environment to enable tremendous business opportunities. Key topics addressed will include:

• The way forward for international deployments
• How to develop a Smart Grid in emerging markets
• International collaboration on Smart Grid standards
• International deployment experiences, to cover consumer challenges and lessons learned from policymakers, regulators and more

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GridWeek’s International Summit to Foster Global Trade: Recognizing huge opportunities for international trade, key U.S. government agencies have played an instrumental role in driving a robust Smart Grid agenda for GridWeek’s International Summit. These agencies include the:

• U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)

International Summit to Bring Best Global Speakers and Perspectives to Forefront: The International Summit in 2011 is bringing together high-powered Smart Grid leaders representing all parts of the world:

• Minister K C Venugopal, Indian Ministry of Power.
• P. Uma Shankar, Secretary of Power, India’s Ministry of Power.
• Tatsuya Shinkawa, Chief Representative, Washington, D.C., Japan’s NEDO.
• Claudio Zito, Head International Business Development, Enel, Italy.
• Laura Formusa, President and CEO, Hydro One Networks.
• And more, including utility heads from Africa and Turkey.