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Join Us for the Inaugural GridWise^® Global Forum

Interact with leaders from around the world on the smart grid today and how it will
shape our future

Co - Chairs
	Dr. Kristina Johnson Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy		Guido Bartels Chairman, GridWise Alliance

Don’t miss this unprecedented international gathering of policy and corporate leaders, technology innovators, legislators, regulators, consumer and environmental advocates as they collaborate to deliver on the promise of a smart grid.

Keynote speakers include:
Steven Chu Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy	Samuel J. Palmisano Chairman and CEO, IBM	Jeff Immelt Chairman and CEO, General Electric	Michael Morris Chairman, President and CEO, American Electric Power	Theodore (Ted) F. Craver, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer, Edison International
Anders Eldrup Chief Executive Officer, DONG Energy	Livio Gallo CEO, Enel Distribuzione and Chairman, EDSO for Smart Grids Association	Dr. Kandeh Yumkella Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization	Ambassador Richard H. Jones Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency	Eamon Ryan Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for Ireland
The Hon. Michael Scott Minister of Energy, Bermuda	Professor Wu  Jiandong Director, Smart Energy Research Team, China Center for International Economic Exchange (CCIEE)	Thomas R. Kuhn President, Edison Electric Institute	Jon Wellinghoff Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Saul Griffith, PhD Chief Scientist, Other Lab
Thomas Friedman Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times

The GridWise Global Forum will convene thought leaders from the highest levels of government, business, NGOs, and academia from around the world to discuss the ultimate enabling potential of a modernized electric system to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time: energy sustainability, energy independence, global security, and prosperity for all.