IDC Pan-European Utilities Executive Summit 2013

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IDC is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural Pan-European IDC Utilities Executive Summit 2013. This invitation-only event will be held in Copenhagen, on March 4 and 5, 2013 and will gather up to 50 delegates from leading utilities in Europe.

Utilities are leading the world's future energy paradigm shift, embracing renewable, low-carbon energy efficiency and water conservation. While preparing for the future, utilities are coping with a variety of current business and regulatory challenges; this calls for "Balancing Tomorrow's Opportunities With Today's Priorities." Never has the alignment of business and IT people been so crucial to achieving strategic objectives. The IDC Pan-European Utilities Executive Summit 2013 is designed as a unique event for line of business heads, IT executives and industry analysts to work together to answer key questions on current and emerging challenges of the utilities industry, including:

• Smart Grid, Smart Metering, and Smart Cities
• Demand Response and Customer Engagement
• Convergence of Operations Infrastructure and ICT
• Emerging IT Trends in the European Utility Market (Including Cloud, Big Data, Mobility, Social Business)
• Best Practices and Case Studies Related to Business Process and Technology Alignment

IDC's Pan-European Utilities Executive Summit 2013 will bring together insights and interactions on the biggest issues through keynote speeches, panel debates, and peer-to-peer networking.

By attending the summit, senior level executives from utilities will benefit from:

• A pan-European event designed for the utilities sector, where business and IT users will meet under one roof
• Meeting with peers to discuss common challenges and share concrete experience
• An event that focuses on market insights, networking, and sharing common issues of the industry
• An overview of the market and challenges from IDC analysts, supported by industry speakers sharing their own experiences and business models
• A format that will enable delegates to translate what they've heard at the summit into their own business and develop successful strategies and solutions
• An agenda designed to match the expectations of both business and ICT utility executives aligned with industry challenges and objectives; the summit agenda is being developed in consultation with advisory panelists representing the utilities industry
• Access to IDC and IDC Energy Insights analysts

IDC Energy Insights' recent research and interactions with the utilities industry show that the sector is experiencing a growing convergence of operational technologies and ICT. This change requires an alignment between business and IT people.

In recognition of these research findings, the summit will gather the following job titles from some of the leading utilities in Europe:

• Head of Strategy
• Head of Operations (Distribution, Sales, etc.)
• Head of Research/Innovation
• Head of New Energy Technologies/Projects
• Head of Smart Grid Program
• Head of Smart Metering Program
• CIO, Head of IT
• CTO
• Head of IT Strategy
• Head of IT Planning
• Chief Information Security Officer