IDC IT&C in the Utilities & Energy Sectors 2008
IDC RESEARCH RO SRL - 18 November 2008
Bucharest, 18th of November 2008 - The forth annual edition of the IDC ICT in the Utilities & Energy Sectors will take place on the 27th of November 2008 in Bucharest, at JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, conference rooms AB and will be organized in association with Energy Insights and World Energy Council. The event partners are Siemens, APC, Novensys, Romtelecom, and the media partners are Club IT&C, MarketWatch, Comunicatii Mobile, Energia, Hotnews, eFinance, eWeek.
"The utility industry in Europe is bracing itself for an interesting year in 2009 dominated by climate change, security of supply and economic recession concerns," said Roberta Bigliani, EMEA research director, Energy Insights. "Amid fluctuating energy prices, increased demand, import dependency, and the need for major investments, utility companies will need to cope with a vast array of new policies, technologies, and initiatives ranging from energy efficiency and renewable energy resources to the intelligent grid. ICT has a pivot role in this evolution."Join us to find out how ICT can be leveraged to address key operational and strategic challenges facing providers of energy, gas, and water services in Romania.
Information and communication technology is playing an increasingly crucial role in managing multiple issues facing the utilities and energy sectors:
- Changing regulations
- Customer care and billing
- Infrastructure upgrades and automation
- Plant production, maintenance, and outage planning
- Work and asset management
- Storage and security
- Metering systems
- Emission Management
- Energy trading and risk management
Against a backdrop of rising energy prices, increasing capital investment, regulatory uncertainty and an aging workforce, the energy industry in 2008 has been dominated by issues related to climate change. Energy companies need to cope with a vast array of new policies, technologies and initiatives ranging from renewable energy resources to the intelligent grid.
IDC's ICT in the Utilities and Energy Sectors event brings together leading industry and technology experts creating an ideal platform to address key issues facing IT Managers in the utilities and energy sectors.
The event is best suited to CIOs, CEOs, CTOs, COOs, IT Managers, IT Directors, Finance Managers, Purchasing and Procurement Managers, and IT Planners and Strategists from the following industries: energy producers and gas manufacturers, energy and gas transporters, energy and gas distributors, gas warehouses, steam and hot water suppliers, water collectors, purifiers, and distributors, regulatory bodies for electricity and gas.
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