Opening forum

The Opening Forum will be held on Monday 15 June 2015 at 15:00 hrs in the main auditorium of the Lyon Convention Centre (Amphithéâtre).

Programme:

Chair: Pierre Mallet, Chairman of the French CIRED National Committee
 

15:00  Welcome by
            Theodor Connor, Chairman of CIRED
 

            “Lyon, a European leader in the fields of local energy policies and smart cities”
            Karine Dognin Sauze, Vice-President of Métropole de Lyon
 

            “ Power distribution at the heart of the energy transition”
            Philippe Monloubou, CEO of ERDF
 

            “ How equipment manufacturers and solution providers prepare the future of power
            distribution”
            Luc Rémont, Chairman of Gimelec
 

            “ Power distribution and smart grids: the Japanese perspective”
            Taro Nakazawa, General Manager of Power System Engineering Center, Power Grid Company
            (Japan)
 

16:35  Coffee Break
 

            “ The digital revolution and its impact on the distribution sector”: dialogue between
             Yves Tyrode, Chief Digital Officer of SNCF, and Christian Buchel, Chief Digital Officer of ERDF
 

              Panel discussion and questions managed by John Scott, Independant Consultant
 

17:50  How CIRED 2015 will work
            Alain Belvaux, Chairman of the CIRED 2015 Organising Committee

The Opening Forum will be followed by the welcome reception in the exhibition halls.