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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.