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Upcoming SGO Events

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7th Annual Demand Response & Distributed Energy Resources Forum
October 12-14, 2020 | 100% Online
7th Annual Demand Response & Distributed Energy Resources Forum
  • Business models for the 21st Century energy provider
  • DER interconnection and enabling DER data to drive new value streams
  • Enabling next-gen DR and demand management for the residential and SME market
  • Virtual power plants (VPPs) built on residential DERs
  • DR for prosumers: including ever smaller units into DR
  • Integrated resource planning and climate mitigation strategies
  • Conference to be held 100% virtually due to coronavirus situation
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    • Next-Gen Smart Grid Virtual Summit
    December 8, 2020 | 100% Online
    Next-Gen Smart Grid Virtual Summit
  • Strategic Planning in a High Distributed Resource Environment
  • Essential Investments in Grid Resilience: Preparing for the Future
  • Why VPPs Will Become the Glue Holding Together Our Future Grid
  • Advancing Deeper Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
  • Leveraging DERMS to Deliver Net-Zero Energy
  • The Convergence of Mobility and Renewable Energy
  • Conference to be held 100% virtually due to coronavirus situation
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    • EV Charging Infrastructure Summit - North America
    January 26, 2021 | 100% Online
    EV Charging Infrastructure Summit - North America
  • Latest in smart charging and wireless charging
  • Trends in EV adoption and implications for utilities
  • Technology innovations in charging infrastructure
  • EV and battery advances
  • Integrating and optimizing renewable energy resources for charging
  • EV charging strategies and microgrids
  • Conference to be held 100% virtually due to coronavirus situation
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    • 100% Renewable Energy Virtual Symposium
    January 27-28, 2021 | 100% Online
    100% Renewable Energy Virtual Sympoium
  • Scenarios & strategies for implementing 100% RE
  • Business models and case studies to date
  • Optimizing the energy mix and cutting costs
  • Integrating rooftop and utility solar resources
  • Building energy management advances
  • Decarbonizing buildings and operations
  • Conference to be held 100% virtually due to coronavirus situation
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    • Recently Concluded Events

    13th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum - EMEA | Asia-PAC | LATAM
    September 7-11, 2020 | 100% Online
    13th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum - EMEA | Asia-PAC | LATAM
  • Determining the correct technology mix for hybrid energy systems
  • Integrating distributed renewable energy resources into the grid
  • Project financing and investor perspectives
  • Optimizing microgrids for rural electrification, island and off-grid applications
  • Utilizing renewables-centric microgrids to achieve climate mitigation goals
  • Key case studies and advances in enabling technologies
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    • 5th Grid Modernization Forum
    May 19-20, 2020 | 100% Online
    Grid Modernization Forum
  • Evaluating and deploying emerging technologies
  • Managing and integrating distributed energy resources
  • Leveraging smart grid Big Data and predictive analytics
  • Electric vehicle charging issues and infrastructure
  • Solar + storage: Utility-scale and behind the meter
  • Status and implications of various grid modernization programs across the U.S.
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    • 11th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum - North America
    March 10-11, 2020 | Chicago
    microgrid global innovation forum - north america
  • Latest technology developments and business models for hybrid renewable energy microgrids in North America
  • Optimizing the economics and deployment scenarios for C&I energy customers
  • Recent case studies, lessons learned, and best practices for grid-tied and off-grid/remote systems
  • Microgrids as a utility strategy for grid resiliency and energy reliability
  • Next-generation Virtual Power Plants and DER integration / managmenet
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    • 4th Smart Cities International Symposium
    January 21-22, 2020 | Chicago
    Smart Cities International Symposium
  • The future of mobility and smart transportation
  • Achieving sustainability and survivability in the 21st Century city
  • IoT applications and communications networks for enabling the Smarter City
  • Learning from the leaders: key smart city developments around the world
  • Market trends and growth drivers: challenges and opportunities
  • Phased, cost-effective approaches: efficiency measures that can fund additional steps
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    • Sample Attendee Feedback

    "I felt it was very well organized with a variety of interesting topics related to DR and DER. I think it's exciting time to involved in this industry, and this conference provides a nice forum for professionals to share their ideas and experiences. I would recommend this conference to anyone involved in the industry. I look forward to attending next year."
        -- David Simons, Senior Forecast Consultant, Itron (on Demand Response & DER Forum)

    "Thanks for putting on a great conference. The "star power" was very much present -- the speakers, panels and attendees were an excellent variety of the network we were hoping to connect with."
        -- Timothy Powers, Research and Policy Associate, Inovateus Solar (Smart Cities International Symposium)

    "The networking opportunities were splendid with lots of interesting talks from companies doing great work."
        -- Robert Cunningham, Director of Operations, RVE.SOL (Microgrid Global Innovation Forum - EMEA)

    "Outstanding - A wealth of info all in one place. Many different subsets represented within grid industry."
        -- Eric McDonald, Director, Facilities and Infrastructure Development, NextEnergy (on Grid Modernization Forum)