BATTELLE’S MANI VADARI SELECTED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR SMART GRID ROADSHOW CONFERENCE

Release Date: 10/22/2009

 

Grid Transformation Commentary Will Headline Day 2 of Conference

 

Baltimore, MD—Jaguar Expo (Montreal, Canada) has confirmed Dr. Mani Vadari of Battelle as a keynote speaker for its Smart Grid RoadShow conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland on November 3-4, 2009. Dr. Vadari will address the full conference delegation on the second morning of the event (Nov. 4th) in a 45-minute commentary and discussion of the evolving North American grid transformation.

 

Dr. Vadari is Battelle’s Vice President of Energy Infrastructure and has more than 20 years of experience delivering strategic solutions to the electric utility industry, focusing primarily on Transmission and Distribution (T&D) grid operations, generation operations, energy markets, and Smart Grid vision. He is a widely recognized subject matter expert, offering much sought after perspectives on the entire value chain of the electric utility industry from generation to consumption.

 

“We’re thrilled to have Dr. Vadari on board as a keynote speaker,” states Mike Marullo, Smart Grid RoadShow Conference Chair. “Mani has the knowledge and insight to address the key power delivery issues that utilities are facing today as well as the challenges that lie ahead as the energy industry continues to move aggressively toward grid transformation.”

 

Dr. Vadari has authored over 30 articles in a variety of areas from electricity utility deregulation to the Smart Grid and has also provided subject matter expertise to several utilities around the world in setting the strategic technical direction for developing key aspects of the transmission and distribution grid of the future.

 

About the Smart Grid RoadShow Conference

 

The Smart Grid RoadShow is a production of Jaguar Expo Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Each SGRS semi-annual event (spring and fall) brings together a cross section of representatives from utilities, suppliers, and consultants and provides a platform for sharing knowledge related to Smart Grid market drivers, issues, and trends. Key conference topic areas embrace a wide range of utility automation, information technology, operations and infrastructure components. Full details about the (SGRS Conference Series are available at www.smartgridroadshow.com or by contacting Steven Desrochers, Conference Manager, at 1-888-332-3749 Ext. 222. (Outside the US and Canada call: 1-450-471-0796).

 

About Battelle

 

As the world’s largest independent research and development organization, Battelle provides innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additional information is available at www.battelle.org.

 

Contact Public Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (614) 424-7208 or delaneyk@battelle.org  or T.R. Massey, media relations specialist, at (614) 424

-5544 or masseytr@battelle.org for more information.