Smart-Grid Security Solutions
How to secure the smart grid from day one
Recording of June 4, 2009 Interactive Web Conference
Click here or call 888-980-4446 (+1-301-769-6903) to order!

YOUR PRESENTERS:

• Roger Alexander, Ph.D., Chief Systems Architect, Eka Systems, Inc.
• Frances Cleveland, President, Xanthus Consulting International
• Rohn Carlson, Senior Architect, Utility Technology Projects, UtiliPoint International, Inc.
  
• Erfan Ibrahim, Ph.D., Technical Executive, Power Delivery & Utilization, Electric Power Research Institute
• Sam Spencer (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Smart Grid Today

Is your existing AMI deployment safe from cyber attack?  What about the smart grid plans your firm is pouring time, effort and money into creating now?

As we begin to realize the benefits of the smart grid in deployments across the U.S. and the world, we can't ignore the potential security problems we face as these systems grow.  The smart grid requires a combination of different technologies that rely on network connectivity, posing significant security issues that must be addressed from the start.  

The smart grid may be new, but relevant standards, protocols and benchmarks have been in development for years.  As the smart grid continues to evolve, so, too, will the industry's response to its changing security needs.

Whether you're a decision-maker, planner, implementer or researcher at an electric utility, a service provider to utilities, a security agency, a regulator or regional policymaker, a technology provider, a think-tank or in any way invested in the development or deployment of smart-grid technology products, you won't want to miss this web conference on demand, "Smart-Grid Security Solutions."

While there are many smart-grid security concerns to address, that's been true of almost every technology developed in recent years.  For example, the Internet, ubiquitous as it is, has always struggled with security issues, and an entire new industry was built to address them.  The same will be true as the smart grid expands, but because of the Internet, we're already in much better shape to combat them.

This is a "can't-miss" opportunity to learn the critical details and get the experts' perspectives about how to best secure the smart grid as it grows, so order the web conference recording now.  Or for more information, call us at +1-301-769-6903 (888-980-4446 in US & Canada).

Distinguished Speakers

Roger Alexander, Eka Systems, Inc.

Roger Alexander, Ph.D. is the chief systems architect at Eka Systems, Inc. a global supplier of wireless, self-organizing, self-managing Smart Network and Smart Grid AMI networking solutions for utility customers.  Alexander has more than 17 years of experience in wireless communications and networking and has been an advisor, systems architect and systems engineering leader in the design and development of mobile and IP-based telecommunications systems. Prior to joining Eka he worked at Hughes Network Systems where he was a principal architect and systems engineering lead in the development of the world's first all-IP voice and data UMTS-based satellite system.  Alexander is a senior member of IEEE and holds patents for satellite and terrestrial wireless systems.

Rohn Carlson, UtiliPoint International, Inc.

Rohn Carlson is senior architect for utility technology projects at UtiliPoint International, Inc.  He is a veteran of utility CIS projects with more than 19 years of experience in the IT industry, nine of which have been in the utility sector.  Prior to joining the Utilipoint team, Carlson worked as an independent consultant helping utilities and outsourcers design, secure and implement information technology solutions.  He is leading the testing effort of a customer portal solution for the PowerCentsDC Smart Meter pilot.  Carlson has a background in RF communications and microelectronic engineering and holds a Bachelor's Degree in information technology from American Intercontinental University.

Frances Cleveland, Xanthus Consulting International

Frances Cleveland is president & principal consultant for Xanthus Consulting International.  She has managed and consulted on Smart Grid information and control system projects for electric power utilities for more than 30 years.  Her expertise has focused primarily on information technologies, security issues and communications for power system operations, including Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMI) and AMR, distributed energy resources (DER), distribution automation (DA), substation automation, SCADA systems and energy market operations.  She is the convener of IEC TC57 WG15 on cyber security standards, the chairperson of the IEEE Power System Communications Committee and its Security Subcommittee, the editor of the IEC 61850 object-modeling standards for DER (IEC 61850-7-420) and contributor to the Common Information Model (CIM) for distribution.  Recently, Cleveland was a major contractor to EPRI on the NIST Smart-Grid Interim Roadmap project, participated in the development of CIM standards for AMI based on the Utility Standards Board (USB) business processes, provided DA benefits assessment for the California Energy Commission (CEC), participated in AMI-SEC for AMI security and wrote IEC 61850 guidelines and tutorials for substation automation.

Erfan Ibrahim, Intelligrid

Erfan Ibrahim, Ph.D. is a technical executive in the Intelligrid program area of the Power Delivery & Utilization Sector.  His current research activities focus on the communications infrastructure for the utility smart grid with particular emphasis on Home Area Networks (HAN), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Building Automation Networks (BAN) and Energy Management Systems (EMS).  Before joining EPRI, Ibrahim founded and managed The Bit Bazaar LLC (TBB), a full-service IT and business consulting firm offering services to clients in the high-tech, financial services and energy sectors.  At TBB Ibrahim focused on wireless communications, network management and information security technologies with a particular emphasis on aligning the IT goals of clients with their business goals for sustained competitive advantage. Prior to establishing The Bit Bazaar LLC, Ibrahim's career included the following positions: VP of sales & marketing at Jyra Research, product manager for Network Management at Pacific Bell Network Integration (now AT&T), science and math lecturer at National University, nuclear fusion research engineer at UCLA and plasma physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.