The Vision and Implementation of the Smart Grid

Speakers

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  Ogi Kavazovic

  Vice President of Strategy and MarketingOpower

  Ogi Kavazovic is responsible for Opower's corporate marketing and strategy, including corporate brand, messaging, media relations, and overall marketing approach. He works closely with sales and product teams to help guide the company's product strategy, competitive positioning, and go-to-market strategy and promotes Opower's products at industry events and conferences.

  Prior to joining Opower, Mr. Kavazovic was a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategy development, with particular focus on the utility sector and smart grid industry. He began his career as a software engineer, developing risk and asset management systems for major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. He was also one of the lead architects of a "smart field" data management platform for Schlumberger Information Systems.

  Mr. Kavazovic has a B.A. and an M.S. in Computer Science from Harvard.

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  Ivo Steklac

  Chief Customer OfficerC3 Energy

  Ivo Steklac has a broad background and extensive experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining C3 Energy, he has held the following positions: COO of Tendril; CEO of Greenbox Technology; global vice president of Elster Integrated Solutions; cofounder and president of Enspiria Solutions; and president of the energy and utilities division of Schlumberger.

  Mr. Steklac has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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  Chris Irwin

  Smart Grid Standards and Interoperability CoordinatorDepartment of Energy

  Christopher Irwin has spent more than 17 years in a diverse spectrum of high-technology fields, from HVAC to III-V semiconductor manufacturing, and most recently in communication networks for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart grid infrastructure. He is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team that administers smart grid investment grants, and he is responsible for standards and interoperability activities, including participation in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-led smart grid interoperability framework.

  Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Irwin served as director of products at an AMI communications vendor and participated in technology discovery and business development. In that role, he gained a full market perspective on the electric energy sector as well as natural gas and water infrastructure. This experience, combined with his semiconductor and satellite communications background, contributes to a unique perspective on the U.S. energy business under transformation.