Peter Drucker’s adage “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” rings especially true in the arena of energy use. Driving the development of energy management software applications for home, business, and enterprise-level deployment has been the need to measure power consumption as the first step toward improving energy efficiency. Solutions include software for conducting energy audits and predicting and identifying faults in core energy systems. Once measured, stakeholders must take concrete action to reduce energy spend and optimize efficiency. Also available to commercial enterprises is real-time energy management through a combination of software and services, or Demand Response.

What are the leading software and service solutions on the market? How are they affecting triple bottom lines? Are these solutions making the leap from mere tracking to an actual reduction in energy usage? What will the future of this sector look like?

09:00am:    Reception, Networking and Continental Breakfast

09:20am:    Welcome and Introduction

09:30am:    Panel Discussion Begins

1.    Software and Services Snapshot

• For each category, what are the leading applications, current capabilities, costs of implementation, and expected ROI?
  - Applications for Ongoing Monitoring of Energy Usage in Commercial Environments
  - Software to Reduce Power Consumption in Buildings and Onsite IT Equipment
  - Energy Audit Software
• Demand Response Solutions have been gaining momentum. Which are the top providers? When does it make financial sense for a company to consider utilizing a Demand Response service? Up-front costs? Expected ROI?

2.    Energy Monitoring Software: Business Integration and Strategy, Long-Term Use, and Going from Measurement to Active Management

• What does a successful implementation entail?
• In commercial cases where tenants do not directly pay for their electricity use or the bill is shared, who pays for the software and/or services?
• In the cases of standalone software without a services component, do customers continue to use the applications over an extended period of time?
• How can presenting the user with energy consumption data actually translate to reduction? Do the applications suggest actionable solutions? Is the customer being given too much information, leading to analysis-paralysis?

3.    Looking Ahead: Product Launches and Opportunities for Development

• What applications are slated to hit the market this year for commercial customers?
• What features or functionality are missing from current software solutions? Are these needs actively being addressed or is there room for additional providers?
• Which companies and their corresponding products are emerging as market leaders?

11:00am:    End of Panel Discussion: Q&A, Networking

12:00pm:    End of Conference

Speakers:

EFT Energy, Craig Ennis, CEO
EnerNOC, Inc., David Meyers, Regional Director
Hara, Udo Waibel, Chief Technology Officer
Scientific Conservation, Inc., Alan White, VP Corporate Development
Serious Materials, Mark Mitchell, Senior Vice President

Moderator:

Accenture, Stéphane R. N'Diaye, Sustainability Services Practice NA, Lead West

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