On August 14th at 8:30 AM PDT, Smart Grid and Energy Storage Strategic Board Members will discuss possible topics and speakers for future Agrion Smart Grid and Energy Storage events. Topics to be discussed include:

• What are the biggest challenges and opportunities for microgrids?

• What needs to happen to pave the way for peer-to-peer electric networks?

• Which international emerging markets have the greatest potential for smart grid and energy storage?

• What is the best approach for monetizing the multiple value streams of energy storage?

Board Members who plan to participate in the August 14th Board Meeting include:

Avtar Bining, Program Manager-Energy Storage, California Energy Commission

Amanda Brown, Director, Market Policy & Regulatory Affairs, West, Xtreme Power

Cal Broomhead, Energy Program Manager, SF Department of Environment

Ed Cazalet, CEO, TeMix, & VP, MegaWatt Storage Farms

Dave Fribush, Manager, Battery Storage Systems, PG&E

Richard Hammond, SVP Policies & Regulatory Affairs, GRIDiant

Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, Smart Grid Library

Michael Hsieh, Smart Grid Instructor, UC Berkeley Extension

Larsh Johnson, CTO, eMeter

Matt Lecar, Principal, Smart Grid Center of Excellence, GE Energy

Peter Lilienthal, CEO, HOMER Energy

Sonita Lontoh, Head of Corporate Marketing, Trilliant

Laura Manz, SVP, Western Region, Viridity Energy

Laura Meadors, Cleantech Director, SK Telecom Americas

Terry Mohn, Managing Partner, Clean Source Energy Partners

Frank Mong, Sr. Business Development Director, Silver Spring Networks

Amit Narayan, Founder & CEO, AutoGrid

Ryan Wartena, CEO, GELI

Rick Winter, Founder & CTO, Primus Power

Andy Zetlan, Vice President Product Management, Aclara