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GridNEXT: Transforming the Grid, Transforming Technology

Name: GridNEXT: Transforming the Grid, Transforming Technology
Start: 2017-10-23T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-10-24T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Sheraton Georgetown

October 23, 2017 @ 8:00 am - October 24, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

GridNEXT, TREIA’s annual conference is October 23-24th in 100% renewable Georgetown, Texas. Join us at the Sheraton Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center for, “GridNEXT: Transforming the Grid, Transforming Technology.” REGISTRATION

Former Vice President Al Gore will be our special keynote speaker on the opening day of GridNEXT. An established global leader on energy and environmental issues, he is a world-renowned advocate for the environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy technologies. Gore’s new film, An Inconvenient Sequel features his recent visit to Georgetown, Texas, to talk with city leaders about their successes after converting to 100% renewable energy. LEARN MORE

Conference Highlights:

Cleantech Open Pitch Competition: Some of the brightest entrepreneurs in Texas give their best shot in pitching a panel of judges with new ideas for clean energy solutions.
Building the Roadmap to Smarter Grid – Texas utility leaders provide an update on their utilities’ smart initiatives and place their efforts on the roadmap leading to their vision of the smart grid.
Electrical Vehicles (EVs) and the Grid: Driving Electrified Transportation in Texas.
Emerging Cyber-physical Security Challenges and the Microgrid
Cities in the Drivers’ Seat – Leading Transformation to a Cleaner Grid – Texas Mayors discuss ways their cities are keeping their commitments to enact green energy policies.