Electric power industry is undergoing significant change, fueled by marketplace forces and legislative & regulatory activities. Competition, aging proprietary systems, reductions in staff and operating margins are leading utilities to rapidly expand their use of information systems and to interconnect previously isolated networks. The 2 day Seminar will focus on “Guidelines for Specification and Evaluation of Substation Automation System” and on “Risk Assessment in Power Distribution Business”.

Topics for Discussions

Risk Assessment in Power Distribution Business

• Physical destruction and Electronic intrusion threat
• Exposure to potential sources of attacks- increasing use of automation, shift to standard protocols, open access to transmission system information, external connections, increased competition, downsizing, outside contractors
• Substations- the most significant information security vulnerability?
• Sources of vulnerabilities- interconnections between control centers and corporate data networks, use of dial-up modems, Insider threat and use of public networks (PN), Communication networks, private infrastructure, public infrastructure vulnerabilities, Reduced skill level of O&M personnel
• Clear threat identification combined with infrastructure vulnerability assessment
• Guidelines for protective measures/ deterrents
• Contingency analysis, redundant control centers, dial-back modems, and firewalls
• Information security function for the operational systems

• Ideal occasion to meet, interact & network with policy planners, business associates & prospective clients committed to best practices in power distribution  business
• Informative & innovative sessions to showcase contributions, advancement, technologies and opportunities available
• Senior decision makers from the power sector involved in the organisation of the event
• Participation expected from the entire stakeholder community including regulatory & policy making authorities, central power sector organizations, state electricity boards, unbundled distribution companies, private sector utilities, meter manufacturers, IT companies, consultants, FIs, equipment mfrs & suppliers, research organisations etc.
• Many key players have already confirmed their participation
• Participating oprganisations in our recent seminar included A2Z Group, ABPS Infrastructure Advisory, Alcatel Lucent, Analog Devices India, Analogics Tech, Avon Meters, Bentec Electricals, BPL Telecom, Capgemini India, Capital Meters, Central Power Research Institute, CDAC, CESC, Connect M, Conzerv Systems, Crompton Greaves, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam, Datagen Power Systems, E&Y, Easun Reyrolle, Easun Reyrolle, ECE Industries, ERDA, GE Energy, Genus Power Infrastructures, Global Energy Consulting Engineers, HCL Infosystems, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, HPL- Socomec, IBM, ICSA (India), IEEMA, IIT Roorkee, Industrial Controls & Drives, Infosys, Iskaemeco Seahorse, Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company, Kalki Communication Technologies, Karnataka Power Corporation, KEMA Consulting, KLG Systel, Landis Gyr, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Larsen & Toubro, Leo Integrated Technologies, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company, Madhya Pradesh Transmission Company, Maharashtra State Distribution Company, Nortex Marketing, North Delhi Power, NXP Semiconductors India, Omne Agate, Oracle India, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam, PGCIL, PTC, Punjab State Electricity Board, Raychem RPG, Reliance Energy, Satyam Computer Services, Secure Meters, Siemens Information Systems, Siemens, Skipper Electricals (India), SunTec Business Solutions, Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power Company, Tata Teleservices, TCE Consulting Engineers, Teracom, TTL, U P Power Corporation, Wavecom APAC, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company amongst many others.

Power Distribution Business is the ideal platform to get a full picture of the distribution business, whether you are from the utility, regulatory, private network operator, product, IT, consultancy, research, or academic sector of the power distribution community.