IDC is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural Pan-European IDC Utilities Executive Summit 2013. This invitation-only event will be held in Copenhagen, on March 4 and 5, 2013 and will gather up to 50 delegates from leading utilities in Europe.

Utilities are leading the world’s future energy paradigm shift, embracing renewable, low-carbon energy efficiency and water conservation. While preparing for the future, utilities are coping with a variety of current business and regulatory challenges; this calls for “Balancing Tomorrow’s Opportunities With Today’s Priorities.” Never has the alignment of business and IT people been so crucial to achieving strategic objectives. The IDC Pan-European Utilities Executive Summit 2013 is designed as a unique event for line of business heads, IT executives and industry analysts to work together to answer key questions on current and emerging challenges of the utilities industry, including:

•     Smart Grid, Smart Metering, and Smart Cities
•     Demand Response and Customer Engagement
•     Convergence of Operations Infrastructure and ICT
•     Emerging IT Trends in the European Utility Market (Including Cloud, Big Data, Mobility, Social Business)
•     Best Practices and Case Studies Related to Business Process and Technology Alignment

IDC’s Pan-European Utilities Executive Summit 2013 will bring together insights and interactions on the biggest issues through keynote speeches, panel debates, and peer-to-peer networking.

By attending the summit, senior level executives from utilities will benefit from:

•     A pan-European event designed for the utilities sector, where business and IT users will meet under one roof
•     Meeting with peers to discuss common challenges and share concrete experience
•     An event that focuses on market insights, networking, and sharing common issues of the industry
•     An overview of the market and challenges from IDC analysts, supported by industry speakers sharing their own experiences and business models
•     A format that will enable delegates to translate what they’ve heard at the summit into their own business and develop successful strategies and solutions
•     An agenda designed to match the expectations of both business and ICT utility executives aligned with industry challenges and objectives; the summit agenda is being developed in consultation with advisory panelists representing the utilities industry
•     Access to IDC and IDC Energy Insights analysts

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