17/02/11
21 May 2009, Milan
NHOW Hotel Milano, Italy
via Tortona 35 - 20144 Milan
The workshop was focused on the discussion and validation of first results of the study about “ICT and e-business impact in the energy supply industry”, on the basis of the draft interim report. The main objectives of the study are to describe how companies in this industry use information and communication technology (ICT) for conducting business, to assess the impact of ICT for firm performance in a context of global competition, and to point at possible implications for policy.
The supply of energy requires complex interactions of generation, transmission, distribution and retail facilities. ICT and e-business can contribute to improved efficiency across the whole value chain, but more importantly, they can introduce innovation by enabling changes in business models, in the way electricity is generated, in distribution practices and in customers’ behaviour.
Welcome and opening |
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11:20 – 11:30 |
Hasan Alkas, SeBW programme manager, DG Enterprise and Industry |
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Current objectives of the Sectoral e-Business Watch programme Stefan Lilischkis, empirica GmbH (project manager) |
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Key preliminary findings from 2009 studies |
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11:30 – 11:50 |
ICT Impact in the Energy Supply Industry Roberta Bigliani, research director, Energy Insights |
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11:50 – 12:10 |
ICT impact on greenhouse gas emissions in energy and energy intensive industry Ferdinand Pavel, project manager, DIW econ |
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12:10 – 13:10 |
Roundtable discussion, chaired by Gabriella Cattaneo, research director, IDC EMEA |
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Panelist: |
Bernard Aebischer, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE), ETH Zürich Maher Chebbo, Chairman of the EU SmartGrids Demand and Metering Miguel Angel Sánchez Fornié, Chairman of the European utilities Telecommunications Council and Director of Control Systems and Telecommunications of Iberdrola Thomas Theisen, Head R&D, RWE Energy Andrea Zara, Responsabile Iniziative Pilota Progetto "E-Mobility", ENEL |
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Summary and conclusions |
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13:10 – 13.20 |
Hasan Alkas, SeBW programme manager, DG Enterprise and Industry |
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