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   Day One:  Conference Programme

 
Session 1:    Opening Session – Keynote Session
09.00

Chair and Opening Remarks

Bernie Gray, Chairperson, EirGrid

 

Ministerial Address

Mary Coughlan TD, An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Company Update and Industry Developments

Dermot Byrne, Chief Executive, EirGrid

 

Pan European Challenges

Marcel Bial, Senior Advisor System Development, ENTSO-E - Download Presentation

"It's all about consumers: regulation for today and tomorrow"

Iain Osborne, Chief Executive, NIAUR - Download Presentation

   
10.30
Questions & Answers followed by morning break
   
Session 2:    Key Industry Challenges
11.00

Chair

Dermot Byrne, Chief Executive, EirGrid

   
 

Regulatory Perspective

Michael Tutty, Chairman, CER - Download Presentation

Grid Infrastructure Development

Andrew Cooke, Director, Grid Development & Commercial, EirGrid - Download Presentation

A New Entrant's Perspective

Miguel González, Engineering Executive Manager, Endesa - Download Presentation

East West Interconnector

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, East West Interconnector, EirGrid - Download Presentation

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“If you love wind, you have to at least like transmission”

Beth Soholt, Director, Wind on the Wires - Download Presentation``

   
12.45
Questions & Answers followed by Conference Lunch
 
Session 3:   Panel Discussion – Investment Signals
14.00

Chair

Noel Thompson, BBC Ulster

   

Fintan Slye

Director of Operations, EirGrid

Iain Wright

Regulatory Manager Ireland, Airtricity

John Fitz Gerald

Research Professor, ESRI

Michael Walsh

Chief Executive Officer, IWEA

Garrett Blaney

Strategic Development Director, Viridian

   
Session 4:   Power System and Market System Review
15.30

Chair

Robin McCormick, General Manager, SONI

 

Customer Service and Efficiency Programme

Claire Kane, Manager, Customer Relations, EirGrid - Download Presentation

Power System Review (EirGrid)

Michael Kelly, Manager, Power System Control, EirGrid - Download Presentation

Power System Review (SONI)

Alex Baird, Manager, Grid Operations, SONI - Download Presentation

Single Electricity Market Update

Liam Ryan, Manager, Market Operations, SEMO - Download Presentation

   
16.30
Questions & Answers
 
16.45

Closing Remarks

Dermot Byrne, Chief Executive, EirGrid

   
 

 

   Day Two:  Workshop Programme

  

  "2020 – A Collaborative Approach"

 
Session 1:   Delivering for 2020
09.00

Chair and Introduction

Fintan Slye, Director of Operations, EirGrid

   
 

Workshop Context Introduction

Professor Mark O'Malley, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, UCD - Download Presentation

 

TSO Facilitation of Renewables Studies

Jon O'Sullivan, Manager, Operations Policy & Performance, EirGrid - Download Presentation

 

Managing a System with 40% Wind

Dr Alan Rogers, Power Quality and Power System Protection, EirGrid - Download Presentation

 

Grid Infrastructure, The North-West Study

Louis Fisher, Manager, Transmission Network Planning, EirGrid; - Download Presentation

Leslie Bryans, Manager, Transmission Planning, NIE

   
10.30
Questions & Answers followed by morning break
Session 2:    2020 and Beyond
11.00

Chair and Introduction

Dick Lewis, Manager, Grid Operations Planning, SONI

   
 

Generation Portfolio Study

Philip O’Donnell, Manager, Generation Analysis, EirGrid - Download Presentation

 

Developing an Integrated Smart Network in Ireland

Jerry O Sullivan, Head of Sustainability and Network Systems , ESB Networks - Download Presentation

 

Energy Needs Ireland Research, Why we believe 40% is the right thing to do.

Muireann Lynch, Trinity College & Gareth Allen, UCD - Download Presentation

 

Ocean Energy - An Evolving Industry

John McCarthy, Chief Executive, Ocean Energy - Download Presentation

 

CAES in Power Systems with high Wind Penetration

Keith McGrane, Head of Offshore Energy, Marine and Electricity Storage, Gaelectric - Download Presentation

   
13.00
Questions & Answers followed by Workshop Lunch
 
 

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