The ‘7th Korea Smart Grid Week’(KSGW 2016), annual event for promoting the sharing of the smart grid knowledge across global markets, will be held at Coex for three days from October 5 to 7. KSGW 2016 is hosted by Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy and organized by Korea Smart Grid Association. The 7th KSGW will provide an opportunity to share information for market expansion and entry into global markets in line with smart grid industry’s advancements through a wide array of program. Especially the exhibition ‘Korea Smart Grid Expo’ brings together smart grid, battery, and green energy technologies, and also enables visitors to take a look at the future energy industry.

General Program:

• 10. 5 (Wed): Exhibition Opening Ceremony
• 10. 6 (Thu): International Smart Grid Conference
  • Focus on Global SG Project opportunity using International Energy Fund
• 10. 7 (Fri): Smart Grid Technical Tour
  • KEPCO(K-BEMS), LSIS, EV Charging station etc. (09:00~18:00)
  • * Pre-Registration is required. Registration form: KSGW_SG Technical tour Registration form

Detailed Conference Program (Oct 6th / Coex Conference Room(South) 317):

1. Opening Ceremony

• 10:00~10:05 (05’) Declaration of the opening
• 10:05~10:15 (10’) Opening Remarks
  • Ja-kyun Koo (Chairman, Korea Smart Grid Association)
• 10:15~10:30 (15’) Smart Grid Industry Awards
  • Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
• 10:30~10:40 (10’) Welcoming speech
  • Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
• 10:40~11:10 (30’) Energy Business models & Policy challenges in Korea
  • Kim Hee Jip (Co-chairman, Energy New Business Committee of MOTIE )
• 11:10~11:50 (40’) Status of global energy market and Outlook for Smart Grid deployment
  • Ali lzadi-Najafabadi (Head of Japan, Bloomberg New Energy Finance)
• 11:50~13:30 (100’) Welcome luncheon

2. Global projects of Smart Grid business

• 13:30~14:00 (30’) UN’s energy projects and opportunities
  • Parimita Mohanty (CTCN Coordinator, UNEP)
• 14:00~14:30(30’) Status of energy business changes and collaboration ways
  • Woo Hyun Hwang (Senior vice President, Korea Eclectic Power Corporation)
• 14:30~15:00 (30’) Status of East Asia electric market based on demand responses business
  • Park Seo Young (Managing Director, Enernoc Korea)
• 15:00~15:10 (10’) Coffee Break

3. Smart Grid finance opportunities

• 15:10~15:40 (30’) World Bank’s energy investment and opportunities
  • Ramamohan Mahidhara(Chief of Investment, IFC)
• 15:40~16:10 (30’) Korea trade Insurance’s global energy projects and chances
  • Oh Jun Bum(Deputy Director, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation)

4. Strategies for global market of Smart Grid business

• 16:10~16:40 (30’) Global market and opportunities for energy business
  • Vince Heo (Manager, Ernst&Young)
• 16:40~17:10 (30’) (Case study) Energy business strategy for small business in global market
  • Lee Tay Seek(CEO, EN Technologies)
• 17:10 Closing

* This Schedule is subject to change.