For the 2009 Programme, please click here

This years Speakers and papers include:

• ‘Synergies Between Regulator Success & Asset Management Excellence', Jeff Allen, UMS Group
• ‘Refurbishment & Upgrading design options for lighting shielding of substations - Lightning Masts versus Overhead Shielding Wires', Dr Frank Anthony Auditore, Linetech Consulting
• ‘Smart Choices: Establishing a solid Foundation for an Effective, Future ready Smart Metering System', Max Bryan, Alcatel-Lucent
• ‘The Economic Benefits of Smart Grids and the Role of Communications', Max Bryan, Alcatel-Lucent
• ‘A Strategy for an ageing fleet of Power Transformers', Marshall Clark, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘National Grid Development Strategy: Technology 2040', John Clarke & Dr Nalin Pahalawaththa, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘Next Generation Ultra Hi Speed Fully Based Fibre Broadband', Graham Dawson, Northpower
• ‘Sustainable infrastructure goes hand-in-hand with a responsive demand-side', Stephen Drew & Michael Zammit, Energy Response
• ‘Towards Best Practice in Performance Based Contracting', Mike Finlayson, Transfield Worley Ltd
• ‘Live Line Work for the Transmission Industry: Advancing Attitudes and Behaviours', Roger Foy, Transfield Services
• ‘Earthing Risk Case Studies', Tony Gillespie, Powerlink Queensland
• 'Development and Use of Advanced Grid Reliability Standards in New Zealand', John Gleadow, Electricity Commission
  
• ‘The only certainty around future electricity supply is that it will be variable', Doug Goodwin & Graeme Ancell, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘NZ Inter Island HVDC Upgrade Project', Peter Griffiths, Transpower NZ Ltd
• 'NZ Power System Earthing Guide - Overview and Implementation', Rodger Griffiths, ElectroNet Services
• 'K-Factor Measurement of Cables/Overhead Lines for Optimum Reliability of Distance Protection and Fault Lcoation', Manish Gupta, OMICRON Hong Kong
  
• ‘An investigation of excessive rural network harmonic levels caused by particular irrigation pumps', Dr Stewart Hardie, EPECentre, University of Canterbury
• ‘Electricity Supply Industry Incident Reporting, Analysis & Sharing', Bernard Healy , EEA
• ‘What does it take to look after Power Transformers?', Johan Hendriks, Meridian Energy
• ‘Electrifying 15 Million Households - An Indonesian Rural Electrification Strategy', Conrad Holland, Maunsell AECOM
• ‘The New Zealand Marine Energy Supply Chain: Gaps and Opportunities', Dr John Huckerby, Power Projects Ltd
• ‘Losses in the New Zealand Power System', David Hume, Electricity Commission
• ‘CO2 Emission Market Share and Electricity Generation Patterns in New Zealand', Emily Hung & Prof. Pat Bodger, University of Canterbury
• ‘Using Intelligent Distributed Automation Equals Self-Healing Smart Grid', Andrew Jones, S&C Europe Ltd
• ‘Load Modelling', Prof. Gerard Ledwich, Queensland University of Technology
• ‘A Review of the New Zealand Winter Shortage', Bryan Leyland, Bryan Leyland Consulting
• ‘Options for Future Generation', Bryan Leyland, Bryan Leyland Consulting
• ‘Doing more with less: Managing Maintenance Outages in the Next Decade', Rick Liew & Graeme Ancell, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘Small Signal Analysis - System Operation Perspective', Cynthia Liu, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘Critical Infrastructure Protection; Cyber Threats and Mitigation', Paul McKitrick, CCIP
• ‘CIGRE/CIRED/UIE JWG C4.110, Voltage dip immunity of equipment - Overview of main contributions and conclusions', Ian McMichael, Power Quality Solutions
• ‘Developing Safety Leadership Beyond the Safety Manager', Dr Kyle McWilliams, Corporate Learning
• ‘Fibre to the Home - An Opportunity for Power Utilities', Chris Madden, Tyco Electronics
• ‘A View from the other side of the World: The Icelandic Transmission System', Wal Marshall, Linetech Consulting
• ‘Bonding of Reinforcing Cages on Older Concrete Poles: Stage 2', Wal Marshall, Linetech Consulting
• ‘Probabilistic and Deterministic Transmission Planning for New Zealand Transmission', Nick Mulgan, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘Emerging Trends and Challenges in Protective Relaying Practice', Dr Nirmal Nair, University of Auckland
• ‘Impact of Distributed Generation in New Zealand's Customer Supply Reliability', Rajesh Nighot & Steve Torrens, Nebulian Ltd & EECA
• 'Maintaining Switching Excellence', Nenad Puljic, WEL Networks
  
• ‘Supervision - A review of its importance', Harvey O'Sullivan, Harvey O'Sullivan Consulting
• ‘ An Overview of Legislative Requirements for People Safety & Hazardous Substances Management', Harvey O'Sullivan, Harvey O'Sullivan Consulting
• ‘What the System Operator needs from Wind Generation Forecasting', Chris Otton & Graeme Ancell, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘New Reactive Power Controller Concept to Support Higher Transfer Capability', Jin Phoon & Stuart Macdonald, Transpower NZ Ltd
• 'NZ Response to C(b)1', Bryan Simmonds, Bryan Simmonds Consulting
  
• ‘Transpowers Transmission Code', Bob Simpson, Transpower NZ Ltd
• ‘Designing Copper Wiring out of Substation with IEC 61850 Process Bus - A Practical Solution and Actual Installation', Harry Singh, CSE-W Arthur Fisher
• ‘Equipotential Bonding on Existing Concrete Poles', Goran Stojadinovic, Vector Ltd
• ‘Maintaining Supply to Remote Rural Customers', Michael Whaley & Ken Pattie, Powerco Ltd
• ‘Equivalence Modelling of Wind Farm Units using Coherency Measures', Sizhen Zhao & Dr Nirmal Nair, University of Auckland