DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE in ENERGY & UTILITIES E-conference, Live on May 7th, 14.30-16.00 (Romania’s hours)

The Diplomat – Bucharest organizes the e-conference DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE in ENERGY & UTILITIES on May 7 (Thursday), between 14.30-16.00 (Romania’s hours).

The conference held in Romanian language is part of the Digital Transformation annual series, bringing together leaders spearheading digital initiatives in their organizations in to offer insights into their digital transformation journey’s in three major sectors: fintech&banking, energy and telecommunications.

Fundamental and strategic industry for any economy in the world, the energy sector is undergoing a transformation process and it tackles new business models and new priorities.

The e-conference discussion will be facilitated Valeriu Binig, Director, Regulatory and Antitrust, Enel, joining a panel of specialists and managers: Maria Manecuta, Director Power Grid Tariffs ANRE, Cristian Secosan, CEO Siemens Romania and Moldova, Bogdan Cornigeanu, Chief Operating Officer, MET Romania Energy, Mircea-Toma Modran, Chief Information Officer, Electrica, Zsuzsa Bereschi, Senior Manager, Horváth & Partners Management Consultants, Yugo Neumorni, President of CIO Council Romania, CyberSecurity Council Chairman at European CIO Association

The utilities industry: electric power, water, or transportation stands at the forefront of technology advance and the organizations and their CIOs should have a comprehensive digital assurance platform to prevent future challenges.

Digitalization and innovation drive the emergence of a digital utilities business. The urgent need to understand, integrate and get updated with the new technologies is evident for any organization. Big data, meter data, cloud, Internet of Things, omnichanneling, smart metering are not anymore new concepts but daily working tools and the enablers of digital transformation for utilities.

DISCUSSION AGENDA

REGULATORY & AUTHORITIES UPDATES. GREEN DEAL 2020
Updates on legal and legislative frame, regulations and live records of the authorities’ voice. Sector’s reforms and strategy, industry’s officials and authorities’ (Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority) revise and anticipations.

ENERGY DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS & INNOVATION. SMART GRID
Leveraging emerging technologies for maximizing cost efficiency and service delivery (block chain, data analytics, AI, RPA). Either traditional or renewable power supply and distribution chain focus on efficiency and are looking for new ways of making the most of their services to customers. The emerging technologies are now available tools to do just that (such as smart metering systems, for instance) to make the life easier to all the stakeholders.

Democratization of technology push the entire power sector to align with the new demands when consumer should be king: blockchain and Data analytics, future key facilitators for energy trading, storage management, supply chain operations; AI and RPA emerging technologies redesign the energy sector; the emergence of the omni-channel engagement and mobility models for utilities suppliers and distributors

SAFETY & CYBER SECURITY
Working with sensitive data and highly secured operations in the strategic energy sector needs strictly regulated work processes and a strong implementation of cybersecurity. Adjusting to digital age comes with both opportunities and risks. The energy sector must address these new and very dangerous threats in a challenging and uncertain digital world landscape.

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ENABLED
Customer is the king and the companies address this part of their business plan as No1 priority. The businesses must go where their clients are and always find the ways to anticipate and maintain their attention. Companies who successfully implement a customer experience strategy achieve higher customer satisfaction rates, reduced customer mix and increased revenues.

About The Diplomat Bucharest’s e-conferences

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