Media Release – 1 February 2017
Godfather of the Smart Grid to visit New Zealand
Andres Carvallo, often referred to as the Godfather of the smart grid will be visiting New Zealand in May. He will be
here to deliver the keynote address at the Energy Management Association (EMANZ) conference in Wellington. Carvallo is
the author of “The Advanced Smart Grid” and is widely recognised as one of the early developers of the smart grid
concept. Carvallo is the founder and CEO of CMG, a consultancy specialising in smart grids, IoT, telecommunications and
software focusing on the energy sector, is founder and CEO of Westlake Energy, a specialist solutions provider in
distributed generation and microgrids, and is on the Board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel. His knowledge and
experience of smart grids extends back to 2003 when he was developing projects for Austin Energy and he is a multiple
award winner in the sector.
Mike Hopkins, CEO of EMANZ said: “It’s a real coup for us to attract someone of the calibre of Andres to address our
conference. In this case, it’s literally true to say he wrote the book on the smart grid and the insight he can deliver
will be invaluable to our members and guests at this year’s conference.
The implications of smart grid technology are critical for everyone in the electricity industry, from generators,
through distributors and retailers and all the way down to customers. Everyone in that chain will be impacted by smart
grid developments and needs to hear what Andres will have to say about the future of grid systems and other disruptive
innovations in the energy sector.”
Further details and registration information on the conference can be found on the EMANZ website.
Dr Mike Hopkins, CEO, EMANZ