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Five Point Partners Executive Summit Announces Conference Lineup
[September 20, 2010]

Five Point Partners Executive Summit Announces Conference Lineup


DALLAS --(Business Wire)--

Five Point Partners, a preeminent provider of client-side information technology services tailored exclusively to the utility industry, announced its lineup of utility industry influencer speakers for its October summit. The Executive Summit will take place October 11-12, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas, and address key industry issues and trends that range from IT to Customer Care to the current regulatory climate.

The one day event will be moderated by industry experts Warren Causey and Bart Thielbar, Practice Leads at Five Point Partners. Topics to be covered include the impact of emerging technology on business operations for utilities, cloud computing applications for utilities, automation enabled operations (GIS, OMS and DMS), and emerging trends in business and operations. There will be a number of utility success stories presented.

Speakers include, but are not limited to:

  • Barry T. Smitherman, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas
  • Jim Greer SVP Asset Management & Engineering, Oncor
  • Rona Newmark Vice President of Corporate Strategy, EMC (News - Alert)2
  • Keith Hull, Vice President System Operations, Oncor
  • Dana Murphy, Commissioner, Oklahoma Corporation Commission (invited)
  • John A. Harpole, Founder & President, Mercator Energy LLC
  • Mary Fisher, Vice President of Strategic Technology, Xcel Energy and the Smart Grid strategy
  • Joel Austin, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Oncor
  • Paul Pauesick, Director of Information Technology, Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
    • li > Dave Johnson (News - Alert), Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Chattanooga Electric Power Board
  • Kevin Chase, Chief Information Officer, TXU Energy
  • Guerry Waters, Vice President of Industry Strategy, Oracle
  • Larry Cochrane, Senior Technology Strategist, Worldwide Utilities Industry, Microsoft (News - Alert) Corporation
  • Robert F. Powelson, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

"Our Executive Summit provides the perfect opportunity for utility senior executives and their direct reports to get together to tackle the latest industry topics and discuss how to work more effectively together toward Smart Grid success," said Warren Causey, Vice President of Strategy, Research and Analysis at Five Point Partners. "We have lined up some of the most influential regulators, utility executives and solutions providers in today's utilities industry."

For more information about registration or sponsorship opportunities please visit www.fivepoint-summits.com or contact Larry Robinson at [email protected] or call 303-522-4760.


About Five Point Partners

Five Point Partners is a specialized provider of Business Strategy, Solution Procurement, Client-Side Delivery SupportSM and Application Management consulting services to organizations within the energy and utility industries. Five Point combines a client-centric mindset with deep industry knowledge to help our utility clients achieve measurable business, financial and environmental benefits through the application of advanced technologies and business process improvement. For more information, visit www.fivepointpartners.net.


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