African Utility Week 2012 - Fact sheet

In 2012, African Utility Week will be celebrating its 12th year and it is my great pleasure to invite you to join us and be part of the future of Africa’s utility service industry at the Expo Centre, Johannesburg, in May.With 300 exhibitors drawn from the international metering, renewables, water, large industrial, investment, T&D, smart grid, generation, and waste management industry occupying 10 000m2 exhibition space, African Utility Week represents the most comprehensive display of engineering technology for utilities and the large industrial sector under one roof.The ability to deliver a unique insight into the entire African power, water and waste management sector is why thousands of buyers from over 60 countries attend African Utility Week every year. Make sure you’re one of themDon’t miss the four most valuable working days of 2012. All you have to do is visit www.african-utility-week.com and click on ‘register to attend’.I look forward to seeing you in Johannesburg.Yours sincerelyClaire VolkwynAUW Show DirectorPS: Register now to avoid disappointment. With over 5 000 attendees at African Utility Week and only about 100 places per conference stream you need to book early to secure your seat.Dear colleaguesYour invitation to celebrate African Utility Week21 – 24 May 2012, Expo Centre, JohannesburgAfrican Utility Week offers so much more Business opportunities and knowledge sharing is available to everyone, and our technical workshops on the exhibition floor are open free of charge Join the thought leaders and register for African Utility Week today.Free technical workshops and seminarsOur exhibitors are experts in many specialised fields within the power, water and waste management sectors. This is your chance to speak to them about technological challenges you may be experiencing and how new technologies can make your job easier. Exhibition floorThe exhibition floor features 300 exhibitors presenting the latest technology and product demonstration. Save yourself months of work on due diligence and supplier selection. Meet with all your future partners in just three days.Opening sessionEvery year the opening session is one of the main events during the African Utility Week. It attracts over 1300 attendees from across the African power, water and waste utilities industry and features high profile speakers such as the South African Minister of Energy, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, and Eskom CEO Brian Dames.Awards of ExcellenceOne of the highlights of African Utility Week are the prestigious, annual awards given to the power and metering industry. The awards are hosted and announced by event organisers Spintelligent as well as the publications ESI Africa and Metering International.Networking function Join fellow utility professionals, solution providers, suppliers and large industrial users at the networking reception on the exhibition floor on Tuesday 22 May 2012. Use this opportunity to network with your colleagues and peers from across the utility services sector, share experiences and make new contacts. Doing business has never been easier• Seeing 300 of the industry’s foremost innovators and solution providers across 10 000m2 of exhibition space• Discovering thousands of new products, best practices and innovations that will increase your productivity• Learning about new ways to minimise costs and increase performance• Meeting the people that create the products rather than the ones that just sell them• Listening to the thinkers and thought leaders from Africa’s power, water, waste management and large industrial sector• Getting the knowledge, tools and contacts to become an organisation directing the future of utility services• Facing the future with confidence... then don’t miss outRegister now at www.african-utility-week.comIf your business can benefit from:www.african-utility-week.com | 21 – 24 May 2012 www.african-utility-week.com | 21 – 24 May 2012African Utility Week is Africa’s leading exhibition that covers utility services from end-to-end. METERING RENEWABLES LARGE INDUSTRYINFRASTRUCTUREINVESTMENTT&D / SMART GRIDS GENERATIONWASTE MANAGEMENTWATERLARGE INDUSTRYINFRASTRUCTUREINVESTMENTAfrica’s all encompassing power, water and waste management event, African Utility Week, delivers business opportunities for utilities, large industrial end users and solution providers across all sectors.METERINGWATERwww.african-utility-week.com | 21 – 24 May 2012Metering – The only place in Africa where all aspects of traditional and smartmetering as well as CRM are covered. Presentations include the essentials of pre-paid metering, meter data management, AMR and AMI programmes and smart billing options.Renewables – An overview of the role of renewable energy in your energy mix – overcoming your concerns about the cost effectiveness of technologies and examining ways to increase application in your utility environment.Water – Best practices in revenue and loss management, acknowledging the role of private participation and the importance of a comprehensive water security plan – all combining to realise the service delivery and efficiency of your water utility.Large industry – Increasing emphasis on energy efficiency and demand management, particularly by large industry, gives added importance to this breakout session. Examine the effect of increased demand and supply deficits, and understand the impact that this will have on your operational costs and plant efficiency. Get practical advice on maintaining output levels while decreasing electricity costs.Investment – An executive forum for ministerial delegations, high-level executives, policy makers and international financiers. Discussions focus on encouraging investment into Africa’s power, water and waste sector by enhancing understanding of investment challenges and the importance of bringing feasible projects to financial close.T&D/Smart grids – Efficient transmission and distribution on a well maintained and planned grid is vital to the economic development of Africa. Africa’s leading energy infrastructure event addresses the success of private participation and unbundling, the role of power pools and the potential of the smart grid.Generation – Get insight into meeting generation capacity in an efficient and optimal manner – understand the importance of a diverse energy mix for energy security, the demands placed on generators by regulatory and legal requirements and emerging technology and its role in the future of generation on the continent.Waste management – Assisting municipalities with day-to-day functions of the municipality, introducing business stakeholders for the operations of the recycling responsibilities, integrating resource recovery in waste management programmes to produce energy and alternative fuel, managing the increased demand for waste service provision in line with international norms, the national, provincial and local authorities.RENEWABLES LARGE INDUSTRYINFRASTRUCTUREINVESTMENTT&D /SMART GRIDSGENERATION WASTE MANAGEMENTMETERING WATERAfrica’s all encompassing event for power, water and waste utilities and large industrial end users www.african-utility-week.comFact sheett: +27 21 700 3500 f: +27 21 700 3501 e: info@spintelligent.com w: www.spintelligent.comSpintelligent House, 31 Bell Crescent, Tokai, PO Box 321, Steenberg, 7947. Registered in South Africa No. 95/08510/07United Kingdom | South Africa | Dubai | Singapore | Brazil | Netherlands | USA21 – 24 May 2012 Expo Centre, JohannesburgDon’t miss out Register today at www.african-utility-week.com