This is a reminder of your invitation to the Energising Smart Cities event in Sydney on March 8, 2012

The Swedish Embassy and the Swedish Trade Council are proud to announce a unique forum bringing together leaders from the Swedish Government and the Energy Sector and their counterparts from Australia and New Zealand driving smart city innovation.

Throughout the day you will be given the opportunity to hear keynote presentations on experiences and perspectives of industry leaders and dignitaries. Deep-dive on insights and learnings around your preferred topic through facilitated discussions and take part of informal networking opportunities. A election of our honored speakers below:

Discussing smart city development from the government perspective
Gunnar Oom, State Secretary to Swedish Minister for Trade
The Hon Martin Ferguson AM, MP Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism
The Hon Christopher Hartcher MP Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State and Minister for Central Coast

From the city perspective
Chris Derksema, Sustainability Director, City of Sydney
Peter Dormand, Manager Environment and Climate Change Services, City of Newcastle
Tomas Gustafsson, Head of Environment and Sustainable Urban Development, Stockholm Royal Seaport Project

From an utility and technical view point
Fredrik Lundström, Programme Manager Energy Technology, Swedish Energy Agency
George Maltabarrow, Managing Director, Ausgrid

Join us to share ideas and insights on development of smart cities and smart grids and to explore opportunities for collaboration. As a highly respected representative of the energy sector, we would greatly appreciate your participation and involvement.

The event is by invitation only. More information on agenda, speakers and practicalities may be found on our website www.energisingsmartcities.com or by contacting Petra Toth at the Swedish Trade Council; petra.toth@swedishtrade.se or 02 9262 1077