Utility Renewable Energy Performance Benchmark Workshop, Denver, September 2010. This no-cost workshop sponsored by MetaVu and a leading Investor-Owned Utility will help selected IOUs understand how their peers are managing renewable energy risks and opportunities from a shareholder perspective. Participation will be by invitation only, selected from a pool of IOUs that complete a double-blind, client-sponsored survey on renewable energy preparedness. The survey and subsequent workshop will investigate IOU renewable energy performance on a variety of measures, including organizational structures, resource planning/compliance, regulatory and legislative advocacy, dispatch/power operations, distribution operations, renewable product options, DG incentive program designs, and corporate strategy/risk/brand. The workshop provides the opportunity for participants to review survey results, identify common challenges, share best demonstrated practices, prioritize renewable strategies, and build relationships with peers at other utilities. Please contact Paul Alvarez, Principal and Practice leader, at 303-679-8340 for more information.
Front End of Innovation 2010, Boston, May 3-4. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez spoke on Sustainable Innovation and served on a panel discussing performance measurement. Paul discussed how well corporations are innovating in product, portfolio, production processes, materials, and packaging from a sustainability perspective. For details on the Front End of Innovation conference, visit the event's Web site.
Society of Petroleum Engineers Health/Safety/Environment 2010, Rio de Janeiro, April 12-14. As is MetaVu's tradition, the company had a significant presence at this event. Having won the Knowledge Sharing award at the last SPE HSE conference (Nice, 2008), expectations were high. MetaVu founder and CEO Mark Serwinowski presented his paper on Social Responsibility and associated performance and operations benchmarks in the Oil and Gas sector as part of a panel session, and Sr. Business Analyst Jessica Marshall presented a paper co-authored with Mr. Serwinowski on optimum organizational structures in Oil and Gas companies' HSE functions. For more details, visit the Society of Petroleum Engineer's Web site.Product Development and Management Association, 33rd Annual International Conference, Anaheim, CA-October 31st- November 4. The conference was held at the Disneyland Hotel. MetaVu Principal Paul Alvarez led 2 conference sessions on Sustainability: “How Product Teams are Growing Earnings with Sustainable Product and Operations Strategies” and “Seizing Market Opportunities, Mitigating Market Risks, and the Business Case for Championing Sustainability.” For more information on the Product Development and Management Association please visit www.pdma.org.
Renewable Energy Markets '09, Atlanta, September 13-16. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez spoke on the various options available for electric utilities' renewable energy product option designs, including the pros and cons of various renewable energy supply attributes. The conference was organized by The Center for Resource Solutions, the sponsor of the 'Green-e' renewable energy certification program. For information on the Center for Resource Solutions, please visit www.resource-solutions.org.
Oil and Gas HSE Benchmarks: Is Your Organization Prepared for What's Next? In this conference co-sponsored with industry-leading software solution provider ESS, MetaVu Founder and CEO Mark Serwinowski reviewed benchmark data on the size, structure, and performance of HSE functions in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. For more information or to get a copy of his presentation, please e-mail Mark at mas@metavu.com.