SMi Announces Three new Additions to its Inaugural Realisation of the Future Grid Conference, 16th and 17th June 2010, London

LONDON, May 19, 2010 - SMi today announced that Dave Openshaw, Head of Future Networks, EDF
Energy, will be joining its Realisation of the Future Grid conference.
Presenting on 'Creating a Smart Electricity Grid for London', this addition
will add another dimension to an already impressive speaker line-up and
programme.

Dave Openshaw, Head of Future Networks, EDF Energy commented, "EDF Energy
is an industry leader in the move towards a low carbon economy: we're already
building a smart grid for the Olympic Park and our plans to develop a smart
grid for the rest of London are now well advanced. The Realisation of the
Future Grid event is important because smart grids will become a reality in
the UK only if DNOs and other industry players get together to share their
knowledge and expertise. These are exciting times for our industry and EDF
Energy Networks is looking forward to playing a leading role in addressing
the many challenges that lie ahead."

SMi's Realisation of the Future Grid has been developed to specifically
address the perspectives and challenges faced by Distribution Network
Operators. As the only event in the European marketplace of this nature, this
conference will cover smart grid infrastructure, distribution, security and
interoperability challenges facing the DNO industry. Attendees will gain
valuable insight into what lies ahead through a series of case-studies,
practical examples and workshops.

SMi are also pleased to welcome Arqiva and Sensus as event supporters.
"Arqiva and Sensus are supporting this conference because the energy industry
and government are on the threshold of making key regulatory and technical
decisions on the specification of the national smart metering network. We
believe that there is a unique opportunity to ensure that this network will
not only deliver the benefits expected from the introduction of smart meters
but also support the longer term objective of providing smart grid
capabilities. To achieve this the industry should be focused on creating a
dedicated secure network which is designed from the outset to offer resilient
and universal connectivity". Stephen Arnold, Head of Marketing, Arqiva
Wireless Access, and Andy Slater, Director of Marketing EMEA, Sensus.

Aquiva and Sensus join a high profile list of supporters including 4RF
communications, HP, GE, Ferranti, Smarter Grid Solutions and Alcatel-Lucent.

For more information and to view the programme visit
www.smi-online.co.uk/futuregrids28.asp

Or alternatively contact Jamison Nesbitt on +44(0)20-7827-6164 or
jnesbitt@smi-online.co.uk

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    For further information contact:
    Jamison Nesbitt
    Head of Business Development
    Tel: +44(0)20-7827-6164
    Email: jnesbitt@smi-online.co.uk

For further information contact: Jamison Nesbitt, Head of Business Development, Tel: +44(0)20-7827-6164, Email: jnesbitt at smi-online.co.uk