This event will focus on the following areas:

• Overview of China/Asian metering industry and environment
• China local industry regulations & policies
• Metering new standards & implementation issues
• Advanced metering technologies - reliability, stability &accuracy
• Smart metering
• Smart metering projects – from pilots to roll-outs
• Smart metering and billing technologies
• Smart metering communications & infrastructure
• Smart metering system developments and strategies
• Energy saving through smart metering
• Meter Data Management
• Data collection & management technologies
• Data application & security challenges
• Utility case studies
• CRM/CIS
• Customer retention importance related issues
• Customer information system technologies
• CIS market overview & development;
• Direction
• From smart metering to smart grid – key steps
• International best practices – case analysis
• Investment opportunities in smart metering and smart grids sectors
• Vendor showcase