1. Proposed Smart Grid Study Tour, 2013

2. Siemens Smart Grid Centre of Competence In Fredricton, New Brunswick, is the COC and R&D Centre: Siemens’ multi-year partnership with NB Power Rollout of smart grid software will take place at the facility Will showcase their Demand Response Management System as well as their Decentralized Energy Management Suite Developing the Smart Grid strategy in five work areas within NB Power, including: Network Operations, Customer Participation, Asset and Workforce Management, Smart Energy, and Smart Organization. 2

3. Canadian Centre for Housing Technology Was designed to provide a stepping-stone for manufacturers and developers to assess innovative technologies prior to full field trials in occupied houses. 40 projects have been undertaken at CCHT, most involving innovative technologies. Use twin "reference" and "test" houses to conduct side-by-side comparisons of new technologies with conventional systems Can combine visit of the CCHT and a day-long bilateral workshop between Canada and Norway, as well as a reception at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence. 3

4. Austin, Texas, USA. New Lab: Pike The USA’s first non-profit smart grid research lab Will serve as an elite industry-caliber facility where students and researchers can collaborate with the private sector on cutting-edge applied research in consumer- focused smart grid, wireless, IT, clean energy and healthcare applications. Three focuses: education, research and commercialization (partnered with University of Texas, Austin technology incubator) Opening April 2013

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6. IEEE in Vancouver 400 attendees; Committee about 25% Canadian, 60% American Symposia Topics and Call for Papers (May 5 th submission deadline): Architectures and Models for the Smart Grid Cyber-Physical Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection & Control (Cyber-Physical WAMPAC) The Whole Picture - Sense, Communicate, Compute, Control Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Support for Storage, Renewable Resources and Micro-grids Demand Side Management, Demand Response, Dynamic Pricing Communications and Networks for Smart Grids and Smart Metering Smart Grid Services and Management Models Smart Grid Standards, Co-simulation, Test-beds, and Field Trials 6 **TECHNICAL, INTERNATIONAL

7. Smart Grid Canada Monday, 28 - Tuesday, 29 October 2013, Toronto Topics from 2012’s conference: Paths to Consumer Engagement The Evolution of the Home Consumer Canada’s Smart Grid – The View from the Ground Utility Transformation – How Smart Grids are Changing the Utility Business Model Labour Transformation Now We Have Some Standards – What’s Next? Customer Education in the Smart Grid Era 7 **SOCIETAL, NATIONAL

8. Alana Prashad Competence and Experience Public reports published on: Marine Renewables (offshore wind, wave and tidal), Environment and Oil Sands Opportunities, Second Generation Biofuels,, North American author for bi-annual International CCS Survey commissioned and published by Gassnova from 2007-2009. Client/network project areas: Biofuels, energy efficency, clean water, air/water emissions, oil spill preparedness, electricity pricing and North American grids. Market Experience: Working with internationalizing and profiling Norwegian energy and environment businesses since December 2004. Alana Prashad, Innovation Norway Toronto Phone: +1 416 920 0434 x 122 Mobile: +1 416 305 2120 alana.prashad@innovationnorway.no Senior Advisor, Energy and Environment Lead, Americas Masters Degree in Energy Management from Handelshøyskolen BI, Institut Francais du Petrole, ESCP Paris. Thesis on economy of cellulosic ethanol Attended Babson College in Boston on Entrepreneurship Speaker at international conferences on renewable energy, trade and innovation LEED Green Associate (North American BREEM equivalent) 8