“The GridWise Alliance is excited that the IEC will become a strategic partner as we move smart grid forward, combining the knowledge base of the IEC membership with our smart grid ecosystem,” said Katherine Hamilton, president of the GridWise Alliance.

The IEC creates a partnership between academia and industry by providing quality continuing education, research, publications, and service programs for the international information industry. “We are so pleased to continue the IEC’s mission of catalyzing technology and business progress in the engineering and communications industry with the introduction of the Grid ComForum event and collaboration with the GridWise Alliance, an organization that represents a broad range of the energy supply chain,” John R. Janowiak, president of the IEC commented.

The Alliance has been asked to speak among foremost industry voices at the Grid ComForum event. In addition, the GridWise Alliance will lead a panel on policy and regulation in the conference program, further fostering dialogue between thought leaders to achieve a more secure and reliable energy system.