Image via WikipediaPlease proceed Ty!
Buzzwordy leaned forward to greet his panelists on the podium and told them that everything was going to be just fine.
"Guys, it is OK! I have everything under control." reassured Buzzwordy while nodding his head gently.
He took a deep breath and began speaking in a powerful voice that resonated throughout the conference room.
"Can everyone hear me now?" spoke the marketing whiz kid with a high dose of resurgent confidence.
"Yup, your voice came across loud and clear!" shouted a small gang from the back of the room.
"Thank you all! Great, this is really great. Please allow me to introduce myself and my panel of experts here today. Before I get started, lets make sure that we are all in the right place. This panel session is called {How smart can a grid be?} and my job is to provide everyone in the audience with a wealth of information regarding smart grid so that no one will leave this room empty-handed. In the interest of time, lets get started right away. By the way, please save your questions for the Q&A portion at the end!" spoke Buzzwordy cheerfully.
"Alright!" concurred the audience.
He kicked off the panel by introducing his guests,
- Ty, a senior marketing executive from a tier-two utility company in the Michigan area. He waved at the audience as his bio's been read by Buzzwordy. It was obvious that Ty wanted to be on the panel since he came fully prepared with 10 pages of carefully written notes.
- Shellow, a research fellow for one of the large enterprise software companies in the San Francisco area never stopped grinning since entering the conference room. Her glistening white teeth almost blind sighted Buzzwordy.
- Blummy, a freelance writer covering hot and upcoming technologies kept twiddling his thumbs while Buzzwordy read his bio to the audience. He appeared to be somewhat uneasy and marginally gun shy.
"With the support of my honorary guests today, I would like to give everyone a brief introduction of smart grid. So what is this burgeoning technology all about? It is a two-way digital communication grid structure between an utility company and the appliances inside the homes of its subscribers or customers. A powerful software stack running on high-speed microcontrollers or microprocessors provides the needed intelligence to the grid. The kind of intelligence that will monitor the energy usage in a refrigerator, determine the best time to use a washing machine, ... etc." explained Buzzwordy.
He looked around the room and saw Xavia nodding his head. Guess what, he also saw Bif staring at the podium with his tongue hanging out - motionless and speechless.
"OK, so much for the brief technology introduction. As your panel host, I do have a list of questions for the panelists. Let me start with you Ty since you looked fully prepared. {As a key stakeholder in the energy sector, what will be the right business model for making smart grid successful?} Please proceed Ty!" asked Buzzwordy.
Ty fumbled through his notes looking for the answer but wasn't able to find the right one. His perspiration frightened Buzzwordy.
Buzzwordy wasn't sure what happened to Ty but he knew that the time was ticking.
The panel will continue on Day Twenty Three.
Buzzwordy
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