Hongjian Sun is a Lecturer in smart grids with the University of Durham, UK. He has made one contribution to the IEEE 1900.6a Standard and published four book chapters and more than 60 papers in refereed journals and conferences. His recent research interests include smart grids, wireless communications, and signal processing. Nikos D. Hatziargyriou is Chairman and CEO of the Hellenic Distribution Network Operator and is Professor in Power Systems at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the National Technical University of Athens. He is chair of the EU Technology Platform on SmartGrids and author of one book and of more than 180 journal publications and 500 conference proceedings papers. H. Vincent Poor, FREng, ForMemRS, is the Michael Henry Strater University Professor at Princeton University. His research interests are in wireless communications, smart grid, and related fields. He holds a Ph.D. in EECS from Princeton, and honorary degrees from a number of universities. In 2016, he received the John Fritz Medal. Laurence Carpanini leads the development of Smart Energy Solutions for IBM in Europe. He has over 30 years' experience in the sector, providing strategic leadership, subject matter expertise and an infectious enthusiasm for smarter energy solutions driving industry transformation. Miguel Angel Sánchez Fornié is Director of Global Smart Grids at the Spanish utility company IBERDROLA and Professor in the postgraduate course of energy in the University of Comillas. He is a member of the UTC Board of Directors and President of its European division, member of the Advisory Committee of the European platform "SMART GRIDS", and member of the Advisory Committee of the Smart Grids Task Force (DG Energy).