{"id":588,"date":"2017-05-19T21:57:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T21:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skippingstone.com\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2017-05-31T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T16:31:26","slug":"skipping-stone-announces-alliance-with-gsl-consulting-in-china","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/skipping-stone-announces-alliance-with-gsl-consulting-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipping Stone Announces Alliance with GSL Consulting in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-aafa8ceefc295d75c5085280d259e987 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-588'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-396ddf1f42196ca838231e61a4602801 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-598\" src=\"http:\/\/skippingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ss-logo-small-2-300x66.png\" alt=\"Skipping Stone logo\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ss-logo-small-2-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ss-logo-small-2-610x135.png 610w, https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ss-logo-small-2.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Skipping Stone Announces Alliance with GSL Consulting in China<\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>SHANGHAI, China \u2013May 3, 2017<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Skipping Stone, a global energy markets consulting and technology services firm, announced today an alliance agreement with GSL Consulting, a Chinese marketing and research firm in China.\u00a0 Under the agreement, GSL Consulting and Skipping Stone will partner to provide GSL clients services in North America provided in partnership with Skipping Stone, and provide Skipping Stone services in China provided by GSL Consulting.<\/p>\n<p>The first two initiatives between the companies are already underway.\u00a0 One initiative is a market research study for Chinese energy companies to determine demand and interest in U.S. energy technologies. The other initiative is to invite U.S. smart grid technology providers to see the opportunities in China while attending the GSL Consulting conference <strong>METERING China 2017 &amp; Trade Mission 2017<\/strong> held <strong>during June 17 \u2013 24, 2017<\/strong> in <strong>Shanghai &amp; Wuxi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the first steps of a more intensive collaboration between Skipping Stone and GSL Consulting in China, opening opportunities for Chinese businesses in the U.S. as well as U.S. business opportunities in China,\u201d said GSL Consulting President James Lau.<\/p>\n<p>According to both consulting companies, they intend to jointly develop integrated media and advisory services to help Chinese companies participate in North America and for Americans to develop opportunities in China.\u00a0 The inaugural launch with core communications will be discussed in an upcoming webinar in both the U.S. and in China, explaining how the alliance can\u00a0benefit clients globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to have this alliance with GSL Consulting,\u201d said Skipping Stone Chairman and CEO Peter Weigand, \u201cbecause the opportunities in China for energy solutions and technologies is enormous and having a partnership with GSL will add value for our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether we provide world-class research organizations, strategy and innovation services that help bridge relationship and market access gaps between China and the U.S.\u201d said Mr. Lau.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About GSL Consulting<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>GSL Consulting Ltd, founded in 2002, positions itself as a key strategic information, event development and advisory service provider to utility metering, meter to cash and customer-end technology sectors and as an insider in Chinese utility industries.\u00a0 The company has a focus on the electricity, water, gas and heat utility market segments in the energy industry and is recognized for its leading events and print magazines.\u00a0 The Asian market-leading brand names include: GSL Events, Metering China and Heat Metering. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsl-consulting.com\/\">www.gsl-consulting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>About Skipping Stone<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Skipping Stone is an energy markets consulting firm that helps clients navigate market changes, capitalize on opportunities and manage business risks. Our services include market assessment, strategy development, strategy implementation, managed services, technology selection, technology implementation, project management and talent management. Our sector focus areas are natural gas and power markets, demand response, technology services, renewable energy, and distributed energy resources. Skipping Stone\u2019s model of deploying energy industry veterans has delivered measurable bottom-line results for over 270 clients globally. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has regional offices in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and London. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skippingstone.com\/\">SkippingStone.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skippingstone.co.jp\/\">www.skippingstone.co.jp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-588'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-588","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331,"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/588\/revisions\/1331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skippingstone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}