The 4th European Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference is sponsored by IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and hosted by Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The Conference will provide to the participants from industry and academia the opportunity to discuss the cutting-edge development of smart grid technologies and the associated solutions related to increased penetration of renewables and distributed energy resources in the power system. IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2013 will be held October 6 - 9, 2013 at DTU in Lyngby, Denmark.