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8:00 AM
  1. Opening Keynote Session: The Innovator’s Dilemma: Navigating Our AI Future
    W415 (Valencia Ballroom)
    120 mins
    • Keynote Sessions
    Zack Kass navigates the challenges and opportunities that lie at the forefront of AI innovation. He dissects the paradoxical landscape where technology moves at an astounding pace, yet practical, scal ...
10:15 AM
  1. W208
    30 mins
    • Grid Modernization
    Distribution grid planners are on the front lines of the clean energy and DER transition – whether utilities are prepared or not. This session describes how Duke Energy invests in digital innovation t ...
  2. W304CD
    30 mins
    • Storm and Disaster Management
    Long dealing with vegetation-related customer outages from dynamic northwest weather, Avista needed a better way to predict storms, storm-related incidents, and their impacts. This informative session ...
  3. W311CD
    60 mins
    • System Hardening and Vegetation Management
    Utilities large and small are gaining insights from satellite intelligence. Join this panel of vegetation management experts from Wyoming, Delaware, and Georgia to hear how utilities are revolutionizi ...
11:05 AM
  1. W307CD
    30 mins
    • Asset Management
    San Diego Gas & Electric is committed to mitigating the evolving and expanding threat of devastating wildfires in Southern California. One way to address this threat is through its Intelligent Image P ...
  2. W304AB
    30 mins
    • Data Analytics
    Natural Language Analytics (NLA) is an advanced technology that involves the application of Natural Language Processing techniques and Machine Learning to analyze and derive insights from human langua ...
1:15 PM
  1. Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 1
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
    The role of technology in worker safety is changing as the industry moves from siloed and static processes to dynamic safety programs driven by data. This has brought EH&S closer to operations than ev ...
2:00 PM
  1. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Over the past five years, the energy industry has begun a transformation by adopting safety science to prevent serious worker injuries and fatalities. But even as safety and operations departments inc ...
2:30 PM
  1. Permitting Puzzles: Innovative Pathways to Easier Transmission Line Approvals
    W309B
    60 mins
    • Peer-to-Peer Exchange
    Peer-to-peer exchange is a discussion on a specific topic. Discussions provide attendees access to knowledge and expertise to help them address the critical challenges facing the industry today in a s ...
2:45 PM
  1. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Over the past five years, the energy industry has begun a transformation by adopting safety science to prevent serious worker injuries and fatalities. But even as safety and operations departments inc ...
  2. Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 1
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
    Utilities face a myriad of challenges, from resource constraints and aging infrastructure to external demands such as stakeholder expectations, compliance, and emergency response. In this session, we ...
3:30 PM
  1. W304CD
    60 mins
    • Storm and Disaster Management
    With the growing severity of weather events including floods, severe storms and tornados, it is imperative utilities continue to evolve their storm response practices to maintain the high levels of re ...
  2. W304AB
    30 mins
    • Data Analytics
    The exponential proliferation of data across power distribution systems and the quickly evolving digital landscape provide a unique opportunity for utilities to become more data-driven. Data Mesh and ...
  3. Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 3
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
     Power networks face challenges around safety, work quality, reliability and repeatability. New technology is needed to reach an energy network that is easier and safer to build, operate and maintain, ...
4:20 PM
  1. W304AB
    30 mins
    • Data Analytics
    To identify an optimal grid hardening path, utilities must answer an essential question — what actions do they need to prioritize to keep their networks safe and online in a cost-effective manner? Uni ...
8:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables- Wednesday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
10:05 AM
  1. W307CD
    60 mins
    • Asset Management
    Advance analytics can be used to reduce risk, improve reliability and reduce spend by focusing time and resources on the assets that matter the most leveraging Machine Learning models specifically des ...
  2. W304CD
    30 mins
    • Storm and Disaster Management
    While many external factors influence resiliency, weather remains the single greatest threat to the electric power grid.  When damage occurs, it is very time-consuming and costly to identify due to th ...
  3. W304AB
    30 mins
    • Data Analytics
     Examine use cases, lessons learned, and other insights as it relates to the role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in support of T&D asset inspections.  Topics will include the potentia ...
10:15 AM
  1. Benefits and Risks of AI in the Energy Industry
    W309B
    60 mins
    • Peer-to-Peer Exchange
    Peer-to-peer exchange is a discussion on a specific topic. Discussions provide attendees access to knowledge and expertise to help them address the critical challenges facing the industry today in a s ...
  2. Booth 2071 Exhibit Floor Theater 3
    30 mins
    • City of the Future
     Faults in high voltage underground cables require a trained utility employee to enter a confined space to carry out high-risk repairs. Join us and learn how Con Edison and ULC Technologies are transf ...
  3. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Learn how Artificial Intelligence can be leveraged to reduce safety incidents and enhance safety and security accountability at job sites and facilities.   Session Sponsored by: Innovative and Emergin ...
10:55 AM
  1. W308CD
    30 mins
    • Advanced Distribution Operations
    Consumers Energy’s long-term grid modernization vision includes implementing new technologies to improve safety and reliability for customers. The company initiated an aggressive strategy including ov ...
11:00 AM
  1. Booth 4343 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
    When responding to FERC Order 881 and enhancing grid capacity, a universal approach of one-size-fits-all doesn't suffice. Transmission grids differ based on location and climate, requiring tailored st ...
12:00 PM
  1. Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor
    60 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    If you find yourself up to your eyeballs in data and want to put that data to work, this session is for you. We'll talk about how digitalization has transformed grid management and 3 ways you can use ...
1:00 PM
  1. W304GH
    30 mins
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    Duke Energy has been designing and delivering safe, effective, and enhanced training and qualifications using Virtual Reality throughout several business sectors including, but not limited to, Nuclear ...
  2. 30 mins
    • System Hardening and Vegetation Management
    Learn how Alabama Power and National Grid are using modern technologies such as satellites and artificial intelligence to unlock efficiencies, save money, and simultaneously increase reliability — yea ...
  3. W304GH
    30 mins
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    Duke Energy has been designing and delivering safe, effective, and enhanced training and qualifications using Virtual Reality throughout several business sectors including, but not limited to, Nuclear ...
1:15 PM
  1. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in asset management, particularly in capital planning for T&D companies. Learn how combining AI and human expertise can enhance decision-making and op ...
1:50 PM
  1. W311CD
    30 mins
    • System Hardening and Vegetation Management
    This session will explore how AES Ohio and AES Indiana have used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to transition from a cycle-based approach in a vegetation management program to ...
2:45 PM
  1. Booth 3571 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub
    This session will delve into how a synergistic relationship between disparate data, spatial intelligence, and artificial intelligence is used to prioritize cost-effective remedies for enhancing grid r ...
3:15 PM
  1. Keynote Session: Reinventing the World with GenAI
    W415 (Valencia Ballroom)
    60 mins
    • Keynote Sessions
    Generative AI has captured the imagination of many industries and is poised to bring in the next wave of technological advancements. In this session, hear how the largest industries, from healthcare a ...
4:20 PM
  1. W304GH
    30 mins
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    As utilities face the task of grid transformation, they must also focus on transforming the workface and organizations to align with company goals. This session will delve into the workforce of the fu ...
  2. W307CD
    30 mins
    • Asset Management
    A utility’s need for integrated end-to-end asset management has never been greater. As regulatory pressures increase, customer demands grow, and challenges from the energy transition ensue, success fo ...
  3. W308AB
    30 mins
    • Cyber and Physical Security
    This session will explore the transformative potential of Generative AI for cybersecurity in the utility sector, focusing on three key areas: threat modeling, anomaly detection, and mitigation strateg ...
8:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables- Thursday
    W414AB
    60 mins
    • Breakfast & Lunch Roundtables
    Full conference badge is required for admittance. Additionally, all full conference badge holders must pre-register to reserve a seat. To check your registration or to reserve a seat, please visit the ...
9:15 AM
  1. Keynote Session: Cracking Creativity: Reimagining AI and Creativity for Greater Personal & Team Growth
    W415 (Valencia Ballroom)
    60 mins
    • Keynote Sessions
    Join us for the Thursday morning keynote session, featuring speaker Abigail Posner, Google.  Abigail is the Director of U. S. Creative Works, Google’s creative think tank for agencies and brands, and ...
10:30 AM
  1. W307CD
    60 mins
    • Asset Management
    Utilities globally are under pressure to reduce their O&M costs, and inspections process is one key area to explore for efficiencies. While utilities recognize the potential benefits of AI in visual i ...
  2. W311AB
    30 mins
    • Energy Orchestration and the DSO
    In the past, calculating the hosting capacity of a distribution network required accurate data and a deep understanding of its components. However, such data is often lacking, forcing operators to rel ...
  3. W304GH
    60 mins
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    T&D organizations are looking for the next ‘S-Curve’ of productivity to address growing O&M costs, workloads, regulatory pressure, resilience needs and employee expectations. Transforming the end-to-e ...
  4. W304EF
    60 mins
    • Customer Engagement
    This panel discussion will provide insights on how utilities can optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, provide an effective response for storm events, and promote sustainability by levera ...
  5. Booth 432 Exhibit Floor
    30 mins
    • Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
    Session details are to be announced!      Session Sponsored by:  Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub Track Sponsored by: GE Vernova  

 

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