Expert-led, technical sessions on the most pressing issues in the energy industry. 28 topics. Hundreds of speakers. You. Cannot. Miss. It.

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5:00 PM
  1. Exhibitor Move In
    Exhibit Hall
    0 mins
8:00 AM
  1. Exhibitor Move In
    Exhibit Hall
    540 mins
11:00 AM
  1. Registration Open
    D/E Lobby, G Lobby, or A Lobby
    360 mins
7:00 AM
  1. UIGA Spring Event 2026
    6B
    540 mins
7:30 AM
  1. Registration Open
    D/E Lobby, G Lobby, or A Lobby
    600 mins
8:00 AM
  1. A Workshop in Resourcefulness with Dr. Michael E. Webber, UT-Austin
    9
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Webber
    Michael Webber, Sid Richardson Chair in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin - University of Texas at Austin
  2. De-Siloing Data: Maximizing the Value of Grid and Customer Data
    9
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Hagen Haentsch
    Hagen Haentsch, Director, Distribution Operations Center West - Oncor
    Speaker image for Marguerite Behringer
    Marguerite Behringer, Director of Regulatory Policy and Industry Relations - Landis+Gyr
    Speaker image for Marcelo Sandoval
    Marcelo Sandoval, Director of Innovation and Technology Strategy - Landis+Gyr
    Speaker image for Jimi Conway, P.E.
    Jimi Conway, P.E., Sr Manager of AMI Strategy and Data Analytics - Commonwealth Edison
  3. Exhibitor Move In
    Exhibit Hall
    540 mins
  4. GU101: Power Quality Challenges in Modern Electrical Networks: Smart Capacitor Bank Deployment and the Impact of Emerging Data Center High-Density Loads
    25A
    210 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alexandre Carvalho Naves
    Alexandre Carvalho Naves, Power Quality Application Manager - Hitachi Energy
    Speaker image for Miguel Plascencia
    Miguel Plascencia, Electric Distribution Standards Engineer Sr. Adv. - PG&E
    Speaker image for Ron Presti
    Ron Presti, Distribution Power Quality Marketing Manager - Hitachi Energy Inc
  5. GU201: SCADA: The Platform for All Automation, Part 1 Fundamentals
    25B
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for John McDonald
    John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC.
  6. GU202: DER-Enabled ADMS Solutions for Modern Distribution Systems
    25C
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Manuel Atanacio-Rosario
    Manuel Atanacio-Rosario, Executive Consultant - ESTA International
    Speaker image for Robert Uluski
    Robert Uluski, Executive Consultant - ESTA International
    Speaker image for Dr. Stipe Fustar
    Dr. Stipe Fustar, Executive Consultant - ESTA International
  7. GU203: Wildfire Resilience: Building Utility-Wide Readiness Through Coordination and Technology
    28E
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Terry Nielsen
    Terry Nielsen, Chief Consultant - Qualus
    Speaker image for Dave Bayard
    Dave Bayard, Manager Wildfire Risk Management - Puget Sound Energy
    Speaker image for Zac Canders
    Zac Canders, Founder - DataCapable
  8. GU204: Next Generation AMI - the latest in hardware, communications, and software innovations
    30E
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jim Ketchledge
    Jim Ketchledge, President - High Summit Partners
  9. GU205: Cybersecurity Fundamentals and Application to Operations Technology (OT) Networks
    31C
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Grant Gilchrist
    Grant Gilchrist, Systems Engineer, Grid Modernization - TESCO Automation
9:00 AM
  1. PLMA & SECC: Symposia on DERs and Customer Engagement
    6C
    420 mins
  2. San Diego Decarbonization Demonstration Project Tour
    Meeting Point- Lobby C
    240 mins
10:00 AM
  1. Building Resilience in Outage Management: A Forward-Looking Approach to Preparedness, Response, and Communication
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Stephenie Howard
    Stephenie Howard, Director Digital Transformation & Analytics - CENTERPOINT ENERGY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Carol Johnston
    Carol Johnston - IFS
  2. How PG&E and Duke Are Using AI to Prepare the Grid for Electrification
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bill Peter
    Bill Peter, Senior Manager, Electric Planning Policy & Modernization - Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
    Speaker image for Jason Haines
    Jason Haines, Manager, Products and Services - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Rachel Fricke
    Rachel Fricke, IT Manager - Duke Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ryan Cheney
    Ryan Cheney - Kevala
  3. Optimizing Interconnection Queues with AI-Augmented Workflow Automation
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Joseph Beer
    Joseph Beer, VP of Product Management - Clean Power Research
    Speaker image for Jing Shi
    Jing Shi, Managing Director, Renewables Integration - Duke Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Bert Stewart
    Bert Stewart - NATIONAL GRID USA
  4. Virtual System Protection and Digitization for Substation and Grid Performance
    28AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mike Beehler
    Mike Beehler, National Spokesperson - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nick Rancis
    Nick Rancis, Sr. Manager - Innovation and Venture Acceleration - National Grid
    Speaker image for David Huffstutler
    David Huffstutler, Power Delivery Data Analytics Manager - Operations - SOUTHERN COMPANY
    Speaker image for Sal Vasquez
    Sal Vasquez - Oncor
    Speaker image for Vik Trehan
    Vik Trehan, Director of Grid Operations - SCE
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Tim Wolf
    Tim Wolf - Wolf Narrative
10:15 AM
  1. DERConnect Facility Tour
    Meeting Point- Lobby C
    285 mins
11:00 AM
  1. Powering Agile Innovation: Aligning Digital Products with Strategy & Workforce Transformations
    29CD
    25 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Ted Mazza
    Ted Mazza, Director, Technology and Experience - West Monroe
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ioana Loch
    Ioana Loch, Principal Product Manager, Technology and Experience - West Monroe
    Speaker image for Fedor Petrenko
    Fedor Petrenko, Director, AMI Product Management - National Grid
    Speaker image for Manoj Sriram
    Manoj Sriram, Product Design Manager, Human Centered Design, U.S. Electric - National Grid
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Peter Landauer
    Peter Landauer - EY
  2. Powering the Digital Grid with Network Automation & AI-Driven Operations
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matt Deibel
    Matt Deibel, Manager Grid Automation Services - Southern California Edison
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Matt Peterson
    Matt Peterson - OPPD
  3. SmartCharge : Customer Engagement Strategies to Support Electric Vehicle Adoption
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Daniel Carr
    Daniel Carr, Head, Grid Edge Solutions, Alectra GRE&T Centre - Alectra Utilities
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ryan Cheney
    Ryan Cheney - Kevala
  4. Voltage Management Demonstration Project: Improving Power Quality Utilizing DERMS With MESA
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Peter Kiczula
    Peter Kiczula, Principal Business Program Manager - ComEd
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Stuart Laval
    Stuart Laval - Eaton Corporation
11:25 AM
  1. Integrated Digital Construction Workflow Transforms Field Operations at Dominion Energy
    29CD
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jenny Burgess
    Jenny Burgess, Manager GIS Services - Dominion Energy Virginia
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Peter Landauer
    Peter Landauer - EY
12:00 PM
  1. Introduction to IEEE 1815 (DNP3)
    31AB
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for ANDREW WEST
    ANDREW WEST, SCADA Communication and Cybersecurity Consultant - Integral SCADA Pty Ltd
  2. SEPA’s Bridging Innovation Series: Accelerating Grid Solutions through Utility-Industry Partnerships
    11AB
    240 mins
  3. Utility-Only Roundtable Discussions
    6A
    90 mins
12:30 PM
  1. GU102: The digital substation utilizing IEC 61850: the evolution of protection, control and automation
    25A
    210 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Steven Kunsman
    Steven Kunsman, Director Product Management and Applications - Hitachi Energy
    Speaker image for Bharadwaj Vasudevan
    Bharadwaj Vasudevan, Digital Substation Program Manager - Hitachi Energy
    Speaker image for Stephen Trachian
    Stephen Trachian, Cyber Security Application Engineer - Hitachi Energy
1:00 PM
  1. ComEd: A Unique Evolution to Private LTE
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Marco Gomez
    Marco Gomez, Sr Telecom Engineer - Exelon
    Speaker image for Jayson Shiau
    Jayson Shiau, Sr Engineer - ComEd
    Speaker image for Tom Flanagan
    Tom Flanagan, Principal Business Program Manager - ComEd
    Speaker image for Arien Majette
    Arien Majette, Principal IT Architect - Exelon
    Speaker image for Alan Wong
    Alan Wong, Manager IT - Exelon
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Bobbi Harris
    Bobbi Harris, Executive Director - Utility Broadband Alliance, Inc.
  2. Data Centers Workshop
    5AB
    195 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Saeed Kamalinia, Ph.D.
    Saeed Kamalinia, Ph.D., Manager, Energy Strategy, AWS Data Center Global Services - Amazon Web Services
    Speaker image for Xing Wang
    Xing Wang, Principal, Business Developer - Amazon Web Services
    Speaker image for Rachel Melchiori
    Rachel Melchiori, IT Manager - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Nimay Mehta
    Nimay Mehta, Senior Product Manager - Amazon Web Services
  3. De-Siloing Utility Data: Maximizing the Value of Grid Edge Investments
    6E
    180 mins
  4. Global Lessons in Grid Resilience and Operational Excellence
    32AB
    120 mins
  5. Grid-Optimization Gets Real: One Year Inside America’s Largest DLR Deployment
    29AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Craig
    Michael Craig, Manager of Energy and Distribution Management Systems - Great River Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Venkat Banunarayanan
    Venkat Banunarayanan - National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association
  6. GU301: From data to decisions: Proactive asset management with Palm Beach Water Utilities
    25A
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Pollop Phonpornwithoon
    Pollop Phonpornwithoon, Assistant Utility Director for Operations and Maintenance - Palm Beach County Water Utilities
    Speaker image for Kate Tancke
    Kate Tancke, Director, Consulting - E Source
    Speaker image for Melody Laven
    Melody Laven, Technical Compliance Manager - Palm Beach County Water Utilities
  7. GU302: SCADA: The Platform for All Automation, Part 2 Advanced
    25B
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for John McDonald
    John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC.
  8. GU303: DER Management: What It Is, Why It's Critical, Lessons Learned from the Industry's Most Successful (and Unsuccessful) Implementations, and How to Start Managing DER Today (Before Investing in DERMS Infrastructure)
    25C
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matthew Wallace
    Matthew Wallace, Engineer, PPL DER Lab - PPL Electric Utilities
  9. GU304: Effective Grounding for IBRs: Challenges, Solutions & Advanced Modeling
    28E
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Haowei Lu
    Haowei Lu, Sr. Engineer - Orange & Rockland Utilities
    Speaker image for Abinash Chaudhary
    Abinash Chaudhary, Principal Engineer - K&A Engineering Consulting P.C.
  10. GU305: Just, Reasonable, and a Little Bit Ridiculous: An Introduction to Modern Utility Policy and Regulation
    30E
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matt Nelson
    Matt Nelson, Principal - Apex Analytics
    Speaker image for Michael Goldman
    Michael Goldman, Principal - Apex Analytics
  11. GU306: 100% Inverter-based Microgrids: Design, Protection, and Control
    31C
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amin Zamani
    Amin Zamani, Sr. Director - Quanta Technology, LLC
    Speaker image for Matthew Reno
    Matthew Reno, Distinguished Research Engineer - Sandia National Laboratories
  12. Innovations in the Monitoring and Analysis of Distribution Systems to Improve reliability, Safety, and Reduce Risk of Wildfires and Major Storms
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jun Wen
    Jun Wen, Sr Manager – Grid Architecture Innovation Engineering - Southern California Edison
    Speaker image for Jonathan Woldemariam
    Jonathan Woldemariam, Director of Wildfire Mitigation - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Speaker image for David Kreiss
    David Kreiss, Principle - Power Consulting
    Speaker image for Ryan Anthon
    Ryan Anthon, Director of Grid Modernization - PACIFICORP
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Aaron Smith
    Aaron Smith - Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
  13. Storms, Wildfires, and the Hidden Faults That Start Them
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jim Haw
    Jim Haw, Director Business Development - IND Technology
  14. Technical Tour: SDG&E’s Wildfire and Climate Resilience Center
    Meeting Point- Lobby C
    165 mins
  15. Trading 1,000 Contexts for One Big Picture View – Xcel Energy’s Asset-Centric Risk Modeling Framework for Risk-Adjusted Decision-Making
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Todd Conner
    Todd Conner, Senior Vice President of Electric Distribution - Xcel Energy
    Speaker image for Robert Brook
    Robert Brook, SVP Americas - Neara
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Po-Chen Chen
    Po-Chen Chen - TCS
1:25 PM
  1. Unlocking Cheaper Power and Enhancing Reliability with Dynamic Line Ratings
    29AB
    25 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Julia Selker
    Julia Selker, Executive Director - WATT Coalition
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Craig
    Michael Craig, Manager, Energy Management Systems - Great River Energy
    Speaker image for Tiffany Menhorn
    Tiffany Menhorn, Head of Sales, North America - Prisma Photonics
    Speaker image for Brita Formato
    Brita Formato, President - Heimdall Power
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Venkat Banunarayanan
    Venkat Banunarayanan - National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association
2:00 PM
  1. Deploying 450 MW in 100 Days: CPS Energy’s Mobile Generation Planning Strategy
    28CD
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Santosh Chalise
    Santosh Chalise, Engineering Principal - CPS Energy
    Speaker image for Michael Cote
    Michael Cote, Project Delivery Director - 1898 & Co. (Part of Burns & McDonnell)
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Brian Bassett
    Brian Bassett, Director - Simple Thread
  2. DTECH Source
    2
    120 mins
  3. Unlocking Power System Intelligence: Leveraging Graph Data Models for a Smarter Grid
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nate Klingerman
    Nate Klingerman, Director, Data System Design - Quanta Technology, LLC
    Speaker image for Benny Varughese
    Benny Varughese, Central Engineering - Consolidated Edison
    Speaker image for Mohamed Omer
    Mohamed Omer, Senior Manager - Salt River Project (SRP)
    Speaker image for Saman Alaeddini
    Saman Alaeddini, Vice President, Digital Transformation - Quanta Technology, LLC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Amanda Lane
    Amanda Lane - AEP Transmission
2:25 PM
  1. Distribution System Reliability Enhancements and Opportunities with Virtual Power Plants and DER Coordination
    28CD
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ryan Quint
    Ryan Quint, President and CEO - Elevate Energy Consulting
    Speaker image for Kumarsinh Jhala
    Kumarsinh Jhala, Principal Energy Systems Scientist - Argonne National Laboratory
    Speaker image for Cyril Brunner
    Cyril Brunner, Innovation and Technology Leader - Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC)
    Speaker image for Purvasha Das
    Purvasha Das, Senior Engineer - DOMINION ENERGY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Brian Bassett
    Brian Bassett, Director - Simple Thread
3:00 PM
  1. Bridging the Gap: Realizing the Potential of Advanced Automation and AI in Distribution Operations
    28AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Miguel Hernandez
    Miguel Hernandez, Technical Leader - Distribution Operations & Planning - EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ali Syed
    Ali Syed, Senior Manager Grid Operations Engineering & Event Management - Toronto Hydro
    Speaker image for Anvesh Pendyala
    Anvesh Pendyala, Realtime Systems & Technology Manager - American Electric Power
    Speaker image for Avnaesh Jayantilal
    Avnaesh Jayantilal, Chief Technology Officer - GE Vernova Grid Software
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dan Lysaker
    Dan Lysaker, Product Management Director - AspenTech
  2. How PG&E and Southern Company Use Data Science to Predict Outages and Accelerate Storm Recovery
    28CD
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for David Huffstutler
    David Huffstutler, Power Delivery Data Analytics Manager - Operations - SOUTHERN COMPANY
    Speaker image for Angie Gibson
    Angie Gibson, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness and Response - Pacific Gas & Electric Company
    Speaker image for Kyle Decker
    Kyle Decker, Data Science Director - E Source
    Speaker image for Melanie Wemple
    Melanie Wemple, Senior Director, Grid Solutions - E Source
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Jason Handley
    Jason Handley, Vice President of Distribution Grid Modernization - Quanta Technology
  3. New Attendee Workshop and Tour
    6F
    60 mins
  4. PG&E’s Fully Redundant Synchrophasor Architecture: Design, Implementation, and Grid Operations Integration
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Davis Erwin
    Davis Erwin, Director Transmission Protection & Control - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Speaker image for Daniel Brancaccio
    Daniel Brancaccio, Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Henry Huang
    Henry Huang - Argonne National Laboratory
3:25 PM
  1. Anatomy of Successful Resiliency Plan Execution: Keys to CenterPoint’s Successful Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative
    28CD
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Eric Easton
    Eric Easton, VP Grid Transformation - CENTERPOINT ENERGY
    Speaker image for Nicole Arres
    Nicole Arres, VP Customer Success - Neara
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Jason Handley
    Jason Handley, Vice President of Distribution Grid Modernization - Quanta Technology
4:00 PM
  1. New Attendee Meetup
    Rady Shell
    60 mins
4:30 PM
  1. Keynote Session: Opening Night Keynote and Concert
    Rady Shell
    180 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Stephanie Kolodziej
    Stephanie Kolodziej, Group Vice President, Energy - Clarion Events
    Speaker image for Scott Crider
    Scott Crider, President - SDG&E
    Speaker image for Mike Delaney
    Mike Delaney, Vice President of Utility Partnerships - PG&E
    Speaker image for Tom Deitrich
    Tom Deitrich, President and CEO - Itron
    Speaker image for Richard Donaldson
    Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice president and Chief Information Officer - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
    Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Founder/CEO , Zipline
6:30 PM
  1. Opening Concert with Recycled Percussion
    Rady Shell
    60 mins
7:30 AM
  1. Registration Open
    D/E Lobby, G Lobby, or A Lobby
    630 mins
8:00 AM
  1. IEEE 1815 (DNP3) Advanced Topics
    28E
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for ANDREW WEST
    ANDREW WEST, SCADA Communication and Cybersecurity Consultant - Integral SCADA Pty Ltd
9:00 AM
  1. Cooperative Grid Resilience & Innovation at Work
    26AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for David Chris
    David Chris, VP of Sales and Marketing - Landis+Gyr
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jeremy Konkle
    Jeremy Konkle, COO - Tipmont
    Speaker image for Peter Muhoro
    Peter Muhoro, Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Giovanni Herazo
    Giovanni Herazo, Head of Solution Architecture - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
  2. From Constraint to Customer: Rethinking NWS Program Design within a DSO-enabled Flexibility Market
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ken Chadha
    Ken Chadha, Manager, Grid Analytics and Data Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Speaker image for Hisham Omara
    Hisham Omara, VP, Grid Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Speaker image for Vivek Somasundaram
    Vivek Somasundaram, Manager, Grid Modernization Technologies - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Speaker image for JuliAnn Gerhardt
    JuliAnn Gerhardt, Director, Utility Digital Transformation - Electric Power Engineers
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ashley Stern
    Ashley Stern, Director Product Marketing - Itron
  3. Grid Network Model Management - From Strategy to Implementation Case Studies
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Phillip Jones
    Phillip Jones, VP Architecture and Solutions - SAM
    Speaker image for Tyler Friedel
    Tyler Friedel, Technical Product Owner - Digital Grid of the Future - Ameren
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Bryce Johanneck
    Bryce Johanneck - Quanta Technology
  4. Keynote Session: The World in Sight: A Guide to the Key Technological Trends of the Next 10-20 Years and What They Mean for Brands and Organizations
    Ballroom 20
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dex Torricke
    Dex Torricke, Former Head of Communications at SpaceX, Executive Manager at Facebook, and Executive at Google
  5. Optimizing Transmission: Leveraging GETs for Enhanced Reliability and Future System Planning
    5AB
    195 mins
  6. Tailored Resilience: How Natural Hazards Are Shaping Utility Planning Across the U.S.
    29AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mac Keller
    Mac Keller, Manager, Resilience - Smart Electric Power Alliance
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jared Leader
    Jared Leader, Senior Director, Research & Industry Strategy, Resilience - Smart Electric Power Alliance
    Speaker image for Yamen Nanne
    Yamen Nanne, Power Engineering Manager - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
    Speaker image for Peter Rossi
    Peter Rossi, Chief Operating Officer - Vermont Electric Cooperative
    Speaker image for Frankie Sanchez
    Frankie Sanchez, Senior Manager of Optional Supplemental Power Services, Power Monitoring, and Energy Service Company - Florida Power & Light
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Julio Romero Aguero
    Julio Romero Aguero, Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation - Quanta Technology
10:00 AM
  1. Achieving Total System Visibility and Operational Awareness through the Largest DLR Deployment in North America
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Luke Howell
    Luke Howell, Business Development Manager - North America - Ampacimon
    Speaker image for Mike MacMillan
    Mike MacMillan, Manager, Asset Performance - Nova Scotia Power
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Sundaram Anathakrishnan
    Sundaram Anathakrishnan, Director, Grid Strategy & Modernization - Portland General Electric
  2. Advancing Grid Reliability: Practical Implementation of Transformer Condition-Based Monitoring
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bill Whitehead
    Bill Whitehead, Automation Business Development - Reinhausen
    Speaker image for Kush Arora
    Kush Arora, Technical Sales - Reinhausen
  3. Beyond Backend: Unifying Customer and Asset 360 Data to Drive Connected, Agentic Service Experiences
    11AB
    50 mins
  4. Beyond Technology: Aligning People, Processes, and Plans for Successful DERMS Implementation, with AEP, ComEd, National Grid and PG&E
    33AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Brett Busold
    Brett Busold, Planning and Engineering Process Lead - American Electric Power (AEP)
    Speaker image for Tanguy Hubert
    Tanguy Hubert, Sr. Principal Technical Leader - EPRI
    Speaker image for Jessie Bauer
    Jessie Bauer, Manager, DER Planning & Engineering - ComEd
    Speaker image for Alex Portilla
    Alex Portilla, Director, Clean Energy Technology Platforms - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Speaker image for Samer Arafa
    Samer Arafa, Principal Engineer - National Grid
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Stephen Callahan
    Stephen Callahan, Director Government and Grid Modernization - Qualus
  5. DERMS in Action: How Utilities Are Advancing Dynamic Grid Orchestration
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Joseph Johnson
    Joseph Johnson, Sr. Consultant – Strategic Initiatives & Business Development - Tennessee Valley Authority
    Speaker image for Ryan Jones
    Ryan Jones, Grid Innovation Manager - Oklahoma Gas & Electric
    Speaker image for Linda Stevens
    Linda Stevens, Chief Strategy Officer — Smart Grid and Smart City - OATI
  6. Emerging Technologies to Identify and Locate Wildfires
    31AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mike Beehler
    Mike Beehler, National Spokesperson - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Rob Kondziolka
    Rob Kondziolka, Chairman - Western Energy Market of the CAISO
    Speaker image for Andrew Abranches
    Andrew Abranches, VP of Wildfire Mitigation - PG&E
    Speaker image for Scott Bordenkircher
    Scott Bordenkircher, Director of Forestry & Fire Mitigation - APS
    Speaker image for Casey Kirkpatrick
    Casey Kirkpatrick, Director, Group Strategic Engineering - National Grid
    Speaker image for Jonathan Woldemariam
    Jonathan Woldemariam, Director of Wildfire Mitigation - San Diego Gas & Electric
  7. Exhibit Hall Open
    Exhibit Hall
    480 mins
  8. Going Nuclear (or Not): How Regulatory Developments Are Affecting Nuclear Investment
    6F
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jennifer Fischell
    Jennifer Fischell, Partner - MoloLamken LLP
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Anne Leidich
    Anne Leidich, Partner - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    Speaker image for Jonathan Rund
    Jonathan Rund, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary - Nuclear Energy Institute
    Speaker image for Delia Patterson
    Delia Patterson, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance - Salt River Project
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Rao Konidena
    Rao Konidena - Rakon Energy LLC
  9. Government Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  10. Making the best decision every day: How Entergy is balancing reliability, liability, and affordability using remote sensing, AI, and organizational change management
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Louie Dabdoub
    Louie Dabdoub, Vice President of Power Delivery Services - ENTERGY
    Speaker image for David Wolpa
    David Wolpa, Chief Revenue Officer - AiDASH
  11. Powering Innovation: Lessons from Testing a Multi-Utility ADMS Rollout
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dana Foster
    Dana Foster, Sr. Project Manager - Exelon
    Speaker image for Daniel Hayes
    Daniel Hayes, Principal Project Manager - ComEd
    Speaker image for Karen Wiedow
    Karen Wiedow, Senior IT Manager - Exelon
    Speaker image for Jon Maurath
    Jon Maurath, Senior Manager - Project Management - Exelon
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dan Lysaker
    Dan Lysaker, Product Management Director - AspenTech
  12. Rebuilding in the Dark: FieldTech for Emergency Storm Response
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jake Freivald
    Jake Freivald, VP, Product Marketing - Fulcrum
    Speaker image for Justin Livengood
    Justin Livengood, Superintendent - Haugland Group
    Speaker image for John Reynolds
    John Reynolds, Chief Commercial Officer - Haugland Group
  13. Reliability and Resiliency Through Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Grid Analytics
    32AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Doug Phillips
    Doug Phillips, Director of Product Management - Honeywell
    Speaker image for Dan Schnitzer
    Dan Schnitzer, Consulting Advisor - Forge Analytics Solutions & Business Development - Honeywell
    Speaker image for James Wei
    James Wei, Director of Meter Data Management - Toronto Hydro
    Speaker image for Tolu Omotoso
    Tolu Omotoso, VP Corporate Strategy, Innovation & Technology - SECO Energy
  14. Smart Grid Proven and Applied Initiatives on Energy Conservation and Efficiency
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Joni Zacharisen
    Joni Zacharisen, Environmental Conservation Program Manager - AUSTIN ENERGY
    Speaker image for Reza Alaghehband
    Reza Alaghehband, Executive Utility Consultant - ESTA International
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Andres Carvallo
    Andres Carvallo - CMG Consulting LLC
  15. Startup Competition at Initiate
    25C
    360 mins
  16. The Predictive Utility: Prioritizing AI for Grid Resilience and Business-Driven ROI in an Era of Unprecedented Demand
    25A
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Giacomo Listi
    Giacomo Listi, Practice Lead - Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas - Lovelytics
    Speaker image for Julien Debard
    Julien Debard, Director of Energy & Utilities - Databricks
  17. Valuing Vehicle-Grid Integration: Rates, Programs, and Customer Experience
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Brittany Blair
    Brittany Blair, Manager - Research and Industry Strategy - Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matthew Mills
    Matthew Mills, Business Development Manager, Vehicle Grid Integration - The Mobility House
    Speaker image for Blake Heidenreich
    Blake Heidenreich, Strategic Advisor, Customer Solutions Program Design & Development - Southern California Edison
    Speaker image for Sarah Swickard
    Sarah Swickard, Vehicle Grid Integration Manager at PG&E - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Speaker image for Zach Woogen
    Zach Woogen, Executive Director - Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC)
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dara Charson
    Dara Charson - Entrust Solutions Group
  18. Win-Win Grid Edge Models: Designing Programs That Scale
    10
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Ben Hertz-Shargel
    Ben Hertz-Shargel, Global Head of Grid Edge - Wood Mackenzie
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kevin Joyce
    Kevin Joyce, Global Head, Virtual Power Plant and Retail Electricity - Tesla
    Speaker image for Lindsay North
    Lindsay North, Director, Clean Energy Strategy - Pepco
    Speaker image for Jomo Thorne
    Jomo Thorne, Director, Load Management Strategy & Policy - PG&E
    Speaker image for Stephanie Jett
    Stephanie Jett, Senior Product & Services Manager - Duke Energy
10:15 AM
  1. Lessons from Leading Utilities: How to Improve Data Quality, Automate Interconnection Workflows, and Achieve More Accurate Long-Term Planning
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alvina Brieff
    Alvina Brieff, Sr. Manager - Solutions Engineering - envelio, Inc.
    Speaker image for Esther Lind
    Esther Lind, VP Regional Engineering and Product Management - Westnetz GmbH
    Speaker image for Annegret Hermanns
    Annegret Hermanns, Director of Regional Operations - Westnetz GmbH
  2. Real-world Automation of Time-Series Forecasting & Power Flow at SCE
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Purna Nayak
    Purna Nayak, Senior Manager, Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture - Southern California Edison
10:30 AM
  1. AWS Breakout Session
    33C
    60 mins
11:00 AM
  1. Beyond ROI: Lessons Learned from Utility AI Adoption Journeys
    28AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Betsy Jones
    Betsy Jones, Partner - West Monroe
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Pavel Ozhogin
    Pavel Ozhogin, Head of Data Science and ML Engineering - National Grid
    Speaker image for Jackie Hernandez
    Jackie Hernandez, T Director - Enterprise Data & Analytics - Con Edison
    Speaker image for Patrick Hodgson
    Patrick Hodgson, Director Culture Strategy & Insights - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alex Lago
    Alex Lago - Logic20/20
  2. Building the Backbone—Designing and Sustaining Distribution Network Models for ADMS and DERMS Success
    6F
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Arijana Bratic
    Arijana Bratic, Director, Grid Modernization - The Mosaic Company
    Speaker image for Kyle Comstock
    Kyle Comstock, Senior Vice President, Grid Modernization - The Mosaic Company
  3. EV Managed Charging Engagement Models and Architectures: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Manel Abad Tallon
    Manel Abad Tallon, IT Technical Lead - PG&E
    Speaker image for Amy Costadone
    Amy Costadone, Principal Product Manager, Vehicle Grid Integration - Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)
    Speaker image for Salma Bakr
    Salma Bakr, Principal Product Manager - Clean Energy Technology Platforms - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Speaker image for Aaron Dyer
    Aaron Dyer, Senior Manager - Program Design and Development - SCE
    Speaker image for Danielle Weizman
    Danielle Weizman, Business Development Manager, Clean Transportation - SDG&E
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Anurag Kamal
    Anurag Kamal - ElectricFish Energy Inc.
  4. From EVs to Everything: A Framework for Beneficial Electrification the Grid Can’t Wait For
    6D
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jessica King
    Jessica King, Supervisor of Customer Programs - OGE Energy Corp.
    Speaker image for Maddie Emerson
    Maddie Emerson, Advanced Energy Assoc. Director - TRC
    Speaker image for Abhay Gupta
    Abhay Gupta, CEO and Founder - Bidgely
    Speaker image for Rocky Mountain Power Rocky Mountain Power
    Rocky Mountain Power Rocky Mountain Power, Rocky Mountain Power - ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
  5. From Grid to Community: Integrating Distributed Energy Resources for Smarter and More Resilient Cities
    29CD
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Gary Wong
    Gary Wong, Global Segment Leader of Power, Utilities, and Infrastructure - AVEVA
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Hani Alarian
    Hani Alarian, Executive Director of Power Systems Technology Operations - California ISO
    Speaker image for Raymond de Callafon
    Raymond de Callafon, Professor - University of California, San Diego
    Speaker image for Steven Prsha
    Steven Prsha, Manager of Renewable and Alternate Power Generation Company - San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
  6. Grid-Forming Inverters in Future Distribution Systems: From Microgrids to Blue-Sky Operations
    29AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Wenzong Wang
    Wenzong Wang, Technical Leader - EPRI
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Keaton Wheeler
    Keaton Wheeler, Principal Engineer - Fortis Alberta
    Speaker image for Brian Dale
    Brian Dale, Lead Engineer - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Christian Ruvalcaba
    Christian Ruvalcaba, Engineer II - Southern California Edison
  7. Innovative Approaches to Grid Resiliency: Leveraging Hyper-local Weather Data and Network Lighting Controllers
    32AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jason Strawbridge
    Jason Strawbridge, Staff, Information Systems Analyst - AMI - Mississippi Power
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Nipesh Patel
    Nipesh Patel - Itron
  8. Leveraging AI for Enhanced Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction
    11AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Christina Koren
    Christina Koren, Manager of Customer Service and Billing - Alectra Utilities
    Speaker image for Keith Hemingway
    Keith Hemingway, Head, Emerging Technologies - Alectra Utilities
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Glenn Pritchard
    Glenn Pritchard - PECO, an Exelon Company
  9. Powering a strong connection: Aligning automaker goals with grid modernization
    6C
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mathias Bell
    Mathias Bell, Vice President of Policy and Marketing - WeaveGrid
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lynn Ames
    Lynn Ames, Head of Utility & Energy Market Business Development - General Motors
    Speaker image for Max Parness
    Max Parness, Director, Grid Services - Toyota Motors North America
    Speaker image for Andrew Peterman
    Andrew Peterman, Director of Advanced Energy Solutions - Rivian
    Speaker image for Lindsay Johnson Toth
    Lindsay Johnson Toth, Manager, Clean Transportation - Xcel Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Toni Pietrantoni
    Toni Pietrantoni - VASS Solutions
  10. Scaling Smarter with SMUD: Grid Edge Strategies to Manage (and Take Advantage) of DERs
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Marcelo Sandoval
    Marcelo Sandoval, Director of Innovation and Technology Strategy - Landis+Gyr
    Speaker image for Alex Pratt
    Alex Pratt, VP, Business Development - SPAN
    Speaker image for James Frasher
    James Frasher, Director of Research & Development, Grants, and Partnerships - Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
11:30 AM
  1. From Startup Pilot to Scale: How National Grid is Accelerating Buildout of the Electric Network with Sensat
    25C
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ian Black
    Ian Black, COO - Sensat
    Speaker image for Dan White
    Dan White, Director, Business Development - National Grid Partners
11:45 AM
  1. Integrating real-time weather data for grid impact simulation and forecasting
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Scott Sholtes
    Scott Sholtes, Head of Digital Grid Market Applications - Americas - Siemens Energy
    Speaker image for Maggi DeMillion
    Maggi DeMillion, Global Sales Manager - Siemens Energy
    Speaker image for Michael Hurowitz
    Michael Hurowitz, Founder and CEO - Weather Stream
  2. Keynote Session: Storytelling for Business
    Ballroom 20
    75 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matthew Luhn
    Matthew Luhn, Writer & Story Consultant - Formerly at Pixar Animation Studios
  3. The Smart Shift: Intelligence-Powered Transformer Innovation
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matthew Williams
    Matthew Williams, Founder & CEO - IONATE
12:00 PM
  1. Attendee Lunch
    Plaza Park
    60 mins
  2. Women in Energy Lunch
    6B
    60 mins
12:15 PM
  1. Understanding Energy and Nutrient Optimization at Wastewater Facilities
    9
    165 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ozair Khan
    Ozair Khan - EPCOR
1:00 PM
  1. A Case Study in Asset Management Modernization: Integrating Asset Data and Grid Topology with Reliability and Outage Recovery Analytics
    10
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Scott Bowman
    Scott Bowman, Manager, Asset Performance Analytics - ENMAX Power Corporation
    Speaker image for Nathan Eklund
    Nathan Eklund, Senior Asset Analyst Engineer - ENMAX Power Corporation
    Speaker image for Simon Chan
    Simon Chan, Senior Asset Analytics Engineer - ENMAX Power Corporation
    Speaker image for Damien Quentin
    Damien Quentin, Vice President of Strategy - Engineered Intelligence
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Terry Nielsen
    Terry Nielsen, Chief Consultant - Qualus
  2. Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Communications for the Energy Transition - Friends or Foes?
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for John McDonald
    John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC.
    Speaker image for Bob Fox
    Bob Fox, Co-Founder and Principal - Enetrics
    Speaker image for Matthew Wallace
    Matthew Wallace, Engineer, PPL DER Lab - PPL Electric Utilities
    Speaker image for Robby Simpson
    Robby Simpson, Co-Founder and Principal - Enetrics
    Speaker image for Ben Ealey
    Ben Ealey, Principal Team Lead, DER Communication and Data Integration - Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
    Speaker image for Frances Cleveland
    Frances Cleveland, President of Xanthus Consulting International and Technical Consultant to MESA - Xanthus Consulting International / MESA
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ronald Farquharson
    Ronald Farquharson, President and COO - Mount Victoria Consulting / DNP-UG
  3. Grid 2035: Rethinking the Utility for a Decade of Disruption
    33C
    60 mins
  4. Here, at last: AI breaks into grid operations at CAISO
    11AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Gopakumar Gopinathan
    Gopakumar Gopinathan, Power System Technology Senior Advisor - California ISO
    Speaker image for Abhimanyu Thakur
    Abhimanyu Thakur, Vice President – Platforms, Visualization & Analytics - OATI
    Speaker image for Farrokh Rahimi
    Farrokh Rahimi, Executive Vice President Market Design & Consulting - OATI
  5. Investor Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  6. Leveraging Automation and Modern toolsets to Enhance Oncor’s Construction Life Cycle
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Al Eliasen
    Al Eliasen, CEO - Spatial Business Systems
    Speaker image for Mark Carpenter
    Mark Carpenter, Sr. Vice President of Transmission & Distribution Operations - Oncor
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Matt Peterson
    Matt Peterson - OPPD
  7. Restoring Power, Reinventing Response: AI-Powered Transformation in Outage Management at Exelon, Eversource, and Oncor
    31AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Po-Chen Chen
    Po-Chen Chen - TCS
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Junhui Zhao
    Junhui Zhao, Manager of Power System Automation - Eversource Energy
    Speaker image for Travis Mason
    Travis Mason, West Distribution Operation Center Technical Support Manager - Oncor Electric Delivery
    Speaker image for Vladyslav Anderson
    Vladyslav Anderson, Principal Quantitative Engineer - Exelon Corporation
    Speaker image for Valliappan Muthukaruppan
    Valliappan Muthukaruppan, Principal Quantitative Engineer, Analytics - Exelon Corporation
    Speaker image for Themis Michaelides
    Themis Michaelides, LSHCERU Business Insights – Global Head Advisory & Consulting - TCS
  8. Strategy and Workforce, with a focus on C&I and Data Center
    32AB
    50 mins
  9. Voltage Regulating Distribution Transformers: A Scalable Grid-Enhancing Solution for DER-Induced Voltage Challenges
    6D
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Brian Hur
    Brian Hur, Engineer - Hawaiian Electric
    Speaker image for Julia Vierl
    Julia Vierl, Business Development - Distribution Grid Applications and Analyst Engineer - Reinhausen Manufacturing
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Marcelo Sandoval
    Marcelo Sandoval, Director of Innovation and Technology Strategy - Landis+Gyr
  10. What it Takes for Behind the Meter Control: A Joint Effort Between ADMS, DERMS, and Next Gen AMI
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Yevgeniy Postnov
    Yevgeniy Postnov, Senior Distribution Operations Engineer - SMUD
    Speaker image for Michael Witter
    Michael Witter, Manager Information Technology - Sacramento Municipal Utility District
    Speaker image for Jon Curtis
    Jon Curtis, Power IBU Manager, Digital Grid Management - Emerson
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Shelly Barczak
    Shelly Barczak, Senior Manager - Exelon
1:15 PM
  1. Scalable, Smart, and Safe: A Playbook for Vegetation Risk Intelligence
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Adam Cornille
    Adam Cornille, Managing Director, AI & Analytics - Logic20/20
2:00 PM
  1. AI-Powered Utilities - The Next Wave of Innovation
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for David Kushner
    David Kushner, Director Product Management - Itron
  2. Defending Critical Infrastructure in a Connected World | The Threat Landscape Impacting Energy
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Glen Combe
    Glen Combe, Operational Technology Systems Engineering Specialist - Fortinet
  3. Faster Fixes, Smarter Maps: Nashville Electric Service Storm-Proofs Its Field Operation
    10
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Matthew Dodd
    Matthew Dodd, Manager, IT Systems - Nashville Electric Service
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Mehrdod Mohseni
    Mehrdod Mohseni - SSP Innovations
  4. From Blueprint to Field Operations: Lifecycle of the SDG&E Private LTE Network
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amit K Malik
    Amit K Malik, Senior Domain Architect - San Diego Gas and Electric
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alice Moy-Gonzalez
    Alice Moy-Gonzalez - Anterix
  5. From Outage Response to Grid Resilience: Advancing Distribution Operations
    6D
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bryan Ferguson
    Bryan Ferguson, President and CEO - Habersham EMC
  6. How to prevent AI Agents from replacing YOU
    Innovative and Emerging Tech - Booth #143
    30 mins
  7. Modeling, Analyzing, and Planning improvements for Reliability and Resilience
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Larry Trussell
    Larry Trussell, Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - DNV
  8. Modernizing the Grid with Data Analytics-Driven Approaches from the East and West Utility
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Junhui Zhao
    Junhui Zhao, Manager of Power System Automation - Eversource Energy
    Speaker image for Ann Moore
    Ann Moore, Global Industry Principal - Power & Utilities - AVEVA
    Speaker image for Subburaman Sankaran
    Subburaman Sankaran, Senior Domain Architect - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Meghan Calabro
    Meghan Calabro - Burns & McDonnell
  9. Next-Gen VoC for Utility CX Excellence
    33AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Chris Hilborn
    Chris Hilborn, President, Advisory Services - Utility 2030 Leadership Collaborative
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Andrea Blomquist
    Andrea Blomquist, Senior Energy Services Account Manager - Roseville Electric Utilities
    Speaker image for Brandy Bolden
    Brandy Bolden, Chief Customer Officer - SMUD
    Speaker image for Jody Allison
    Jody Allison, VP, Customer Transformation - Xcel Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Thomas Artau
    Thomas Artau - Duke Energy
  10. Unlocking the Power of AMI Data: Southern Company’s AI-Driven Meter Intelligence Hub
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Joyce Solomon
    Joyce Solomon, AMI Analytics and Data Science Manager - SOUTHERN COMPANY
    Speaker image for Doug Leal
    Doug Leal, Data & Analytics Consultant - CGI
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Rashmi Dani
    Rashmi Dani, Director - National Grid
  11. Validating ADMS Power Flow Estimates with AMI at Scale
    11AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Theresa Cruz
    Theresa Cruz - Sale River Project
    Speaker image for Jenika Raub
    Jenika Raub, Senior Manager Grid Data and Analytics - Salt River Project
    Speaker image for Osmani Pais
    Osmani Pais, Manager, Grid Performance Center - Salt River Project
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Lea Maurer
    Lea Maurer, Senior Manager - Market Intelligence - S&C Electric Company
2:45 PM
  1. Digital Twins and AI for Grid Reliability and Capacity Optimization
    Innovative and Emerging Tech - Booth #143
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Duarte Fleming
    Duarte Fleming, CSO - Enline
  2. From Blind Spots to Resilience: Practical Pathways to Grid Resiliency
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alberto Mendez Rebollo
    Alberto Mendez Rebollo, CEO & Cofounder - Plexigrid
  3. Investing in Compliance and Cybersecurity | Making the Case
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Erik Anderson
    Erik Anderson, Operational Technology Systems Engineering Specialist - Fortinet
3:00 PM
  1. IOU Meetup
    Utility VIP Lounge 6
    60 mins
  2. Keynote Session: Powering Energy Innovation with AI at Scale
    Ballroom 20
    60 mins
  3. Muni/Public Power/Coop Meetup
    Utility VIP Lounge 6
    60 mins
3:30 PM
  1. Digital Twins and GPU-Accelerated AI: Transforming Grid Edge Intelligence for the Modern Distribution Network
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Stephon McCoy
    Stephon McCoy, VP Solutions - Utilidata
    Speaker image for Marc Spieler
    Marc Spieler, Senior Managing Director, Energy - NVIDIA
    Speaker image for David Hart
    David Hart, Senior Vice President of Monitoring, Protection, Automation & Control - Quanta Technology
  2. Substation of the Future – Digital Substation
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dominique Verhulst
    Dominique Verhulst, Energy Segment Lead - Nokia
4:00 PM
  1. Software Developer Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  2. Voltage and Vine Reception
    Exhibit Hall
    120 mins
  3. Watt's on Tap Reception
    Exhibitor Booths
    120 mins
4:15 PM
  1. Driving field productivity through Agentic AI led grid asset data enrichment
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Neeraj Sripuram
    Neeraj Sripuram, Consult Partner - Kyndryl
  2. Let Your AMI Clean Up Your Grid Map
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dr. Dave Rieken
    Dr. Dave Rieken, VP, Engineering Research - Hubbell
5:00 PM
  1. Exhibit Hall Reception
    Exhibit Hall
    60 mins
  2. Future Energy Leaders Reception and Student Meetup
    6B
    60 mins
8:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables
    6B
    765 mins
  2. Registration Open
    D/E Lobby, G Lobby, or A Lobby
    540 mins
9:00 AM
  1. Future Energy Leaders Student Breakfast
    ABB Booth #3129, Exhibit Hall
    60 mins
  2. Inverter Based Resources in Resilient Utility Microgrids - Lessons from Field Tests
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Laurence Abcede
    Laurence Abcede, Manager of Distribution Technology and Asset Strategy - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Troy Miller
    Troy Miller - GE Vernova
  3. Keynote Session: Building a Brand. Brick by Brick.
    Ballroom 20
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Sara Riis-Carstensen
    Sara Riis-Carstensen, Global Brand Executive - Currently with Lufthansa Group, Formerly at LEGO, Carlsberg, Giorgio Armani, and De Beers
  4. National Grid-Modernizing the Grid with Volt-VAR Optimization: A Comparative Analysis of Decentralized and Centralized Approaches
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Patrick Cody
    Patrick Cody, Engineering Manager for the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) at National Grid - NATIONAL GRID USA
    Speaker image for Nazih Yazbeck
    Nazih Yazbeck, Lead Engineer for Distribution Control and Integration (DC&I) at National Grid - NATIONAL GRID USA
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alex Lago
    Alex Lago - Logic20/20
  5. Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s Mobile and Stationary Energy Storage Strategy Advancement through Self-Managed Pilot Deployment, Research, and Testing
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Hermes Arevalo
    Hermes Arevalo, Manager EV & DER Planning - Oklahoma Gas and Electric
    Speaker image for Mark Evlyn
    Mark Evlyn, Senior Director - TRC Companies
    Speaker image for Michael D'Ambrose
    Michael D'Ambrose, Project Engineer - TRC Companies
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Aaron Smith
    Aaron Smith - Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
  6. Planning Reliable and Resilient Grid Interconnections in the Context of Load Growth, DER Integration and Extreme Weather Events
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lénaïg LE GALL
    Lénaïg LE GALL, Senior Smart Grid Program Manager - EDF
    Speaker image for Colin VIGNON
    Colin VIGNON, Smart Grid Analyst - EDF
    Speaker image for Maxime RUEL
    Maxime RUEL, Smart Grid Analyst - EDF
10:00 AM
  1. ComEd’s T&D Strategy for an Equitable Transition Off the Gas System
    6F
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Scott Vogt
    Scott Vogt, VP Strategy, Energy Policy and Revenue Initiatives - ComEd
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nisha Begwani
    Nisha Begwani, Director of Strategy and Energy Policy - ComEd
    Speaker image for Aram Shumavon
    Aram Shumavon, CEO - Kevala
    Speaker image for Chris Lawrie
    Chris Lawrie, Senior Data Scientist - Kevala
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Margot Everett
    Margot Everett, Vice President, Analytics - Kevala
  2. Considerations for Automatic Outage Restoration in Distribution Systems With Distributed Energy Resources
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Konrad Schmitt
    Konrad Schmitt, Associate Power Engineer - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Speaker image for Jeff Hauber
    Jeff Hauber, Senior Engineer - Evergy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Giovanni Herazo
    Giovanni Herazo, Head of Solution Architecture - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
  3. Cracking the Affordability Code through AI, Payment Technology, and Customer Innovation
    11AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Vanessa Edmonds
    Vanessa Edmonds, Founder & CEO - Utility 2030 Leadership Collaborative (U2030)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Carolyn Bermudez
    Carolyn Bermudez, President - Liberty Utilities
    Speaker image for Carol Wallace
    Carol Wallace, Director, Customer Operations - Puget Sound Energy
    Speaker image for Ajit Apte
    Ajit Apte, Vice President, Customer Operations - BGE
    Speaker image for Chima Chijioke
    Chima Chijioke, VP, Customer Solutions - Georgia Power Company
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Jonathan Stewart
    Jonathan Stewart - Hitachi Energy
  4. Detecting Grid Insider threats: Coordinated asset monitoring for enhanced OT Cybersecurity
    9
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Susan Farrell
    Susan Farrell, VP and Global Head of Grid Cybersecurity - Siemens Energy
    Speaker image for Pascal Seguin
    Pascal Seguin, OT/ICS Grid Cybersecurity Engineer - Siemens Energy
    Speaker image for Luther Harris
    Luther Harris, Ethical Hacker - Luther Chip Harris Consulting LLC
  5. DSO by Design: Making Market-Ready the New Business as Usual
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ken Chadha
    Ken Chadha, Manager, Grid Analytics and Data Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Speaker image for Vivek Somasundaram
    Vivek Somasundaram, Manager, Grid Modernization Technologies - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Speaker image for Hisham Omara
    Hisham Omara, VP, Grid Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Stuart Laval
    Stuart Laval - Eaton Corporation
  6. Empowering the Control Room of the Future with AI and ML
    25B
    60 mins
  7. Empowering the Control Room of the Future with AI and ML
    60 mins
  8. Exhibit Hall Open
    Exhibit Hall
    420 mins
  9. Modern Conflation Processing Technology with Industry Leaders and Partners
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Craig Peddie
    Craig Peddie, CEO North America - nfoldROI, Inc.
  10. Modernizing Outage Management Systems for Smarter Grid: Real-World Lessons from a Large-Scale Oracle NMS Upgrade Journey
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for HIMANSHU BARI
    HIMANSHU BARI, UTILITIES OT PRACTICE HEAD - Abjayon Inc.
  11. Scaling EV Programs at the Grid Edge: Candid Lessons and Measurable Impact from California Utilities
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Luna Ascha
    Luna Ascha, Client Success - WeaveGrid
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Aaron Dyer
    Aaron Dyer, Senior Manager - Program Design and Development - SCE
    Speaker image for Amy Costadone
    Amy Costadone, Principal Product Manager, Vehicle Grid Integration - Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)
    Speaker image for Amy Wu
    Amy Wu, Program Manager, Vehicle Grid Integration - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Smriti Mishra
    Smriti Mishra, Ideation Lead, Innovation Accelerator - PG&E
  12. Sharper Strategies: Leveraging Data to Predict, Prioritize and Prevent Infrastructure and Vegetation Risks
    32AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for James Conlin
    James Conlin, Director of Product - Sharper Shape
  13. Smart Cities in Action: How Municipal Utilities Are Building Technology-Driven Communities
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kathy Nelson
    Kathy Nelson, Founder & CEO - KN Utility Telecom Consulting
    Speaker image for Gabriel Garcia
    Gabriel Garcia, Senior Director, Managing Fellow – Admin & Regulatory Law for CPS Energy - CPS Energy
    Speaker image for Cristine Korowajczuk
    Cristine Korowajczuk, Chief Commercial Officer - CelPlan Technologies
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Michael Keating
    Michael Keating - Vertical, Incorporated
  14. Startup Competition at Initiate
    25C
    360 mins
  15. Testing Strategies for Switchgear Automation: Enhancing Reliability and Reducing Risk with Real-World Insight
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ellie Fitzgerald
    Ellie Fitzgerald, Power Grid Automation Engineer II - G&W Electric
  16. Vegetation Management Technology Evolution: Navigating the Landscape of Innovation
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Sean Redding
    Sean Redding, Director, Vegetation Management - Eversource Energy
    Speaker image for Jason Durst
    Jason Durst, General Manager, Asset and Work Management - Hitachi Energy
  17. What Keeps Utility Executives Up at 3am
    31AB
    49 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Wayne Bishop
    Wayne Bishop, Vice President Industry Outreach & Strategy - Quanta Technology
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kevin Geraghty
    Kevin Geraghty, Chief Operating Officer - San Diego Gas and Electric
    Speaker image for Digaunto Chatterjee
    Digaunto Chatterjee, Senior Vice President, Engineering - Eversource
    Speaker image for Mark Lauby
    Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer - NERC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Keyra Pulliam
    Keyra Pulliam - Exelon
10:15 AM
  1. From DERs to AI Racks: How Modern Power Electronic Loads are Accelerating MV Splice Failures
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Sujata Sullivan
    Sujata Sullivan, Chief Commercial Officer- North America - Lovink
11:00 AM
  1. AI Shaping Grid Planning, Operations & Customers: Ethics at the Edge
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jeff Fanning
    Jeff Fanning, VP, Software and Services - Landis+Gyr
  2. Bringing the Grid Closer to the Customer with Technology: Lessons from City of Lodi
    32AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lina Burgos
    Lina Burgos, Advisory - Salt River Project
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Samantha Gilman
    Samantha Gilman - EPRI
  3. Building the Future of Grid Operations: Inside AES Ohio’s Next-Generation T&D Operations Center
    28AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Rae Michos
    Rae Michos, Senior Manager, Utilities - West Monroe
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Daniel Zimmerman
    Daniel Zimmerman, Senior Manager, Utilities - West Monroe
    Speaker image for Jim Odenweller
    Jim Odenweller, Manager, Fleet, Facilities, & Real Estate Services - AES
    Speaker image for Josh Benson
    Josh Benson, Manager, Distribution Operations - AES
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Lea Maurer
    Lea Maurer, Senior Manager - Market Intelligence - S&C Electric Company
  4. From Protection to Prediction: Leveraging Innovation and Data-Driven Intelligence for Proactive Grid Reliability
    10
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ann Moore
    Ann Moore, Global Industry Principal - Power & Utilities - AVEVA
    Speaker image for Nico Payne, PE
    Nico Payne, PE, Power Quality Supervisor – System Protection Engineering - San Diego Gas & Electric-SDG&E
    Speaker image for Tom Bialek
    Tom Bialek, Chief Technology Officer - Toumetis
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Renata Bakousseva
    Renata Bakousseva, Manager - Microgrid Design & Delivery - Pacific Gas & Electrc
  5. High-Resolution Fault Signatures from Synchronized Meter Data
    29CD
    50 mins
  6. Insights from Optimizing Managed Charging for Multiple Grid Benefits
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kathleen Ward
    Kathleen Ward, Lead Data Scientist - Opinion Dynamics
    Speaker image for Rick Hodges
    Rick Hodges, Senior Program Manager - Portland General Electric
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Smriti Mishra
    Smriti Mishra, Ideation Lead, Innovation Accelerator - PG&E
  7. Lessons from the Field: Commissioning, Operating, and Troubleshooting Utility-Owned Microgrids
    29AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jackie Baum
    Jackie Baum, Senior Team Lead - Microgrid and DERMS Integration - EPRI
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tim Gubitz
    Tim Gubitz, Manager, Distributed Energy Resources Engineering - North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
    Speaker image for Jordan Coleman
    Jordan Coleman, Relay and Control Design, E-III - Georgia Transmission Corporation
    Speaker image for Christian Ruvalcaba
    Christian Ruvalcaba, Engineer II - Southern California Edison
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Troy Miller
    Troy Miller - GE Vernova
  8. LGBTQ Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  9. Navigating Cyber Risk in an Era of AI and Growing Cyber Threats
    25B
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Richard Springer
    Richard Springer, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, OT Solutions - Fortinet
  10. PG&E's Flex Connect Program: Scaling & Standardizing Flexible Service Connections
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lei Wang
    Lei Wang, Principal Product Manager, DERMS Execution & Operations - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Geri Yin
    Geri Yin, Vice President, GRE&T Centr - Alectra Utilities
  11. Resiliency Reinvented: Real-World Adaptations & Reliability in Practice with Cleco, Duke Energy, and Oncor
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Perry Welch
    Perry Welch, Manager, AMI and Metering - Cleco
    Speaker image for Tiffany Dennison
    Tiffany Dennison, Vice President of Revenue Services and Metering - Duke Energy
  12. The future of electric trucking could be earlier than you thought
    6D
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amber Putignano
    Amber Putignano, Market Development - EV Ecosystem - ABB
    Speaker image for Julie Tzeng
    Julie Tzeng, E-Mobility Business Development Manager - ConEdison
    Speaker image for Emilia Sibley
    Emilia Sibley, Emerging Technologies Consultant - North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)
11:25 AM
  1. Distribution Reliability Indices - US and International Practices and Evolving Industry Needs
    10
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jon Eric Thalman
    Jon Eric Thalman, Sr. Director, Reliability - Pacific Gas and Electric
    Speaker image for Julio Romero Aguero
    Julio Romero Aguero, Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation - Quanta Technology
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Renata Bakousseva
    Renata Bakousseva, Manager - Microgrid Design & Delivery - Pacific Gas & Electrc
11:45 AM
  1. Future-Proofing the Grid: How Power Quality Monitoring Enables Reliability
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
  2. Keynote Session: Silicon Valley's Innovation Playbook: How To Create "Renewable" Ideas.
    Ballroom 20
    75 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Joe Eazor
    Joe Eazor, CEO - E Source
    Speaker image for Jon Youshaei
    Jon Youshaei, Creator & Entrepreneur - Formerly at YouTube & Instagram
  3. Transforming Work & Asset Management at Eversource
    Innovative and Emerging Tech - Booth #143
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Karen Palmeiri
    Karen Palmeiri, Director of Process Improvement and Configuration Management - Eversource
    Speaker image for Mike Doherty
    Mike Doherty, Senior Manager - Accenture
    Speaker image for Paul Womelsdorf
    Paul Womelsdorf, IT Product Manager – Field Mobility - Eversource
12:00 PM
  1. Attendee Lunch
    Plaza Park
    60 mins
1:00 PM
  1. AI in the Affordability Era: How PSEG-LI Is Reinventing Customer Engagement
    11AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Rocky Mountain Power Rocky Mountain Power
    Rocky Mountain Power Rocky Mountain Power, Rocky Mountain Power - ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
    Speaker image for Nayan Parikh
    Nayan Parikh, Technology Group Product Manager - PSEG Long Island
    Speaker image for Ted Nielsen
    Ted Nielsen, Chief Product Officer - Bidgely
  2. Black Professionals Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  3. Building the AI-Native Utility: Real-World Experiences, Challenges & What Comes Next
    6F
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for ROHIT PAREEK
    ROHIT PAREEK, Chief Product Officer - Impresa.ai
  4. Communication Networks for the AI Ready Grid
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dominique Verhulst
    Dominique Verhulst, Energy Segment Lead - Nokia
    Speaker image for Kenneth Rabedeau
    Kenneth Rabedeau, Segment Leader - Energy - Nokia
    Speaker image for Mauricio Subieta
    Mauricio Subieta, Energy CTO and Head of Technology - Nokia
    Speaker image for Ali Emam
    Ali Emam, Campaign Strategist - Nokia
  5. Digital Assurance: Building a Path to Secure Infrastructure Growth
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Shari Gribbin
    Shari Gribbin, Managing Partner - CNK Solutions
    Speaker image for Megan Culler
    Megan Culler, Technical Director of Critical Energy Cybersecurity - Idaho National Laboratory
    Speaker image for Daniel Trujillo
    Daniel Trujillo, CISO - Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Emma Stewart
    Emma Stewart - INL
  6. Evergy DERMS Implementation: The Importance of Cross Team Planning and Impacts on Solution Architecture
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Christian Winingar
    Christian Winingar, Distribution Modernization - Burns & McDonnell
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tianling Wu
    Tianling Wu, Principal Engineer - Evergy
    Speaker image for Behnam Danai
    Behnam Danai, Senior Manager, Distributed Energy Resources Programs - OATI
    Speaker image for Amy Bartak
    Amy Bartak, Grid Modernization Manager - Burns & McDonnell
    Speaker image for Chad Carsten
    Chad Carsten, Director of Operations Technology - Evergy
    Speaker image for Andrea Carrillo
    Andrea Carrillo, Senior Product Specialist - Evergy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Shelly Barczak
    Shelly Barczak, Senior Manager - Exelon
  7. From Planning to Action: Aligning Utility Operations to Unlock the Power of Non-Wires Solutions
    6E
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Julieta Giraldez
    Julieta Giraldez, Director Integrated Planning - Electric Power Engineers
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nery Navarro
    Nery Navarro, Principal Manager Distribution System Planning - Southern California Edison
    Speaker image for Daniel Haughton
    Daniel Haughton, Director of T&D Engineering - Luma
    Speaker image for Erik Lee
    Erik Lee, Principal Distribution Planning Engineer - Avista
    Speaker image for Benjamin Lee
    Benjamin Lee, Director of Grid Modernization - Electric Power Engineers
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Meghan Calabro
    Meghan Calabro - Burns & McDonnell
  8. Pioneering ADMS-FLISR Validation: Path to Effective Operationalization and Business Adoption
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kevin Schoenknecht
    Kevin Schoenknecht, Manager - DTE
    Speaker image for Alikhan Dankaev
    Alikhan Dankaev, Manager - EY Digital Grid - Technology Consulting for P&U - EY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Bert Stewart
    Bert Stewart - NATIONAL GRID USA
  9. Scoping in Seconds: Dominion’s Step-by-Step DER Interconnection Playbook
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Inalvis Alvarez Fernandez, Ph.D.
    Inalvis Alvarez Fernandez, Ph.D., Senior Energy Technology Engineer II - Simple Thread
    Speaker image for Michael Lay
    Michael Lay, Software Engineer - DOMINION ENERGY
    Speaker image for Partha Sarker, Ph.D.
    Partha Sarker, Ph.D., Senior Engineer - DOMINION ENERGY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Amanda Lane
    Amanda Lane - AEP Transmission
  10. The Wildfire Imperative: Understanding and Mitigating Against Wildfire Risk
    5AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jared Leader
    Jared Leader, Senior Director, Research & Industry Strategy, Resilience - Smart Electric Power Alliance
  11. Wildfire Risk Mitigation & Vegetation Management Symposium
    5AB
    240 mins
  12. Women Who Watt Change: Leading the Modern Utility Workforce
    32AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Marguerite Behringer
    Marguerite Behringer, Director of Regulatory Policy and Industry Relations - Landis+Gyr
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tamla Oliver
    Tamla Oliver, President & CEO - Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
    Speaker image for Lora Anguay
    Lora Anguay, Chief Zero Carbon Officer - SMUD
    Speaker image for Jody Allison
    Jody Allison, VP, Customer Transformation - Xcel Energy
    Speaker image for Funmi Williamson
    Funmi Williamson, Chief Customer Officer & SVP Customer Service - Southern California Edison
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Jim Walters
    Jim Walters, Utility Executive Advisor - Utilitech Advisors
1:15 PM
  1. From Data Chaos to Clarity: How Unified Intelligence Transforms the Grid
    Grid Edge Intelligence - Booth #4845
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Julian
    Michael Julian, Chief Revenue Officer - Tantalus Systems
  2. Power Quality Under Pressure: STATCOMs for Regenerative Loads with Weak Sources and Strict Voltage Compliance
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
1:25 PM
  1. Modernizing for Outage Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction at Xcel Energy
    5AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Chad Nickell
    Chad Nickell, Senior Director of Grid Transformation - Xcel Energy
    Speaker image for John Morris
    John Morris, Senior Vice President, Grid Operations - Mosaic
1:50 PM
  1. How PNM Adopted a Scaled Approach to Improve Wildfire Mitigation on a Practical Budget
    5AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bradley Smith
    Bradley Smith, Vice President - AiDASH
    Speaker image for Wesley Gray
    Wesley Gray, Executive Director of New Mexico Field Operations - Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
2:00 PM
  1. AMI 2.0 Interoperability and Innovation at Duke Energy and National Grid
    6C
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mike Vecchi
    Mike Vecchi, Director - Industry Solutions - Landis+Gyr
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Mike Mokey
    Mike Mokey, Head of AMI, NY - National Grid
    Speaker image for Joe Vale
    Joe Vale, Director of AMI Operations & Meter Engineering  - Duke Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Brian Walsh
    Brian Walsh - Beacon.
  2. Asian Professionals Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  3. CIO Strategies: Five Steps to Scale AI Value Across the Utility Enterprise
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Karthik Moorthy
    Karthik Moorthy, Chief Growth Officer - Bidgely
  4. DERMS Industry Insights & Lessons Learned
    32AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jared Trumpetto
    Jared Trumpetto, Department Manager - Consolidated Edison
    Speaker image for Omar Al-Juburi
    Omar Al-Juburi, Power & Utilities Technology Consulting Leader - Ernst & Young
  5. Drivers and Benefits in Adopting Digital Substations
    29CD
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jonathan Sykes
    Jonathan Sykes, Vice President - Quanta Technolgy
    Speakers
    Speaker image for George Wegh
    George Wegh, Director - Eversource
    Speaker image for Richard Tuck
    Richard Tuck, Supervisor – System Protection Standards - DOMINION ENERGY
    Speaker image for Kelly Fox
    Kelly Fox, Manager - Substation Operations - Center Point Energy
    Speaker image for Richard Hunt
    Richard Hunt, Executive Advisor MPAC - Quanta Technology
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Brian Huey
    Brian Huey - AT&T
  6. Fortifying the Grid Edge: Cybersecurity Analysis and Testing for Advanced Distribution Devices, Lessons from a Utility
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jason Sizemore
    Jason Sizemore, Director, Information Security - Tampa Electric
    Speaker image for Adam Rhodes
    Adam Rhodes, Sr. Network Architect - Black & Veatch
    Speaker image for Craig Preuss
    Craig Preuss, System Architect - Black & Veatch
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Eric Gupta
    Eric Gupta, Principal Consultant - Black & Veatch
  7. Leading Grid Enhancement Strategies for Public Power: Overhead & Underground Line Sensors — Deployment, Challenges, and Integration with ADMS
    6E
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nevida Jack
    Nevida Jack, Principal Engineer - Salt River Project
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Guillermo De Hoyos
    Guillermo De Hoyos - CPS Energy
  8. One Year Later: Managing the Large Load Surge in a New Federal Policy Era
    6F
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Karen Wayland
    Karen Wayland, CEO - GridWise Alliance
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kerrick Johnson
    Kerrick Johnson, Commissioner - Vermont Public Utility Commission
    Speaker image for Ann Moore
    Ann Moore, Global Industry Principal - Power & Utilities - AVEVA
    Speaker image for Jason Handley
    Jason Handley, Vice President of Distribution Grid Modernization - Quanta Technology
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Larry Gasteiger
    Larry Gasteiger - WIRES
  9. Riding the AMI Wave with APS, National Grid, Otter Tail Power, and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Derek Tysdal
    Derek Tysdal, Manager, Advanced Concepts System Operations - Otter Tail Power
    Speaker image for Katie Richards
    Katie Richards, Director, Meter Technology & Automation - APS
    Speaker image for Peter Muhoro
    Peter Muhoro, Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
  10. Virtual Reality Meets Real-World Training Solutions for PG&E Field Crews
    10
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Juliet Meyer
    Juliet Meyer, Virtual Reality Development Lead - Accenture
    Speaker image for Carter Val
    Carter Val, Sr. Mgr Transmission & Distribution - PG&E
    Speaker image for Chris Hallett
    Chris Hallett, Transformation Excellence Manager - Accenture
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alan Sowell
    Alan Sowell - POWER Engineers, Inc.
2:15 PM
  1. Digital Optimization of an Airport District Energy system
    10
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Luca Ferrari
    Luca Ferrari, Project Manager - Optit Corp
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alan Sowell
    Alan Sowell - POWER Engineers, Inc.
  2. Strengthening Transmission Asset Management with Image-Based Inspections at FirstEnergy
    5AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jim McHugh
    Jim McHugh, Vice President, North America Sales - Cyberhawk
2:30 PM
  1. Immersive Augmented Reality (iAR) in Vegetation Management Training & Assessment
    10
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Miriam Halsey
    Miriam Halsey, Director of Energy & Utilities - Mosaic
    Speaker image for Trevor Morgan
    Trevor Morgan, Supervisor, VM Competency Assessment Program - PG&E
    Speaker image for Nick Matheson
    Nick Matheson, Manager, VM Competency Assessment Program - PG&E
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Alan Sowell
    Alan Sowell - POWER Engineers, Inc.
2:40 PM
  1. Assessing and Understanding the Tools and Strategies for Wildfire Management
    5AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Nate Ernst
    Nate Ernst, President - Tactien Group
2:45 PM
  1. Bridging IT and OT: Enabling Automated Cybersecurity Response for Substation Devices
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ameen Hamdon
    Ameen Hamdon, President and CEO - SUBNET Solutions Inc.
3:00 PM
  1. A Data-Driven and Equity-Centered Approach for Optimizing the Placement of Power Quality Conditioners in Large-Scale Distribution Systems
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Maziar Isapour
    Maziar Isapour, Sr Engineer - Southern California Edison
    Speaker image for Andrew Ioan
    Andrew Ioan, Sr Engineer 2 - Southern California Edison
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Terry Nielsen
    Terry Nielsen, Chief Consultant - Qualus
  2. Accelerating Grid Modernization with Mission Critical Private LTE
    28CD
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Dana Jaber Diab
    Dana Jaber Diab, Head of Sales Mission Critical Networks, Ericsson Americas - Ericsson
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bruce Albright
    Bruce Albright, PLTE Business Line Manager - Burns & McDonnell
    Speaker image for Stephen Ryan
    Stephen Ryan, Vice President, Ecosystem and Partnerships - Anterix
    Speaker image for Jason Ervin
    Jason Ervin, Director of Infrastructure and Controls - Lower Colorado River Authority, LCRA
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Koustuv Ghoshal
    Koustuv Ghoshal - Ericsson, Inc.
  3. AI-Driven Modernization: Building Resilient, Sustainable Power Grids.
    28AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Gulshan Oshan
    Gulshan Oshan, Consult Partner - Kyndryl
  4. AMI 2.0 Meets AI: Customer Insights with a Panel of Utility Leaders
    11AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Po-Chen Chen
    Po-Chen Chen - TCS
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Vijit Nair
    Vijit Nair, Segment Head - Utilities, Americas, Tata Consultancy Services - Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Speaker image for Joyce Solomon
    Joyce Solomon, AMI Analytics and Data Science Manager - SOUTHERN COMPANY
    Speaker image for Arnie Richardson
    Arnie Richardson, Managing Director of Strategic Solutions Analytics & Innovation - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Mohammed Zakaria
    Mohammed Zakaria, Data Science Manager - Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon Company
    Speaker image for Amin Khodaei
    Amin Khodaei, Co-founder and CEO - Gridient
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Marina Donovan
    Marina Donovan - Itron
  5. From 80 Cycles to 800: The Physics Evolution That Demands America's Next Grid Innovation
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Marco Pangos
    Marco Pangos, Director of Business Development, Critical Infrastructure & Utilities - Ubiik
  6. From Grid Visibility to Predictive Intelligence: Scaling AI-Powered Grid Awareness Across 1.1 Million Endpoints in the AEP Texas Distribution Network
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Fivos Maniatakos
    Fivos Maniatakos, CEO, President - Sensewaves SAS
    Speaker image for Jerry Young
    Jerry Young, Manager - Advanced Metering Infrastructure - AEP Texas
    Speaker image for Alex Ramirez
    Alex Ramirez, Vice President Customer Experience - AEP Texas
  7. Pivoting to the Future Distribution Grid
    32AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mike Beehler
    Mike Beehler, National Spokesperson - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Brian Chen
    Brian Chen, VP of Project and Field Engineering - SCE
    Speaker image for Daniel Gunderson
    Daniel Gunderson, VP of T&D Planning and Operations - Minnesota Power
    Speaker image for Todd Conner
    Todd Conner, Senior Vice President of Electric Distribution - Xcel Energy
    Speaker image for Rod Robinson
    Rod Robinson, VP of Electric System Operations - PG&E
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Steve Greene
    Steve Greene - KloudGin
  8. Regulatory Readiness: Making the Case for Climate Resilience
    6F
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Eric Chung
    Eric Chung, Partner - West Monroe
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Paul Mathew
    Paul Mathew, Director, Strategic Coordination and Analysis - CENTERPOINT ENERGY
    Speaker image for James Van Nostrand
    James Van Nostrand, Chair - Massachusetts DPU Commission
    Speaker image for Mishal Thadani
    Mishal Thadani, CEO and Co-Founder - Rhizome
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Margot Everett
    Margot Everett, Vice President, Analytics - Kevala
  9. Revolutionizing our Grid Modernization Journey: Duke Energy’s Journey Integrating AI
    6D
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Melhorn
    Alex Melhorn, Product Manager - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Hannah Pohlmann
    Hannah Pohlmann, Product Manager - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Junaid "MJ" Muhammad
    Junaid "MJ" Muhammad, IT Manager - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Martin Cardenas
    Martin Cardenas, Principal Data Science Consultant - Duke Energy
    Speaker image for Jon Cane
    Jon Cane, IT Manager - Duke Energy
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Junhui Zhao
    Junhui Zhao, Manager of Power System Automation - Eversource Energy
  10. Securely manage and enforce compliance on all devices in a NERC CIP environment
    26AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Kelly Stich
    Kelly Stich, Chief Cyber Security Architect - SUBNET Solutions Inc.
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ameen Hamdon
    Ameen Hamdon, President and CEO - SUBNET Solutions Inc.
    Speaker image for Anthony Eshpeter
    Anthony Eshpeter, CTO - SUBNET Solutions Inc.
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Sunil Katwala
    Sunil Katwala - PSEGLI
  11. The Hard Truth About DERMS Data Challenges, Pitfalls, and What We’ve Learned
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Shawn ODonnell
    Shawn ODonnell, Section Manager - Consolidated Edison
    Speaker image for Jared Trumpetto
    Jared Trumpetto, Department Manager - Consolidated Edison
    Speaker image for Joseph Kucic
    Joseph Kucic
    Speaker image for Rebecca Hilderbrand
    Rebecca Hilderbrand - EY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Mehrdod Mohseni
    Mehrdod Mohseni - SSP Innovations
  12. Veteran Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  13. Voltage and Vine Reception
    Exhibit Hall
    120 mins
  14. Watt's on Tap Reception
    Exhibitor Booths
    120 mins
3:15 PM
  1. The Present and Future of Wildfire and Vegetation Management from a Technology Perspective
    5AB
    45 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Nate Ernst
    Nate Ernst, President - Tactien Group
3:30 PM
  1. Intelligence on Laterals: The Next Frontier in Distribution Automation
    Innovative and Emerging Tech - Booth #143
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Balaji Santhanam
    Balaji Santhanam, Director, Utility Automation - Hubbell
  2. Rethinking secondary equipment — Lessons from Telco, Banking and IT
    Digitalizing the Grid - Booth #6045
    30 mins
4:00 PM
  1. Hispanic/Latino Professionals Meetup
    3
    60 mins
  2. Reinforced, Resilient, and Reliable Solutions for Overhead and Underground Systems, Including AI-Driven and Patent-Pending Tools
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Yuhsin Hawig
    Yuhsin Hawig, Vice President, Engineering - Southwire Company
4:10 PM
  1. The Present and Future of Wildfire and Vegetation Management from a Utility Perspective
    5AB
    45 mins
4:15 PM
  1. Audit-Ready Every Day: Automating NERC CIP Compliance Across All IEDs
    Reliability & Resiliency - Booth #UL741
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Anthony Eshpeter
    Anthony Eshpeter, CTO - SUBNET Solutions Inc.
5:00 PM
  1. Networking Party
    Sails Terrace and Upper Level Outdoor Terrace
    90 mins
8:00 AM
  1. GU307: How to regulate and optimize voltage and vars on the distribution system with high penetration of DERs along with FLISTR
    25A
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Murty Yalla
    Murty Yalla, VPGM - Hubbell
    Speaker image for Robert McFetridge
    Robert McFetridge, Director of Business Development - Controls - Hubbell
  2. GU308: Beyond Response: Building Resilient, AI-Enabled Emergency Management for Utilities
    25B
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kurt Pullman
    Kurt Pullman, Principal Consultant and Grid Emergency Management Product Manager - Qualus
    Speaker image for Luis Hernandez
    Luis Hernandez, Business Continuity and Emergency Manager - Portland General Electric
    Speaker image for Brittany Barnwell
    Brittany Barnwell, Emergency Manager - Seattle City Light
  3. GU309: Integration of Large and AI-Driven Loads: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
    28E
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amin Zamani
    Amin Zamani, Sr. Director - Quanta Technology, LLC
    Speaker image for Rahul Anilkumar
    Rahul Anilkumar, Sr. Director - Quanta Technology
    Speaker image for Oluwatimilehin (Timi) Adeosun
    Oluwatimilehin (Timi) Adeosun, Staff Engineer - DOMINION ENERGY
  4. GU310: Private LTE for Utilities: From Strategy to Field Operations
    31C
    240 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Cristine Korowajczuk
    Cristine Korowajczuk, Chief Commercial Officer - CelPlan Technologies
    Speaker image for Chrissy Carr
    Chrissy Carr, Power Delivery Leadership Team - Kimley-Horn
    Speaker image for Joe Mellott
    Joe Mellott, Sr. Project/Program Manager - Telecom Partner Consulting
    Speaker image for Kathy Nelson
    Kathy Nelson, Founder & CEO - KN Utility Telecom Consulting
  5. Registration Open
    D/E Lobby
    300 mins
9:00 AM
  1. Exhibit Hall Breakfast
    Knowledge Hubs
    60 mins
  2. Exhibit Hall Open
    Exhibit Hall
    240 mins
  3. Harnessing Co-Innovation to Drive Real-World Deployment of AI through the Open Power AI Consortium
    5AB
    180 mins
  4. Investment and Implementation Workshop
    9
    195 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Doug Preece
    Doug Preece, Managing Director, Technology Transformation - Black & Veatch
    Speaker image for Jim Shields
    Jim Shields, Managing Director, Asset Management - Black & Veatch
  5. Technical Conference
    360 mins
10:00 AM
  1. Accelerating Fleet Electrification: Utility Programs and Lessons from the Field
    6C
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Christopher Faretta
    Christopher Faretta, Clean Transportation Programs Manager - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Speaker image for Cheshta Balwani
    Cheshta Balwani, Clean Transportation & Distributed Energies Solution Growth Lead - Black & Veatch
  2. Aggregating DERs in ERCOT: Lessons from the ADER Pilot Program and What Other Markets Can Learn
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Matthew Boms
    Matthew Boms, Executive Director - Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jason Ryan
    Jason Ryan, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs - CENTERPOINT ENERGY
    Speaker image for Amy Heart
    Amy Heart, Vice President of Public Policy - Sunrun
    Speaker image for Ryan King
    Ryan King, Manager, Market Design - ERCOT
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Farrokh Rahimi
    Farrokh Rahimi, Executive Vice President Market Design & Consulting - OATI
  3. Are utilities ready for Agentic AI adoption?
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Abhijit Bhure
    Abhijit Bhure, Consult Partner - Kyndryl
  4. CEO's discuss - From Risk to Resilience: Advancing Wildfire Mitigation Across the Utility Landscape
    10
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Arvind Satyam
    Arvind Satyam, Chief Commercial Officer - Pano AI
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Maria Pope
    Maria Pope, CEO - Portland General Electric
    Speaker image for Ted Geisler
    Ted Geisler, President - Arizona Public Service
    Speaker image for Hilary Franz
    Hilary Franz, Former Commissioner of Public Lands - Washington Department of Natural Resources
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Ashley Stern
    Ashley Stern, Director Product Marketing - Itron
  5. Smart Buildings, Smarter Grid: Accelerating Electrification Through Integrated EV and Heat Pump Control with United Illuminating Company
    11AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Cedric Tai
    Cedric Tai, Director, Strategic Initiatives - SWTCH
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Crowley
    Michael Crowley, Manager, Clean Energy Policy - United Illuminating Company
    Speaker image for Malo McKay
    Malo McKay, Director of Business Development - Bondi
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Kellee Christensen P.E.
    Kellee Christensen P.E. - Lansing Board of Water and Light
  6. The Pulse of the Grid: Building a Smarter Asset Health Strategy
    29CD
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jim Perrine
    Jim Perrine, Power & Utilities Enterprise Asset Management Lead - EY
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Sarah Smith
    Sarah Smith, Change Management Program Manager - DOMINION ENERGY
    Speaker image for Kate Coker
    Kate Coker, Distribution Grid Asset Management Program Manager - DOMINION ENERGY
    Speaker image for Miles Cleveland
    Miles Cleveland, Power & Utilities Asset Management Consultant - EY
    Speaker image for Jason Holland
    Jason Holland, Director, Strategic Project Execution - Dominion Energy Virginia
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for John McDonald
    John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC.
  7. Unlocking Customer Flexibility: Lessons from Ontario and Beyond
    28CD
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Andrea Nuesser
    Andrea Nuesser, Grid Modernization Leader - Capgemini
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Spencer Gill
    Spencer Gill, VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE LEAD ASSET MANAGEMENT & GRID MODERNIZATION - Hydro One
    Speaker image for Richard Sarti
    Richard Sarti, CEO - NODES
    Speaker image for Geir Magne Abusdal
    Geir Magne Abusdal, System Manager - Glitre Nett
    Speaker image for Ted Leonard
    Ted Leonard, Vice President, Operations and Finance - EnPowered
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Michael Brown
    Michael Brown - NV Energy
10:30 AM
  1. Exhibit Excellence Award
    Winners booth
    30 mins
  2. Startup Awards at Initiate
    25C
    30 mins
11:00 AM
  1. Achieving Interoperability at the Grid Edge
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Garrison Stuber
    Michael Garrison Stuber, Consulting Architect - Southern California Edison
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Eric Charette
    Eric Charette, Executive Consultant - Qualus
  2. Empowering Utilities with Integrated AI-Driven Data Solutions on Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Saul Melara
    Saul Melara, Director of Global Sector Architecture - Oracle Utilities
    Speaker image for Tom Eyford
    Tom Eyford, Global Industry and Customer Advisor - Oracle Utilities
  3. Grid Investment Strategies
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Mike Beehler
    Mike Beehler, National Spokesperson - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Digaunto Chatterjee
    Digaunto Chatterjee, Senior Vice President, Engineering - Eversource
    Speaker image for Larry Bekkedahl
    Larry Bekkedahl, SVP of T&D - Portland General Electric
    Speaker image for Curt Mansfield
    Curt Mansfield, SVP of Power Delivery - PACIFICORP
    Speaker image for Cleve Fann
    Cleve Fann, SVP of Region External Affairs - GEORGIA POWER
  4. On-Site Energy Solutions for Sustainable and Reliable Data Centers: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
    31AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Saeed Kamalinia, Ph.D.
    Saeed Kamalinia, Ph.D., Manager, Energy Strategy, AWS Data Center Global Services - Amazon Web Services
    Speaker image for Samaneh Morovati
    Samaneh Morovati, Principal Engineer - Quanta Technology
    Speaker image for Jason Autrey
    Jason Autrey, Power Delivery R&D Manager - SOUTHERN COMPANY
    Speaker image for Deepesh Rana
    Deepesh Rana, Vice President, Transmission - Linea Energy
    Speaker image for Spencer Hanes
    Spencer Hanes, VP International Business Development - EnerVenue
    Speaker image for Hannes Kruger
    Hannes Kruger, SENIOR ADVISOR - Quanta Technology
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for James Helmberger
    James Helmberger - OPPD
  5. Scaling Grid Flexibility: Operating Nearly a Gigawatt of Demand Response in New York City
    26AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Alex Potulicki
    Alex Potulicki, Section Manger, Demand Response - Con Edison
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Parth Viswanathan
    Parth Viswanathan, Manager - EY
    Speaker image for Kohil Vyas
    Kohil Vyas, Senior Manager - EY
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Rob Boone
    Rob Boone, Manager, Grid Modernization - Nova Scotia Power
1:00 PM
  1. AI-Powered Industrial Cybersecurity Intelligence for Transportation Electrification and Grid Resilience: Securing the Future of Energy Systems
    28CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Goran Novkovic
    Goran Novkovic, Director of Industrial Cybersecurity - Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Seshadri Nadendla
    Seshadri Nadendla - Deloitte Consulting
  2. Detecting Energy Diversion and Safeguarding Revenue
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kelvin White
    Kelvin White, Revenue Assurance Analyst II - GEORGIA POWER
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Venkat Banunarayanan
    Venkat Banunarayanan - National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association
  3. Exhibitor Move Out
    Exhibit Hall
    540 mins
  4. How Generative AI Can Enhance Utility Network Operations Centers
    29CD
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kenny Ma
    Kenny Ma, AI Engineer - Southern California Edison
    Speaker image for Carlos Carazo
    Carlos Carazo, Utility CTO - World Wide Technology, Inc.
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Carlos Carazo
    Carlos Carazo - World Wide Technology
  5. Long-Duration Energy Storage: Kit Carson’s Innovative Hydrogen Project in Questa, New Mexico
    31AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Luis Reyes
    Luis Reyes, CEO - Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Michael Parran
    Michael Parran - MISO Energy
  6. Modernizing the Grid Through Performance Based Ratemaking Metrics
    6D
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jayden Wilson
    Jayden Wilson, Director - Opinion Dynamics
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lani Shinsato
    Lani Shinsato, Director, Customer Energy Resources Programs - HECO
    Speaker image for Gerhard Walker
    Gerhard Walker, Director, Integrated Energy Planning - Eversource Energy
    Speaker image for Ellen Meierotto
    Ellen Meierotto, Manager, Business Performance - Ameren Illinois
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Aaron Stoll
    Aaron Stoll - GRID UNITED
  7. Real World Benefits of PG&E's DERMS
    26AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Collins
    Alex Collins, Manager, DERMS Execution & Operations - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
    Speaker image for Aleksandar Parmakovic
    Aleksandar Parmakovic, Lead Global Solution Architect - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Abhiram Vallabhaneni
    Abhiram Vallabhaneni - Lansing Board of Water & Light
  8. Training Present and Prospective Electric Utility Professionals: Contemporary Trends and Best Practices
    11AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for James Prechtl
    James Prechtl, Head of PTI Academy US - Siemens Grid Software
    Speaker image for Donna Herndon
    Donna Herndon, PTI - Training Coordinator - Siemens Grid Software
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Gina McCann
    Gina McCann - GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.
  9. Transforming Transmission Inspections: How NYPA and Buzz Solutions Are Using AI to Improve Reliability and Asset Management
    10
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kaitlyn Albertoli
    Kaitlyn Albertoli, CEO and Co-Founder - Buzz Solutions
    Speaker image for Vikhyat Chaudhry
    Vikhyat Chaudhry, Co-Founder, COO and CTO - Buzz Solutions
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Donald (Lorne) Poindexter
    Donald (Lorne) Poindexter, Resident Site Manager - Westinghouse
1:25 PM
  1. Advancing Long-Duration BESS Testing: Bridging Innovation and Implementation
    31AB
    25 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Farhad Elyasichamazkoti
    Farhad Elyasichamazkoti, Advisor - Quanta Technology
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ryan Miller
    Ryan Miller, Senior Manager - SCE
    Speaker image for Ahmad Momeni
    Ahmad Momeni, Director - Quanta Technology
    Speaker image for Laurence Abcede
    Laurence Abcede, Manager of Distribution Technology and Asset Strategy - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Speaker image for Spencer Hanes
    Spencer Hanes, VP International Business Development - EnerVenue
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Michael Parran
    Michael Parran - MISO Energy
  2. Strengthening Your Utilities Workforce Through Conversation within Transformational Programs
    11AB
    25 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kakali Sinha
    Kakali Sinha, Director, IT Major Projects - Eversource Energy
    Speaker image for Brittney Thomas
    Brittney Thomas, Technology Consulting Senior Manager - Accenture
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Morteza Talebi
    Morteza Talebi, VP of Workforce Development - at POWERX
2:00 PM
  1. Bringing The Business Together – Establishing a 7-Year Vision for BC Hydro’s Distribution Operating Technology
    29AB
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Bettencourt
    Alex Bettencourt, Utilities Practice Lead - Canada - Accenture
    Speaker image for Loan Kenney
    Loan Kenney, Enterprise Architect - BC Hydro
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Taiwo Alo
    Taiwo Alo - Pepco Holdings
  2. Eliminating Hazard Awareness Delay: How Three Utilities Utilize Physical Grid Monitoring to Avert Catastrophic Failures
    31AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Jay Leyno
    Jay Leyno, Director, Wildfire Mitigation PMO - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Brotherson
    Alex Brotherson, Principal Engineer, Grid Modernization Strategy - Puget Sound Energy
    Speaker image for Tyler McGrath
    Tyler McGrath, Director, Wildfire Project Engineering - Xcel Energy
    Speaker image for Karen McKelvie
    Karen McKelvie, Senior Manager, Wildfire Mitigation PMO Pacific Gas and Electric. - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dorothy Moryc
    Dorothy Moryc - Enova Power Corp.
  3. Evolution of Compliance Risk Assessment
    10
    50 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Cameron Carroll
    Cameron Carroll, Group Product Manager Digital & Portfolio Management - San Diego Gas & Electric
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Abder Elandaloussi
    Abder Elandaloussi - Southern California Edison
  4. Powering Data Center Load Growth with Grid Enhancing Technologies
    26AB
    50 mins
    Panel Moderator
    Speaker image for Julia Selker
    Julia Selker, Executive Director - WATT Coalition
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Chad Dupuis
    Chad Dupuis, Principal Electrical Engineer - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Speaker image for Ted Bloch-Rubin
    Ted Bloch-Rubin, Director of Business Development, Americas - Smart Wires
    Speaker image for Kerrick Johnson
    Kerrick Johnson, Commissioner - Vermont Public Utility Commission
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Avnaesh Jayantilal
    Avnaesh Jayantilal, Chief Technology Officer - GE Vernova Grid Software