2025 Technical Conference Sessions - DISTRIBUTECH International 2025

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UIIC 2025 Summit

D171/173

720 mins
- Partner Events

UU101: DER-enabled ADMS solutions for modern distribution systems

C140

540 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Kevin Blazewick, Functional System Archt Lead - American Electric Power

Chris Traber, Power System Operator II - Burbank Water and Power

Robert Uluski, Executive Consultant - ESTA International

Manuel Atanacio, Executive Consultant - ESTA International

Tony Coyle, Principal Consultant - ESTA International
UU203: IEEE 1815 (DNP3) — Part 1 Fundamentals

C144/ 145

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Communication Networks
Andrew West, SCADA Communication and Cybersecurity Consultant - Integral SCADA Pty
UU204: Microgrids and grid-forming inverter technology: Trends, control, and protection

C146

240 mins
- Utility University
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
- Microgrids
Amin Zamani, Senior Director - Quanta Technology

Mehrdad Sheikholeslami, Principal Engineer/Microgrid Design and Study Lead - Quanta Technology

Mike Jensen, Principal Protection Engineer - Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
UU208: DERMS deep dive into deployment, trends, and regulations

C156

240 mins
- Utility University
- Policy and Regulation
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Shadi Chuangpishit, Director - Quanta Technology

Juan Cardona, Principal Engineer - Salt River Project

Syed Qaseem Ali, Senior Advisor - Quanta Technology
UU201: SCADA: The Platform for All Automation — Part 1 Fundamentals

C141

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- SCADA
John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC

Jack Wallace, Senior Electrical Engineer - Patterson & Dewar Engineers, Inc.
UU209: Next-generation AMI— the latest in hardware, communication, and software innovations

C1

240 mins
- Utility University
- Grid Modernization
- Customer Engagement
Jim Ketchledge, President - High Summit Partners
UU207: Applications and operations of energy storage systems

C155

240 mins
- Utility University
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
Farid Katiraei, Head of Solution Development - Innoversa Energy Solutions

Jim McDowall, Principal - MCD Advisor

Amir Mojtahedzadeh, Managing Director - Bender
UU202: Regulating and optimizing voltage and vars on the distribution grid of the future

C142

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DER
- Grid Edge
Dr Murty V.V.S. Yalla, Vice President & General Manager - Hubbell

Robert McFetridge, Director of business development, volt var controls - Hubbell

Mike Simms, Manager of Grid Management Midwest - Duke Energy
UU205: Emergency management for utilities using the National Incident Management — Part 1 Fundamentals

C147/ 154

240 mins
- Utility University
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
Kurt Pullman, Principal Consultant - Qualus

Scott Thomsen, Director of Communications and Public Affairs - Ventura County Fire Department

Mona Freels, Emergency Operations Services Manager - SDG&E
UU206: AI for data quality and asset management

C148

240 mins
- Utility University
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
- Data Analytics
Todd Slind, VP, Open Data & Development - TRC

Amit Sinha, Machine Learning Engineer - TRC

Cody Disque, Customer Success Director - TRC
UU210: Cybersecurity for transmission and distribution systems — Part 1 Fundamentals

C2

240 mins
- Utility University
- Bulk Power
- Cybersecurity
Kelly Stich, Chief Cybersecurity Architect - SUBNET Solutions Inc.

Ian Bramson, Vice President - Global Industrial Cybersecurity - Black & Veatch

Smart Cities Living Lab in the West End Walking Tour

105 mins
- Technical Tours

Enel hybrid solar+storage power plant tour

225 mins
- Technical Tours

PLMA Symposium on DER Grid Services

D221

480 mins
- Partner Events
SECC’s 2025 Consumer Symposium

D167/174

480 mins
- Partner Events

Smart Cities Living Lab in the West End Walking Tour

105 mins
- Technical Tours

UU308: Private LTE: A comprehensive guide for electric utilities

C156

240 mins
- Utility University
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Cristine Korowajczuk, Chief Commercial Officer - CelPlan Technologies

Chrissy Carr, PE, Chief Engineering Officer - Milhouse Engineering & Construction

Kathy Nelson, Founder & Principal - KN Utility Telecom Consulting
UU303: IEEE 1815 (DNP3) — Part 2 Advanced

C144/ 145

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Communication Networks
Andrew West, SCADA Communication and Cybersecurity Consultant - Integral SCADA Pty
UU307: DER integration on radial distribution systems

C155

240 mins
- Utility University
- Reliability and Resilience
- Grid Edge
Stephen Kerr, Technical Leader - DER Integration - EPRI

Wei Ren, Senior Technical Executive - EPRI

Devin Van Zandt, Senior Program Manager - EPRI
UU304: IEC 61850 tell & show: Fundamentals of digital substations

C146

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Communication Networks
Dustin Tessier, Managing Director - Tesco Automation Inc.

Darren De Ronde, Managing Director - Tesco Automation Inc.
UU305: Emergency management for utilities using the National Incident Management System — Part 2 Advanced

C147/ 154

240 mins
- Utility University
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
Nancy Harris, Emergency Preparedness Manager - PSE&G

Zac Canders, CoFounder - DataCapable
UU301: SCADA: The Platform for All Automation — Part 2 Advanced

C141

240 mins
- Utility University
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- SCADA
John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC

Demos Andreou, Senior Associate Engineer, Smart Grid - Patterson & Dewar Engineers, Inc.
UU309: The Asset Management Maturity Journey from reactive chaos to proactive excellence

C1

240 mins
- Utility University
- Asset Management
Kate Tanke, Director - E Source

Pablo Narvaez, Director - E Source
UU310: Cybersecurity for transmission and distribution systems – Part 2 Advanced

C2

240 mins
- Utility University
- Bulk Power
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
Moein Manbachi, Instructor - British Columbia Institute of Technology

Derek Burns, SOCC Systems Compliance Program Manager and Supervisor - Lower Colorado River Authority

Indrek Kunnapuu, CISO - Elektrilevi OU

Pierre Janse van Rensburg, Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity - BBA
Enel hybrid solar+storage power plant tour

225 mins
- Technical Tours
Navigating data center demand and load growth: Strategies for utilities and grid operators in the new era of power distribution

C143/ 149

240 mins
- Data Centers
Aaron Winter, Electric Transmission Modeling Supervisor - Dominion Energy

Frankie Barrera - Oncor

Sai Vijayaraman, Senior Energy Strategy Manager - Transmission - AWS

Hilary Pearson, VP of Policy & External Affairs - LineVision

Rob Gramlich, Founder and President - Grid Strategies LLC

Will Beck, Principal, Project Engineering - Georgia Power

Stephanie Buaghman, VP and General Manager Electric Power DIvision - Caterpillar Inc.

Tom Caldwell, VP and GM Caterpillar, Inc Rental - Caterpillar Inc.

Nestor Sanchez, Global Power Provider Developer Caterpillar Inc. Electric Power - Caterpillar Inc.

Vivek Singh, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Outdoor Products and Digital Substations - ABB
Navigating Data Center Demand and Load Growth: Strategies for Utilities and Grid Operators in the New Era of Power Distribution

C143/ 149

240 mins
- Workshops
UU302: Enterprise DERMS: From deployment to full market operation

C142

240 mins
- Utility University
- Bulk Power
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Bradley Williams, VP, Industry Strategy & Innovation Engineering - Oracle Energy and Water

Travis Rouillard, Director, R&D - GridBright / QualusCorp.com

Michael Brown, Director, Energy Services - NV Energy

Tom Eyford, Global Industry Specialist, OT Solutions - Oracle Energy and Water
UU306: Navigating modern utility policy and regulation

C148

240 mins
- Utility University
- Grid Modernization
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
Matt Nelson, Principal, Regulatory Strategy - Apex Analytics

Mike Goldman, Sr Utility Strategist - Apex Analytics
OATI Bulk Power Workshop

D222

240 mins
- Workshops

Setting the Standard for Connected Utility Deployments: A CTIA Connectivity Workshop

D166

120 mins
- Partner Events

Transforming Grids: Lessons & Leadership in Australia’s Path to Net Zero

D4

120 mins
- Workshops

Utility lessons from multi-customer and community microgrids

C156

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Microgrids
- DER
Alan Saunders, Vice President, Sales and Business Development - Clean Power Research, L.L.C.

Robert Bridges, Manager DER Engineering and Analytics - CenterPoint Energy

Ryan Boudreau, Sr. Manager Distribution Protection and Control - Hydro One

Richard Mueller, Manager of Engineering Technology - DTE Energy

Colin Solini, Microgrid Project Lead, GridEdge Solutions - Portland General Electric
Demand horizon: Planning and managing for unprecedented load growth

C147/ 154

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Bulk Power
- Grid Edge
- Data Centers
- Virtual Power Plants
Glenn Pritchard, Manager of Advanced Grid Operations and Technology - PECO

Arch Rao, CEO and Founder - SPAN

Mike Viapando, City of Longmont - Manager, AMI Services

Muhammad (Mo) Al-Ahmar, Principal Manager, AMI 2.0/Customer Grid Edge (CGE) - Southern California Edison

Amith Kota, Global Chief Technology Officer - Landis+Gyr

Fei Ding, Manager, Grid Automation and Controls Group - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
5 IOUs on the integration of DERMS, ADMS, VPPs and microgrids for next generation distribution operations

C140

50 mins
- ADMS
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
- Virtual Power Plants
Stuart Laval, Director, DER Management Systems - EATON

Alex Portilla, Director, Grid Edge Innovations - PG&E

Shikhar Pandey, Senior Manager - ComEd

Jared Trumpetto, DERMS Program Manager - Con Edison

Chad Abbey, VP Grid Architecture - Quanta Technology
Getting to zero emissions municipal buildings in San Diego

C148

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Smart Cities
- Virtual Power Plants
Jim Ketchledge, President - High Summit Partners

Lindsey Hawes, Municipal Energy Program Manager - City of San Diego
Grid planning for rapid EV growth with Xcel Energy

C1

50 mins
- System Planning
- Transportation Electrification
Ryan Cheney, Clean Energy Innovation Fellow - DOE

Noel Crisostomo, Physical Scientist, Office of Policy - US Department of Energy

Brennan Borlaug, Senior Research Analyst and Advanced Transportation-Energy Systems Modeling Team Lead - NREL

Chuck Moran, Sr. Manager, Delivery - Kevala

Zach Pollock, Director of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technologies - Xcel Energy
Smart Energy Summit

D162/164

390 mins
- Partner Events

Edge Technologies for Distribution Automation

Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Digital Transformation
- Grid Edge
Gabriel Valdez, Asset Monitoring and Communication (AMC) Product Management Leader - GE Vernova
Digital construction tools for grid modernization

D220

60 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Digital Transformation
- Peer-to-Peer Exchange
- Asset Management

Utility strategies for distribution optimization as part of managed charging programs

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Josh Wepman, VP & CTO - Leidos

Amanda Janaskie, Senior Manager, Transportation Electrification - Exelon - Baltimore Gas & Electric

Kristy Wofford, Regulatory Manager, Energy Efficiency Strategy - DSM Pilots - Southern Company

Huma Seth, Director of Clean Transportation, Customer Solutions - Xcel Energy
How policymakers plan to reliably and cost-effectively tackle rapid load growth

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
TIm Jarrell, Vice President of Power Supply, Rates and DER - Cobb ELectric Membership Corporation

Marguerite Behringer, Director of Regulatory Policy - Landis+Gyr

Sarah Freeman, Commissioner - Indiana Utility Regualtory Commission

Sejal Shah, Senior Advisor Electric Utility Programs & Policies - DOE Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

Muhammad (Mo) Al-Ahmar, Principal Manager, AMI 2.0/Customer Grid Edge (CGE) - Southern California Edison
The role of the digital grid in Oncor’s system resiliency plan

C146

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Reliability and Resilience
- Cybersecurity
- Data Centers
Troy Miller, Director of Sales, North America - GE Vernova

Christina Bankhead, Oncor Technology Director of Transmission & Distribution Capability - Oncor

Hilary Worrell, Technology Director of Networks – responsible for Smart Grid Communications and Controls - Oncor

Kevin O'Neil, Managing Principal - Capco

Jonathan Gaddes, Jonathan Gaddes, Technology Director of Integrated Platforms - Oncor

Andrew Olson, Andrew Olson, Director of Technology Strategy and Architecture - Oncor
PGE harnesses bi-directional EV charging for grid optimization in fire-risk zones

C3

50 mins
- Storms and Wildfires
- Transportation Electrification
Geri Yin, Head, Grid Innovation - Alectra Utilities

Matthew Mills, Technical Program Manager - Portland General Electric
The smart city balancing act: How utilities design a sustainable grid

C155

50 mins
- System Planning
- Customer Engagement
- Smart Cities
Jennifer James, VP Market Development - nDimensional, Inc.

Aaditya Patel, Sustainability Consultant - Stantec

Arielle Kadoch, Senior Principal, Sector Leader Power Delivery Canada and International - Stantec Consulting Ltd

Michael Campbell, Distribution Engineer and Project Manager - Hydro Ottawa
Duke Energy’s pursuit of grid-scale DER management

C142

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Ali Ipakchi, EVP - Smart Grid and Green Power - OATI

Randall Heath, Senior Project Manager - Duke Energy

Alex Melhorn, Product Manager - Duke Energy

Em Daniel, Management Consultant - Accenture

Priyam Chakravarty, Principal Director - Accenture
Tales from the Crypt | A Hackers View of Electric Utility Vulnerabilities

Digitalizing the Grid Knowledge Hub- Booth #5558, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Cybersecurity
Aamir Lakhani, Senior Security Strategist - Fortinet
Innovations in Substation Operations: How PG&E leverages Drones, AI, and Real-Time Monitoring

C141

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Analytics
Rachel Robinson

Harold Ramos - PGE

Vinay Shetty, Principal, Business Analyst - PG&E
Impacts of major weather events on reliability and resilience at Texas IOUs

C4

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Storms and Wildfires
Jeremy Klingel, President - E Source

Julio Romero Agüero, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, and Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology
Can generative AI transform customer engagement? Southern Company paves the way

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Analytics
Stephen Callahan, Director Government & Grid Modernization - Qualus

Matthew Wilson, Cloud Data/Solution Architect, Sr. - Southern Company Inc.

Brad Bonner, Data & Analytics Consultant - CGI

Joshua Wheeler, Data & Analytics Consultant - CGI

Protecting vulnerable OT devices: Causes and consequences of running unpatched systems

C141

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
Chris Blauvelt, Director, Consulting Systems Engineering - Fortinet
AEP, PG&E, and Oncor on policy-influenced grid investment strategies

C143/ 149

50 mins
- System Planning
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
- Virtual Power Plants
Larry Gasteiger, Executive Director - WIRES

Ahmad Ababneh, Vice President, Transmission and Substation Operations - PG&E

Bob Braddish, SVP - AEP

Cleve Fann, VP - Georgia Power

Ellen Buck, VP - Oncor
Unpacking Ameren's zero-touch private LTE strategy

C142

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Bobbi Harris, Executive Director - UBBA

Mathew Eshpeter, Technical Consultant - Burns & McDonnell

Tim Spyers, Senior Manager, OT Network Engineering & PLTE - Ameren

Daniel Allnutt, Senior Electrical Engineer - Burns & McDonnell
Women in power: Shaping the future of utilities

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Workforce
James Walters, Senior Manager - Exelon

Mylene Noche-Gallagher, DEI Advisor - Southern California Edison

Yvette Seymour, Director, IT, Security and Smart Grid Systems - 4Liberty
PG&E and PSEG on how AI is reshaping utility work

C155

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
Alan Sowell, Vice President, Project Management - POWER Engineers, Inc.

Norma Grubb, Director, Enterprise Data Science Organization, AI/ML Governance - Pacific Gas and Electric

Alla Gogerman, Manager, DPCoE, Automation & Testing CoE - Pacific Gas and Electric

James Prettitore, Managing Director, IT - PSEG
EPRI addresses cybersecurity challenges in 'DER gateways' with Exelon and Duquesne Light

C140

50 mins
- DERMS
- DER
- Cybersecurity
Ronald Farquharson, President and COO - Mount Victoria Consulting / DNP-UG

Abrez Mondal, Senior Technical Leader – DER Integration - Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Prasanth Gopalakrishnan, CEO - Kalkitech

Alex Rosenblatt, Sr. Operational Technology Engineer, Advanced Grid Solutions - Duquesne Light Company (DLC)

Andy Kang, Senior Manager, OT Cybersecurity - Exelon
PG&E showcases implementation challenges and solutions to substation automation

C3

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
Junhui Zhao, Manager of Engineering Data Innovation - Eversource Energy

Frankie Au-Yeung, Principal Automation Engineer - Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Michael Zhang, Principal Automation Engineer - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
How Southern Company and Evergy utilize all that private LTE data

C148

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Data Analytics
- Communication Networks
Shelly Barczak, Senior Manager IT - Exelon
What an Australian utility learned about the role of digital substations in the energy transition

C3

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Digital Transformation
Junhui Zhao, Manager of Engineering Data Innovation - Eversource Energy

Ray Robinson, Secondary Systems Manager - Endeavour Energy

Kyle Malvern, Integration Lead - Endeavour Energy
Leveraging advanced AI for enhanced substation operations: A PG&E case study

C4

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
Greg Robinson, President - XTENSIBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC

Zlatan Fazlic, Vice President of Business Development - Camlin Energy

Vinay Shetty, Principal, Business Analyst - PG&E

Travis Downing, Director, Substation Operations - PG&E
AI for proactive storm response at Exelon and Oncor

C156

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
Terry Nielsen, Chief Consultant - Qualus

Hagen Haentsch, Director Distribution Operations Center - Oncor

Timothy Krall, Director Analytics - Exelon

Bobby Besharati, Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics - Exelon

Vladyslav Anderson, Principal Quantitative Engineer - Exelon

Yannan Sun, Senior Engineer - Oncor Electric Delivery

Diego Cerrai, Assistant Professor and Associate Director - Eversource Energy Center, University of Connecticut
To keep up with the energy transition, APS supercharged its emergency management system

C1

50 mins
- ADMS
- Grid Modernization
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Eric Charette, Senior Vice President & Executive Consultant - Qualus

Dean Hengst, Senior Director, IT Applications - Arizona Public Service (APS)

Mario Marchelli, Managing Director - Accenture

Strategies for internal network security monitoring at scale

C140

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
Seshadri Nadendla, Sr Solutions Architect - Duquesne Light Company

Konrad Schmitt, Associate Power Engineer - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Wildfire mitigation and grid reliability: The role of mission critical private networks play

C142

50 mins
- Storms and Wildfires
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Koustuv Ghoshal, Vice President & Head, Mission Critical Networks - Utilities - Ericsson, Inc.

Gautam Talagery, Customer Solutions Director, Ericsson North America - Ericsson
How Duke Energy automates capacity planning

C1

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- System Planning
- DER
Eric Charette, Senior Vice President & Executive Consultant - Qualus

Eugene Moore, Project Director - Duke Energy

Jon Crider, Senior IT Manager - Duke Energy

Abhineet Parchure, Principal Architect - Amazon Web Services

Natasha Harpalani, Senior Technical Product Manager - Amazon Web Services
Results from FirstEnergy's ambitious pursuit of distribution automation

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Meghan Calabro, Distribution Modernization Managing Director - Burns & McDonnell

Kevin Hawrylak, Manager ADMS systems - First Energy

Sameer Kalra, Director Product Management - Oracle
How Oncor developed an integrated system resiliency plan to mitigate resiliency events

C146

50 mins
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
- Cybersecurity
Po-Chen Chen, Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety Analytics - Exelon Corporation

Robel Lulseged, Director, Engineering & Asset Management Support - Oncor

Jason De Stigter, Director, Utility Investment Planning - 1898 and Co.
AEP's strategy for managing surging third-party attachment requests

C156

50 mins
- Asset Management
- Communication Networks
Amanda Lane, Utility Forester - AEP-Transmission

Raul Lopez - AEP

Matt Tackett, Technician Senior - American Electric Power (AEP)
Best practices for cybersecurity & safety in battery storage systems

C141

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
- Cybersecurity
Emma Stewart, Chief Power Grid Scientist - Idaho National Laboratory

Vincent David, Vice President, Deployment & Operations - EVLO Energy
2024 election insights: Policy perspectives from Duke Energy and Vermont Electric Power

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
Larry Gasteiger, Executive Director - WIRES

Ann Moore, Industry Principal – Power & Utilities - AVEVA

Jason Handley, General Manager of the Distributed Energy Group - Duke Energy

Dan Kopin, Manager of Innovation - Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)
Extending impact: CPS Energy's innovative use of shared AMI

C148

50 mins
- AMI
- Communication Networks
Elaine Allyn, Manager, OT Network Communication - San Diego Gas & Electric

Cecilia Velasquez, Vice President Customer Experience & Strategic Initiatives - San Antonio Water System

Bob Sanders, Director, EIT - CPS Energy
Workforce strategies for enhancing substation and transmission operations

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Workforce
Peter Landauer, Client Executive Leader Utilities Sector - EY

Brandon Pitane - PGE

Calvin Black, Senior Director, Substation Operations - PG&E

How InnPower completely transformed operations with 3 AI superhumans

Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #2041, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Artificial Intelligence
- Grid Edge Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Asset Management
Mike Hejmej, CEO - Senpilot

Adam Casciato, Manager, Infrastructure Services - InnPower Corporation

How LADWP and Oncor attract and retain talent in a dynamic labor market

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Workforce
Morteza Talebi, Chief of Workforce Development - TRC

Pjoy Chua, Director of Fuels & Purchasing - LADWP

Kim Arnold, Director of Talent Managment - Oncor

Misty Paquet, Senior HR Business Partner - ABB
T&D circuit segmentation for improved resilience—A Texas case study

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Bulk Power
Meghan Calabro, Distribution Modernization Managing Director - Burns & McDonnell

Scott Hulett, Supervising Engineer - Distribution - Texas New Mexico Power Co

Nelson Bacalao, Principal Consultant - Siemens Industry, Inc.
Distribution workforce of the future: needs and solutions

C155

50 mins
- Workforce
- Data Centers
Alan Sowell, Vice President, Project Management - POWER Engineers, Inc.

Donald Hall, Sr Director / Executive Advisor - Distribution Planning, Standards, and Regulatory Support - Quanta Technology

Julio Romero Agüero, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, and Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology

Augustus Johnson IV, Vice President, Grid and Technical Solutions - Dominion Energy Virginia
Engineering best practices for quantifying cyber risks

C141

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
India James, Director Security Policy - Exelon

Sarah Freeman, Chief Engineer, Intel, Modeling and Simulation - MITRE
Evergy inspected 9,000 miles of transmission with AI. What did they learn?

C4

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
Matt Peterson, Senior Distribution Engineer - OPPD

Alex Vitt, Sr Engineer, Operations Analytics - Evergy

Jenn Clarke, Customer Success Director - eSmart Systems
4G or 5G? Inside Southern California Edison's decision

C142

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Elaine Allyn, Manager, OT Network Communication - San Diego Gas & Electric

Michael Klein, Principal Manager of Field Area Networks - Southern California Edison

Mike Robinson, Lead Utility Telecommunications Architect - World Wide Technology

Adam Nathan, Utility Practice Director - World Wide Technology
Renewables integration and grid modernization challenges in electric utilities

C1

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- DER
Eric Charette, Senior Vice President & Executive Consultant - Qualus

Lavelle Freeman, Director T&D Planning - Eversource

Ahmed Mousa, Utility of the Future - PSEG New Jersey

Elton Prifti, Directo Asset Management & Engineering - National Grid

Joe Hornburg, Power Procurement Consultant - Arizona Power Service
Using AI and sensors to predict and detect equipment faults

C146

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
Brian Walsh, Director, Head of Software Engineering, IoT - National Grid

Larissa Almeida, Research, Development and Innovation Manager - Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica - TAESA

Juan Perea, Research, Development and Innovation Project Manager - Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica - TAESA
Transforming Grids: Lessons & Leadership in Australia’s Path to Net Zero

D4

90 mins
- Workshops

PPL improved substation security and compliance without continuous patching

C141

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
Eric Gupta, Principal Consultant - Black & Veatch

Don Vinciguerra, T&S Design Supervisor - PPL Electric Utilities

Chris Humphreys, CEO/Director - The Anfield Group

Austin Gadient, CTO & Co-Founder - Vali Cyber, Inc.
AES on making the business case for advanced inspection tools

C146

50 mins
- Vegetation Management
- Asset Management
Mehrdod Mohseni, Executive Vice President - SSP Innovations, LLC

Jay Robertson, Senior Manager, Utilities - West Monroe Partners

Will Ludlow, Director, Utilities - West Monroe Partners

AJ Hall, Portfolio Management Director, AES Next - The AES Corporation

Norv Clontz, Director, Data Science & Analytics - The AES Corporation
Integrating grid edge intelligence into grid modernization planning at AES

C3

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- System Planning
- Grid Edge
Raiford Smith, Chief Utility Innovation Officer - AES US Utilities

Rob Whitworth, Sr. Manager Forecasting, Modeling & Analysis - AES

Elena Clemencon-Charles, Principal, Utilities - West Monroe Partners, LLC

Wade Malcolm, CEO - Open Energy Solutions
How AI fortifies Sempra's cybersecurity strategy

C140

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
Sunil Katwala, Manager of Distribution Automation - PSEGLI

Mike Luka, Cybersecurity Engineering Manager - San Diego Gas & Electric

Adam Nathan, Utility Practice Director - World Wide Technology

Marc Spieler, Global Business Development Manager - Energy & Utilities - NVIDIA
PECO improved reliability with smarter customer segmentation

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
Meghan Calabro, Distribution Modernization Managing Director - Burns & McDonnell

Andrey Shum, Principal Engineer - PECO - Exelon

Jeffrey DeChristopher, Senior Engineer - PECO - Exelon
Dominion is facing rapid growth. Here's how they plan long-term

C156

50 mins
- System Planning
- Asset Management
- Data Analytics
Terry Nielsen, Chief Consultant - Qualus

Jaime De La Ree, Supervisor - Dominion Energy

Luthra Bhawuk, Engineering Technical Consultant - Dominion Energy
Leveraging eSIM technology to improve SCADA resiliency

C142

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Communication Networks
- SCADA
Brian M Huey, Global Enterprise Sales Manager – Utilities - AT&T

Steve Merrill, Director of Sales - LTE solutions - Itron
Hosting capacity analysis for FERC 2023 and beyond at Dominion Energy

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- DER
Colleen Wallace, Manager Electric Transmission - Dominion Energy

Mojtaba Jalalpour, Engineer III - Dominion Energy

Nick Agliano, Senior Software Engineer - Simple Thread

Kate Vance, ET Planning & Strategic Initiatives - Dominion Energy
Why Xcel picked private LTE, and what happened next

C148

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Shelly Barczak, Senior Manager IT - Exelon

Wendall Reimer, Director OT Network Operations - Xcel Energy
Exploring talent acquisition and retention strategies with National Grid, the Society of Women Engineers, and ABB

C155

50 mins
- Workforce
Peter Landauer, Client Executive Leader Utilities Sector - EY

Endrit Fiku, Director of Distribution Engineering - National Grid

Vivek Singh, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Outdoor Products and Digital Substations - ABB

Jon Malaver, Engineering Manager, Distribution Control & Integration - NE - National Grid

Jennifer Scott, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Events - Society of Women Engineers

Duke's tools for transitioning customers to time-of-use

C147/ 154

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Digital Transformation
Michael Brown, Director, Energy Services - NV Energy

David Marques, Senior Product Owner - Duke Energy

Sara Brockmeier, Sr Product Analyst - Duke Energy

Anna Schnars, Sr Product Owner - Duke Energy
Using transportation analytics to prevent EV demand challenges at FirstEnergy and Austin Energy

C1

50 mins
- System Planning
- Transportation Electrification
Anurag Kamal, Co-founder and CEO - ElectricFish Energy Inc.

Cameron Freberg, Utility Strategist - Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies - Austin Energy

Ryan Martinez, Manager, Market & Customer Program Analysis - First Energy
Lessons learned from a European approach to distribution grid interconnections

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- DER
Thomas Artau, Manager of Products and Services - Duke Energy

Gerhard Walker, Director Integrated Energy Planning - Eversource Energy

Jon Dasvand Vehus, Energy Coordinator - Glitre Nett AS

Luigi Montana, CEO - envelio Inc.
Challenges and barriers to scaling charging programs with Baltimore Gas and Electric

C2

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Transportation Electrification
Ryan Cheney, Clean Energy Innovation Fellow - DOE

Stephanie Leach, Manager Strategic Programs - BG&E

Mathias Bell, Senior Director of Market Development - WeaveGrid

Kevin Schwain, Senior Director, Electric Vehicles - EnergyHub
SCE and BC Hydro grid hardening methods to mitigate the risk of wildfire

C156

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Storms and Wildfires
- Vegetation Management
Jason Handley, General Manager of the Distributed Energy Group - Duke Energy

Paul Found, Distribution Specialist Engineer - BC Hydro

Thuan Tran, Principal manager of asset engineering - Southern California Edison

Ravindra Singh, Senior Principal, Distribution Automation - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Souvik Chandra, Senior Specialist Engineer - Eaton Research Labs
Transforming streetlights into smart Meters: The future of municipal energy management

C148

25 mins
- Smart Cities
Donna Corr, Supervisor, AMI Operations - Mississippi Power Company

Amanda Dixon, Chair, C136 Outdoor Lighting Standards Committee - NEMA
Omaha Public Power District embarks on massive grid modernization plan

C140

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
- Digital Transformation
Dan Lysaker, Director, ADMS Products and Solutions - AspenTech

Aaron Smith, Director Distributed Device Strategy - Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

Nakul Bali, Managing Director, Power & Utilities - PwC

Michael Cleveland, Managing Director - Deloitte
How Duke Energy used generative AI for DER growth and grid reliability

C4

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
Michael Parran, Strategic Ventures Manager - MISO Energy

Rick Glover, Director, IT Applications - Duke Energy

Abhineet Parchure, Principal Architect - Amazon Web Services

Josh Kulas, Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services
Making the case: Economic and societal values of DERMS with PG&E, HECO, and National Grid

C142

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
George Bjelovuk, Vice President, Business Development - Electric Power Engineers

Tanguy Hubert, Senior Principal Technical Leader, DER integration - EPRI

Bryant Komo, Manager, Customer Energy Resources Operations - Hawaiian Electric

Salma Bakr, Principal Product Manager - PG&E

Bridget Powers Beggs, Associate Engineer - National Grid
Electrifying transportation: Insights from utility leaders

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Matthew Panszczyk, Managing Director Energy & Utilities - Sand Technologies

Smart city practical and innovative initiatives impacting decarbonization

C148

25 mins
- Smart Cities
Sara Norris, Director of Energy Efficiency Services - Austin Energy

Reza Alaghehband, Executive Consultant - ESTA International

Georgia Power proves why T&D can't be siloed

C147/ 154

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Bulk Power
- Workforce
Carol Johnston, VP Energy, Utilities and Resources - IFS

Shelby Bice, Stakeholder Engagement Manager - Georgia Power

Brittani McClendon, Project Engineering Supervisor - Georgia Power
National Grid's implementation of fault location isolation & service restoration (FLISR) for reliability

C140

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Craig Befus, BC Utility Sales Manager - EATON

Kashif Abdullah, Principal Engineer - National Grid

Ben Chamberlain, Engineer - National Grid
Oncor brings commercial and fleet managed charging to Dallas

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Lee Krevat, CEO - Krevat Energy Innovations

Josh Emeter, Solar, EV, and Energy Senior Program Manager - Oncor Electric Deliver

Hilary Polis, Director, Transportation Electrification - Opinion Dynamics
Policy impacts on distribution planning at LUMA, ComEd, and Eversource

C143/ 149

50 mins
- System Planning
- Policy and Regulation
Farrokh Rahimi, Executive VP - OATI

Daniel Haughton, Director, T&D Planning - LUMA Energy

Daniel Gabel, Director of T&D Interconnection - ComEd

Juan Martinez, Manager, Distribution System Planning - Eversource

Alex Nassif, Sr. Engineer - PNNL
What is that 'masked load?' Using AI to capture and analyze behind-the-meter DER data

C141

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Artificial Intelligence
- DER
- Grid Edge
Candy Kwok, Engineer - Hydro-Quebec

Kirsten Petersen, Electric Distribution Control Center Manager - San Diego Gas & Electric

John Seuss, Technology Manager - Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office

Ismael Mendoza, Senior Researcher - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Clean energy solutions for wastewater treatment facilities in Kentucky

C148

50 mins
- Smart Cities
- Microgrids
- DER
Rebekah Eggers, Global Director, Client Engagement and Innovarion - IBM
Understanding reverse power flow impacts at National Grid and FirstEnergy

C156

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
James Helmberger, Program Manager DER Integration - Omaha Public Power District

Devin Van Zandt, Senior Program Manager - EPRI

Jouni Peppanen, Principal Team Lead - EPRI

Nathan Walsh, Consulting Engineer - National Grid MA

Jim Tobia, Principal Engineer - FirstEnergy

Wei Ren, Senior Technical Executive - EPRI
Chicago's unified IIoT platform powers multiple smart city solutions

C155

25 mins
- Smart Cities
Michael Keating, President - Vertical, Incorporated

Art Rodriguez, Superintendent of Electrical Operations, CDOT - City of Chicago
Hybrid microgrids: Optimizing for commercial electric vehicle fleets

C3

50 mins
- Microgrids
- Transportation Electrification
- DER
Mark Liston, VP Sales, Retail - PowerSecure, Inc.

Todd Jackson, VP, Strategic Development - PowerSecure, Inc.
Navigating EV growth in Maryland and Illinois

C1

50 mins
- System Planning
- Transportation Electrification
Ryan Cheney, Clean Energy Innovation Fellow - DOE

Amanda Janaskie, Senior Manager, Transportation Electrification - Exelon - Baltimore Gas & Electric

Abdulrahman Kargbo, Manager for DER Planning and Advanced Analytics - PHI - Exelon

Qin Zhang, Senior Quantitative Engineer - PHI - Exelon

Mohammed Zakaria, Manager of Data Science - ComEd - Exelon

Vladyslav Anderson, Principal Quantitative Engineer - Exelon
Smart Energy Summit

D162/164

300 mins
- Partner Events
Demonstration utility-scale, long-duration energy storage for microgrids

C146

25 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Storms and Wildfires
- Energy Storage
- Microgrids
Julio Romero Agüero, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, and Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology

Renata Bakousseva, Principal Product Manager - PG&E

Grid flexibility to accelerate energy transition with innovations in software-defined automation with AI/ML

Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
Mital Kanabar, Senior Director of Innovation - GE Vernova
A Holistic Approach to Cable System Reliability - Life Cycle Analysis of Replacement vs. Rejuvenation

Resiliency Knowledge Hub- Booth #1001, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Reliability and Resilience
- Asset Management
- Resiliency Knowledge Hub
Wayne Chatterton, Director of Sales - Southwire

James Steele, Director of Engineering - Southwire
Reducing cyber risk to operational systems: Leveraging threat intelligence to level up your cybersecurity strategy

D220

60 mins
- Cybersecurity
Richard Springer, Director, Operational Technology Product Marketing - Fortine

PG&E's comprehensive roadmap for enabling community microgrids

C146

25 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Microgrids
Julio Romero Agüero, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, and Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology

Jeremy Donnell, Senior Manager, Microgrid Strategy and Implementation - PG&E

Scalable smart charging management solutions

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Margot Everett, Vice President, Analytics - Kevala

Stephanie Leach, Manager Strategic Programs - BG&E

James Campbell, Director of Innovation and Sustainable Policy - Rocky Mountain Power

Richard Mueller, Manager of Engineering Technology - DTE Energy
Open source configuration of digital substations

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Colleen Wallace, Manager Electric Transmission - Dominion Energy

Glenn Wilson, Principal Research Engineer - Southern Company

Mital Kanabar, Senior Director of Innovation - GE Vernova

Sébastien Lussier - Hydro-Quebec

Fred Steinhauser, Digital Substation Evangelist - OMICRON electronics
A municipal utility's plan to build a control room of the future

C141

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Digital Transformation
Bryce Johanneck, Principal Consultant - Quanta Technology

Ken Chadha, Manager, Grid Analytics and Data Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation

Vivek Somasundaram, Manager, Grid Modernization Technology - Alectra Utilities Corporation

Hisham Omara, VP, Grid Modernization - Alectra Utilities Corporation
The great debate: Utility-owned vs. private EV charging infrastructure

C3

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Margot Everett, Vice President, Analytics - Kevala

Brad Rogers, Sr. Director, Data Science - EVgo

Erik Gilbert, Director - Guidehouse

James Milford, Head of Consulting Services - Lumina Decision Systems
Best practices for DER commissioning at SRP, FirstEnergy, and ENMAX

C4

50 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
Keyra Pulliam, Associate Engineer - PECO

Jim Tobia, Principal Engineer - FirstEnergy

Catherine O’Brien, Sr Engineer - SRP

Juval Juval, Senior Lead Engineer, Office of the Chief Engineer: Secondary Networks & DER - ENMAX Power Corporation
The PCB Solution

Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub- Booth #4733, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Innovative and Emerging Technologies Knowledge Hub
- Reliability and Resilience
- Asset Management
- Data Analytics
Chris Johnson, Chief Operating Officer - Amidyne

Charles Johnson, President - Amidyne
No Wi-Fi, no problem: How Austin Energy brought demand response to underserved communities

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- DER
- Communication Networks
Michael Brown, Director, Energy Services - NV Energy

Katy Stevenson, Program Manager, Commercial and Multifamily Energy Efficiency Programs - Austin Energy

Joseph Teng, Energy Efficiency Services Manager - Austin Energy

Mitch Hassett, Sales Manager, ecobee Energy - ecobee

Scott Koehler, Chief Commercial Officer - Armada Power
Smart cities and sports: LA and SCE prepare the grid for the World Cup, Superbowl and Olympics

C155

50 mins
- Smart Cities
Joseph Jacunski, Principal Engineering Manager - Southern California Edison
Benefits and challenges of DER communication and control with PPL Electric

C142

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
- DER
- Communication Networks
George Bjelovuk, Vice President, Business Development - Electric Power Engineers

Salim Salet, Vice President of Distribution - PPL Electric Utilities

Cody Davis, Senior Engineering Manager - Electric Power Engineers

Harnessing the power of DER for utilities

C3

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- DER
- Grid Edge
Daniel Gabel, Director of T&D Interconnection - ComEd

CJ Myers, Manager of Metering and Cable Services - Delaware Electric Cooperative

Julio Romero Agüero, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, and Executive Advisor - Quanta Technology

Calvin (Liuxi) Zhang, Global Technology Director, Eaton Research Labs - Eaton Corporation

Sid Suryanarayanan, Chief Engineer, Eaton Research Labs - Eaton Corporation
Public cellular vs. private LTE: Utilities share network strategy considerations

C148

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Bora Akyol, Engineer - PNNL
Co-op embraces digital transformation and enhancing workforce development

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
Tim Epp, Program Director, AMI - Snohomish PUD

Dan Kopin, Manager of Innovation - Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)

Hantz Présumé, Director, Transmission Planning - Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)

Yang Feng, PhD, Technical Applications Engineer - Siemens AG
Generative AI is transforming Exelon's organization

C156

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
- Asset Management
John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC

Po-Chen Chen, Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety Analytics - Exelon Corporation

Bobby Besharati, Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics - Exelon

Michael Warren, Senior Quantitative Engineer - Exelon

Timothy Krall, Director Analytics - Exelon
ComEd's distribution automation falling conductor protection pilot

C1

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
Henry Huang, Division Director - Argonne National Laboratory

Amy Bitzer, Sr. Electrical Engineer - ComEd

Oscar Barba, General Electrical Engineer - ComEd

Tanushri Doshi, Engineering Manager I – Protection - SEL ES

Rohit Sharma, Project Engineer I – Protection - SEL ES
Transformer overload protection using wireless communications at PG&E

C142

50 mins
- Asset Management
- Communication Networks
Bora Akyol, Engineer - PNNL

Michael Jensen, Principle Engineer, System Protection - Pacific Gas and Electric

Galina Antonova, Technical Sales Engineer - Hitachi Energy

Fionan Burke, Application Engineer, Wireless Communications - Hitachi Energy
Best practices for small utilities to implement cyber-secure SCADA

C140

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- SCADA
Eric Gupta, Principal Consultant - Black & Veatch

Nicholas Huff, Operational Technology Manager - Homer Electric Association

Parag Parikh, ADMS Solution Executive - Hitachi Energy
Utility workforce development challenges and solutions

C155

50 mins
- Workforce
Gina McCann, Director, Design and Engineering - GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.

Christian Lopez, Director- Engineering - AES

Jason Hostetter, Senior Vice President- Field Operations - TRC

Laticia Holbert, Sr. Manager of Workforce Development - ComEd

Brent Barbee, Executive Vice President & CFO - Richmond Community College
Utilities tap into unprecedented federal funding to bolster resilience

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Grid Edge
Marguerite Behringer, Director of Regulatory Policy - Landis+Gyr

Luke Johnson, General Manager - Tri-County Electric Cooperative

Muhammad (Mo) Al-Ahmar, Principal Manager, AMI 2.0/Customer Grid Edge (CGE) - Southern California Edison

Jeffrey Groenewold, Distributed Energy Resources Specialist - Rayburn Electric Cooperative
How Eversource is predicting and preventing outages with AI

C4

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Vegetation Management
- Asset Management
Amanda Lane, Utility Forester - AEP-Transmission

Umair Zia, Director, Distribution Engineering - Eversource Energy

Rockie Solomon, Automation and Analytics Leader - Eversource Energy

Zaki Arifulla, Managing Director, Data and AI, Power & Utility sector - Ernst & Young (EY)

Utility lessons learned from converging IT and OT security strategies

C141

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- Detection and Prevention
Seshadri Nadendla, Sr Solutions Architect - Duquesne Light Company

Russell Richardson, VP & Chief Security Officer - Calpine Corporation

Jason Shea, Lead, OT Cybersecurity Program - Southern California Edison

Victor Calderon, Deputy Lead, OT Cybersecurity Program - Southern California Edison
Up close with SCE's long-term distribution planning tool

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- System Planning
- DER
Venkat Banunarayanan, Vice President, Integrated Grid - National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association

Jerome Marr, Senior Manager - Southern California Edison

Lesia Bilitchenko, Senior Engineering Manager - Southern California Edison
Enhancing worker and driver safety with AI at Exelon

C144/ 145

25 mins
- Workforce
Po-Chen Chen, Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety Analytics - Exelon Corporation

Bobby Besharati, Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics - Exelon
AI helps Con Edison predict storm outages and restoration timelines

C146

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Artificial Intelligence
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
Mehrdod Mohseni, Executive Vice President - SSP Innovations, LLC

Sameer Kalra, Director Product Management - Oracle

Michael Trongone, Director Operations - Con Edison

Anthony Cassar, Project Specialist - Con Edison
CPS Energy is using federal funding to modernize its grid, and you can too

C3

50 mins
- ADMS
- Grid Modernization
- Policy and Regulation
- DERMS
- Energy Storage
Gautam Kakaiya, Manager, Grid Modernization - CPS Energy

Mike Bianco, Managing Director, Digital Advisory Services - Black & Veatch
Mitigating cybersecurity risk in utility supply chains

C140

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
India James, Director Security Policy - Exelon

Jim Schultz, Senior OT Cybersecurity Consultant - Black & Veatch
What Evergy learned from deploying private LTE

C148

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Brian M Huey, Global Enterprise Sales Manager – Utilities - AT&T

JJ Stutler, Manager - Wireless Engineering and Operations - Evergy, Inc

John Yaldwyn, CTO - 4RF USA, INC
Grid Operations of the Future - Look at how all the disruptions both on and off the grid are going to impact the control room

Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub- Booth #1051, Exhibit Floor

30 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Artificial Intelligence
- DERMS
- Grid Transformation Knowledge Hub
Abhinav Gupta, Founder & CEO - Grid Transformation Inc.
Battery storage planning, management, and decommissioning at SCE

C156

50 mins
- Energy Storage
- Asset Management
- Data Analytics
Donald (Lorne) Poindexter, Resident Site Manager - Westinghouse

Lesia Bilitchenko, Senior Engineering Manager - Southern California Edison

Noah Badayos, GCM Lead - SCE

Greg Robinson, President - XTENSIBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC

Md Arifujjaman, Senior Engineer - Southern California Edison (SCE)

AI applications in T&D: Pepco, APS, and SCE

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Centers
Rao Konidena, Independent Consultant - Rakon Energy LLC

Sarah Lacey, Senior Manager - PHI

Judson Tillinghast, Leader, Product Development & Strategy - Arizona Public Service (APS)

Raj Roy, Director - SCE

Shawn Adderly, Senior Manager, Transmission and Substation Operations - PG&E
Transforming SDG&E's grid management with digital twin, time-series data, and machine learning

C146

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
- Asset Management
- Data Analytics
John McDonald, Founder & CEO - JDM Associates, LLC

Nico Payne, Sr. Engineer - San Diego Gas & Electric

Tom Bialek, Chief Technology Officer - Toumetis

Ann Moore, Industry Principal – Power & Utilities - AVEVA
Tampa Electric's custom-built approach to modernizing its work and asset management system

C4

50 mins
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
- Asset Management
Donald (Lorne) Poindexter, Resident Site Manager - Westinghouse

Carlos Aldazabal, VP Energy Supply - Tempa Electric

Patrick Shell, Director, Asset Management Energy Delivery and Supply - Tempa Electirc

Sheng Yang, Managing Director - Deloitte Consulting

Alex Martins, Sr. Manager - Deloitte Consulting
Scaling remote workforce grid operations at FirstEnergy

C155

25 mins
- Workforce
Kevin Hawrylak, Manager ADMS systems - First Energy

Sameer Kalra, Director Product Management - Oracle
Basin Electric modernized its grid. Here's how the G&T tackled new cyber threats

C141

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Cybersecurity
Emma Stewart, Chief Power Grid Scientist - Idaho National Laboratory

TBC TBC, Engineer/Generation - Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Why robust networks were key to unifying these utilities

C142

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
alice moy-gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development - Anterix

Mike Brozek, VP, Customer Success - Anterix

Wendall Reimer, Director OT Network Operations - Xcel Energy

Chad Carsten, Director Operations Technology - Evergy
GIS mapping for enhanced utility planning: Lessons learned by Clallam County PUD

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- System Planning
Venkat Banunarayanan, Vice President, Integrated Grid - National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association
Case study: Implementation of OKR methodology in electric utilities

C144/ 145

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
Morteza Talebi, Chief of Workforce Development - TRC

Dr. Fouad Abou Chacra, Senior Specialist - Special Projects and Innovation - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Asma Al Shamsi, Senior Manager-Transmission Civil Maintenance - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
How National Grid operationalized the largest DLR deployment in the US

C1

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Bulk Power
Junhui Zhao, Manager of Engineering Data Innovation - Eversource Energy

Hudson Gilmer, Co-founder & CEO - LineVision

Natasha Deschene, Vice President, Electric Asset Management & Engineering NY - National Grid

How A Utility Can Use AI to Identify Operator-to-field-operator Miscommunications

C155

25 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Workforce
Jared Green, Principal Technical Leader - EPRI
Eversource transformed workforce safety by enhancing the job brief process. Here's how

C144/ 145

25 mins
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
Christopher Stock, Director - Field Safety Transmission & Ops Service - Eversource Energy

Strategies in mitigating GPS cybersecurity risks and enhancing resiliency

C140

50 mins
- Cybersecurity
- Communication Networks
Sunil Katwala, Manager of Distribution Automation - PSEGLI

Francisco Girela, Sales Engineering Lead - Safran - Navigation and Timing

David Sohn, Engineering Manager - Safran
Creating a digital strategy to enable the energy transformation at Salt River Project

C155

50 mins
- Workforce
- Digital Transformation
- Cybersecurity
Tim Epp, Program Director, AMI - Snohomish PUD

Chris Campbell, Senior Director Distribution and Tech Ops - Salt River Project

Jacque Keenan, Director IT Business Engagement Services - Salt River Project (SRP)

Tait Willis, Director OT Applications - Salt River Project (SRP)

Sean Whittier, OT Transformation Project Co-Lead - Salt River Project (SRP)

Jake Smith, OT Transformation Project Co-Lead - Salt River Project (SRP)
Inside the ISO: Grid operator perspectives on the evolving grid

C143/ 149

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Bulk Power
William Meehan, Director Electric Utility Solutions - Esri

Hani Alarian, Executive Director of Power Systems Technology Operations - California ISO

Venkat Tirupati, Vice President of DevOps and Grid Transformation - ERCOT

Robby Sohi, Chief Operating Officer & Vice President, Markets and Reliability - Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Ann Moore, Industry Principal – Power & Utilities - AVEVA
Utility grid edge investment strategies to modernize and future-proof operational systems

C3

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Policy and Regulation
- Grid Edge
Raiford Smith, Chief Utility Innovation Officer - AES US Utilities

Jason Handley, General Manager of the Distributed Energy Group - Duke Energy

Rob Whitworth, Sr. Manager Forecasting, Modeling & Analysis - AES

Richard Mueller, Manager of Engineering Technology - DTE Energy
4 utilities share advanced tech for identifying and locating wildfires

C156

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Storms and Wildfires
- Asset Management
Matt Peterson, Senior Distribution Engineer - OPPD

Anne Zeller Sherwood, Area Vice President, Wildfire Mitigation - regulatory and policy - Xcel Energy

Jonathan Woldemariam, Director - SDG&E

Scott Bordenkircher, Director - APS

Ellen Buck, VP - Oncor

Casey Kirkpatrick, Director - National Grid
Remote updates for transmission substation devices with LG&E-KU

C141

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Cybersecurity
Ronald Farquharson, President and COO - Mount Victoria Consulting / DNP-UG

Syd Ulis III, electrical engineering supervisor - Louisville Gas & Electric – Kentucky Utilities (LG&E-KU)

Patrick Cossette, Product Manager, IED Manager Suite - EATON
Case study: New Zealand utility's system hardening plan began with gaining a clear view

C2

50 mins
- Grid Modernization
- Vegetation Management
Cameron Shankland, Co-Founder / Business Development - Aethon Aerial Solutions Inc.

Carl de Haan, Engineering Reliability Manager - Powerco Limited
ComEd's journey beyond the lab to test private LTE use cases

C148

50 mins
- Private LTE
- Communication Networks
Carlos Carazo, Managing Director, Digital Grid Services - Southern California Edison

Arien Majette, Principal IT Architect - Exelon

Marco Gomez, Sr Telecom Engineer - Exelon

Jayson Shiau, Sr Engineer - ComEd

Erin Sarver, Engineer - ComEd
Cooperative leverages advanced metering using AI-driven topology correction

C146

50 mins
- Artificial Intelligence
- AMI
- Asset Management
Po-Chen Chen, Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety Analytics - Exelon Corporation

Zachary DeLeon, Transmission Outage Coordinator - Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Inigo Cobelo, Research Director - Hubbell, Inc.

Glenn Emelko, Director, Utility Operations Research Center - Hubbell, Inc.
Leveraging historic federal and state investments in last-mile broadband

C142

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Communication Networks
alice moy-gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development - Anterix

Karen Charles, Commissioner - Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable

Christine Hallquist, Executive Director - Vermont Community Broadband Board

Elin Katz, Consumer Protection Specialist - US Department of Energy

Tim Schneider, General Counsel - Tilson Tech

DISTRIBUTECH Transmission Summit

D221

300 mins
- Workshops

Optimizing Energy & Utility Asset Management through Smart Streetlighting

C3

50 mins
- Smart Cities
Steve Seifried, Senior Account Executive - Ameresco

Brad Gates, Director of Electric Construction - Memphis Light Gas and Water

Chris Danforth, Smart Technologies Manager, Outdoor Lighting - Duke Energy

Keith Chinchar, General Manager, Smart Streetlighting - Ubicquia
Making the most of AMI: Data drives organizational decisions at Exelon and Duke

C142

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- AMI
- Data Analytics
Falguni Shah, Director, Customer Connections & Key accounts - Toronto Hydro Electric Systems ltd.

Arnie Richardson, Managing Director Strategic Solutions Analytics & Innovation - Duke Energy Corporation

Ran Zhang, Manager of Strategic Modeling and Analytics - Baltimore Gas and Electric, an Exelon Company

Benjamin Carls, Manager of Data Science - Exelon
Inside ComEd's operational analysis with distribution automation

C140

50 mins
- ADMS
- Advanced Distribution Operations
Aaron Smith, Director Distributed Device Strategy - Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

Leonardo Lopez, Engineer - ComEd

Kevin Rosner, Section Engineer - ComEd

Rebecca Kartheiser, Sr. Engineer - ComEd
From passive to active: Managed charging opportunities in the US

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Laura Renger, Executive Director - California Electric Transportation Coalition

Jonathan Levy, US Managing Director - Kaluza

Amy Costadone, Principal Product Manager, VGI - Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
How Eversource is scaling DERMS based on evolving needs

C141

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Tim Wolf, Communications Manager - AES US Renewables

Amy Findlay, Manager, Demand Response & Managed EV Charging - Eversource Energy

Jeannie Amber, Lead Engineer, Grid Modernization - Eversource Energy
State and utility partnerships for microgrids and energy storage in Pennsylvania

C4

50 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
- Microgrids
Renata Bakousseva, Project Lead- Microgrids - Pacific Gas & Electric

Jim Conrad, Director- Operations - PPL Electric Utilities Company

Steven Demott, Sr. Manager of Strategic Planning - PECO
Austin Energy's approach to enhancing overhead resiliency

C156

25 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
Arup Barat, Senior Product Manager - Itron

William Kelly, Distribution Process Manager, System Operations & Advanced Grid Technology - Austin Energy

Michael Cote, Project Delivery Manager - 1898 & Co. | Part of Burns & McDonnell
Duke Energy’s autonomous smart charging to alleviate transformer loading

C1

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Dara Charson, Senior Project Engineer - Entrust Solutions Group

Bruce Hoban, Technology Development Manager - Duke Energy Corporation

Jonathon Rhyne, Senior IT/OT Engineer - Open Energy Solutions

Michael Burck, Vice President, Services - Open Energy Solution

How SMUD is accelerating grid edge adoption with federal incentives

C156

25 mins
- Policy and Regulation
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
- Grid Edge
Arup Barat, Senior Product Manager - Itron

Amber Connors, IT Director, Customer & Grid Operations Technology Center - Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

NV Energy and Nova Scotia Power strategies for enabling battery storage value stacking

C4

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
Elli Ntakou, Manager, System Reliability & Resiliency Planning - Eversource Energy

Travis Rouillard, Director, R&D - GridBright / QualusCorp.com

Faraz Farhidi, DERMS Research & Development - Nevada Energy

Rob Boone, Manager of Grid Modernization - Nova Scotia Power

Ismael Mendoza, Senior Researcher - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Evaluating resilience benefits from DER and storage projects: A case study from Duke Energy

C156

25 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
- DER
Dorothy Moryc, Vice-President, Engineering & Stations - Enova Power Corp.

Jason Handley, General Manager of the Distributed Energy Group - Duke Energy

Dileep Rudran, Vice President of Products - Open Energy Solutions, Inc.
Resilient communities via risk-driven infrastructure planning and automated restoration

C146

60 mins
- System Planning
- Smart Cities
- Reliability and Resilience
Jennifer James, VP Market Development - nDimensional, Inc.

Marina Mondello, Director of Distribution Planning and Smart Grid - ComEd

Anamika Dubey, Associate Professor - Washington State University

Jing Xie, Research Engineer - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Dmitry Ishchenko, Chief Engineer - EATON
Intelligent wildfire mitigation strategies with CORE Electric Cooperative, Idaho Power, and Consumers Energy

C141

50 mins
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- Storms and Wildfires
- Vegetation Management
- Asset Management
Alex Lago, Managing Director, Grid Operations - Logic20/20

Lisa Pysher, Lead-Grid Mod - Consumers Energy

Dani Southard, Wildfire Mitigation Manager - Idaho Power
Learnings from the field: Developing community resilience metrics

C3

50 mins
- Smart Cities
- Energy Storage
- DER
Tammy Zucco, Area Vice President, Americas Sales Channels - Itron

Jason Handley, General Manager of the Distributed Energy Group - Duke Energy

Vincent Potter, Senior Policy Analyst - North Carolina Clean Energy Tech Center
DERMS lessons learned by G&T cooperatives

C140

50 mins
- Bulk Power
- Advanced Distribution Operations
- DERMS
Aaron Smith, Director Distributed Device Strategy - Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

Mitch Vanden Langenberg, Supervisor, Load management - Dairyland Power

Lee Ragsdale, Senior Vice President, Energy Delivery - North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, Raleigh, NC

Farrokh Rahimi, Executive Vice President - OATI
Next-gen AMI: SCE's call to address technology gaps

C142

50 mins
- Customer Engagement
- AMI
Falguni Shah, Director, Customer Connections & Key accounts - Toronto Hydro Electric Systems ltd.

Maninder Sahota, Senior Engineering Manager (Grid Edge Solutions - Southern California Edison

Ricardo Montano, Senior Enginering Manager - Southern California Edison
Innovations in Electrification: Off-Road EV Impacts to Off-Grid Charging Solutions

C1

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
DJ Feinstadt, Management Consultant - Feinstadt Consulting

Scott Bradley, Director of Sales and Strategic Partnerships - Pioneer eMobility - e-Boost

Scott Robinson, Director, Energy Analytics - Guidehouse, Inc

Kate Staples, Director, Electrification - Dominion Energy Virginia

Rob Itcush, Sr. Program Manager, EV Service Delivery - BC Hydro
Why utilities must collaborate with EV manufacturers on managed charging

C2

50 mins
- Transportation Electrification
Smriti Mishra, Senior Director, Strategic Growth - Weave Grid

Mark Moniz, Energy Efficiency Consultant, Demand Response and Managed Charging - Eversource Energy

Ryan DeKimpe, Principal Marketing Specialist - DTE Energy

DER hosting capacity vs allocation: Equitable DER adoption on high-penetration feeders with Hydro One

C156

25 mins
- Customer Engagement
- Reliability and Resilience
- DER
Dorothy Moryc, Vice-President, Engineering & Stations - Enova Power Corp.

William Taylor, DER Integration Strategist - EPRI

Daniel Ernstmann, Technical Leader - DER Integration - EPRI

Stephen Kerr, Technical Leader - DER Integration - EPRI

Ryan Boudreau, Sr. Manager Distribution Protection and Control - Hydro One

Why Xcel chose mobile energy storage to support grid capacity

C4

25 mins
- Reliability and Resilience
- Energy Storage
Brian Bassett, Director - Simple Thread

Tyler McGrath, Manager, Distribution Controls and SCADA Engineering - Xcel Energy

Nathan Kassees, Principle Engineer, Energy Storage and Emerging Technologoies - Xcel Energy

Dave Mino, Manager, System Planning and Strategy - Xcel Energy

Battery Blueprint: Crafting the Future of Energy Storage

C144/ 145

240 mins
- Workshops
- Energy Storage