Program: T&D World Conference & Exhibition 2022

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration & Information Open
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Tech Tour: Powering the Future: Duke Energy Emerging Technology Center The growing Duke Energy Emerging Technology Center is a testing ground for projects that will help modernize the electric grid.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Tech Tour: Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Charlotte Transmission and Substation Laboratory Take a guided tour of the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Charlotte Transmission and Substation laboratory to see this testing in action.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Pre-conference Seminar: Accelerated Learning Forum: Spatial Analytics for a Resilient Grid George Leader - Pedernales Electric Cooperative Vegetation Maintenance Manager Ryan Krause - Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc. Vegetation Maintenance Supervisor Brian Lafayette - Overstory Head of Business Strategy				Pre-conference Seminar: Plugging In: Commercial EVs are Here. Now What? Rick Mihelic - NACFE Director Emerging Technologies David Treichler - Oncor Electric Delivery Director Strategy and Technology Theodore Bohn - Argonne National Lab Principal Electrical Engineer Charlie Allcock - CharlieAllcockConsulting LLC Principal & Owner Philip Jones - Alliance for Transportation Electrification Executive Director Mike Rowand - MikeRogrid Consulting Principal Steve Mignardi - Daimler Trucks North America Vice President, On-Highway Market Development Teresa Hansen - Endeavor Business Media T&D World Conference Chair and VP Content - Energy Kevin Jones - Endeavor Business Media CV Group Editorial Director David Schaller Schaller - NACFE Industry Engagement Director Co-created by:
9:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Tech Tour: Powering the Future: Duke Energy Emerging Technology Center The growing Duke Energy Emerging Technology Center is a testing ground for projects that will help modernize the electric grid.
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM	PowerUp Lunch Roundtables The networking luncheon allows for small group discussions on a variety of topics. You pick the topic and sit at a table with others who are interested in the same topic. Each table discussion is moderated by a leading professional in the field. Table topics include: Supply Chain Wildfire Mitigation Data Driven Utility E-mobility Vegetation Management DER Grid Integration Black Sky Hazards Data in the Cloud Policy and Regulation Summer 2022 – Capacity Constraints and Fuel Costs Infrastructure Investment
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	101: Super Session - Ideas and Initiatives Driving Decarbonization and Grid Modernization Panel Discussion Wayne Bishop - Quanta Technology Senior Director, Industry Outreach Damir Novosel - Quanta Technology President David Ellis - Entergy SVP, Chief Customer Officer Teresa Hansen - Endeavor Business Media T&D World Conference Chair and VP Content - Energy
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	201: Super Session - Taking Action on Data-driven Insights for Vegetation Management Panel Discussion Tom Martin - E Source Vice President - Data Science Jared Winters - American Transmission Company Director, Asset Maintenance & Commissioning Rachel Steudle - DTE Energy Manager - Vegetation Management Jack Gardner - Duke Energy Manager TVM Strategy				202: Super Session - Same Words but Different Worlds Research Revelations David Schaller Schaller - NACFE Industry Engagement Director
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	General Session 1-Critical Infrastructure at Critical Times Panel Discussion Mike Beehler - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative National Spokesperson Natasha Deschene - National Grid Vice President, Electric Asset Management & Engineering NY Rob Kondziolka - CAISO Governing Body Member Shawn Schukar - Ameren Transmission President Tony Jandro - Xcel Energy VP, Transmission Portfolio Delivery Russell Boyer - Dell Technologies Global Energy Field Director
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking & Exhibit Hall Open
Thursday, October 6, 2022
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration & Information Open
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Full Conference Attendee Breakfast & Networking
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	General Session 2: Resource Requirements for the Future Grid Maria Robinson - Department of Energy Director, Grid Deployment Office Larry Bekkedahl - Portland General Electric Senior Vice President, Advanced Energy Delivery Neelanjan Patri Patri - Tennessee Valley Authority Strategic Operation Solutions Ty Roberts - Itron, Inc VP, Product Marketing Sponsored by:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	301: The Control Room Operator of the Future Research Revelations Chris Anderson - Duke Energy Director ADMS Program John Morris - The Mosaic Company Vice President, Grid Operations	302: DER Recovery & Transformation in Puerto Rico Case Study Lee Wood - LUMA Energy Director, Business Transformation		303: So We've Done the TRMM Assessment, Now What? Research Revelations Ed Dukat Dukat - Salt River Project Grid Resiliency Program Manager Lynna Estep - NATF Program Manager, Resilience		304: The Blind Side - Using Sensors to Visualize Distribution Assets Case Study Charlie Nobles - Ubicquia VP Utility Segment Guillermo Aleman - Florida Power & Light Manager, Technology and Innovation		305: Cultivating a Culture for Data and Analytics Transformation Innovation Initiative Johnny Whitfield - OGE Energy Corp. Director of Business Intelligence
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	401: Building a Grid More Resilient to Weather, DER’s and Rising Consumer Expectations Ty Roberts - Itron, Inc VP, Product Marketing		402: Duke Energy Distribution Microgrids - Inverter-based Resources Panel Discussion Neil Bhagat - Duke Energy Director of Engineering Jaclyn Whiteman - Duke Energy Director, CD Project Management Bryan Hoffman - Duke Energy Distributed Energy Operations & Maintenance Eugene Moore - Duke Energy Senior Project Manager		403: Conceptual Approaches to the New Resiliency Knowledge Share David Treichler - Oncor Electric Delivery Director Strategy and Technology		404: Preparing Grids to Meet the Growing Demand for EV Fleet Charging Knowledge Share Gary Rackliffe - Hitachi Energy VP Market Development and Innovation Brian Wilkie - National Grid Director, NY Transport Electrification
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch & Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	501: Utilizing Analytics to Identify Line Losses Case Study Carol Bogacz - 1898 & Co. Principal Consultant - Grid Analytics Eugene Hamrick - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Director of Enterprise Analytics and Innovation		502: Modernizing the Settlements Process Case Study John Maupin Maupin - Meter Data Service / National Grid Manager		503: DERMS for High-Renewable Penetration Scenarios Case Study Ryan Burg - ComEd Principal Business Analyst Imran Rahman - ComEd General Engineer		504: Streamlining Restoration Efforts Using No-code Apps and Data Visualization Innovation Initiative Gratz Dale Noel Redoble Redoble - Visayan Electric Company System Operation Supervisor
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM	601: Grid Modernization and Resilience with GIS Panel Discussion Amy Barron Barron - Duke Energy Manager GIS, Centralized Design, and Residential Development Rick Grant - Duke Energy Vice President, Grid Operations Christy Guenther - Duke Energy Sr. Manager, Transmission Innovation and Business Transformation Matt Piper - Esri Global Industry Solutions Director - Infrastructure Paul Wagner - Duke Energy Senior IT Manager Scott Waldmann - Duke Energy Manager II – GIS, Centralized Design, and Residential Development Sarah Wray - Duke Energy Systems Consultant Brought to you by:	602: The Role of After-Action Reviews During Storm Response in Creating Real-time Safety-CANCELED Brought to you by:		603: PPL’s Transformational Journey to Cloud Analytics David Bess - Neudesic Director of Technology Solutions, Power & Utilities Abhijit (Abhi) Bhatwadekar - PPL Head of Data & Analytics Govind Srinivasan - PPL Corporation Data Engineering Manager Brought to you by:		604: Utility Strategies for Structural Resiliency of Distribution Overhead Lines Innovation Initiative Chad Newton - Osmose Sr. Director Wood Portfolio Infrastructure Adi Srinivasan - Osmose VP Product Management & Digital Brought to you by:		605: A Maintenance Hat Trick: Safety, Cost, and Reliability Craig Foster - SAS Principal Business Development Executive John Lauletta - Exacter CEO Jacob Barlow - Randolph Electric Membership Corporation Senior Project Manager Brought to you by:
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	General Session 3: The Energy Transition and the Grid We Need to Support It Axel Schlumberger - Southwire SVP R&D Wire and Cable Casey Cathey - Southwest Power Pool Director, System Planning Jay Caspary - U.S. DOE Grid Deployment Office Sr. Consultant Hudson Gilmer Gilmer - LineVision Inc CEO Robert PIERCE PIERCE - DEC Transmission Planning Manager, Initiative Management Sponsored by:
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Networking Reception & Exhibit Hall
Friday, October 7, 2022
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Registration & Information Open
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Attendee Breakfast
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	701: Zero-Trust Applications for the Grid (ZTAG) Case Study Russell Boyer - Dell Technologies Global Energy Field Director David Lawrence - Duke Energy Technology Development Manager		702: Future Utility Engineers Case Study Umair Zia - Eversource Energy Director - Distribution Engineering Helen Galluzzo - Eversource Energy, Human Resources Sr. Consultant, Leadership Development Daniel Lewis - Eversource Principal Engineer		703: Harmonization of the Electrified Transportation and Electricity Ecosystems Innovation Initiative Austin Chambers - Kitu Systems VP, Market Development Ross Malme - Malme Energy Consulting, LLC CEO Ronald Chebra - Chebra Consulting Group, LLC Executive Director		704: Advanced Communications over Redundant Passive Optical Networks Knowledge Share Jimi Conway - ComEd Program Manager Brandon Bohnstedt - Exelon/ComEd IT Manager Eze Phil-Ebosie - ComEd Director of Engineering Thomas Flanagan - ComEd Principal Business Program Manager
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	801: Grid Monitoring and Asset Management: A Case Study from Alabama Power Case Study Angelo Rizzo - Systems With Intelligence Inc. CEO Roger Ely - Southern Company-Georgia Power Senior Engineer		802: Can the Transmission Grid Support a Mass Transition to EVs? Knowledge Share Joshua Loyd - 1898 & Co., a part of Burns and McDonnell Senior Consultant Casey Cathey - Southwest Power Pool Director, System Planning Kyle Combes - 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell Project Manager Malinda Broussard-Briscoe - Evergy Manager- Distribution Planning Engineering Lincoln Wood - Southern Company Electrification Manager		803: Accelerating Industry Response to Climate Change and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Case Study Joseph Lake - UMS Group Inc. Director Alex Bloss - ATCO Electric Senior Planner, Forestry Planning Nicholas Noyer - Pacific Gas & Electric Senior Manager, Community Wildfire Safety Program		804: Innovation and Technology to Meet T&D Challenges Axel Schlumberger - Southwire SVP R&D Wire and Cable Wayne Chatterton - Southwire Director Strategy Sherif Kamel - Southwire VP New Product Development
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	General Session 4: Transmission Planning for a Cleaner and More Resilient Grid Knowledge Share Craig Glazer - PJM Interconnection Vice President--Federal Government Policy Larry Gasteiger - WIRES Executive Director

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