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Gary Rackliffe, VP, Smart Grids North America ABB

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Jaime Ortega, Manager, Regulatory and Reliability Analysis, COMED

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DAY ONE PROGRAM AGENDA: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

1:20 – 2:10Mining Your Data and Harnessing It to Enhance Grid ReliabilityYinuo Du, Lead Analytics Manager, Distribution, Florida Power &

Light • Identifying potential data sources• Types of data• Approaches can you take to extract and compile data• Available data mining tools can you use• What you can do with data to improve grid reliability, grid performance, and

asset management

Yinuo Du joined the Florida Power and Light (FPL) in 2012 as the Lead Analytics Manager. Since joining the FPL, Yinuo has worked extensively as a leader for smart grid data analytics. He has received Most Creative and Innovative Award in 2014 in Vice-President Cup Competition. He has currently in two pending patent

application processes. He is a pioneer in smart grid analytics by using data mining process.

2:10 – 3:00Using Predictive Analytics for Improved Health Manage-ment of T&D Assets Gary Rackliffe, Vice-President, Smart Grids North America, ABB Inc. • Asset health management process • Integrating multiple sensors, data sources, business intelligence, and pre-

dictive performance models to assess asset condition• Generate actionable information on asset condition and causes of problems• Recommendations on what to do to drive condition based maintenance and

asset investment decisions

Gary Rackliffe is the leader of ABB's smart grid initiatives in North America. He is also the General Manager for the Smart Grid Center of Excellence. He is the past chair of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s Smart Grid Council and is a member of the NEMA Distribution Automation Section, the

DistribuTECH Advisory Committee, the Department of Commerce Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, and the IEC Smart Energy Systems Committee.

3:20 – 4:10Implementing Data Visualization and Dashboarding PlatformsScott Benner, Senior Engineer, PJM Interconnection • Issueswithsiloeddatasourcesintroducedbyinconsistentmodelling,vary-

ing vendors, etc.• DiscussionofPJM’sDataWarehouseenvironment,andhowithasevolved

over the last decade• Tacklingdatablendingandaggregationproblemsinafter-the-factanalysis• SituationalawarenessforDispatchandreal-timeoperations• Nextstepsindataqualityanddatavisualization

Scott Benner specializes in data visualization, data mining, business intel-ligence, geographic information systems. He is responsible for analysis of market and reliability behaviours in the deregulated electric market and has been involved in performance compliance.

4:15 – 5:00Data Modeling Strategies

• Predictive modeling• Model management• Grid performance monitoring • Implementing grid visualization tools• Real-time fault detection technologies• Sourcing and integrating data for purposes of modeling

8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair

9:10 – 10:00How ComEd Achieved a 20% Increase in Reliability Using Data AnalyticsJaime Ortega, Manager,Regulatory and Reliability Analysis, ComEd • HearhowComEd’sdistributionreliabilityimprovementprogramshave

harnessed analytics to achieve significant increases in grid reliability• Reviewofprojectinnovations• Makingthebusinesscaseforimplementinganalytics• Reliabilityimprovementmetrics• Managingperceptionanddemonstratingthatreliabilityhasbeenimproved

and investment is being well-spent• Nextstepsforimprovingcustomerreliability

Jaime Ortega has worked for Commonwealth Edison for 25 years. His team is responsible for developing and supporting long-range system reliability plans, and setting and tracking system performance goals. His team is also responsible for supporting ComEd’s regulatory and governmental organi-

zations in order to maintain a strong regulatory relationship by providing technical expertise of system performance and analytics consistently across the company.

10:20 – 11:20Implementing Systems to Capture and Assess Data at Duke EnergyRick Race, Director Grid Analytics, Duke Energy • Backgroundandlevelsetonouranalyticsjourney• Corporatestrategyandintegratedapproachforanalytics• Approachforanalyticsdevelopmentanditssupportinginfrastructure• Datamanagementandintegration• Nextstepsonouranalyticsjourney

Rick Race is responsible for developing and managing the team charged with generating analytic insights and tools to maximize the return on grid infra-structure investments at Duke Energy. Prior to this role, Rick served as General Manager of Business Excellence where he oversaw process improvement,

metric development and reporting, IT support, change management, communications and contract management for the utility’s transmission, distribution and gas operations.

11:20 – 12:20Role of Analytics in Prioritization and Optimization of Asset Investment Planning and Maintenance ProgramsHiran Bhadra, Principal, Management Consulting, KPMG • How analytics can help in assessment of risk to reliability for critical assets• How analytics can help in planning a targeted and well prioritized capital

investment plan• Using analytics to understand residual risk : what are the implications for

maintenance function

Hiran Bhadra is an accomplished leader in management consulting in the energy and natural resources (ENR) sector with several years of experience across North America, China, Asia Pacific Region & Africa. He advises the CEO and divisional Board of Directors in the areas of strategic planning,

operating model development, business transformation, restructuring in situations of business acquisition and divestiture, and organization-wide change management.

Extended Networking Break10:00 – 10:20

Luncheon Break12:20 – 1:20

Extended Networking Break3:00 – 3:20

CASE STUDY

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DAY TWO PROGRAM AGENDA: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

1:20 – 2:10Outage Detection and Location and Grid Safety Applications Tim Driscoll, Director, Solutions Marketing, Itron• Combine locational awareness on the grid with peer-to-peer communications• Edge intelligence applications that can systematically and continuously

evaluate the status of nearby meters• Quickly model and localize outage events and report detailed information

back to the utility• Dramatically improve outage detection and analysis through a combination

of intelligence in the endpoint and in the network• Ensure that outage detection data from smart meters adds business value

Tim Driscoll is a senior level business professional with over 20-years of electrical engineering design, analysis and consulting in the electric power industry for utilities. Driscoll was recognized last year for helping turn the company’s smart grid vision into reality. Tim led the distributed analytics team, for Itron’s newest cutting-edge technology platforms. His initiative, creativity and determination helped take the company’s technol-ogy to new heights with the release of Itron Riva Adaptive Communication Technology.

2:10 – 3:00Analytics for Weather and Disaster Planning

• Integrating smart meter data with weather data• Leveraging hyper-localized weather data• Identifying vulnerabilities in your grid• Planning weather event response• Predicting damage• Protecting your assets

3:20 – 4:10Optimizing Your Maintenance Program and Identifying Equipment Replacement Priorities

• Visualizethecondition,age,andlongevityofyourequipment• Prioritizeequipmentreplacementandmaintenanceneeds• Preventequipment-relatedoutages• Reduce the number of truck rolls• Improve your overall grid performance

4:10 – 5:00Understanding Data Governance and Privacy RegulationsStephen M. Foxman, Member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC• Customer privacy regulations• Data management regulations• Protecting customer privacy in third-party service provider arrangements • Steps towards ensuring customer data and identity are protected• Implementing essential governance systems

Stephen Foxman’s practice encompasses information technology contracting, computer and intellectual property law, corporate law, franchise law, and representation of health-care companies. He authored the chapter titled, Corporate Security and Privacy Duties, Policies and Forms, which appears in the book, Data Security and Privacy Law Combat-ing Cyberthreats, published by West Group.

8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 Opening Remarks from the Chair

9:10 – 10:00How Utilities Envision Using Analytics to Improve Reli-ability in the Near FutureRick Race, Director Grid Analytics, Duke EnergyGlenn Pritchard, Principal Engineer – AMI, PECOMichael Pesin, Chief Technology Advisor & Smart Grid

Architect, Seattle City Light (tentative)• Brainstorming ideas for how utility analytics could be used in the coming

years• Plans for the future and next steps• Overviewofprojectsindevelopment• Challenges with implementing initiatives• Progressreportsonongoingprojects• Successes with utilizing smart meter data

Glenn Pritchard is the Smart Grid Network Operations and Technology Lead for PECO’s Smart Grid/Smart Meter Project. He has been with Exelon/PECO for 20 years and is responsible for developing new applications that leverage the Smart Grid, AMI Systems and metering data. He recently received the

2014 EPRI Technology Transfer Award for his work on the Smart Grid, as well as the 2010 IEC Grid Vision and the 2008 Utilimetrics’ Utility Best Practices Awards for his work in the Smart Grid and AMI fields.

10:20 – 11:20Improving Reliability with Advanced Grid Analytics: Real-World Case StudiesKelly Dietz, Vice-President, Analytics Solutions, Landis+Gyr Inc.• How to leverage the distribution electric model and multiple data sources

for advanced grid analytics• Focus on improving reliability, maximizing the life and value of assets, and

analyzing the impacts of DER on the network• Real-life customer case studies and examples of benefits utilities are

achieving from platform and model based analysis Kelly Dietz is responsible for Landis+Gyr’s Grid Analytics Solutions Sales. She has sold enterprise software and services to the Utility Industry for the past 15 years. She spent 6 years at Mincom, Inc., (now ABB) a leader in Enterprise Asset Management Solutions for Utilities, Mining, Government and Defense,

where she held leadership positions in sales including VPof North American Sales.

11:20 – 12:20Establishing a Smart Grid Center of ExcellenceJeff Buxton, Executive Consultant, Black & Veatch • Understanding what data can provide• Building a business case for harnessing utility analytics• Analyzing the potential value of utility analytics• Estimatingrequiredcapitalinvestment• Change management

Jeffrey Buxton has over 30 years of experience within the energy, utilities, IT, technologies, and industrial sectors, in North America and internationally. He supports electric, gas, and water utilities in strategic planning, business case development, solution selection, program management, organizational plan-ning, and operations management of transformational Smart Grid programs.

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