Hosted by GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, Minds + Machines brings together a global community of GE customers, developers, partners, industry experts, and technology leaders, who will share their experiences, insights, and know-how on digital industrial transformation.
Minds + Machines 2017The Premier Event for the Industrial Internet
25-26 October | Moscone Center San Francisco, CA
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Minds + Machines 2017 | 25-26 October, 2017 | Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Minds + Machines brings together a global community of GE customers, developers, partners, industry experts, and technology leaders who will share their experiences, insights, and know-how on digital industrial transformation.
Speakers
Ankush Agarwal Brent Buffington Thierry Buhagiar Eric Fiste Amy Francetic Brian Hurst Hank Jones
Director Exelon
Sr. Manager Southern
California Edison
Project LeadRTE
VP, IT Invenergy
SVP Invenergy
VP, CAO Exelon
EVP, CCO Dynegy
Shyam Krishnaswamy Rob McNeil Aparna Narang Neil O’Donovan Hema Pericherla Jahangir Piracha
Sr. Manager Exelon
Director Nova Scotia Power
Sr. DirectorPG&E
CDOLincoln Clean Energy
Technology Manager Contact Energy
CEO Engro Digital
Alex Portilla Gil Quiniones Brien Sheahan Jim Shield Andy Sibley Jeff Stokes Graham Traynor
Principal Product Manager
PG&E
CEO New York Power
Authority
CEO Illinois Commerce
Commission
EVP, CDO Invenergy
Head of Business Improvement
Contact Energy
Sr. Director PSEG
Assistant Managing Director
Gama Energy
Minds + Machines 2017 | 25-26 October, 2017 | Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Topics for Business, Operations and Technology Focus
ENERGY MARKET PERSPECTIVES WITH DIGITAL
Discover how the projected rise of renewable energy globally will upset traditional business models in the coming decades. Explore the ways digital can help navigate these changes to help leading power and utility companies create a market advantage.
THE NEW AGE OF GRID TECHNOLOGIES
Explore the latest developments in Microgrids, integrated energy systems with local Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and energy storage devices such as batteries. Understand which new edge, grid management and battery technologies are likely to emerge as demand increases.
UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL TWINS
Learn exactly what the term “Digital Twin” really means and how this analytic entity is the gateway to true asset reliability, improved maintenance strategy, more refined capital planning and ultimately, a competitive edge. Debunk the mystery and see digital twins in action – implemented for real world customers globally.
GETTING THE MOST FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY
With renewable energy taking center stage in coming years, digital is poised to help drive maximum output from wind, solar and hydro fuel sources. As power and utility companies are adding renewable energy to the mix, those positioned to maximize their output with data and analytics will rise to the top.
MOVE TO STRATEGIC MAINTENANCE
Understand how digital can help operations organizations make the shift from time-based or reactive maintenance to predictive capabilities. Learn how real world companies have already taken the step to a more strategic maintenance approach.
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WITH A PLATFORM APPROACH
Most power and utility organizations face challenges with disparate systems, architectures and application development processes. Learn how a platform IT strategy can help unify efforts, gain economies of scale, faster time to market for applications and an analytics catalog to create a sustainable environment for growth.
CONSTRUCTING A VIABLE CYBER DEFENSE
Cyber attacks and security breaches can quickly cascade into serious financial damage or impact on human safety. Most operations and IT technology leaders understand the risks posed by cyber attacks, but knowing the right actions and technologies to implement can be daunting. See the strategies, policies, systems and disciplines to protect and defend operations.
GAIN AN ENERGY TRADING ADVANTAGE
With the changing regulatory environment and greater presence of renewables, see how to optimize trading strategies to leverage the full extent of the generation portfolio. Learn how to analyze real-time market data, constantly changing energy prices, fluctuating demand, and variable fuel costs toward an optimal bottom line result.
Nuclear Wind HydroSteam ProsumerSolar Transmission & Distribution
Gas
Join industry leaders with their cross functional teams to learn, network and discuss the following topics for the Power and Utility market. Please see www.gemindsandmachines.com for a complete program as sessions are announced.
EXECUTIVE PATH TOPICS OPERATIONS / TECHNICAL PATH TOPICS
For the first time at Minds & Machines, separate paths will be offered to match individual areas of focus for executives, operations personnel and IT experts. Discover, explore and learn from peers and experts.
Speakers
Minds + Machines 2017 | 25-26 October, 2017 | Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Power and Utility Electricity Value Network Sessions
*Session topics subject to change
EXECUTIVE PATH
Visionary insights to digital transformation success
• The Road to a Digital Utility: Talent and Culture Management
• The Convergence of the Utility Grid and the Transportation Grid
• Cloud to Edge: The Responsive and Secure Architecture Critical for Utility Transformation
• The Digital Utility: Transforming for Value and Growth. Hear from the Experts
• Energy in the Emergent Era
• From Reactive to Proactive: How the Digital Twin Transforms Your Assets, Operations & Business
• Adapting Generation Portfolios to More Responsive Markets
• Control that Charge: Modulating EV Charging to Create Grid Value
• Unbundling energy markets: Liberalization Deregulation in a Disruptive Age
• How to Justify Digital Investment
OPERATIONS & TECHNICALPATH
Actionable insights to drive business outcomes
• Products Built for Disruption: EVN Solutions for Power & Utility
• Accelerating User Adoption of Digital Solutions in the Operations World
• Balancing Market Demand and A Mixed Generation Portfolio for Greater Profitability
• Revolutionizing O&M: The New Value Centric Maintenance Strategy
• Mission Accomplished: Five Secrets to Greater Productivity with Plant Optimization
• Lessons Learned In Implementing Digital Solutions
• Transforming the T&D landscape with microgrids and intelligent digital substations
• Optimizing Generation Fleets with Hybrid Electric Gas Turbines
• The Future of M&D: How GE is Monitoring the World’s Power
• Renewable Transformation for the Digital Utility
• Helping Power and Utilities companies harness the potential of the Industrial Internet across the
Electricity Value Network
• DERMS and the Hybrid Grid
• Unifying Inspection Technologies and Geospatial Solutions
• Digital Solar Plant: Uptime and Field Service Optimization
• The Next Utility Goldmine - Using Data Science to Define New Business Models
• Delivering Greater Reliability Across the EVN: Generation, Transmission & Distribution
• Building Renewable Energy Digital from the Ground Up
• Digital Worker Disruption: Modern Field Service Enters the EVN
• Multiplying Online Threats and Cyber Security Strategies to Mitigate Them in the Electricity Sector
• IIOT Platform: Creating a Sustainable IT Strategy for Power and Utility Growth
• HPE and GE Digital Transforms Saudi Electric Through IIoT
A comprehensive set of content rich presentations with industry experts and GE executives and technical staff.
Minds + Machines 2017 | 25-26 October, 2017 | Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Tech Hall
Empower ProsumersLearn more about microgrid technology and energy management systems that enhance long term saving
Follow the Electron in the Electricity Value Network• Experience how digital solutions are enabling more flexible
generation, a resilient grid, & empowered prosumers
• See how a modern smart operating center leverages analytics, the digital twin & Asset Performance Management to go beyond M&D
• Check out virtual and augmented reality of a virtual power plant and a wind farm
Generate Flexible PowerSee how Business Optimization and Operations Optimization work together to unlock better outcomes and enable power trading
Make the Grid ResilientExperience wide-area monitoring systems (WAMS) and distributed energy resource management (DERM) in action
Experience the Transformation of the Power Network.