Designed for electric utility executives, participants engage in best practice roundtables to address electric distribution system and substation reliability and safety. Members share benchmarking and performance study results spanning safety, workforce management, infrastructure improvements and overall performance excellence. The small size of this program provides a unique environment for collaborative thinking, open discourse and building long-term relationships.
Participation is restricted to senior leaders of WEI energy member companies. This strategic forum is designed for vice presidents, directors of electric operations and general managers responsible for maintaining system reliability.
Member: $749 USD
Registration price increases $100 after September 13, 2019. Registration includes all meals and receptions, and all program materials. Guest tickets are available for $150 and allow a personal guest (a spouse or partner who does not work in the energy industry) to accompany a registered attendee at the event. Guest registration includes all meals and receptions, and all program materials.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Registration
Make some time to greet each other and settle in before the program begins at 1 pm.
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Welcome and Introductions
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Successes, Current Challenges, and Opportunities Roundtable
Facilitator(s): Dan Rizzo, Director, Transmission and Distribution Operations, Seattle City Light
What challenges and successes are at the forefront of Operations for your company?
2:30 PM - 2:45PM
Break
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Successes, Current Challenges, and Opportunities Roundtable Part 2
Facilitator(s): Dan Rizzo, Director, Transmission and Distribution Operations, Seattle City Light
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Battery and Vault Incidents
Speaker(s): Bret Marchese, Director, Distribution Maintenance, Salt River Project, Dave Wagner, Director of Line Construction and Metering, Tucson Electric Power, Brian Belger, Network + Substation Operations Manager, Seattle City Light
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Welcome Dinner
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Labor Strategy Roundtable Discussion
Facilitator(s): Carolyn Loos, Director, Labor & Organizational Performance, NorthWestern Energy
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Overview of PBR
Speaker(s): Chad Gish, Regional Director, Central, FortisAlberta Inc.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wildfire Roundtable
Facilitator(s): David Howell, Director of Electrical Operations, Avista Corp.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Deeper Dive into Successes, Current Challenges, and Opportunities
Facilitator(s): Dan Rizzo, Director, Transmission and Distribution Operations, Seattle City Light
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Infrastructure and Operations Roundtable
Facilitator(s): Dan Rizzo, Director, Transmission and Distribution Operations, Seattle City Light
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Safety Roundtable
Facilitator(s): Lanny Sawchuck, Director, Line Field Operations, BC Hydro
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Brainstorm Topics for Fall Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Reception
There are no formal dinner plans.
Please contact the hotel directly at (800) 368-2544 to reserve your room. Identify yourself as being with Western Energy Institute (WEI) to receive a special rate of $225 USD/night.
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4. Complete your reservation info and click “Book Reservation”.
This rate is guaranteed until September 13, 2019 or until the WEI room block is full.