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Hear the nation?s
leading policy makers, senior executives and reliability experts address
how they are planning for compliance in the new ERO era, as well as the
strategic issues involved in developing long-term resource adequacy.
In its 2nd year, the
Reliability Summit has established itself as a perfect opportunity to meet
with key decision-makers and your colleagues during and outside of the
summit. Register today!
THE EXECUTIVE FORUM - The
Transmission Reliability Landscape -
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006
The transmission reliability
landscape has seen unprecedented changes over the past year. The passage
of the Energy Act of 2005 introduced a variety of provisions aimed at
increasing grid reliability. Weather events and natural disasters have
called into question some of our basic approaches to ensuring transmission
reliability. Finally, the introduction of more renewables and other
variable resources is placing increased stress on an aging transmission
infrastructure. Today's transmission executives must stay abreast of these
and other developments to make the strategic decisions to effectively lead
their organizations into the mandatory reliability era.
This year?s Executive Forum
will provide a high level view of both the operational and policy
challenges facing the transmission industry. It will provide executives
with a picture of the current status of the implementation of reliability
mandates and market policy. It will also offer an overview of industry
best practices and technical innovations for handling the burdens placed
on the aging infrastructure by wide area operations, the need to protect
critical infrastructure, and the expansion of renewable and other
intermittent resources.
Forum Topics:
STATUS OF ACTION ITEMS FROM EPACT 2005
THE SYSTEMS OPERATOR PERSPECTIVE ? A VIEW FROM THE CONTROL ROOM
VARIABLE RESOURCES AND RELIABILITY ? CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
MARKETS - ENSURING RESOURCE ADEQUACY VIA FORWARD CAPACITY MARKETS AND
RELIABILITY PRICING MODELS
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY ? ISSUES FOR ELECTRIC T&D
Forum Speakers:
The
Honorable Joseph T. Kelliher,
Chairman, FERC
Laurie J. Oppel,
Managing Director, NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.
Forrest Small,
Associate Director, NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.
Alan Adams,
Technical Manager, Interregional Coordination and Policy, MIDWEST ISO
Mike Calimano,
Vice President, Operations, NEW YORK-ISO
Dave Hawkins,
Lead Industry Relations Representative, CALIFORNIA-ISO
Frank Koza,
Executive Director, System Operations, PJM INTERCONNECTION LLC
Robert L. Daileader, Jr.,
Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Bonnie Suchman,
Of Counsel, TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
Rob Gramlich,
Policy Director, AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Gary Schoonyan,
Regulatory Affairs Director, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Edward Schrom Jr.,
System Planning and System Protection, NY STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Jeff Bladen,
Manager, Retail Market Integration, PJM INTERCONNECTION LLC
Dave LaPlante,
VP - Market Development, NEW ENGLAND ISO
Mark Reeder,
Director, Office of Regulatory Economics, NY STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Michael Robinson,
Manager of Market Development, MIDWEST ISO
Patrick J. Laird,
Vice President, Corporate Security, EXELON CORPORATION
Gary Sevounts,
Director, Power & Energy Solutions, SYMANTEC
THE RELIABILITY SUMMIT -
Transitioning to the ERO Era - Thursday ? Friday, Sept. 7-8,
2006
The 2nd Reliability Summit will bring
together the nation?s leading policy makers, senior executives and
reliability experts. They will address the implications of the new ERO and
mandatory reliability rulemakings on utility and RTO operations, on
management processes and on strategic planning. The reliability provisions
of the EPAct have created the very real possibility of fines for
non-compliance running into multiple millions; but hasn?t clarified how
the audit and enforcement will work. Leading executives and regulators
will meet in Washington to discuss how best to assure and demonstrate
compliance. They will address how the new reliability organization might
affect their internal processes for planning and compliance management.
Transmission owners and other stakeholders will discuss how emerging
market-based methods for resource adequacy will affect the fortunes of
transmission and generation businesses and organizations.
This year?s Reliability Summit will bring FERC, NERC, DOE, and state
regulators together with senior executives from transmission and energy
delivery organizations to address how they are planning for compliance
with the new reliability regime, as well as the strategic issues involved
in developing long-term resource adequacy.
Summit
Topics:
ROLES OF
THE ERO, REGIONAL RELIABILITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET OPERATORS
ESTABLISHING THE NEW AUDIT, RELIABILITY REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE PROCESSES
INTEGRATING REGIONAL RELIABILITY STANDARDS WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS
STATE PERSPECTIVES ON ENSURING RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND TRANSMISSION
RELIABILITY
MANAGING THE TRANSITION PHASE
IMPLEMENTING THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
Summit
Speakers:
Laurie J. Oppel,
Managing Director, NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.
Forrest Small,
Associate Director, NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.
Michael Kormos, Vice President, System Operations, PJM INTERCONNECTION LLC
Steve Rueckert,
Director-Standards and Compliance, WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING
COUNCIL
Charles H. Yeung,
Executive Director, Interregional Affairs, SOUTHWEST POWER POOL
Gary Campbell,
Operating Compliance, RELIABILITY FIRST CORPORATION
Allen Mosher,
Director of Policy Analysis, AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
Wayne VanOsdol,
Senior Consultant, Compliance, MIDWEST RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION
Gerry Cauley,
Director of Standards, NERC
Ben Deutsch,
Standards Manager, MIDWEST RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION
Bruce Ellsworth,
Chairman, NEW YORK STATE RELIABILITY COUNCIL
Steve Rueckert,
Director-Standards and Compliance, WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING
COUNCIL
Randy Bynum,
Commissioner, ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Jack Goldberg,
Vice Chairman, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY
Carl B. Linvill,
Commissioner, NEVADA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Sharon Reishus,
Commissioner, MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Patrick Hogan,
Director of Electric System Operations, LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY/KEYSPAN
ENERGY
Richard J. Kafka,
Transmission Policy Manager, PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. - PHI
David L. Mohre,
Executive Director, Energy & Power Division, NAT'L. RURAL ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE ASSN.
Richard A. Schultz,
Vice President, Asset Planning, INT'L. TRANSMISSION COMPANY
Herbert Schrayshuen,
Vice President, Transmission Commercial Services, NATIONAL GRID USA
Albert Yockey,
Manager - Transmission Reliability Compliance, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
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