8:00 AM – 4:30 PM – Pre-Conference Training (8 PE Credits)

• IT Training: Microsoft 365 Optimization Workshop: Security, Governance, and AI for Cooperative IT Leaders – Matrix
• Engineering Training: Power Quality (PMI) & Motors, Including VFD’s and Phase Conversion – Toth

8:00 AM – Welcome

• Dan Gerard-AIEC

8:05 AM – Opening Remarks

• Craig Sondgeroth-AIEC

8:10 AM – Opening Panel

• CEO Panel

9:00 AM – Breakout Sessions

• Running Enterprise IT as a One-Person Shop – Matt Ohmes-SEIEC, Chris Franzen-MJM and Colin Jacobs, Kelsey Dowdy -Blue Layer
• Load-Modifying Resources – Michael Gillespie-Shelby Electric

10:00 AM – Breakout Sessions

• Networks Are Like Soda; No One Likes Them Flat – Glenn Williams and Blake Carleson-SWIEC
• DER and Battery Storage – Kevin Shelley-JCREMC

11:00 AM – Breakout Sessions

• Critical Decisions – Shira Dankner-Ninestar
• BI – Data Analytics – Keith Jones-Monroe, and Glenn Williams-SWIEC

12:00 PM – Lunch

• Sponsor Spotlight

1:00 PM – General Session: NISC Updates and Roadmap

2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

• Beyond VMware – Hypervisor Alternatives – Matrix
• Vegetation Management

3:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

• General Counsel: Data Leakage and What to Do in a Breach – John Teefey-AIEC
• AMI Roundtable – Travis Jones-SWIEC (moderator)

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Vendor Reception

• Exhibitor Show and Prizes

8:00 AM – General Session: Legal and Government Relations

• Nick Reitz, AIEC
• Ryan Heater, IEC

9:00 AM – General Session:

• IT and Engineering Challenges 

10:00 AM – Breakout Sessions

• Illinois Roundtable
• Indiana Roundtable

11:00 AM – Closing Keynote

• Mike Oster, retired Air Force brigadier general

12:00 PM – Lunch

Grand Prize Drawings