2018 Agenda
Wednesday, October 3
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Training
Know Your Adversaries: How to Assess Your Network the Way Your Adversaries Do Redbird E
David Maynor & Joe Marshall, Talos
8:30 am – 3:00 pm Training
Introduction to Overcurrent Protection – Theory and Application Redbird G
John Heath, Eaton
Thursday, October 4
7:30 am – 6:30 pm Exhibitor Show Redbird ABCD
7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Redbird ABCD
8:30 am – 8:40 am Welcome Redbird ABCD
8:40 am – 9:30 am Keynote Redbird ABCD
Defining a New Relationship Between IT, Operations and Engineering
Moderator: Bryan Wrede, Carroll-White REMC; Steve Kahle, Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative; Joe Priestley, Corn Belt Energy; Todd Taylor, Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative
9:30 am – 10:20 am Breakout Sessions
Pushing Your Corporate Cloud to the Field: Leveraging Cellular Networks Redbird E
Curt Barkey, Kosciusko REMC
Leveraging “Big Data” at a Co-op: How AMI Enhances the Enterprise as a Whole Redbird G
Eric Jung, Northeastern REMC
10:20 am – 10:30 am Break Redbird ABCD
10:30 am – 11:20 am Breakout Sessions
Pros and Cons of Hyperconverged Systems Redbird E
John Plahitko, Tipmont REMC; Jon Rich, Jasper County REMC
When & How to Upgrade an AMR System Redbird G
Gary Moody, Aclara
11:20 am – 1:00 pm Lunch Sponsor Sessions
11:40 am – 12:10 pm TeraWatt Sponsor Breakout Sessions
G&W: Automated Script and Model Base Solutions Redbird E
Michael LaBianco, G&W Electric
NRTC: Energy Storage in the Cooperative Context Redbird G
Bill Francis, ENGIE North America
12:20 pm – 12:50 pm TeraWatt Sponsor Breakout Sessions
Utility Design Services: Drone Services for the Utility Industry Redbird E
Ben Dori & Brandon McEwen, Utility Design Services
InfoSight: Breaking Wi-Fi Security Protocol: A Live Hacking Demonstration Redbird F
Reda Assad, InfoSight
Pondurance: Threats to the Grid: Next-Gen Cyber Hunting Redbird G
Jason Ortiz, Pondurance
Thursday, October 4 (cont.)
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Breakout Sessions
CEO’s Perspective on Broadband Deployment Redbird E
Moderator: Corey Willis, IEC; Alisha Anker, Menard Electric Cooperative; Matt Deaton, Orange County REMC; Kim Leftwich, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative
Safely Managing Workers, Contractors and Mutual Aid Crews During Hurricane IRMA Redbird G
Brad Johnson, Clevest
1:50 pm – 2:40 pm Breakout Sessions
Defending Electric Cooperatives Against Advanced Threat Actors Redbird E
Adam Flatley & David Maynor, Talos; Joe Priestley, Corn Belt Energy; Matt Ohmes, SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Member Solar – Installation and Hourly Production Data Redbird G
Tim Brecht, Adams Electric Cooperative
2:40 pm – 2:50 pm Break Redbird ABCD
2:50 pm – 3:40 pm Breakout Sessions
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Redbird E
Jeff Harrelson, Jo-Carroll Energy; Bryan Wrede, Carroll White REMC
Milsoft DisSPatch, New Improvements, Strategic Pinging Redbird G
Sam Jennings, Milsoft
3:45 pm Indiana Section Business Meeting Redbird E
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibitor Reception Redbird ABCD
Friday, October 5
8:30 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Redbird ABCD
9:00 am – 10:00 am General Session Redbird ABCD
Legal and Government Relations Update
Scott Bowers, Indiana Electric Cooperatives; Bobby Hamill, NRECA; Nick Reitz, AIEC
10:00 am – 10:20 am Break Redbird ABCD
10:20 am – 11:10 am Breakout Sessions
Is Fiber Right for Me? Redbird E
Dan Marcure & Jesse Shekleton, Jo-Carroll Energy; Nathan Weber, Vantage Point
Analysis of Impact of Mass Implementation of DER Redbird G
Jeff Mueller & Adam Toth, Toth & Associates, Inc.
11:10 am – 12:00 pm Breakout Sessions
Lightning Strikes and Protective Measures Redbird E
Sean Middleton, Illinois Electric Cooperative
MISO Storage Wars: Disruption and Decentralization Coming Due to Rapid Technological Advances Redbird G
Raj Singamsetti, ACES
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch Redbird ABCD
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Keynote Redbird ABCD
Cascading Affects and Interdependencies of a Long-Term Power Outage
Deborah Fulk, FEMA