ISGT NA 2023 Program

ISGT 2023 NA Program

(All times in hours in Eastern Time Zone)

Monday, January 16, 2023


Registration: 7:00AM - 5:30pm [INDEPENDENCE FOYER]
4 hours

Tutorials


8:00 am -12:00 pm		Tutorial 1: Quantum Computing in Smart Grids – Fundamentals and Applications
Lead Instructor: Rozhin Eskandarpour

[FARRAGUT SQUARE]

Tutorial 3: Understanding the impacts of customer choices on the Distribution Grid
Lead Instructor: Doug Houseman
(Morning Session)

[LAFAYETTE PARK]
4 hours

Tutorials


1:00 pm - 5:00 pm		Tutorial 2: Grid-edge Optimization in Active Power Distribution Systems
Lead Instructor: Anamika Dubey

[FARRAGUT SQUARE]

Tutorial 3 (cont'd) - Understanding the impacts of customer choices on the Distribution Grid
Lead Instructor: Doug Houseman
(Afternoon Session)

[LAFAYETTE PARK]

Tuesday, January 17, 2023


Registration: 8:00AM - 5:30pm [INDEPENDENCE FOYER]
60 mins8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast

[EAST REGISTRATION]
30 mins9:00 am - 9:30 am

Opening Session

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
30 mins

Opening Keynote

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Challenges in Moving to a Self-Driving Grid

Gilbert Bindewald III, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, US DOE Office of Electricity

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
90 mins

Plenary


10:00 am - 11:30 am

Smart Grid Deployments and Future Strategy


Ali Ipakchi, Executive Vice President, Open Access Technology International (OATI)
Bryan Fazzari, Senior Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL)
Joseph Schlusselberg, Operations Program Manager, Con Edison
Rana Mukerji, Senior Vice President, New York Independent System Operator
S. Lee Ragsdale Jr., Senior Vice President, North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives
Moderated by: Ebrahim Vaahedi, Vice President, Open Access Technology International (OATI)

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
60 mins11:30 am - 12:30 pmNetworking Lunch

[LAFAYETTE PARK, FARRAGUT SQUARE]
90 mins

Plenary


12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Guiding Industry and Government for the Self-Driving Grid


Clare Callahan, Senior Consultant, Deloitte
Damir Novosel, Founder and President, Quanta Technology
Doug Houseman, Principal Consultant, Burns McDonnell
Rob Gramlich, Founder and President, Grid Strategies LLC.
Moderated by: Panayiotis (Panos) Moutis, Sepcial Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
15 mins2:00 pm - 2:15 pmBreak (refreshments will be served)

[FRANKLIN / MCPHERSON FOYER]
75 mins

Panel Sessions


2:15 pm - 3:30 pm		Addressing Reliability and Resilience of 100% Renewable Grid: Challenges, Recent Research, and Standards

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Coordinating Applications and Multiple Objectives within Advanced Distribution Operations Platforms

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]

Standardization of blockchain technology as an enabling tool to accelerate grid modernization

[INDEPENDENCE H&I]
15 mins3:30 pm - 3:45 pmBreak

[FRANKLIN / MCPHERSON FOYER]
75 mins

Panel Sessions


3:45 pm -5:00 pm		Pathways towards an equitable grid in a just transition: where are we now?

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Local Markets in the Emerging Self Driving Grid

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]

Protection Systems on a Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)-Rich Electricity Network: The Challenges they are Facing and A Roadmap for the Future

[INDEPENDENCE H&I]
120 mins5:15 pm - 7:00pm

Poster Session

[INDEPENDENCE WEST]

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
60 mins8:00 am - 9::00 amBreakfast

[EAST REGISTRATION]
75 mins

Plenary


9:00 am -10:15 am

The Role of Grid-Edge Devices and Systems in a Self-Driving Grid


Karma Sawyer, Division Director, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richard Fioravanti, Executive Advisor and Director, Quanta Technology
Matt Golden, Founder and CEO, Recurve
Emily Henson, Vice President of Integrated Grid Strategy, Duke Energy
Moderated by: Charles Hanley, Senior Manager, Sandia National Laboratories

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
15 mins10:15 am - 10:30 amBreak (refreshments will be served)

[FRANKLIN / MCPHERSON FOYER]
75 mins

Panel Sessions


10:30 am -11:45 am		Innovative Technologies for Building Resilient Grid of the Future

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Coordination Across the Seams for DER Integration

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]

Crowdsourcing a Grid-Enhancing Technologies Application Guide

[INDEPENDENCE H&I]
60 mins11:45 am - 12:45 pmNetworking Lunch

[LAFAYETTE PARK, FARRAGUT SQUARE]
75 mins

Plenary


12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Role of Policies and Regulations for Grid Transformation


Manish Chaturvedi, Senior Vice President, Hannon Armstrong
Melanie Kenderdine, Principal and Executive Vice President, Energy Futures Initiative
Alexander Núñez, Senior Vice President, Governmental, Regulatory, and External Affairs, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
Moderated by: Nicole Hughes, Executive Director, Renewable Northwest

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
70 mins

Panel Sessions


2:05 pm - 3:15 pm		Multi-objective Grid Planning Framework for Resilience, Equity, and Decarbonization

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Methods and Tools of Resilience Analysis and Valuation for Future Distribution Grid Operation with Demand-side Flexibility

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]

Smart Cities and Smart Utilities - Interactions and Overlaps

[INDEPENDENCE H&I]
15 mins3:15 pm - 3:30pmBreak (refreshments will be served)

[FRANKLIN / MCPHERSON FOYER]
75 mins

Plenary


3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Utility of the Future


Shay Bahramirad, Senior VP of Engineering, Asset Management, and Capital Programs, LUMA Energy
Lawrence Jones, Vice President, International Programs, EEI
Thomas Pierpoint, Vice President of Operations, NOVEC
Moderated by: Wayne Bishop Jr., Senior Director of Industry Outreach, Quanta Technology

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
70 mins

Panel Sessions


4:50 pm - 6:00 pm		Modeling, Control, and Operation of Energy Storage Systems to Enable Grid De-carbonization

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Integrated Transmission and Distribution Real-Time Analysis for Monitoring and Control

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]

Hierarchical Control of Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

[INDEPENDENCE H&I]
90 mins6:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Attendee Reception

[INDEPENDENCE BCDE]

Thursday, January 19, 2023
60 mins8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast

[EAST REGISTRATION]
30 mins

Keynote

9:00 am - 9:30 am

The Western Grid: PacifiCorp’s View of the Future

Gary Hoogeveen, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain Power

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
75 mins

Plenary


9:30 am - 10:45 am

Innovation Needs and Challenges​ - U.S. Department of Energy


Patricia A. Hoffman,, Principal Deputy Director, DOE Grid Deployment Office
Gilbert Bindewald III,, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE Office of Electricity
Alejandro Moreno, Currently Acting Assistant Secretary for EERE and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power
Moderated by: Ron Melton Senior Technical Advisor, PNNL

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
15 mins10:45 am - 11:00 amBreak (refreshments will be served)

[FRANKLIN / MCPHERSON FOYER]
75 mins

Panel Sessions


11:00 am - 12:15 pm		Integrating Security Concepts in an Evolving Electricity Ecosystem

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

Energy Storage Systems Enabling the Self-Driving Grid

[INDEPENDENCE F&G]
60 mins12:15 pm - 1:15 pmNetworking Lunch

[LAFAYETTE PARK, FARRAGUT SQUARE]
75 mins1:15 pm - 2:30 pm10-min Talks by Top-5 Best Paper Finalist Teams and Best Paper Award Presentation

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]
15 mins2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Closing Session

[INDEPENDENCE EAST]

End of Conference