INFOCUS 2026 Agenda
Day 3 - Thursday, April 16
- 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
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- 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Optional: Open Office Hours with PCI Experts for Outage Management, Technology/Hosted Services, & Cybersecurity
Have questions about Outage Management, Technology/Hosted Services, or Cybersecurity? PCI experts are ready to respond in these come-and-go open office hours sessions. If you can’t meet the expert you need at this time, consider booking a one-on-one session here.
Outage Management Open Office Hours
POINSETTE
PCI experts: Arun Devarakonda, Ali Valero
Technology/Hosted Services Open Office Hours
PINCKNEY
PCI experts: Antonio Lopez, Ravi Chandra
Cybersecurity Open Office Hours
RUTLEDGE
PCI expert: Peter Samoray
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Keynote: Brad Underwood, OPPD
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Brad Underwood, CFO & VP of Finance, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Transmission Showcase
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PCI: Suiyi Su
- “SunZia’s Experience with Using PCI Power Scheduling to Transfer Wind Generation to California” – Matt Veghte, Director Real Time Operations, Pattern Energy
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
The Evolution of PCI GenManager & Bid-to-Bill Innovation
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PCI: Zenab Rangwala, Stanley Eng
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
ETRM Efficiencies Gained from Modules
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PCI: Vinay Singh, Joe Frick
- “Automating Scheduling Workflow at AECI” – John Moore, Sr. Manager of Applications Development, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI)
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
- 10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Trivia Game
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Khai Le is back to host another round of trivia.
- 10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Optimization & Asset Maximization on a Unified Energy Platform
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PCI: Bryan Kelly
- 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
PCI's Full-Spectrum Suite Deployed
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PCI: Justin Shearer
- “Experience with Deploying PCI Platform to Optimize Operations of PSE Resources and Support Gas Procurement” – Greg Karlson, Manager of Merchant Systems, Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- 11:30 a.m. – Noon
PCI Conference Recap & Closeout
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PCI: Javier Martin
