PCI INFOCUS
Conference 2023 Schedule
Pre-Conference - Tuesday, April 11
- Noon – 5 p.m.
PCI Headquarters Visit (50 max)
Ride a chartered bus from the Omni to our headquarters office in Norman. Take a tour and participate in product roundtables.
- 5 p.m.– 8:30pm
Dinner in Bricktown
Attendees will return to OKC and be taken to a dinner venue in Bricktown, within walking distance of the Omni hotel.
Day 1 - Wednesday, April 12
- 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Breakfast
- 8 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Product Training Session 1
- Optimize Your Front-Office Power Workflows: Streamlining Deal Capture & Scheduling
- How to Evaluate Risk: Mark-to-Market, Counterparty, & Value-at-Risk
- Uncovering the Root Causes: A Hands-On Guide to Settlement Calculation Troubleshooting
- PCI Hosted Systems: Hit the Ground Running with This Services Primer and Cybersecurity Overview
- Optimize Your Transmission Scheduling: Automation, Visualization, & Analytics
- Energy Accounting Made Easy: Master EA Workflows, ISO Submissions, & Reporting
- 9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Morning Break
- 10:10 a.m. – Noon
Product Training Session 2
- Optimize Your Fuel Management Workflow
- Optimize Your Resource Plan with Battery Hybrids Using GenTrader
- Forecasting, Reporting, & Validating Market Settlements
- Manage and Execute Your Front-Office Workflow for RTO Markets
- Manage Generation & Transmission Outages and Streamline Your OM Workflow
- Overview of Transmission Billing
- Noon. – 1 p.m.
Lunch
- 1 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Conference Welcome & Kick-off
- Justin Shearer
- 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Founder Opening Remarks
- Dr. Fred Lee
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Doug Sandridge
- The Role of the Power Industry in the Energy Transition
- 2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Summary of Key PCI Initiatives & Product Roadmap
- PCI President Javier Martin
- 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Latest Advancements in Data Analytics & Reporting
- Using PCI Datamart to Automate Reporting at SRP
- Using PCI MISO Datamart to Build Custom Reports for Month-End Closing at Centerpoint
- PCI's Latest Data Analytics Release: MISO Dart Analyzer
- 4:10 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Optimizing Energy Trading & Risk Management to Drive Enterprise Value
- PCI's Best Practices for Battery Optimization in RTO Markets
- Using PCI ETRM to Automate Trading and Settlement Functions for GPL in ERCOT
- 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Drinks & Demos
- 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Dinner & Karaoke Band
Day 2 - Thursday, April 13
- 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Breakfast
- 8 am – 8:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: John Bonnin
- The Utility of the Future
- 8:30am – 10 a.m.
Markets Roundtable
- Key CAISO Market Initiatives to Manage Energy Transition
- Key SPP Market Initiatives to Manage Energy Transition
- Lessons Learned on SEEM Go-Live
- 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
- 10:15 am – 11 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Ken Wagner
- Regional H2Hubs: Feedstock Diversity & Power Generation Use Cases
- 11 a.m. – Noon
Managing Complex Systems
- Using PCI MISO Suite to Validate MISO Market & Transmission Settlements
- APS Transmission Billing Solution with MOD30
- Noon. – 1 p.m.
Lunch
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Break-out Sessions
- Battery Optimization
- Energy Accounting Updates
- Best Practices in Transmission Operations
- PCI & RTO Updates
- Gas ETRM Updates
- Long-Term Outage Planning
- 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break
- 3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Break-out Sessions
- DataHub & Data Analytics
- Updates in Market and Non-Market Settlements
- Water Management Within RTO Markets
- Automating Power Scheduling Both Inside & Outside RTOs
- Risk Engine/Risk Updates
- SEEM, EDAM, Markets+, & Beyond
- 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Drinks & Demos II
- 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Customer Appreciation Dinner
Day 3 - Friday, April 14
- 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Breakfast
- 8 am – 8:30 a.m.
Automating Energy Accounting Functions
- Using PCI EA to Automate Tie Line Checkouts with Neighboring BAs at Duke
- 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Automating Outage Management Functions
- 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Improving Balancing Authority Operations
- Visualizing BA Operational Metrics with PCI Platform Integrations
- PSE's Experience on Integrating PCI's EESC Solution with e-Tag
- 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
- 10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Update to PCI's IT Infrastructure Roadmap
- Bryan Kelly
- 11 a.m. – Noon
PCI Conference Recap & Closeout
- PCI President Javier Martin