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
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