ELECTRIC POWER’s Veterans in Power (VIP) initiative will recognize the employers who have successfully connected, employed, and engaged veterans to become long-term employees in the industry. Employers have been successful through internal corporate programs as well as many public-private partnerships with other organizations, community colleges and universities. Veterans in Power also seeks to offer a forum for veterans to meet, engage in mentoring, and offer career development support.

As part of the Veterans in Power initiative, ELECTRIC POWER will announce the recipients of the Faraday Awards at the annual conference in April 2015. The Faraday Awards will recognize and honor the employers, programs and partnerships that have successfully focused on elevating the careers of American veterans in the energy industry. Organizations are invited to share stories of success in hiring, training and retaining veterans through an online application. A distinguished review panel assembled by PReP Intl (Prequalified Ready Employees for Power International) and ELECTRIC POWER will judge applicants’ programs from across the country to highlight the “best of the best” and recognize and celebrate their efforts at the 2015 ELECTRIC POWER conference in Chicago.

Make sure to join us on the exhibit hall floor Tuesday, April 21 for the Veterans in Power & Faraday Award presentation!

Join us for a panel discussion around the critical utility workforce needs relevant for both today’s and tomorrow’s utility professionals.

Hear from electric power professionals working to develop the next generation of utility professionals. This panel will feature professionals from different electric power companies with a wide range of knowledge and expertise on developing the electric power professional of tomorrow.


With new regulations, the ever increasing rate of business change based on new technologies, and an aging workforce the utility industry is facing a workforce transformation.


Hear from panelists on:

• Current critical employment needs
  
• Initiatives currently implemented to strengthen today’s professional
  
• Efforts to address the future employment needs

The new knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required are far different from those of even a decade ago. The electric power industry understands it’s an important time to strengthen critical roles needed for the utility workforce. Each panelist will describe their vision around:

• Critical jobs/roles needed - succession planning
  
• Growing the number of young professionals
  
• Supporting career pathways for career advancement
  
  The format is designed to facilitate a discussion with panelists from the electric power industry as well as educators supporting the next generation of electric power professionals. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, share ideas and thoughts.
  
  
  We encourage all attendees to attend, it is open to all registered attendees.

Hear from 4 panelists aged 28-32 years old who have earned success at Sargent + Lundy. Gain insight and interact with these emerging leaders as they describe their career path highlights thus far and share lessons that helped spur their rapid success.
Speakers:

• Caleb Kadera, Mechanical Project Engineer
  
• Krunal Patel, Structural Project Engineer
  
• Nicole Lessard, Electrical Project Engineer
  
• Michelle Hack, Project Manager

North American Power Industry Outlook – 30 minutes

The North American Power Industry continues moving into unprecedented territory. Changing natural gas prices, pending environmental legislation, aging infrastructure, and an increasing number of plant retirements are pulling the industry in several new directions. Join Industrial Info for our Power Industry Outlook to help make sense of these trends and discover how they will affect Power Industry spending over the next 12 to 24 months.


Presented by Brock Ramey, Power Specialist

April 21: 12:45 PM (All Attendees)

April 22: 12:45 PM (All Attendees)



2015 U.S. Industrial Market Outlook – 30 minutes

Immediately following our Power Industry Outlook, Industrial Info provides a broader view of North American industrial markets with our "Top-Line" spending forecast, covering 12 industrial sectors, including Electric Power Generation. Gain insight into the big picture of how the drivers and constraints for all industrial sectors will affect plant spending in the U.S. and Canada. Industrial Info will discuss its spending indicators, including Construction Starts, Project Fallout, Project Restarts (previously canceled or on-hold projects coming back to life) and our Project Spending Index.


Presented by Michael Bergen, Executive Vice President

April 21: 2:00 PM (All Attendees)

April 22: 2:00 PM (All Attendees)



Knowledge-building sessions for beginning & advanced current users – 30 minutes

Already a user of Industrial Info’s online database tools? In these sessions, we provide tips, techniques and best practices to get the most out of PECWeb, Power Tracker and other resources. Learn how to streamline and optimize your queries to obtain the data you want, as well as how to use features such as Saved Searches and Email Alerts to help customize our tools to fit your needs. We also will touch on new features, products and enhancements that will help you become more successful in your sales and marketing activities!


Separate sessions are provided for beginning and advanced PECWeb users.


Presented by Christine Garcia, Vice President of Support Services

Chris Keister, Vice President of Electronic Products

April 21: 2:45 PM (Advanced Users *)

April 22: 2:45 PM (Basic Users **)


* = This session is for current users with a relatively strong understanding of PECWeb.

** = This session provides beginning users an understanding of the basics of PECWeb.these trends and discover how they will affect Power Industry spending over the next 12 to 24 months.


Presented by Brock Ramey, Power Specialist

April 21: 12:30 PM (All Attendees)

April 22: 12:30 PM (All Attendees)



2015 U.S. Industrial Market Outlook – 30 minutes

Immediately following our Power Industry Outlook, Industrial Info provides a broader view of North American industrial markets with our "Top-Line" spending forecast, covering 12 industrial sectors, including Electric Power Generation. Gain insight into the big picture of how the drivers and constraints for all industrial sectors will affect plant spending in the U.S. and Canada. Industrial Info will discuss its spending indicators, including Construction Starts, Project Fallout, Project Restarts (previously canceled or on-hold projects coming back to life) and our Project Spending Index.


Presented by Michael Bergen, Executive Vice President

April 21: 1:15 PM (All Attendees)

April 22: 1:15 PM (All Attendees)



Knowledge-building sessions for beginning & advanced current users – 30 minutes

Already a user of Industrial Info’s online database tools? In these sessions, we provide tips, techniques and best practices to get the most out of PECWeb, Power Tracker and other resources. Learn how to streamline and optimize your queries to obtain the data you want, as well as how to use features such as Saved Searches and Email Alerts to help customize our tools to fit your needs. We also will touch on new features, products and enhancements that will help you become more successful in your sales and marketing activities!


Separate sessions are provided for beginning and advanced PECWeb users.


Presented by Christine Garcia, Vice President of Support Services

Chris Keister, Vice President of Electronic Products

April 21: 2:15 PM (Advanced Users *)

April 22: 2:15 PM (Basic Users **)


* = This session is for current users with a relatively strong understanding of PECWeb.

** = This session provides beginning users an understanding of the basics of PECWeb.

Co-located with ELECTRIC POWER, the Women in POWER Panel Discussion is designed to be an interactive discussion of ideas and concerns relevant to women professionals in the electric power industry. The format is organized around a group of key issues with a panel of high-level women professionals in the power industry who will help facilitate discussion among the attendees. The event’s emphasis will be on encouraging the attendees to share concerns, career strategies, professional accomplishments, and lessons learned. In addition, there will be discussions about how to foster networking among women power professionals, develop mentoring relationships for both technical expertise and career development, and promote future careers in the electric power industry for young female students through educational outreach programs to middle schools and high schools. Get ready to feel the positive energy, hear success stories, gather new industry contacts and leverage connections in the Power Industry! Women in POWER will host a reception at the upcoming ELECTRIC POWER Conference and is open to all registered attendees.

Moderator/Chair:
Colleen Campbell, Director, Business Development, URS Corporation

Panelists:
Tracy Ortiz, Fuels Superintendent, Tuscon Electric


Teresa Mogensen, VP Transmission, XCEL Energy


Sharon Pfeuffer, Director of Engineering, Conners Creek Power Plant, DTE Energy


Kathleen O'Leary, President, NiSource Corporation


Karen Peery, Vice President, IT, Exelon Generation LLC

Kim D. Flowers, VA - Technical Services, Southern Company