2017 Session Grid

Speaker invitations have been sent for ELECTRIC POWER 2018, and we are actively working on this year’s content. Please check back mid-August for an update. In the meantime, please see the 2017 conference grid below.

Training Workshops

EP17 Workshops

Monday, April 10
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Human Performance 101

Monday, April 10
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Condition Based Monitoring

User Group Meetings

Plant Management Institute 2017

Monday, April 10
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PMI Roundtable

Women in POWER 2017

Tuesday, April 11
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

2017 Women In Power Panel/Reception

EP Opening Day Keynote & Executive Roundtable

Tuesday, April 11
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Moving Beyond Operational Excellence

Tuesday, April 11
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Mcity, Smart Cities and the Electric Connection

Tuesday, April 11
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Executive Roundtable - Making the Connection

Wednesday, April 12
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Winners Circle - POWER Club Breakfast

EP Track 1: Power Plant Performance & Profitability

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 1A: Project Financial Analysis

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 1B: Safety Culture

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 1C: NERC CIP Implementation at the Plant Level

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 1D: Successful Techniques to Improve Furnace Combustion

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 1E: Maintenance Strategies for Cost Reduction

Thursday, April 13
8:30 AM - 9:50 AM

EP 1F: Plant Upgrades and Life Extension

Thursday, April 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EP 1G: Flexible Power Generation

EP Track 2: Environmental Compliance

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 2A: A Real World 316b Compliance

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 2B: Environmental Mega-Session - Compliance in a New Era

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 2C: Strategies for ELG & CCR Compliance

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 2D: CCR Panel Session

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 2E: ELG Technologies

Thursday, April 13
8:30 AM - 9:50 AM

EP 2F: CCR Compliance – Ash Management

Thursday, April 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EP 2G: NOx Reduction

Thursday, April 13
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EP 2H: Acid Gas Control

EP Track 3: Technology Advancements & Solutions

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 3A: Coal Plant Optimization and Improvements

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 3B: Fuel Flexibility

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 3BB: Wind, Biomass, and Other Renewable Energy and Microgrid Systems

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 3C: Case Studies with Proven Operation

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 3D: Energy Storage: Technologies, Integration, Implementation

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 3E: State –of-the-Art Turbine Designs and Validation Approaches

Thursday, April 13
8:30 AM - 9:50 AM

EP 3F: Renewable Energy Resource Integration

Thursday, April 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EP 3G: Advancements in Condition Monitoring

Thursday, April 13
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EP 3H: Technology Trends for Asset Protection

EP Track 4: Power Plant Resiliency

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 4A: Keeping it Spinning: Power Plant Resiliency

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 4C: Microgrids Done Right

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 4D: Digital Plants and the Internet of Things

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 4E: Cyber Security: The Growing Inperative

EP Track 5: Workforce Development

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 5A: Decommissioning Power Plants

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 5B: Planning for the Unthinkable: Emergency Response Preparedness

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 5C: Developing a Transitional Workforce: Key Principles for Managing Employee Transition

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 5D: Bridging the Gap - Outstanding Engineering in the Field

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 5E: Millennials – Filling the Gap in the Workforce

Thursday, April 13
8:30 AM - 9:50 AM

EP 5F: Coal Dust Explosion - Joe’s Story

Thursday, April 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EP 5G: Insights into Human and Organizational Performance

EP Track 6: Combined Heat & Power

Tuesday, April 11
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

EP 6A: Case Studies in Distributed Power Generation

Tuesday, April 11
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

EP 6B: Capturing Economic Benefits from CHP Projects

Wednesday, April 12
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

EP 6C: Challenges of CHP Permitting

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EP 6D: Selecting Appropriate CHP Technology

Wednesday, April 12
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EP 6E: Energy Storage and Renewables for CHP

EP Networking Opportunties

Monday, April 10
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Open

Monday, April 10
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Monday Exhibit Floor Hours

Monday, April 10
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Chicago Classic Opening Night Reception

Tuesday, April 11
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open

Tuesday, April 11
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Power Club Breakfast

Tuesday, April 11
11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday Exhibit Floor Hours

Tuesday, April 11
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tuesday Lunch on Exhibit Floor

Tuesday, April 11
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Blues Brothers Jazz Reception

Wednesday, April 12
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Wednesday, April 12
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday Exhibit Floor Hours

Wednesday, April 12
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Wednesday Lunch on Exhibit Floor

Wednesday, April 12
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Thursday, April 13
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Registration Open

Thursday, April 13
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch for Conference Attendees

EP Theater

Tuesday, April 11
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EP Theater:Industrial Info Resources (Tuesday)

Tuesday, April 11
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Launching a Successful Career a Young Professionals in Power presentation by Sargent & Lundy

Wednesday, April 12
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

EP Theater: Global Opportunities

Wednesday, April 12
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EP Theater:Industrial Info Resources (Wednesday)