Agenda

Arrivals

Innovation Zone and Plugfest Set-Up – exhibitors will need Badges and wristbands to be allowed in the hall for set up – see Registration.

Registration Open – Badges will be required for all sessions and networking events

Innovation Zone Set-Up – hall will be emptied by security and locked at 11am to move all to Lunch and the Opening Keynote and Thought Leadership Sessions

Lunch – Badges Required

Opening Keynote

Leslie Duke, Chair and CEO of Burns & McDonnell will offer industry insights to set the stage for the 2024 UBBA Summit & Plugfest.

Thought Leadership General Sessions (TBA as speakers are comfirmed)

• Policy and politics impacting the evolution of the grid – Guest Speakers: Dr. Karen Wayland, CEO of the GridWise Alliance and Brien Sheahan, former Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission; Discussion Facilitated by Chris Guttman-McCabe,  Anterix Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer

Welcome Reception in the Innovation Zone

Registration Open

Breakfast

Innovation Zone and Plugfest Demonstrations

• STAGE 1 USE CASE:  AMI2.0 – As Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) evolves from a focused revenue use case to a multi-sensor platform, these Plugfest Teams will explore, educate, and demonstrate what is AMI 2.0 and how AMI 2.0 applications enable operational efficiencies to grid monitoring.

• STAGE 2 USE CASE: Device Routing – As utilities transition to private LTE networks there will be several thousands of LTE devices deployed for distribution automation. Routing of all these use cases will be critical to ensure regulatory compliance, reliability, safety, and security. These Plugfest Teams will explore, educate, and demonstrate several routing and segmentation techniques for LTE devices serving distribution automation use cases.

• STAGE 3 USE CASE: Edge Computing & Low Latency – Moving decision making to the edge will be a valuable strategy for critical infrastructure communication. These Plugfest Teams will explore, educate, and demonstrate how configuring devices and applications to make automated decisions in the field increase operational efficiencies, reduce costs, reduce latency, and increase overall safety.

Lunch & UBBA Chairman’s and Plugfest Awards

Thought Leadership General Sessions (TBA as speakers are confirmed)

• Evergy Welcome and Insights from CEO, David Campbell
• Fireside chat with Evergy COO, Kevin Bryant and Evergy CTO, Charles King discussing the strategic motivation to pursue private LTE

Registration Open

Breakfast

Innovation Zone Exhibits, Plugfest Recap (Stage 2) and Thursday Tech Sessions (Stages 1 & 3) – see Tech Session schedule below

Morning – Thursday Tech Sessions (*Professional Development Certificates available)

Plugfest Showcase Recap (only on Stage 2)

• TEAM 1 – USE CASE 1:  AMI2.0 
• TEAM 2 – USE CASE 1:  AMI2.0
• TEAM 1 –  USE CASE 2: Device Routing
• TEAM 2 –  USE CASE 2: Device Routing
• TEAM 1 USE CASE 3 : Edge Computing & Low Latency 
• TEAM 2 USE CASE 3 : Edge Computing & Low Latency

Lunch

Afternoon – Thursday Tech Sessions (*Professional Development Certificates available)

Happy Hour and Passport to PLTE Games Prizes (Must be present to win)!

Innovation Zone Exhibitor Breakdown

Free Night for Vendor & Member Private Dinners

Departures