MCG Energy is excited to announce that our 2024 Software User Conference will be held on October 10-11 at the Westin Westminster, in the beautiful outskirts of Denver, Colorado!
There are two steps to register. First, click the button below to complete and submit registration.
Second, book your room. Conference registration is free, attendees also need to book their accommodations. Using the links below, book your hotel with the Group Rate, or with the Government Rate (if you are a government employee):
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About the 2024 MCG Energy User Conference
Our 2024 energy software conference will bring together users of MCG Energy’s products from across the U.S. and Canada.
Why attend?
- Interact with our Product Managers and Energy Product Analysts
- Special Networking Events
- New Features of MCG Energy’s Products
- Product training breakout sessions
- MCG Energy’s Product Roadmap for 2025
- Industry/Market Updates and Readiness
- Hosted Reception
Watch this page for special guests, programming, and other details as they become available. If you have any questions or comments, please email them to events@mcgenergy.com
We’re excited to bring you this event and look forward to seeing you in Denver!
We hosted the 2023 MCG Energy Users Conference in-person at the beautiful Embassy Suites San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17th and 18th. We are grateful to have shared this day and a half event with you.
The conference brought together users of MCG Energy’s products from across the U.S. and Canada. This fully independent and member-driven group met, discussed, and provided feedback and direction on the day-to-day operation and future of their MCG applications. They also learned how other organizations in the energy industry are addressing business challenges.
Attendees also enjoyed the many things to explore and do in San Antonio.
This shows the fantastic line up we brought our users:
Day 1 – October 17, 2023
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Conference Welcome & Kick-off – Dave Almsted (EPA Manager Commercial)
- 9:10 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. MCG Welcome & Operational Year in Review – Mike Prickett (CEO)
- 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker – Pat McKinnon (shown at right)
- Raise Your Eyes
- Pat urged us to broaden our perspective and recognize the impactful global, regional, and political forces shaping the energy industry.
- 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Morning Break
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s new?
- Workbook: Position Management Use Case – Greg Maxfield, Anne Fadell and Jerome Khan
- Health & Safety Environment – Dave Ippolito
- Community Forum / In-application Help – Greg Maxfield
- 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. EPA and Customer Panel Discussion
- The Changing Shape of Load – Rob Anklam (Moderator), Dave Almsted, Greg Maxfield, Tami Keith
- In depth discussion on how de-carbonization and the electricity reset are upending traditional understanding of load and load growth. Is there a path forward? What are the challenges for system operators? Where are the opportunities for traders?
- 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Breakout Session 1 – Product Roadmaps
- TRACK 1: IAM Roadmap – Jerome Khan, Yee Hong Chee
- TRACK 2: CAS/EAS/HDS Roadmap – Josh Beck
- TRACK 3: Paragon Roadmap – Patrick Cromer
- TRACK 4: Versify /Workforce Roadmap – Dave Ippolito
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session 2 – Training on New Product Features
- TRACK 1: IAM and Settlements – Jerome Khan, Yee Hong Chee
- TRACK 2: Versify / Workforce – Dave Ippolito
- TRACK 3: Energy / Credit Risk User Group – Patrick Cromer, Damon Walker, Dayanna Lim
- TRACK 4: CAS/EAS/HDS Training – Josh Beck
- 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception Hosted by MCG
- Appetizers and Refreshments, Trivia and Prizes
Day 2 – October 18, 2023
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakout Session 3 – MCG Support Process
- What happens when you send in tickets? Learning the status of my request.
- TRACK 1: IAM/CAS/EAS/HDS Support – Johnathan Mielke
- TRACK 2: Paragon Support – Joe Comer
- TRACK 3: Versify Support – Sean Moule
- TRACK 4: Innotap Support – Joe Mac Crory
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 4 – Product Roundtables – Ask a Product Manager
- IAM Roundtable – Jerome Khan, Yee Hong Chee
- Versify Roundtable – Dave Ippolito
- CAS, EAS, HDS Roundtable – Josh Beck
- Paragon Roundtable – Patrick Cromer
- 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Morning Break
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Session 5 – Meet your Energy Product Analyst (EPA) and Account Coordinator (AC)
- TRACK 1: EPA Rob Anklam, EPA Tami Keith, AC Laura Truitt
- TRACK 2: EPA Anne Fadell, EPA Joe Marsala, AC Keith Howe, AC Michelle Wand
- TRACK 3: EPAs Shawn Burke, Lori Stephenson, Damon Walker, Dayanna Lim
- TRACK 4: Dave Ippolito and Sean Moule
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch – Meet and Mingle with MCG
- Mike Prickett – Chief Executive Officer – MCG
- Patrick Cromer – Chief Product Officer/Risk Product Manager (Paragon)
- Greg Maxfield – Manager Energy Product Analyst – Customer Care
- Dave Almsted – Manager Energy Product Analyst – Commercial
- Jerome Khan – IAM and Tagging Product Manager (MCG)
- Josh Beck – CAS, EAS, TransBill, HDS, RSS, Innotap Product Manager (MCG, Innotap)
- Johnathan Mielke – Application Support (MCG)
- Yee Hong Chee – Team Lead, ISO Settlements (MCG)
- Anne Fadell – Energy Product Analyst (MCG)
- Tami Keith – Energy Product Analyst (MCG)
- Rob Anklam – Energy Product Analyst (MCG)
- Joe Marsala – Energy Product Analyst (MCG)
- Keith Howe – Sr. Account Coordinator (MCG)
- Laura Truitt – Account Coordinator (MCG)
- Michelle Wand – Account Coordinator (MCG)
- Joe Mac Crory – Energy Product Analyst (Innotap)
- David Ippolito – Versify OMS/Logging Product Manager (Versify)
- Sean Moule – Account Coordinator (Versify)
- Shawn Burke – Energy Product Analyst (Paragon)
- Damon Walker – Energy Product Analyst (Paragon)
- Lori Stephenson – Energy Product Analyst (Paragon)
- Dayanna Lim – Energy Product Analyst (Paragon)
- Dave Peterson – Proposals and Content Administrator
MCG Energy’s 2022 Virtual Users Conference on October 20, 2022, was an ideal opportunity to interact with MCG staff and provide input into product development and the MCG roadmap. This free event enabled current and prospective MCG Energy software users to share feedback and direction on the day-to-day operation and future of MCG applications. The virtual energy conference itinerary included General Sessions, Presentations, Market, and Product User Group sessions. This virtual meeting was a platform for MCG Energy and our guests to meet and learn how other organizations are addressing challenges and the future of the energy industry.
Energy Conference Keynote Speakers
This year’s conference featured the following keynote speakers:
Jim Davidson is a resilience expert and motivational speaker. He inspired attendees to overcome challenges at work and in their personal lives. From 36 years as a high-altitude climber and expedition leader, Jim distilled compelling stories and uplifting lessons about how to be resilient and reach high goals.
Jim shared gripping adventures from summiting Mount Everest, surviving earthquakes, and escaping alone from within an 80-foot-deep glacial crevasse. As a business professional for three decades, Jim always reveals practical wisdom in his keynotes about how you can cultivate a resilient mindset, spark resilient teamwork, and amplify resilient leadership.
Carrie Bentley is the Co-founder and CEO of Gridwell Consulting. She has spent her career in the energy industry across the ISO/RTO markets. She currently provides analysis and strategic support on ISO topics including transmission, interconnection, capacity, storage assets, and the energy markets.
Gridwell provides strategic and analytical consulting for grid-scale asset development and market participation, interconnection requests, battery energy storage and hybrid modeling, and regulatory advocacy.
MCG Energy Software Conference Sessions
MCG Energy’s 2022 conference featured the following presentations:
Morning Session
10:00 – 10:30 am MCG Energy Solutions: Welcome and Updates – Operational Year in Review – Mike Prickett, CEO
10:30 – 11:30 am Everest Resilience – Overcoming Adversity and Reaching High Goals – Jim Davidson
11:30 am – 12:30 pm The Expected and Unexpected Consequences of California’s 100% Renewable Energy and Zero-Carbon Resources Policy – Carrie Bentley
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Track One
IAM Roadmap, Product Release, Dashboard Mapping and Year in Review – Jerome Khan, Product Manager with MCG
IAM Settlements, Transaction Fees and Counteryparty Checkout Review, Paragon ERM Integration, Bid to Bill Transaction Fees and Counteryparty Review, and Q&A – Jerome Khan, Product Manager with MCG; Yee Hong Chee, MCG Settlements Lead; Greg Maxfield, Energy Product Analyst Manager – Customer Care; Rob Anklam, MCG Energy Product Analyst
Innotap Energy Data Analytics – Joe Mac Crory, MCG’s Innotap Energy Product Analyst
Track Two
Versify Roadmap, Roundtable – Dave Ippolito, MCG’s Versify OMS and Operator Logging Product Manager
Versify Training – Dave Ippolito, MCG’s Versify OMS and Operator Logging Product Manager
EAS / HDS / CAS Roadmap, Year in Review, Dashboard Mapping and Training – Joshua Beck, MCG’s EAS, TransBill, CAS, RSS, HDS and Innotap Product Manager
Track Three
CRM What’s New, Q & A – Patrick Cromer, MCG CTO; Damon Walker, Paragon Energy Product Analyst
ERM What’s New – Full Gas Scheduling Module Demo– Lori Stephenson, MCG’s Paragon Business Analyst
ERM Q & A – Shawn Burke, MCG’s Paragon Business Analyst; Dayanna Lim, Paragon Energy Product Analyst