We’re now less than two months away from our 2023 Users Group Conference at the Embassy Suites San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown! MCG Energy wants to thank participants that have already registered; for those that are still interested in registering, don’t forget to check our site for group rates/government rates.
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We’re excited to share the preliminary program for the event. This is subject to minor changes but shows the incredibly informative conference we’re planning for you:
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
- Raise Your Eyes
- Pat will urge 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?
- Hydrology Management – Anne Fadell and Dave Almsted
- Health & Safety – Dave Ippolito
- Community Forum / In-application Help – Greg Maxfield
- EIM Settlements – Yee Hong Chee (Tentative)
- 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 up-ending 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 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Afternoon Break
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 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 /Work Force Roadmap – Dave Ippolito
- 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 / Work Force – 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 – Pre-function Area
- 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)
If you haven’t registered, do it today! For more information, please see the event posted on our website or contact us.
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David Peterson, Ph.D. is the content specialist for MCG Energy Solutions.