Participate in moderated discussions under the Chatham House rule
Registration
Breakfast & Networking
Welcome Remarks
Grid Tipping Points
At what point(s) do IBRs, DERs, and dynamic grid capacity require us to operate and plan differently?
AES Moderator: Colleen Lueken
DLR: Doing Lines Right
What lessons has AES learned from deployment of 42 LineVision sensors on 5 strategic lines?
AES Moderator: AJ Hall
Break
Living on the Grid Edge
How can digital platforms provide insights and help manage a growing grid edge?
AES Moderator: Raiford Smith
GETting Needs Met
What are these GETs, which needs do they meet, and how do they get done?
AES Moderator: Alexina Jackson
Lunch
Here to Serve the Customer: Growing Load
Keynote by John D. Wilson, Grid Strategies LLC
Your Aggregator of Choice
What do customers want and who is well positioned to deliver (DSO, VPP, etc.)?
AES Moderator: Brendan Endicott
Setting Standards for A Dynamic Grid
How do you plan and operate when you know that loads, lines, and generation are dynamic?
AES Moderator: Hui Zhang
Break
Solving Solar Supply Chain
How do we enhance clean energy supply chains to be able to build what our customers need?
AES Moderator: Jackie Denning
Making Molecules Green
When innovative change is big, how might you get started in learning, showing, and scaling?
AES Moderator: Mykola Makowsky
Break
Aiming High With AI/ML
What are ideal use cases for AI/ML for energy and grid operators, for customers?
AES Moderator: Sean Otto
Risk-Busting: Unleashing Clean Energy
How are innovations integrated into existing energy systems to derisk future projects?
AES Moderator: Kelsey Horowitz
Closing Remarks
Brief remarks from Raiford Smith and Alexina Jackson, followed by appetizers and drinks
Be ready for the Accelerated Future
Grid transformation requires coalitions of stakeholders working together to shared goals. The Accelerated Future Summit inspires open discussion on state-of-the-art thinking to learn from each other, build relationship and consensus, and identify gaps for future work.
FAQs
Enjoy your visit with us and please remember the following key safety points:
- Use handrails as you walk up and down stairs or consider taking the elevator.
- Be mindful in areas where liquids may have spilled, like near beverage stations or in restroom.
- Please stay in the areas adjacent to the Summit event – there are open meeting spaces nearby available for your use.
- In case of an emergency weather event, you will be directed to the lower-level garage for shelter.
- In the event we need to leave the building our muster point is the second tier of the parking lot.
- If you are uncertain what to do in an emergency, seek guidance from an AES person.
Registration is from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on the morning of the event.
Yes. The Accelerated Future Library is currently open and will remain open for a period of time after the event.
Yes. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and a cocktail hour with light appetizers will be part of the event. Any dietary restrictions that you provided during online registration will be taken into account.
No. While you eventually have to make a choice, you are welcome to wait until the last moment.
The event is business casual.
Free Wi-Fi will be available to all attendees. Login details will be provided at the event.
We encourage you to use car services such as Uber, Lyft or taxi when possible so you can reach and leave the Summit safely. Read more about event accommodations.
AES' MacGregor Park Campus
1065 Woodman Drive
Dayton, OH 45432