Next-level Automation for the Power Grid

Thursday, May 23, 2024

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Sponsored By

Vendor Member(s)

Dan Bayouth

Director, Networks & Wireless
Burns & McDonnell
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Utility member(s)

John Nachilly

Manager Operational Network Strategy & Architecture
Eversource
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Vendor Non-Member(s)

Jeffrey Tufts

Sr. Director Global Utility Solutions
Cisco
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Moderator(s)

Roger Bryant

Retired
Southern Company Services, Georgia, United States

Electric utilities rely more on communications than ever before, and the modernization of the distribution grid will only make the ties between a reliable grid and communications stronger. Challenges with staffing and growing expertise in utility OT networks are making it apparent scaling efficiency and not staff is a promising path forward. Management automation for grid security, substation, and electrical distribution is essential to meeting these challenges. Learn how network automation can improve system reliability and security including software defined networking. This talk will cover proven practices for WAN and LAN automation for grid applications, industrial routing, switching and management capabilities, the role of automation in managing a large-scale distribution/feeder network, automating security policies across the power grid, and simplifying compliance through operations.