The POWERGEN free to attend Zones are bite-sized informative talks on emerging technologies and trends, digitalization, and innovative practices/processes. The Hubs provide topical insight and knowledge transfer opportunities to both presenters and delegates.

Center Stage

Attend high-level, elevated conversations featuring executives and thought leaders about prominent issues affecting the power generation sector. Center Stage is located inside the POWERGEN exhibit hall, capturing the added buzz of the show floor.

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Who Should Attend:

Engineers (Specifying, Mechanical, Consulting)

Operators

Project Managers

Dealers and distributors

EPCs

Location:

Free to attend, the Zones are open theaters in various locations throughout the exhibit hall. These convenient locations allow for quick access for follow-up conversations with peers and exhibitors.

Registration Package Includes:

Access to the Zones is included in all registration packages.

Format:

These informative sessions are a mix of sponsored sessions and curated content from our advisory committee and in-house content team. The sessions are 45 minutes long and generally include case studies and Q&A.

Zones

Data Center

A hub to give data center companies and power generators the chance to network, share technical case studies and showcase product demonstrations.

  • Onsite power solutions tailored to data centers
  • Co-location strategies
  • Technical case studies
  • Data center energy management
  • Managing grid reliability and resilience for data centers
  • Innovative products and technologies
  • Policy and regulatory

Nuclear

Interest in nuclear power is growing as a firm, carbon-free energy source. Conventional reactors could be restarted as large-load customers like data centers drive electricity demand, while the first smaller, modular reactors could come online by the end of the decade. This pavilion focuses on nuclear’s use cases and evolving policy support, O&M and obstacles for the industry, including financing, workforce and supply chain. 

  • Evolving policy support 
  • Supply chain and construction costs 
  • Maintenance and outage management 
  • O&M case studies 
  • Safety and compliance 
  • Workforce challenges 
  • Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Microreactors 
  • Advanced reactor economics 
  • Using data and digital tools 

O&M

This hub focuses on the strategic management of assets by plant owners and operators, using the latest processes and data-driven solutions to enhance workforce productivity, extend asset life and ensure continuous operations. 

  • Optimizing plant performance
  • Retrofits and upgrades
  • Predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance
  • Remote monitoring 
  • Outage management 
  • SCADA and CMMS 
  • Case studies on equipment upgrades 
  • Weatherization strategies
  • New technologies for plant O&M
  • Data analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence/augmented reality 

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10:30 AM
  1. Advancing Nuclear Power: Deployment Pathways and Business Model Innovation
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3220
    45 mins
    The nuclear sector is broadening quickly. A growing mix of technologies, from small modular reactors to large commercial units, is drawing interest not only from governments and traditional utilities …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for James Wyble, III
    James Wyble, III, Vice President, AP1000 Project Development - Westinghouse Electric Company
  2. Achieving 100% Success in Digital Twin Deployment? Lessons from the Field
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3156
    45 mins
    Digital twin technology is reshaping how the power sector approaches operations and asset management, but achieving consistent success in deployment remains a challenge. Too often, projects falter whe …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kevin Dahm
    Kevin Dahm, Director of Engineering - Vital Tech Services, LLC
11:30 AM
  1. AI-Assisted Work Execution: Empowering People with Proven Compliance
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3156
    45 mins
    Nearly 70% of frontline maintenance tasks are still executed with paper, spreadsheets or siloed systems. The result? Vulnerabilities in safety, traceability and audit readiness that organizations can …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Swaroop Kolli
    Swaroop Kolli, Chief Product Officer - Atheer Inc.
02:15 PM
  1. Independent Conditioned Power for Data Centers
    Exhibit Hall Booth 655
    45 mins
    Data center growth is outpacing grid capacity in several U.S. regions, pushing developers to consider alternative power strategies that can be deployed quickly and operate independently. This session …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Theo Lorentzos
    Theo Lorentzos, VP Sales, Americas - Bergen Engines
  2. Unlocking Grid-Ready Renewable Assets: Solutions and Products for Real-World APM, SCADA & PPC Integration
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3156
    45 mins
    IPPs managing large renewable fleets are turning to unified software and hardware platforms to improve reliability and streamline operations. This presentation shares lessons from real deployments tha …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alessandro Lodi
    Alessandro Lodi, Head of Business Development & Sales - BaxEnergy, a Yokogawa company
  3. Weatherization’s Effectiveness: Sustaining Grid Resilience in Texas
    Exhibit Hall Booth 1735
    60 mins
    This panel will showcase the clear, quantifiable success of the Texas power grid's weatherization efforts. We will move beyond the past crisis to highlight the proven effectiveness of the new prepared …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Wesley Maurer
    Wesley Maurer, Vice President, Regulatory and Market Compliance - LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
    Speaker image for Kyle Wallis
    Kyle Wallis, Sr. Manager of Engineering, WA Parish Generating Station - NRG
    Speaker image for Jake Jacobs
    Jake Jacobs, Lead Weatherization Inspector - ERCOT
03:15 PM
  1. Moving Away from the Steam Generation Chemistry Middle Ages
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3156
    45 mins
    Many advancements in high-pressure steam generation chemistry control have come in the last half century, improvements that enhance unit reliability and employee safety. Most are directly applicable t …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Brad Buecker
    Brad Buecker, President - Buecker & Associates
10:30 AM
  1. Energy Solutions for Prime, Back-up & Microgrids
    Exhibit Hall Booth 655
    45 mins
    Reliable, efficient energy is of critical importance for large scale commercial operations. As the U.S. faces significant challenges with the electrical grid, businesses must ensure they are able to m …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Bert Warner
    Bert Warner, Director of Commercial Business Development - Propane Education & Research Council
11:30 AM
  1. Powering AI: The Rise of Hybrid Substations for Data Centers
    Exhibit Hall Booth 655
    45 mins
    Explosive growth in AI and cloud computing is redefining how data centers source and manage power. This session examines how “hybrid substation” designs combine utility energy with on-site generation …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jake Ring
    Jake Ring, President and Co-Founder - PDM, Power and Data Management
02:15 PM
  1. Nanocoating in Action: Efficiency Gains and Increased Output Across Utilities
    Exhibit Hall Booth 3156
    45 mins
    Improving efficiency and reliability across the existing generation fleet is a top priority as the industry seeks to meet rising demand while lowering costs and emissions. A breakthrough nano-coating …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Stephen Henson
    Stephen Henson, Senior Project Manager - 1898 & Co.
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jay Crilley
    Jay Crilley, President - Pittsburgh Chemical Solutions
  2. Dispatching Backup Generators at Data Centers to Protect Electric Grid Reliability
    Exhibit Hall Booth 1735
    60 mins
    Growing load is straining electric grid resources, impacting grid stability and threatening blackouts. Backup generators at data centers could be dispatched during generation shortfalls, but current E …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Sanford
    Michael Sanford, Senior Sales Application Engineer - Cummins, Inc.