Cascade Electric Grid User Seminar 2024

Breakfast

Join us in the Great Hall.

Location

Great Hall

Day 1 Morning Sessions

9:00 AM- 9:15 AM Plenary Welcome - Mike Johnson, Area Sales Manager Americas Electric Grid

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Energy Transition - Kenneth Vareide, CEO DNV Digital Solutions 

9:45 AM- 10:15 AM -  Moving Forward Together, Take Two - Ron Howard, Product Line Director, DNV Digital Solutions, Electric Grid

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM - Break 

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - How AI can bring power to the user - Kurt Swakhoven, Director Software Engineering, DNV Digital Solutions

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Cascade v4: What's new and the roadmap ahead - Dennis Washburn, Principal Product Manager

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM -  Cascade Mobile: It's new and the roadmap ahead – Henry Otley, Product Manager

Location

Homestead

Lunch

Join us in the Great Hall.

Location

Great Hall

Afternoon Sessions

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Cascade Insight - The future of analytics & reporting - Muneeb Afzal, Product Manager

2:15 PM - 2:50 PM - Cascade Facility Ratings - Meeting FAC-008 & FERC Order 881 needs - James Mack, Regional Sales Manager – Electric Grid Reliability & Performance Software

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM - Partner Introductions - AVEVA, Delta-X Research, Doble Engineering

Location

Homestead

Partner Solution Showcase and 1:1 with DNV experts

• 1-on-1 meetings with DNV subject matter experts (please see registration desk to book)
• Visit with key DNV Partners
  • Aveva - Learn more
  • Delta-X - Learn more
  • Doble - Lean more

Hosted Dinner

Join us in the Great Hall.

RIVER TRAIL - Dinner Buffet

Menu highlights include:

• Smoked salmon chowder [gf]
• Salt roasted beets with arugula, local goat cheese, candied walnuts, dried cranberries [gf, v] and apple cider vinaigrette [gf, ve]
• Baby kale with red onions, roasted cauliflower, hard-boiled eggs,grapes, smoked local feta, Hood River dried cherries [gf, v] and preserved lemon vinaigrette [gf, ve]
• Coastal shrimp and clam risotto with peas, red peppers and garliclemon sauce
• Grilled New York steak with seasonal mushroom ragout, figs and Rogue Creamery blue cheese butter
• Mesquite smoked Draper Valley chicken with smoked tomato demiglace [gf, df]
• Pan-seared salmon with wild rice, Brussels sprouts, arugula and
• whole-grain mustard vinaigrette [gf, df]
• Cranberry and candied walnut rice pilaf with orange glaze [df, v]
• Seasonal vegetables [gf, ve]
• Truffle mashed potatoes [v, gf]
• Local artisan rolls and garlic-herb butter [v]
• White and dark chocolate mousse with strawberries [gf]

Location

Great Hall

Hospitality Suite

Join us in the Cascade Gallery for food, drink and good conversation about Cascade software in a relaxed environment.

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Come network and explore the Cascade software
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM - Partner Spotlight: Doble Engineering - Powerbase
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM - Cascade Tech Talk - Cascade Forms demo

Breakfast

Join us in the Great Hall

Location

Great Hall

Morning Sessions

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM - Day 2 welcome and announcements

9:05 AM – 9:45 AM - Our journey to Cascade v4 – Brennan Perry, Central Hudson Gas & Electric

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM - Upgrading to Cascade v4 (your path to success) – Kevin Miller, Software Support,  and Chris Bourgoyne,  Senior Project Manager

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM - PowerBase and Configuration Management – Scott Chandler, Doble Engineering

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM - Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM- Reporting and Analytics using PowerBI as a platform – Muneeb Afzal, Product Manager

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM - Spotlight on Cascade Mobile – Henry Otley, Product Manager

Location

Homestead

Lunch and Hands-on Sessions

• Join us in the Great Hall for lunch
• Lunch time hands on - explore Electric Grid Products (Cascade v4 and Cascade Mobile, Cascade Facility Ratings, Cascade Connect, and Cascade Insight)  - Homestead 2  (Solutions Lab)

Location

Great Hall and Homestead

Afternoon Sessions

1:30 PM – 3:45 PM - Master class "Unlocking the value of criticality health and risk – Rosa Delacruz, Engineer  and Walt Bitz, Pre-Sales Engineer

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM -  Break

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Panel Discussion: The energy transition and the rise of Cascade for Transmission Lines – Brian McGee (American Transmission Co.), Chris Malick (FirstEnergy), Angie Heller (Public Service Co. of New Mexico)

Location

Homestead

Solutions Lab

Explore Electric Grid products: Cascade v4, Cascade Mobile, Cascade Facility Ratings, Cascade Connect, and Cascade Insight

Location

Homestead

Hosted Dinner

Wednesday

SPIRIT OF THE WEST - Dinner Buffet

Serve Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

• Mixed green salad with oranges, sweety drop peppers, scallions, and cherry tomatoes [gf, ve] served with chipotle ranch [gf, v] and marionberry vinaigrette [gf, ve]
• Seasonal vegetables [gf, ve]
• Herb roasted red potatoes [gf, ve]
• Southwest-spiced coleslaw [gf, v]
• Grilled salmon with roasted Broccolini and a marionberry compote [gf, df]
• Apple cider BBQ brisket with caramelized onions [gf, df]
• BBQ chicken breasts and thighs with onions and peppers [gf, df]
• Caramelized peach cobbler with vanilla bean whipped cream [gf, v]

Location

Great Hall

Hospitality Suite

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Come network and explore the Cascade software
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM - Partner Spotlight: Delta-X Research
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM - Cascade Tech Talk

Location

Cascade Gallery

Breakfast

Join us in the Great Hall

Location

Great Hall

Morning Sessions

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM - Day 2 welcome and announcements

9:05 AM – 9:45 AM - Our journey to Cascade v4 – Brennan Perry, Central Hudson Gas & Electric

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM - Upgrading to Cascade v4 (your path to success) – Kevin Miller, Software Support,  and Chris Bourgoyne,  Senior Project Manager

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM - PowerBase and Configuration Management – Scott Chandler, Doble Engineering

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM - Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM- Reporting and Analytics using PowerBI as a platform – Muneeb Afzal, Product Manager

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM - Spotlight on Cascade Mobile – Henry Otley, Product Manager

Location

Homestead

Lunch and Hands-on Sessions

• Join us in the Great Hall for lunch
• Lunch time hands on - explore Electric Grid Products (Cascade v4 and Cascade Mobile, Cascade Facility Ratings, Cascade Connect, and Cascade Insight)  - Homestead 2  (Solutions Lab)

Location

Great Hall and Homestead

Afternoon Sessions

1:30 PM – 3:45 PM - Master class "Unlocking the value of criticality health and risk – Rosa Delacruz, Engineer  and Walt Bitz, Pre-Sales Engineer

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM -  Break

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Panel Discussion: The energy transition and the rise of Cascade for Transmission Lines – Brian McGee (American Transmission Co.), Chris Malick (FirstEnergy), Angie Heller (Public Service Co. of New Mexico)

Location

Homestead

Solutions Lab

Explore Electric Grid products: Cascade v4, Cascade Mobile, Cascade Facility Ratings, Cascade Connect, and Cascade Insight

Location

Homestead

Hosted Dinner

Wednesday

SPIRIT OF THE WEST - Dinner Buffet

Serve Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

• Mixed green salad with oranges, sweety drop peppers, scallions, and cherry tomatoes [gf, ve] served with chipotle ranch [gf, v] and marionberry vinaigrette [gf, ve]
• Seasonal vegetables [gf, ve]
• Herb roasted red potatoes [gf, ve]
• Southwest-spiced coleslaw [gf, v]
• Grilled salmon with roasted Broccolini and a marionberry compote [gf, df]
• Apple cider BBQ brisket with caramelized onions [gf, df]
• BBQ chicken breasts and thighs with onions and peppers [gf, df]
• Caramelized peach cobbler with vanilla bean whipped cream [gf, v]

Location

Great Hall

Hospitality Suite

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Come network and explore the Cascade software
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM - Partner Spotlight: Delta-X Research
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM - Cascade Tech Talk

Location

Cascade Gallery