Presentation: Panel Discussion: Lessons learned

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• Power

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Bill McEvoy is a Global Industry Principal at OSIsoft, covering Transmission, Distribution, Smart Grid and Distributed Energy Resources. Bill spent thirty four years’ working in the utility and information technology profession at Eversource Energy formerly Northeast Utilities. Previous to OSIsoft, Bill was the Director of Information Technology, Business Solutions - Real Time Systems at Eversource Energy. He is still an active participant on several industry committees associated with Smart Grid, Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Cyber Security. Bill has a strong understanding of the principles of Information Technology as related to utility business systems processing along with a strong understanding of the Transmission, Distribution, Gas and Generation business processes. He also was the Program Director for more than 8 Transmission, Distribution and Gas Control Centers for Eversource during his career.

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Alexander Kuester has set up and lead Operations for the Regional Security Coordinator TSCNET since 2013. From 2009-2013, he realising projects in the Operations and Markets area at the Swiss Transmission System Operator Swissgrid. Alexander received his Diploma in Electrical Engineering & Information Science from the University of Technology Ilmenau in 2008.

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Anne van der Molen is grid strategist for the Dutch DSO Stedin He joined Stedin in 2011 to help develop Stedin’s emergence as digital DSO. In the past five years, he has been involved in strategy planning and asset management, distribution automation programs and programs around digital asset lifecycle management, analytics and digital grid operations. Anne has represented Stedin in several national task forces and is member of EDSO’s technology committee. Previously, Anne worked as solution manager and strategic product manager for a major telecoms equipment and services company. He holds an Msc degree in Electrical Engineering

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As Industry Principal at OSIsoft, Dr. Wells specializes in phasor measurement unit (PMU) data acquisition and control systems, and focuses on using advanced control technology applications in the power industry using phasor data. Dr. Wells is currently seconded as Chief Technology Architect at PXiSE Energy Solutions, LLC, an OSIsoft partner. Dr. Wells published over 60 technical papers, granted seventeen US Patents, and co-authored two textbooks. Dr. Wells received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University; and a MS in Chemical Engineering and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Chemical Engineering and Control Systems.