The 2022 Spring Conference will be held in Austin, Texas May 9-11, 2022!
Register and Download the Brochure!

RMEL’s room block deadline has passed and RMEL’s room block and the entire hotel have sold out.

Here are two alternate properties where you can make a reservation:

Hyatt House Austin/Downtown
901 Neches St
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 391-0000

Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Downtown South Congress
300 South Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 469-9000

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE *These preliminary topics are subject to change.
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022
	8:00 a.m., Golf Outing at Wolfdancer Golf Club
	6:00-9:00 p.m., Reception, Sponsored by RMEL Champions
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022
7:00-8:00 a.m.,  Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks Jackie Sargent, General Manager & CEO, Austin Energy Welcome to Austin
8:15-9:30 a.m.	Keynote - Johnny Quinn, U.S. Olympian & Former Professional NFL Football Player
9:30–10:00 a.m., Networking Break
	Generation Track	T&D Track	Management Track
10:00- 11:30 a.m.	PANEL Weatherization and Seasonal Readiness Moderator – Curt Brown, Black & Veatch	PANEL Increased Importance of T&D Coordination Moderator – Brent Gerling, Evergy	PANEL Crypto Mining Moderator – Patrick Hanrahan, Nebraska Public Power District
11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m., RMEL Emerging Leader Awards Luncheon
12:40-1:20 p.m.	Emergency Operating Practices Ryan McDonnell, CPS Energy	Non-Wire Alternative Project: Overview and Examples Jon Grooters, Generac	Delivery Strategy Clarice Kinsella and Jack Grauman, HDR
1:30-2:10 p.m.	The Need for Fuel Flexibility in the New Energy Generation Market Diane Fischer, Kiewit	Update on CPS Energy’s Resiliency-As-A-Service Program Brian Seiler, CPS Energy	Evergy’s Path for Incentivizing EV Infrastructure Brent Gerling, Evergy
2:10–2:40 p.m., Networking Break
2:40-3:20 p.m.	Advanced Low-Carbon Fuels for Power Generation and Energy Storage Applications Jonathan Cristiani, Black & Veatch	Continual Reliability Program Jake Barker, PacifiCorp	Luck is Not a Strategy David Sowers, KnowledgeVine
3:30-4:10 p.m.	Nuclear Natrium Project: Advanced Nuclear in Coal Communities  Chuck Tack, PacifiCorp	Case Study: Feeder Cable Testing at K.C. Airport Joey White, Evergy	Simulating Renewables Integration for Long-term Planning Bob Davis, nFront Consulting
4:10-5:30 p.m.	Generation Roundtable Reception	T&D Roundtable Reception
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Reception, Sponsored by the RMEL Champions and Networking Dinner
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022
7:00-8:00 a.m., Networking Breakfast
8:00-8:15 a.m.	Welcome Back
8:15-9:30 a.m.	DAY TWO KEYNOTE: RESTORING TRUST – Brad Jones, Interim President and CEO, ERCOT
9:30-9:45 a.m., Networking Break
9:45-10:45 a.m.	SENIOR LEADERSHIP PANEL  Panelist: Victoria Fleming, Executive Director, Renewable Origination, NextEra Energy Resources  Panelist: Sidney Jackson, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Austin Energy  Panelist: Chris Janick, Senior Director, Power Delivery, SRP  Panelist: Lisa Lewis, Chief Administrative Officer, CPS Energy
10:45-10:55 a.m., Networking Break
	Generation Track	T&D Track	Management Track
10:55- 11:35 a.m.	Xcel’s APM & Digital Transformation Journey Kaitlyn Honey, Xcel Energy	Winter Storm Uri – Emergency Ops Plans Keith Nix, TNMP	IT/OT Convergence – Why It’s So Hard and What You Can Do About It Greg Flay, Austin Energy
11:45- 12:25 p.m.	Energy Storage Systems – Analysis, Detection, Mitigation and Code Updates Ray Rodriguez, American Fire	Wildfire: Predictions, Planning, and Protection ELynn Burkett, Western Area Power Administration	Working in New Ways: Management Practices for Engagement and Retention Katie Werner and Katie Schultz, Black & Veatch

The Spring Management, Engineering and Operations Conference has been a tradition since RMEL’s early beginnings. Known for providing outstanding continuing education and networking opportunities, this conference is a must attend event for engineering, operations and management personnel in the electric energy industry. With 20 presentations, this conference covers issues in generation, transmission, distribution, safety, customer service, human resources and other management topics. The timely topics and breakout structure of the conference allows attendees to customize their education experience to focus on presentations and resources that address their needs. Ample time is also provided to network with industry peers and visit with exhibitors. Maximize your time and training budget with this value priced and content rich event. Continuing education certificates are provided for the sessions attended.

Who Should Attend

The Spring Management, Engineering and Operations Conference historically attracts over 300 management as well as engineering and operations personnel from the many electric energy companies (utilities) and supplier and service companies that are members of RMEL. Utilities of all types of ownership participate including IOU, G&T, municipal, cooperative, and others. Companies from outside RMEL’s membership will also be in attendance. 

Continuing Education Certificate
All attendees will be mailed a continuing education certificate upon completion of the course. The continuing education certificate will award the following:

Full Convention registration: 14.0 PDHs
Monday only registration: 8.0 PDHs
Tuesday only registration: 6.0 PDHs