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Detailed technical program coming soon!

Technical Program Summary

Please note that the schedule is subject to change

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Time
Event
07:30 – 19:00
Registration Open
09:30 – 12:00
AM Industry Workshops
09:30 – 12:00
AM Tutorials
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch on Own
13:00 – 15:30
PM Industry Workshops
13:00 – 15:30
PM Tutorials
13:00 – 21:00
Exhibit Hall Open
15:30 – 16:30
Interactive Technical Session 1 (Exhibit Hall)
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)
17:00 – 18:00
Interactive Technical Session 2 (Exhibit Hall)
18:00 – 21:00
Welcome Expo Reception & 50th Anniversary Celebration

Monday, November 4th, 2024

Time
Event

07:30 – 19:00

Registration Open

08:00 – 08:30

Opening Ceremony

08:30 – 10:00

Plenary Opening Panel – Theme: Grid Modernization

Speakers: Michael Pesin (Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. DOE), Damir Novosel (President Quanta Technology), Mohammad Shahidehpour (Professor IIT),

Henry Huang (Division Director, Argonne National Lab), David Perez (Executive VP and COO, ComEd), Zachary Tudor (Associate Lab Director, Idaho National Lab)

Moderator: Sainab T. Ninalowo, Director, AECOM

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

10:00 – 18:00

Exhibit Hall Open

10:30 – 11:15

Plenary   Keynote Session - Fireside Chat – Theme: Artificial Intelligence

Speaker:   Justin Hotard (Executive Vice President, Intel)

Moderator:   Milos Manic (IEEE IES President)

11:20 – 11:50

Plenary Keynote Session 1

Speaker: Johann Kolar (ETH)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch – Location: Sheraton Chicago (1-5) Ballroom

12:15 – 14:00

SYP Luncheon and Event – Location: Sheraton Chicago (5-7)

13:30 – 15:00

Industry Forum Track 1 (Power & Energy)

Speakers: Carl L. Segneri (Jr. Vice President, Grid Asset Solutions - Quanta Technology,

Mark Esguerra (Director, Distribution System Planning & Strategy, SCE), Ahad Esmaeilian (Vice President of Clean Energy, Audubon Companies)

14:00 – 15:30

SYP Event

14:30 – 15:30

Parallel Oral Sessions

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Panel Sessions

14:30 – 17:00

Career Fair (Exhibit Hall)

15:30 – 16:30

Interactive Technical Session 3 (Exhibit Hall)

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Panel Sessions

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Oral Sessions

16:30 – 18:30

SYP Event

18:30 – 20:00

50th Anniversary event

20:00 – 22:00

SYP Social Event – Location TBD

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024

Time
Event

07:30 – 19:00

Registration Open

08:30 – 10:00

50th Anniversary Event

10:00 – 18:00

Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 – 11:00

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

10:00 – 11:00

Interactive Technical Session 4 (Exhibit Hall)

11:00 – 12:00

Plenary Keynote Session 2

Speakers: Jeremiah McNatt (NASA)

Maryam Saeedifard (Georgia Tech)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch Location: Sheraton Chicago (1-5) Ballroom

12:00 – 14:00

Women in IES Luncheon – Sheraton Chiago (6-7) Ballroom

13:30 – 14:00

Industry Forum Track 2 (Industrial Technologies)

Speakers: Martin Rostan (Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group), Chris Schulze (Vice President Sales, CODESYS Corporation), Takehiro Ishiguro (Development Manager, Mitsubishi Electric)

13:00 – 13:30

Fireside Chat – Theme: Proactive Security & Resilience

Speaker: Massoud Amin (CEO Energy Policy and Security Associates, Emeritus Professor, University of Minnesota)

Moderator: Shamina Hossain-McKenzie (Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Lab)

14:00 – 15:30

DEI Workshop – Sheraton Chiago (6-7) Ballroom

14:30 – 15:30

Parallel Oral Sessions

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Panel Sessions

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

15:30 – 16:30

Interactive Technical Session 5 (Exhibit Hall)

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Oral Sessions

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Panel Sessions

19:00 – 22:00

GALA Dinner – Location: Sheraton Chiago (1-7) Ballroom

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

TIme
Event

07:30 – 15:00

Registration Open

08:00 – 09:30

Parallel Oral Sessions

08:30 – 18:30

AdCom Meeting

09:30 – 13:30

Exhibit Hall Open

09:30 – 10:30

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

09:30 – 10:30

Interactive Technical Session 6 (Exhibit Hall)

10:30 – 12:00

Plenary Keynote Session 3

Speakers: Konstantinos Laskaris (TESLA), Peter Palensky (TU Delft), Victor Veliadis (Executive Director & CTO Power America)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch - Sheraton Chicago (1-5) Ballroom

13:00 – 15:00

Industry Forum Track 3 (Industrial Automation)

Speakers: Kristofer Eberle (Director of Business Development, Plexim, Inc.), Pat Hayes (VP Sales, ABB E-Mobility Division), Richard Candell (Principal Investigator, Industrial Wireless Systems, NIST),

Dietmar Bruckner (Product Owner and Unit Lead, B&R Industrial Automation)

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Oral Sessions

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Panel Sessions

15:30 – 16:30

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

15:30 – 16:30

Interactive Technical Session 7 (Exhibit Hall)

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Panel Sessions

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Oral Sessions

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