Event

"Agenda:
Introduction by Rannveig LOKEN, Chair of CIGRE Technical Council

Panel 1: Technical path and solutions for a green resilient grid
Moderators : Joanne Hu (CIGRE SC B4), Marta Val Escudero (CIGRE SC C4)
Panellists:
- Julia Matevosyan (ESIG)
- Ying Jiang Hafner (Hitachi Energy’s Business Unit Grid Integration)
- Mercedes Vazquez (CIGRE SC C3)
- Renuka Chatterjee (CIGRE SC C2)

Panel 2: Impact on the grid from data centers and Artificial Intelligence
- Impact of large energy users/data centers (adequacy, net zero emissions)
- Impact of Data Centers on grid connection: location, timing, grid expansion, flexible connections (distribution)
- Technical issues: Fault-Ride-Through, harmonics, coordination with the protection system
- Flexibility of operation, provision of grid services
- Cyber-physical system
Moderators: Antonio Iliceto (CIGRE SC C1), Renuca Chatterjee (CIGRE SC C2), Marta Val Escudero (CIGRE SC C4), and Kurt Dedekind (CIGRE SC C6)
Panellists:
– Vinay Sewdien (Microsoft)
– Liam Ryan or Eoin Kennedy (Eirgrid)
– Johan Moernstam (E.DSO)
– Marc McGranaghan (EPRI)
– Evan Mickelson (NERC)

Panel 3: Application and technologies related to Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence predict failure before it happens
- Using AI algorithms to do predictive maintenance
- How to integrate AI in the workflow of utilities
- Use cases for AI in System Operators
- Use of AI for Energy Transition
Moderators : Nicola GARIBOLDI (CIGRE SC A3), Pierre Van Dyke (CIGRE SC B2), and Victor Tan (CIGRE SC D2)
Panellists:
- Kunlun Gao (CEPRI)
- Luis Cuhna (EDP/ European DSO association)
- Fraser Cook (Qualitrol LCC)
- Dr. Vincent Lefieux (RTE)
- Dr. Christian Bélanger (Hydro Quebec)

Panel 4: AI and CIGRE
Moderators : Yannick Phulpin (CIGRE SC C5), Geir CLASEN (CIGRE SC B1) and Aditie Garg (National Laboratory of the Rockies, formerly NREL)
Panellists:
- Rohit Trivedi (EirGrid)
- Jim Kay (Canduct Group)
- Dr. Janos Toth (Recognaise, Enginomix)
- Andres Laso (G&W)
- Adrian Lloyd (Energyq)"