2024 FMEA Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show

Trade Show Exhibitors

Trade Show registration includes a 6ft table (with tablecloth, skirting, and chairs) in the Trade show includes two representatives.  One additional rep spot can be purchased for a Max of 3 representatives  per table. Exhibitors who would like to attend conference sessions, meals and events (general session, concurrent breakout sessions, Building Strong Communities luncheon or the Florida public power networking dinner & event) are required to "Add Conference Functions" when registering. Net proceeds from the Energy Connection Conference Trade show will be transferred to the MEPAC (Municipal Electric Political Action Committee 

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Conference Hotel

Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront
100 North Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118

Book a room: $175/night

Block open until Friday, November 1.

Shipping information for Exhibitors/Sponsors

Conference Agenda

ECC 2024 Full Agenda

General Session

• Welcome and Association Year-in-Review • Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association
  
• Advancing Public Power: National Trends and APPA's Key Initiatives • Jeff Haas, SVP Membership & Marketing, American Public Power Association
  
• Power and Public Safety: Enhancing Utility Engagement with First Responders • Frank Roca, Safety Coordinator, and LaShun Nale-Stadom, Director of Safety, Technical Training & Emergency Management, Orlando Utilities Commission
• Municipal Panel: Public Power Department Head Leadership • Moderator: Javier Cisneros, Director of Utilities, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. Panelists: Korey Bush, AGM Customer Service, Lakeland Electric, Mike Crow, AGM Power Delivery, City of Tallahassee Electric and Gas Utility, and Cindy Herrera, VP Human Resources, Kissimmee Utility Authority.
• Building Strong Communities Awards Luncheon • “Yes, and…” Featuring Keynote Speaker Jon Colby

Three Concurrent Roundtables

Customer Connections Breakout

• Improv(e) Your 1-on-1 Communication • Jon Colby, Keynote Speaker
• Digital Transformation: Integrated Digital Customer Engagement • Dustin Theilacker, Chief Delivery Officer, and Allen Bishop, Sales & Marketing, Meridian Integration
• Reducing Customer Calls with Personalized Video Communications • Kim Johnson, Business Development Manager, Brillion/Apogee
• Reaching and Engaging Income-Qualified Customers • Brian Pippin, Director of Strategic Customer Programs, JEA
• Meeting Customers Where They Are: ‘No Wrong Door’ • Casey Bowen, Senior Account Executive, and Ivory Dugar, Principal Solutions Architect, Genesys

Utility Operations Breakout

• Keys to Successful AMI Deployments, 2.0, and Emerging Trends in Meter Data Management • David Pope, Executive Advisor, and Jesus Gonzalez, Principal Advisor, Quanta Technology
• Everything You Need to Know About Overhead to Underground Conversions • John William Thompson, Business Development Manager, Irby Construction
• Digital Twins: 11 Substations, 11 Utilities, 10 Days, Many Benefits • Duane Guidry, Technology Partner Director, primtech, a POWER Engineers Partner
• How Will EVs and DERs Impact the Grid and How Utilities Can Prepare • Chase Lockhart, Senior Project Manager, 1898 & Co. 
• The Future of Lighting Technology • Aaron Gosselin, Lighting Project Manager, LineWorks Engineering, and Nick Mesler, Director, Evari Consulting

Safety & Training Breakout

• Burns: How to Prevent and Treat Them • Scot Bush, Outreach Coordinator, UF Health – Shands Burn Unit
• The Value of an Effective Safety Gap Analysis • Brooke Sinclair, Senior EHS Regulatory Specialist, Ensafe
• Arc Flash Assessment Lessons Learned and Common Hazard Environments • Keith Mullen, Senior Principal – Planning and Analysis, and Shane Hall, Arc Flash Five-Year Program Lead, ENERCON
• Shake Hands with Danger • Glen Moehling, Utility Safety and Training Coordinator, Ocala Electric Utility
• Hurricane Safety and Mutual Aid Onboarding • Ray Jordan, Electric T&D Manager, Gainesville Regional Utilities