Innovation In The Air - Esri’s 2016 GeoConX Show is almost here

On October 17, leaders from across the World will converge in Phoenix, Arizona to share successes across industries, discover more experiences, meet industry partners, and embrace how GIS technologies are changing the World. GeoConX is a new and exciting combination of industries and technologies. The conference also speaks more broadly to the future of the grid.

Everyone recognizes that the role of the electric utility is changing. No longer does the electric utility just move electrons; energy, telecommunications, the Internet, and the customer are converging. How this convergence will drive new levels of safety, reliability, and renewables integration is a story that is rapidly building. To this point, GeoConX presents an opportunity to hear from experts from across the World on where innovation is taking us.

These experts are traveling the World. Meeting with grid operators, engineers, and utility teams. They are solving tough utility problems. They are helping utilities embrace GIS and actively driving innovation in GIS solutions. While the collaboration and teamwork will continue, now is a great opportunity to pause and take a moment to forecast just where we, the industry, is headed...

The following topics will be dicussed by industry experts:

• Esri - Where GIS is Going - Bill Meehan, Director, Utilities Solution, Esri
• EPRI on Where the Electric Utility Industry is Going - John Simmins, Technical Executive - Information and Communication Technology
• Patrick Engineering on Where Design Engineering is Going - Mike Pordes, ‎Corporate Director, Software Development and Analytics
• Teradata on Where Data is Going - David Socha, Practice Leader, Utilities & Smart Cities
• Boreas Group on Where the Global Grid is Going - Robert Sarfi, Managing Partner Boreas Group
• Between the Poles on Where IoT is Going - Geoff Zeiss, Principal, Between The Poles
• FlameMapper on Where Non-Traditional Utility Data (analytic, insight) is Going - Shea Broussard Co-Founder/ GIS SME, FlameMappper
• DataCapable on Where the Customer is Going - Zac Canders, CEO DataCapable