2nd Annual ASSET MANAGEMENT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

8:15

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00

Welcoming Remarks from the Conference Chair

Scott McLachlan 
Director, Business Planning Integration and Stewardship
Hydro One Networks Inc.

9:15

Regional Integrated Planning – The Relevance to Asset Managers

Amir Shalaby
Vice President, Power System Planning
Ontario Power Authority

This presentation will highlight the renewed focus on Regional Planning in Ontario, the importance of collaboration among all electricity service providers, the performance of the assets and the interface between transmission and distribution. Examples of Regional plans under development will also be presented.

10:00

Meeting Your New Regulatory Requirements – Evaluating the Value of Your Asset

Dr. Mark Knight P.Eng. 
Dept Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo and Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT) has created a new framework for Asset Managers that is now recognized internationally. This revolutionary framework provides at cost-efficient system for maintaining and repairing aging infrastructure as well establishing sustainable funding rates. Be the first to learn about this framework and how it can be used to improve the meet/exceed regulatory requirements, set defensible short and long-term user fees and better understanding data and information flow within your organization.

• Overview of the regulatory requirements to evaluate the value of your tangible assets
• Advantages of the System Dynamics approach to asset management
• The system dynamics framework and how it can be implemented
• An in-depth summary of his collaboration with the cities of Niagara Falls, Waterloo and Cambridge

10:45

Networking Coffee Break

11:00

How to Optimize Capital Expenditures: Balancing Growth & Smart Grid Investments with Aging Infrastructure Replacement Investments

Mark Henderson
Executive Vice President, Asset Management & COO
PowerStream Inc.

• The aging Infrastructure challenge and the regulatory landscape
• Optimizing and balancing the CapEx portfolio
• How utilities are dealing with end-of-life underground residential infrastructure replacement
• Investing for the future through smart grid

11:45

Toronto Hydro's Strategy and Approach to Grid Modernization – From Vision to Delivery

Ivano Labricciosa 
VP – Asset Management
Toronto Hydro

The requirement for grid modernization is real and apparent. Toronto Hydro was among the first utilities to address the challenge. Not only do they have a vision of the future, they have already taken positive steps towards implementing this.

Large scale, multi-level projects that propose to create smart grids or smart cities in a single step are a high risk strategy – fabulous if they succeed but white elephants if they do not. The Toronto Hydro strategy to address these risks has been to manage multiple smaller scale initiatives within a common framework which requires interoperability between all new solutions is practical, prudent and robust.

• Toronto Hydro strategy and approach to grid modernization
• Reports on initiatives that are already complete, highlights of initiatives that are currently underway
• Options for the future

12:30

The Challenges of Municipal Assets – Mayors' Panel

Hazel McCallion 
Mayor
City of Mississauga

Carl Zehr 
Mayor
City of Kitchener

The municipalities have been faced with critical infrastructure challenges. With the limited financial tools and the aging infrastructure, municipalities are looking at new ways to improving these assets. Hear firsthand from the Mayor of Kitchener and Mayor of Mississauga on how they have addressed these challenges.

1:45

Reliability Centered Maintenance – How to Adopt the Best Maintenance Practices

Kazi Marouf 
Chief Operating Officer
Guelph Hydro Electrical Systems Inc.

• A thorough overview of the link between reliability performance and
  Guelph Hydro's asset management plan
• Key points in maintaining a safe and a reliable distribution system
• Guelph Hydro's approach by replacing assets that have reached end of life
• Reliability's role in prioritizing capital rehabilitation projects
• Prioritization of future projects in order to tackle any reliability concerns
• Looking at a number of different factors when evaluating the health index of your assets
• Learn about the tools used for an effective management program

2:30

The Value of Cable Testing in the Hydro Ottawa Cable Remediation Program

Mark Wojdan
EIT, Assets
Hydro Ottawa

• How do we know the cables we are replacing are the ones in the worst condition?
• Hydro Ottawa's Asset Management Model
• How was the need for cable testing identified
• Why NRC was chosen to perform testing
• Cable testing program and the collaborative effort of Operations, Engineering, System Office, NRC

3:15

Networking Refreshment Break

3:30

Integration of Asset Management at Hydro One – The Challenges and Lessons Learned

Scott McLachlan
Director, Business Planning Integration and Stewardship
Hydro One Networks Inc.

This presentation will provide a thorough overview of the integration of work at Hydro One, the chance to hear the challenges Hydro One is facing and what they are undertaking to benefit both themselves and their customers.

This presentation will include the following highlights:

• Optimizing planned work programs
• Enabling work bundling and outage bundling
• Executing integrated packages of work

4:15

Corporate Asset Management Framework – A Common Vision

Lois Burgess
Division Manager, Corporate Asset Management Office
City of London

Khaled Shahata 
Asset Management Specialist
City of London

Robert Gallivan
Manager, Transportation Program Development
Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Richard Pinder 
Senior Project Engineer - Asset Management
Regional Municipality of Waterloo

This is your opportunity to hear firsthand from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and City of London about their asset management strategies. This panel will discuss the steps and challenges of Corporate Asset Management Framework.

The City of London has taken the first steps on the road to corporate asset management through the formation of a dedicated business unit and the creation of a network of stakeholders across the corporation. To implement asset management within an organization they have to change the way they do business.

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo has adopted the Asset Management Improvement Program to address the challenges of limited funding and dealing with aging infrastructure and the public demand of municipal services.

• What is their approach for corporate asset management
• Introducing corporate asset management challenges and lessons learned
• Critical success factors for effective corporate asset management program
• Increased pressure on public finances
• Best way to utilize limited funding

5:30

Conference Concludes

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Workshop A – 9:00 a.m. to Noon

How Asset Management Derives Capital Budgets

Ian Woodbury 
CEO
Riva Modeling Systems

This workshop will examine how enterprises can use their asset inventories to build sustainable, defensible capital budgets. Real-world approaches, challenges and outcomes will be presented and discussed.

Key topics include:

• Information and organizational requirements for success
• Re-imagining the budgeting process
• Communicating results and informing decisions
• Identifying and tracking benefits

12:00 – 1:00 Light lunch will be served for delegates attending both workshops

Workshop B – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Why Software Asset Management is Important

• What is the current state of your software asset management systems and work practices?
• Overview of requirements for implementing next generation software asset management systems that meet your business directions and goals
• Basics of Asset Management: Inventory development data, collection issues and
  business process mapping
• Advanced Asset Management: Establishing level of service, key performance measures development and tracking, risk analysis, software integration challenges
• How to identify software asset management capability gaps?
• What is the importance of asset managers using GIS and SCADA applications?
• In-depth overview of business benefits of integrating GIS and SCADA
• Detailed discussion on how to integrate asset management with GIS and SCADA applications

VPs, Directors, Heads, Managers, Chiefs of:

• Assets Planning & Management
• Operations & Maintenance
• Finance and Accounting
• Risk Management
• Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Reliability / Sustainability
• Project Management
• Information System & Data Management
• Business Development

• Regulatory Affairs
• Smart Grid
• Asset Analyst

From:

• Utilities
• Government Agencies and Regulatory Bodies
• Power Generation Companies
• Regulators
• Engineering Contractors

The purpose of this 2nd Annual ASSET MANAGEMENT forum organized by Insight Information is to provide the Asset Managers with effective maintenance strategies to integrate into their current plans.

Attend this conference so you can:

• Update your asset Management strategies to increase their longevity
• Learn from case studies to effectively manage your assets under budget constraints
• Understand better the new regulatory requirements, its impact and how it can improve the bottom line

This year we have an excellent roster of speakers who will address these challenges that utilities and municipalities are facing today. This is your chance to learn and exchange ideas with your peers and learn about the latest technologies and how others have integrated a successful asset management framework. We look forward to seeing you at this industry event.

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Please note: Full payment is required in advance of conference dates. Please make all cheques payable to Insight Information.