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Learn the Latest Supply Chain Management Strategies:

• Ameren Services

— Risks and benefits associated with growing strategic

sourcing capabilities

• PPL Services and Global eProcure

— PPL and LGE KU strategic sourcing

integration program

• Northeast Utilities and CL&P

— Comprehensive study into the supplier

relationship management program process

• First Energy and Kenny Construction

— Handling the logistical challenges

of TrAIL, a 152-mile project traversing three states

• Progress Energy and Pacific Exchange Group

— Addressing aging fleet and

inventory disposition through strategic analysis, technology and automation

• Dominion and HD Supply Utilities

— Examines inventory optimization

during emergency responses and materials management for transmission

infrastructure projects

• Ameren, Enporion, and Scientech

— Creating a streamlined process for

inventory availability to avoid access inventory and improve accurate lead

time and pricing

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Ameren Services

Aaron Rudd,

Browz

Paul Kuehn,

Connecticut Light & Power

Conrad Snover,

Denali Group

David Rieckmann,

Dominion

Rodney Long,

Duke Energy

George Gordon,

Enporion LLC

Thomas Schnoor,

Entergy

Eric G. Olsen,

Ernst & Young

Holly Kauffman,

First Energy

Steve Bucalo,

Global eProcure

Warwick Johnston,

HD Supply Utilities

Karl Miller,

Kenny Construction Co.

David Hyatt,

Northeast Utilities

Steve Sotwick,

Oniqua MRO Analytics

Dave Loesch,

Oracle

Paulette Tate,

Pacific Exchange Group

Joe Zelechoski,

PPL Services Corporation

Jeffrey Fecteau,

PowerAdvocate

Marlon Marr,

Progress Energy

Anant Kumar,

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dan Meils,

Scientech

John H. Sequeira,

ScottMadden Inc.

Walter Rhodes & Larry Young,

Southern California Edison

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WORKSHOP: Sunday, January 15, 2012

Pre-Conference Workshop:

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Top 10 Utility Supply Chain Headaches and What to

Do About Them

This workshop will provide insight into 10 of the most problematic areas facing utility supply chain managers today. Workshop schedule and contents will be tailored to participant needs, as attendees will vote on which subjects they would like to focus on. Please join industry peers to discuss these areas as moderators from ScottMadden outline the issues and present information on how leading companies are addressing them.

• Headache 1 — Supply Chain Strategy

° how can supply chain deliver real strategic value to the business by breaking from its role as an arms-length order taker and improving alignment with internal customers?

• Headache 2 — Organization Structure

° how does supply chain balance staying close to customers with professional independence and what is the best organizational model?

• Headache 3 — Staffing

° does supply chain have the right number and type of people to run the organization? What supply chain competencies will be required over the next decade?

• Headache 4 — D2P Integration

° why is supply chain always “fighting fires” and how can better integration of demand planning with purchasing decrease the last minute rushes to obtain some critical part?

• Headache 5 — P2P Integration

° how can purchasing and accounts payable, which are often two different worlds, function as part of a business process that is seamless and efficient?

• Headache 6 — Service Delivery Model

° what delivery model is best for delivering excellent supply chain service?

• Headache 7 — Strategic Sourcing

° what is the right number and composition of category teams and which capabilities (e.g., market research and pricing intelligence) should be purchased rather than built?

• Headache 8 — Business Services

° how should companies manage what is often “the last bastion of maverick spend”?

• Headache 9 — Inventory Optimization

° inventory levels continue to grow but issues with material availability persist, so how can inventory growth be controlled without compromising availability?

• Headache 10 — Supplier Performance Management

° how should supplier performance be managed and what are the keys to success?

Moderators:

John H. Sequeira, Ph. D., Partner, ScottMadden Inc. Andy Flores, Partner, ScottMadden Inc.

Marc Miller, Director, ScottMadden Inc.

There will be a 30-minute networking and refreshment break at 3:00pm

5:00 Close of Workshop

Main Conference: January 16–18, 2012

DAY 1: Monday, January 16, 2012

8:00 Conference Registration and Breakfast

Hosted by:

9:00 Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks

John H. Sequeira, Ph.D., Partner, ScottMadden Inc.

9:15

Building, Implementing, and Evolving

Strategic Sourcing

• Identify critical skills, process, and tools needed to develop and/or expand strategic sourcing

• Identify benefits and risks associated with growing strategic sourcing capabilities

• How strategic sourcing and procurement leaders can evolve their roles and continue to add value to their company

Price Marr, Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Ameren Services Todd Richter, Managing Supervisor, Generation and Energy Delivery Commodities, Ameren Services

10:00

Strategic Sourcing in an M&A Environment

• Merger strategy and implications

• Sizing the opportunity and setting the strategy • Developing a collaborative sourcing framework • Key challenges and resolutions

• Results and lessons learned

Joe Zelechoski, Executive Director, Supply Chain, PPL Services Corporation

Steve Bucalo, Vice President, Energy and Utilities, Global eProcure (GEP)

10:45

Networking & Refreshment Break

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11:15

Northeast Utilities Supplier Relationship

Management Program

• An in-depth look into the program development process • Achieving a viable program model

• Benefits of creating a supplier relationship management program

David Hyatt, Senior Sourcing Consultant, Northeast Utilities Service Company

Paul Kuehn, Supervisor, Construction Cost & Scheduling, Connecticut Light and Power

12:00

Networking Luncheon

Hosted by:

1:30

The TrAIL to Success — An Integrated Supply

Chain Strategy

• Beyond the contracts — Overview of how supply chain functions (procurement, material management, material logistics and quality control) were integrated to keep pace with the requirements of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) project

• Handling the logistical challenges of a 152-mile project traversing three states

• Leveraging domestic and global supply markets to support the expedited construction schedules

• The results — How these concepts assisted with the on-schedule completion of 500 kV TrAIL project

Holly Kauffman, Director, Extra High Voltage, First Energy Karl Miller, Executive Manager, Kenny Construction Company

2:15

Progress Energy Supply Chain Center of Excellence —

Using Strategic Analysis, Technology and Automation

to Address Aging Fleet and Inventory Disposition

• How to responsibly manage the modernization of aging fleet and their assets

° redeployment of assets

° decommission/dismantlement — effective and responsible solutions

• Financial/operational performance solutions ° global marketing — untapped resources for

inventory disposition

° industry resources to maximize financial health (SIMS, PIMS, and Like-Kind Exchange)

° technology and automation that focuses on process effectiveness

Marlon Merritt, Manager, Supply Chain Performance Support, Progress Energy

Paulette Tate, Vice President, Operations, Pacific Exchange Group

3:00

Networking & Refreshment Break

Hosted by:

3:30

Inventory Optimization — Unparalleled Performance:

The Dominion Story

• Overview of Dominion’s supply chain

° challenge — optimizing inventory and maintaining high material availability is critical to delivering a consistent, reliable supply of power to customers

° solution — a fully-integrated, automated Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system capable of optimizing inventory — from free-issue products to inventoried materials

° layered inventory approach ° performance results

• Hurricane Irene — Inventory optimization during critical storm response

• Transmission infrastructure — Advanced materials management of a lay-down yard for a major transmission project

Dave Rieckmann, Director, Supply Chain Management, Dominion Warwick Johnston, Vice President, IOU Sales,

HD Supply Utilities

4:15

Setting Strategy and Building the Sustainable

Supply Chain

• Assess current maturity against leading practices and establish future vision

• Identify risks, benefits, and set goals

• Establish initiatives and multi-phased roadmap for execution

Larry Young, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability, Southern California Edison

Eric G. Olsen, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, LLP

5:00

Wine & Cheese Networking Reception

6:00 Close of Day One

DAY 2: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

8:00 Breakfast — Hosted by:

9:00 Chair’s Review of Day One

9:15

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies Addressing

Environmental Regulations

• Review lessons learned from past Clean Air Act regulations impacting coal investments

• Discuss best practices in the face of controversial regulations such as Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

Moderator: Jeffrey Fecteau, Senior Director, PowerAdvocate Doug Sparr, PMP, CPSM, Managing Supervisor, CAPEX Generation, Ameren Services

Thomas Schnoor, Manager, Category Management, Entergy Rodney Long, Director, Sourcing, Duke Energy

10:30

Networking & Refreshment Break

Hosted by: CASE STUDY CASE STUDY CASE STUDY CASE STUDY PANEL DISCUSSION

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11:00

Inventory Availability — A Process for Assuring

all Parts are Available When Needed Without

Excess Inventory

• With accurate lead time and pricing

• Screening for obsolescence and suitable alternatives • Developing smarter BOMs

• Avoiding expediting costs and deferred maintenance

Dennis Weisenborn, Vice President and General Manager, Supply Chain, Ameren Services

George Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Enporion LLC Dan Meils, Senior Director,

Scientech, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company

12:15

Networking Luncheon

Hosted by:

1:45

Harnessing the Power of Integration, Collaboration

and Data in Utilities

• Market evolution of Enterprise Asset Management • Defining the value of integration across the enterprise • The role of analytics for more informed decision making • Growing emphasis on workforce automation and

collaboration tools

Dave Loesch, Senior Director, Competitive Intelligence, Oracle

2:30

Employing Advanced Analytics to Optimize the

Performance of Utilities Operations

• Examine how analytics can help all major utilities reduce costs and minimize stock outs while improving uptime and service levels

• Learn about best practices, information and software tools • Explore case studies and product examples

• Examine a leading approach to analytics-based enhancement

Steve Sotwick, Vice President, Business Development, Oniqua MRO Analytics

3:00

Networking & Refreshment Break

Hosted by:

3:30

Managing Compliance in the Supply Chain

• Understanding supply chain risk

• The pros and cons of outsourcing to third party vendors • What does the process consist of?

° implementation phase ° work process impact ° managing communication ° required training

° managing multiple risk levels • Compliance maintenance

° program enforcement ° common concerns ° industry best practices

Aaron Rudd, Director, Business Development, Product Strategy, BROWZ

4:30 Close of Day Two

DAY 3: Wednesday, January 18, 2012

8:00 Breakfast — Hosted by:

9:00 Chair’s Review of Day Two

9:15

Insights for Creating Strategic, Value-Driven

Stakeholder Relationships

• The stakeholder perspective — What do Procurement’s key customers really want? How does this differ from Procurement’s perspective?

• Procurement’s operating model — How can Procurement evolve operations to deliver exceptional, customer-driven value?

• Co-creating innovative Procurement services — How can Procurement better engage with stakeholders to deliver strategic solutions?

• Developing new skills and practices to answer the supply chain call

Walter Rhodes, Vice President, Supply Management, Southern California Edison

Conrad Snover, Partner, Denali Group

10:00

Innovative Approaches and Techniques to Improve the

Management of Critical Spares Materials

• Structured methodology to critical spares definition, including evaluation of the types and quantities of critical spares required

• End-to-end processes to manage critical spares from requirements through retirement

• Critical spares management through enterprise systems to enable full visibility

• Design of critical spares network independent from the network of regular materials with specific requirements and constraints

Larry Young, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability, Southern California Edison

Anant Kumar, Director, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

10:45

Networking & Refreshment Break

Hosted by:

11:00

UTILITY ROUNDTABLES

Choose from one of three roundtable discussions to participate in. Interact and exchange your knowledge and expertise with industry peers on proposed topics:

A) Benchmarking — What should we benchmark on? What do customers consider valuable?

B) Supplier performance management —What should we rate them on — Services vs. materials?

C) Supplier diversity —What should the goal be? Best practices

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