[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are one week away from our August (2022) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, August 17th at 11:00 AM CT, we’ll be joined by Elizabeth Moreno, Principal Director at Accenture and Lauren Crowe, Director, Gas Business Transformation and Improvement at Duke Energy who will be leading a discussion around,“Methane Emissions.” As this discussion will be interactive, we encourage you to come prepared with questions and your insight. 

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

This presentation will focus on a unique platform that provides near-real time data collection, allowing Utilities field response teams to more rapidly to identify and repair methane leaks. The cloud-hosted platform tracks and prioritizes data associated with leaks using advanced detection methods such as satellites, fixed-wing aircraft and ground-level sensing technology. The new sensor technology can detect trace-levels of methane emissions that current technology may not identify.

Speaker: Elizabeth Moreno, Principal Director (Accenture)

Elizabeth Moreno is a Principal Director with Accenture, where for the past 18 years she has focused on transforming utilities operations using innovative technology. She focuses on using data and technology in new ways and is the product owner for the Accenture Methane Emission Monitoring Platform. 

Speaker: Lauren Crowe, Director, Gas Business Transformation and Improvement (Duke Energy)

Lauren Crowe serves as the Natural Gas Business Unit’s Director of Business Transformation & Continuous Improvement. She is responsible for the strategy & execution of the Natural Gas Business Unit portfolio that drives process, technology, & people transformation. Her duties include overseeing teams that support Business Process Improvement, Operational Performance & Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and Natural Gas Digital Products. Lauren also represents the Natural Gas Business Unit as Data Steward on the Enterprise Data Governance Council.
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Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-01-2022 10:32
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2022) Community Conversation

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2022) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, August 17th at 11:00 AM CT, we’ll be joined by Elizabeth Moreno, Principal Director and Glen Sartain, Principal Director from Accenture who will be leading a discussion around, “Methane Emissions + Situational Awareness.”  I’ll be providing more information on this session, including our Microsoft Teams credentials, one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

If you have any questions in the meantime please reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

Thanks!​​

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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