POWER-GEN International will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. This three day conference will focus on the latest power industry trends and challenges. Insightful discussions, educational sessions, and networking exchanges with the power sector’s leading companies will be featured.
More than 17,000 industry professionals from 76 countries are expected to attend. More than 1200 companies will fill the world’s largest industry exhibit floor. More than 200 trade show display presentations in 14 tracks of educational conference sessions on current power hot topics will be presented.
The Keynote Session will feature Andrew Kruger, Vice President-Greenhouse Gas Services, Evolution Markets Inc.; Nicholas K. Akins, Executive Vice President-Generation, American Electric Power; and J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman and CEO, Entergy Corporation.
In-depth Competitive Power College courses will be available along with high-impact networking events including the new Power Engineering Networking Reception, Projects-of-the-Year Gala, Networking Roundtable Breakfasts, and more. The Networking Breakfasts will be informal roundtable discussions which will provide an ideal way to ask questions and gain new information about trends, current issues, or specific challenges. Specialized industry experts will moderate each table to address different topics.
This year’s convention will also feature the Annual Golf tournament, technical tours, Mega-Sessions, Global Business Center, PennEnergy JOBS Career Fair, and much more.
The Conference Session will include topics such as:
- Next Generation Power Supply Technologies
- Realities of Carbon Capture –Panel Discussion
- The Role of Coal and Gas in Future Generations
- Today’s Resource Constraints and Issues
- CO2 Abatement Strategies
- Advances in FGD Systems
POWER-GEN International 2008 will be held December 2-4, 2008, at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. For conference information, contact Jan Simpson: Telephone: (918) 831-9736; Fax: (918) 831-9875; E-mail: pgiconference@pennwell.com.
