2026 FT8 Conference Schedule

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* Sessions and events open to all users and sponsoring presenters unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday - 03/17

 07:00 Bus departs hotel to EPRI
07:00 - 08:00 Registration End Users
08:00 - 09:30 FT4 and FT8 End User Session End Users
09:30 - 10:00 ORAP FT4 FT8 Reporting End Users and Strategic Power Systems
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:00 Liburdi Turbine Services End Users and Liburdi
11:00 - 12:00 FT4 and FT8 End User Session End Users
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:00 FT4 OEM Session End Users and Sulzer
13:00 - 16:00 FT8 OEM Session End Users and MPA
16:00 Bus departs EPRI to hotel

Wednesday - 03/18

 07:30 Bus departs hotel to EPRI
 08:00 Bus departs hotel to EPRI
08:00 - 08:45 Registration End Users and Presenting Sponsors
08:45 - 09:00 Conference Opening End Users and Presenting Sponsors
09:00 - 09:30 Advanced Turbine Support End Users and Presenting Sponsors
09:30 - 10:00 HPI Energy End Users and Presenting Sponsors
10:00 - 10:30 Break End Users and Presenting Sponsors
10:30 - 11:00 GasTops End Users and Presenting Sponsors
11:00 -11:30 Baseload Power End Users and Presenting Sponsors
11:30 - 12:00 Woodward End Users and Presenting Sponsors
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch End Users and Presenting Sponsors
13:00 - 13:30 MEE Industries End Users and Presenting Sponsors
13:30 - 14:00 AGTServices End Users and Presenting Sponsors
14:00 - 14:30 Break All
14:30 - 15:00 Groome End Users and Presenting Sponsors
15:00 Bus departs EPRI to hotel
15:30 Bus departs EPRI to hotel
16:00 - 19:00 Vendor Fair FT4 & FT8 Vendor Fair

Thursday - 03/19

 07:00 Bus departs hotel to EPRI
 07:30 Bus departs hotel to EPRI
08:00 - 08:45 End-User Closing End-Users only
09:00 - 12:00 Camfil Power Systems End-Users only
09:00 - 12:00 Karel DeNave End-Users only
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:15 PM Bus departs EPRI to hotel
13:15 PM Bus departs EPRI to Liburdi Liburdi Turbine Services Tour
14:00 - 15:30 Liburdi Tour Liburdi Turbine Services Tour
15:45 Bus departs Liburdi to hotel Liburdi Turbine Services to Hotel

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Ramiro Gonzalez

O&M SUPPORT MANAGER
MIDDLE RIVER POWER
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Reid Cashion

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NORTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
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Ahmed Ibrahim

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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Richard Carter

DIRECTOR
GLOBAL TURBINE SUPPORT
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George Shambo

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Ashley Potts

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FT8 USERS GROUP

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