Utility Executive Course Provides Training for Industry Leaders

摘要

The utility industry is undergoing dramatic changes. Faced with new technologies, aging facilities, baby-boomer retirements, environmental pressures and many other business concerns, emerging leaders may have difficulty assessing top issues to address. Utility leaders gathered this summer at the University of Idaho for the 55th annual Utility Executive Course, the only such educational program in the world that encompasses all aspects of the utility industry. The course looks at challenges, opportunities and the general business environment, and provides training for executives to enhance industry knowledge, leadership abilities and professional effectiveness. "The Utility Executive Course is a comprehensive immersion, training people about how a utility operates end to end, and the participants felt that the information was right on track again this year," said Jim Kensok, vice president and chief information officer of Avista Corporation. "Finance, pig in the pipe, rating agencies, ITS, smart grids, marketing, carbon sequestration-it's all covered."