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Strategy & Planning

Coffee Break: Ameren's CEO Warner Baxter

‘We converted an old garage and turned it into an innovation workspace, the Hub.’

Baxter describes how Ameren established a strong foundation for innovation without making radical changes to incentives, and how companies become more self-sufficient in their innovation.
Byline: 

Tom Flaherty and Steve Mitnick

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Coffee Break: AEP's CEO Nick Akins

‘AEP can bring technological solutions for smart cities to other areas of the country.’

Akins describes why more focus was placed on innovation, how to invent a culture of innovation for the long term, and how to get incentives properly lined up.
Byline: 

Tom Flaherty and Steve Mitnick

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Pioneers Forever

Humanity's Drive to Achieve More

Like the Wrights' Flyers, electric energy was novel but not particularly relevant in the early days.
Byline: 

Roger Woodworth

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Public Power Forward

Technology & Customer Expectations

APPA's Public Power Forward initiative acts as an information clearinghouse for our members, helping them learn from each other.
Byline: 

Sue Kelly

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