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Broadband

Tuesday, May 21st

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM CT

Legal and Regulatory Considerations When Providing Broadband Services

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Brett Heather Freedson (she/her/hers) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Broadband

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:20 PM – 5:20 PM CT

Private Virtual Network Operator (PVNO) Opportunities for Utilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Speaker: Sergio Ramos Pinto – E-REDES

Vendor Member: Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers) – KN Utility Telecom Consulting

Utility member: John Nachilly – Eversource

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Broadband

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

What to Do with Your Broadband Infrastructure Beyond High Speed Internet

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Utility member: Lee Ayers – Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative

Moderator: Ken Campbell – Highlander Associates LLC

Broadband

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

To Succeed in the Broadband Market, Utilities Will Require a New Approach. Are You Preparing Your Network for Disruption?

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Vinicius Santos (he/him/his) – Ciena

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Broadband

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Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

The Power Utility Digitalization Journey: Creating an Adaptive Network and Optimizing Business

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Emmanuel Duvelson (he/him/his) – Hubbell

Vendor Member: Marko Deona – Hubbell

Moderator: Lee Ayers – Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative

Broadband

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Revenue Opportunities for Utilities with Fiber Optic and Pole Assets

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Utility member: Jason Smith – Blue Ridge Energy

Moderator: Paul Lambert – East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc

Broadband

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Why the Utility Model Is the Right Strategy for Grid Modernization, Broadband and EV

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Josh Leonard – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Paul Lambert – East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc

Broadband

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Harnessing Networked Distribution Automation for Enhanced Reliability, Efficiency, Growth and Safety

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Alden Stennis (he/him/his) – Entergy

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Broadband

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Breaking Broadband Access Boundaries: Harnessing Utility Owned Fiber to Bridge the Digital Divide

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Calvin Tong – West Monroe

Vendor Member: Daniel C. Zimmerman (he/him/his) – West Monroe

Utility member: Jimi Conway (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Edison

Utility member: Eze Phil-Ebosie – Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)

Vendor Member: Leah Liebovitz – West Monroe

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Broadband

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Then vs Now

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Nick Jones – Calix

Moderator: Paul Lambert – East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc

Broadband

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Emerging Technology

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Emerging Technology Summit - MCC - Room 201D

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Emerging Technology

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Overview of Salt River Project's Drone Program

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Utility member: Charles Devaney – Salt River Project

Moderator: Mike Unser – Salt River Project

Emerging Technology

Tuesday, May 21st

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Be Leveraged for the Optical Network for Utilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: Vinicius Santos (he/him/his) – Ciena

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Emerging Technology

Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Advancing Substation Physical Security with Video AI

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: Kreg Christoff – Motorola Solutions, Inc

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Emerging Technology

Fiber

Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Fiber Monitoring - MCC, Room 202B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Fiber

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Fiber Monitoring Systems: An Overview

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Tom McGrath – NTest

Moderator: Roger Bryant – Southern Company Services

Fiber

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Physical Fiber Network Monitoring in Your Smart Grid

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Non-Member: Tom Coburn (he/him/his) – Adtran

Moderator: Roger Bryant – Southern Company Services

Fiber

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

The Value of Fiber Optic Cable Options to the Electric Utility and Its Customers – the Alabama Power Story

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Paul Thompson – AFL

Utility member: Thomas J. House, Jr. – Alabama Power Company

Moderator: Roger Bryant – Southern Company Services

Fiber

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Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Engineering and Deployment Issues for Utility Broadband Infrastructure

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Ron Beck – Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Moderator: Jason Smith – Blue Ridge Energy

Fiber

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Deployment for Utilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Fiber

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 9:40 AM CT

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Use Cases and Benefits for Electric Utilities Enhancing Grid Reliability, Resilience & Security - MCC, 202B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Jon Beckman – Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA)

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

Fiber

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:40 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Deployment Examples of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) for Utilities Monitoring from Around North America and Beyond

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Utility Non-Member: Paul R. Baird (he/him/his) – Prysmian

Vendor Non-Member: Dane Langen – Luna Innovations

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

Fiber

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Resilient Smart Grid Applications Using PON

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Non-Member: Robert A. Reid (he/him/his) – Panduit Corporation

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

Fiber

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Powering Passive Optical Networks

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Jerry Hogan – Solara Technical Sales

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Fiber

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Fiber Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Fiber Summit - MCC, Room 202A

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Fiber Summit

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Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

What You Should Know About DWDM Maintenance, Testing, Monitoring, and How It Affects Fiber Maintenance Safety

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Non-Member: Larry M. Johnson – FiberStory

Utility member: Suzanne Hoffman – Southern Company

Vendor Member: Bruno Grad (he/him/his) – Ribbon

Moderator: Jeff Wilson – Ribbon

Fiber Summit

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Tuesday, May 21st

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Fiber Tolerances and the Effects on Splicing and Testing

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Member: Craig Henderson – AFL

Utility member: Justin Mosley – Southern Company Services

Moderator: Jason Smith – Blue Ridge Energy

Fiber Summit

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Fiber Characterization: What Is Needed

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Non-Member: Larry M. Johnson – FiberStory

Utility member: Mike Unser – Salt River Project

Moderator: Jason Smith – Blue Ridge Energy

Fiber Summit

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Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

From Data to Action: Leveraging the Data to Improve Service Reliability, Reduce Costs, Enhance Customer Satisfaction, and Speed Storm Recovery

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: Quawn Clark – Pivot Technology School

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

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Tuesday, May 21st

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM CT

Artificial Intelligence for Utilities: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What to Know Before You Go

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: Quawn Clark – Pivot Technology School

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:20 PM – 5:20 PM CT

The Ecosystem of IT/OT Convergence

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Member: Sheila Wells (she/her/hers) – Leidos Engineering

Vendor Non-Member: Stacy Mill – Pivot Tech Solutions

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Enabling Grid Transformation

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: Jeffrey Tufts – Cisco

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Implementation of Cisco ISE in a Utility Network Environment

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Utility member: Neal J. McGrath, Jr. – Lincoln Electric System

Vendor Non-Member: Shannon Tompkins – Cisco Systems

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

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Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Radio Frequency Spectrum for Utility Wireless Networks

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: John Dooley – Jarvinian Advisors

Vendor Non-Member: John Kneuer

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Monitoring Saved the Substation: Leveraging SNMP in the Utility Industry

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: Stacy Mill – Pivot Tech Solutions

Moderator: Roger Bryant – Southern Company Services

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Next-level Automation for the Power Grid

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Member: Dan Bayouth – Burns & McDonnell

Utility member: John Nachilly – Eversource

Vendor Non-Member: Jeffrey Tufts – Cisco

Moderator: Roger Bryant – Southern Company Services

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Building the Digital Utility: IT Roadmaps for the Energy Evolution

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Non-Member: Stacy Mill – Pivot Tech Solutions

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Applying Software-defined Networking to Critical Ethernet Networks

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201C

Vendor Member: Esteban Cano – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Moderator: Campbell Baskin (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

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LMR Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

LMR Workshop - MCC, Room 202B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

LMR Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

LMR Coverage 101: The Basics of Designing an LMR Radio System

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Moises Martinez – Altairis Technology Partners, LLC.

LMR Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Trunked Radio System Optimization: Keeping PIM at Bay and Documenting Coverage

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Utility member: Shaun Skidmore – Idaho Power Company

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

LMR Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Convergence at the Device Level. How Converged Devices Are Extending Communication Coverage, Security and Safety of Today's Utility User

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Don Griffis – L3Harris Technologies

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

LMR Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Mexico Nationwide Utility Critical Communications System - Benefits DMR Open Standard

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: Jorge A. Luis (he/him/his) – Tait Communications

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

LMR Workshop

PLTE

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Breaking the Cost Barrier of Private LTE Through 3GPP Standardized Deployment in Unlicensed 915 Mhz

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Paul C. Reid (he/him/his) – Ubiik Mimomax

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

Tuesday, May 21st

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM CT

Managing the Legal and Technical Challenges of Upgrading Your Communication System to Private LTE

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Kevin Cookler (he/him/his) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Paul Lambert – East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc

PLTE

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:20 PM – 5:20 PM CT

Demystifying PLTE Operations & Maintenance

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Scott Wales – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Private LTE System Challenges

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: J.J. Stutler – Evergy

Vendor Member: John Yaldwyn – 4RF USA, Inc.

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

PLTE vs Traditional Private Networks: Utilities/Applications Drive Spectrum Selection

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

Vendor Member: David Hattey – Lockard & White, Inc.

Utility member: Dewey Day – Pacific Gas and Electric

Moderator: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

PLTE

Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Evolving the Ecosystem for Private Wireless Broadband

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Ali Shah – Nokia

Vendor Member: Carlos L’Abbate – Anterix

Vendor Non-Member: Faramarz Maghsoodlou – Qualcomm

Utility member: Erik Andersen – Lower Colorado River Authority

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Enabling & Testing Hybrid Advanced Fiber/PLTE Communication Networks for Grid Modernization - MCC, Room 201A

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 9:40 AM CT

Enabling Utility Use-cases Through a Hybrid Advanced Communication Network Consisting of Fiber Optics and PLTE

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: Thomas Flanagan (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Edison

Utility member: Scott Wethy (he/him/his) – ComEd

Vendor Member: Keith Moll – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:40 AM – 10:10 AM CT

PLTE Testing of Utility Use Cases in Support of Grid Modernization

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: Jayson Shiau – Commonwealth Edison

Vendor Member: Daniel Allnutt – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Renewable Energy Advanced Control and Telemetry Systems

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: Michael Kuberski – Exelon Corp

Utility member: Michael Morgan – Exelon

Utility member: Eze Phil-Ebosie – Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Implementing a Private Satellite Network

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: Dewey Day – Pacific Gas and Electric

Vendor Member: Jena Blazer (she/her/hers) – X2nSat

Moderator: Kyle Cormier – Salt River Project (SRP)

PLTE

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

The Importance of Evolved Packet Core Selection for Utility PLTE Network

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Scott Wales – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

PLTE

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Security

Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Volt Typhoon: Understanding and Mitigating ‘Living off the Land’ Attacks

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Non-Member: Simon Pamplin – Certes

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Security

Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Uncertainty & Complexity: How to Navigate Supply Chain Security

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Utility member: Adam Spratt (he/him/his) – Southern Company

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

NERC CIP AUDIT Lessons Learned from a Utility Perspective

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Utility member: Ross Johnson (he/him/his) – Electricity Canada

Utility member: Matthew K. Holthe – Nebraska Public Power District

Vendor Non-Member: Tobias Whitney – Cumulys Solutions Inc.

Moderator: Sheila Wells (she/her/hers) – Leidos Engineering

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Internal Network Security Monitoring

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: John Biasi (he/him/his) – 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell

Vendor Non-Member: Patric Dove – 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Building Resilient and Secure Operations Networks to Withstand the Tests - MCC, Room 201D

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Securing the Digital Grid | Engineering Resiliency into Operational Networks

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: Christopher Blauvelt – Fortinet

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Secure Communications Beyond Substations with Quantum-Safe Encryption

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: Hansen Chan – Nokia

Vendor Member: Rob Wright – Nokia

Moderator: Keisha Sauls (she/her/hers) – CenterPoint Energy

Security

Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Substations Are Under Attack: Strengthen Your Physical and Cyber Security Response

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D

Vendor Member: Mark Fecci – Motorola Solutions, Inc

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Security

Security Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Security Summit - Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Security Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Cyber Resilience in the Face of Questionable Provenance

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Speaker: Mark Clancy (he/him/his) – T-Mobile

Vendor Non-Member: Jonathan Pollet (he/him/his) – Red Tiger Security

Speaker: Louverture Jones (he/him/his) – Akima

Moderator: Navroop P. S Mitter (he/him/his) – ArmorText

Security Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Arresting Disaster: Driving Incident Response and Operational Resilience in an Age of AI Threats

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Speaker: Navroop P. S Mitter (he/him/his) – ArmorText

Speaker: Matthew B. Welling – Crowell & Moring LLP

Speaker: Dan Williams (he/him/his) – McKinsey & Company

Security Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Collective Defense: The Critical Role of Cross-Sector Collaboration in Telecom and Energy

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Speaker: Ryan Burkett – Noblis-ESI

Speaker: Tim Chase (he/him/his) – Global Resilience Federation

Utility member: Shawn Bilak (he/him/his) – Southern Company

Moderator: Navroop P. S Mitter (he/him/his) – ArmorText

Security Summit

Telecom Networks

Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

The Journey of Packet Transition and Performance of the Network After You Are Complete - MCC, Room 202A

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Telecom Networks

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Packet Transition (IP) from Start to Finish, Some of Us Are Starting, Some of Us Are in the Middle, and Some of Us Have Finished. Lessons Learned Along the Journey

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: Travis J. Phifer (he/him/his) – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

Telecom Networks

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT

People Don't Mean to Do What They Sometimes Do: How to Ensure Network Performance After the Build Is Complete and One Is Left Operating a New Network

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: Shaun Skidmore – Idaho Power Company

Moderator: Travis J. Phifer (he/him/his) – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

Telecom Networks

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Providing Network Services at OT Facilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Member: Garrett Barnes – Nokia

Utility member: Matt Weston – Nebraska Public Power District

Moderator: Shaun Skidmore – Idaho Power Company

Telecom Networks

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Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Utility Business Benefits of a Network Digital Twin: Implementing an Operations Support System (OSS) at Pacific Gas & Electric

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: David McKinnon – Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Vendor Member: Pawel Lopata – Comarch, Telecommunications Sector

Moderator: Maynard (Matt) P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

A Strategic Evolution to Packet-based Timing: Leveraging Precision Time Protocol Across Your Network

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: Justin Hardy – Southern Company

Vendor Member: Rob Jodrie – Syncworks

Vendor Member: Matt Kitchen – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Campbell Baskin (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Relay Protection Methods and Enabling Teleprotection Within IP/MPLS Transport

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 10:50 AM CT

Through the Jungle: Enabling Sonet-like Protection of Teleprotection Within IP/MPLS Transport

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Member: Dan Frein – West Monroe Partners

Utility member: Greg Coherd – AES Ohio

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Relay Protection Methods and Communications Channel Requirements - MCC, Room 202A

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Member: Miriam Sanders – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Vendor Member: Paul Robertson – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

SRP OTN Implementation

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: Arturo Moreno (he/him/his) – Salt River Project

Moderator: Ken Campbell – Highlander Associates LLC

Telecom Networks

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Meeting the Telecom Challenges of New System Installations, Legacy Systems Transition, Systems Training, and Systems Troubleshooting Through the Use of Telecom Simulation Labs

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Utility member: Maynard (Matt) P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Utility member: Matthew K. Holthe – Nebraska Public Power District

Utility member: Kirt P. Mayson – NorthWestern Energy

Moderator: Ken Campbell – Highlander Associates LLC

Telecom Networks

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Training/Workshop

Monday, May 20th

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Fiber Deployment and Restoration Workshop

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203AB

Vendor Member: Scott Jackson – Graybar

Utility Non-Member: Paul R. Baird (he/him/his) – Prysmian

Vendor Non-Member: Kyle D. Ogilbee – Prysmian

Vendor Non-Member: Mike Vermeer – Panduit Corp

Vendor Non-Member: Jim Miller – EXFO Inc.

Training/Workshop

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Monday, May 20th

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT

RF Workshop

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Non-Member: Ira Wiesenfeld – IWA Technical Services, Inc.

Vendor Member: Susan E. Ronning – ADCOMM Engineering LLC

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

Training/Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Grounding Training-Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council

Training/Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT

All About Grounding

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Jerry Hogan – Solara Technical Sales

Training/Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Utility Telecommunications 101

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Vendor Member: Sonny Loreto – Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc.

Vendor Member: Bret Johnson – Utility Telecom Consulting Group

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Training/Workshop

Tuesday, May 21st

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Practical Lightning Mitigation

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B

Vendor Member: Jerry Hogan – Solara Technical Sales

Training/Workshop

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Utility Infrastructure Assets Lessons Learned During a Disaster from a Utility Perspective

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Utility member: Julie Leininger – Orlando Utilities Commission

Utility member: Gary R. Vondrasek (he/him/his) – JEA

Utility member: Maynard (Matt) P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Vendor Member: Haley Fail (she/her/hers) – Leidos

Moderator: Sheila Wells (she/her/hers) – Leidos Engineering

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Case Study: The Installation of Surveillance Cameras and Automated License Plate Readers on Utility Distribution Poles

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Utility member: Anthony Suppa, Jr. – Public Service Enterprise Group

Moderator: Campbell Baskin (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Codes, Standards and Rule Changes Impacting Tower and Small Cells

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Non-Member: Kenneth Hill (he/him/his) – Crown Castle Inc

Utility member: Anthony Suppa, Jr. – Public Service Enterprise Group

Moderator: Sean Stokes (he/him/his) – Keller & Heckman, LLP

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Developments and Challenges in the World of Pole Attachments and Joint Use

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Brett Heather Freedson (she/her/hers) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Vendor Member: Thomas B. Magee – Keller and Heckman, LLP

Moderator: Anthony Suppa, Jr. – Public Service Enterprise Group

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Using Technology to Maximize Data Collection and Increase System Resiliency

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Ronald Bilodeau – Osmose

Moderator: Campbell Baskin (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Fiber Leasing: A Deeper Dive from the Utility Perspective

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Speaker: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Utility member: Gary R. Vondrasek (he/him/his) – JEA

Moderator: Anthony Suppa, Jr. – Public Service Enterprise Group

UtiliSite/Operations Issues

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Wednesday, May 22nd

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

UTC Global Utility Telecom Perspectives

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Speaker: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Utility member: Andreas Breuer (he/him/his) – Westnetz GmbH

Speaker: Dymitr Wajsman (he/him/his) – UTC América Latina

Vendor Non-Member: Gosta Kallner (he/him/his) – 450 MHz Alliance

Vendor Member: Dominique Verhulst – Nokia Network Infrastructure Group

Moderator: Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers) – KN Utility Telecom Consulting

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Wednesday, May 22nd

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Talquin Electric Cooperative: Decentralizing Water & Wastewater SCADA Communications to Limit Risk and Build Resilience

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: Paul C. Reid (he/him/his) – Ubiik Mimomax

Utility member: Nathan Sutfin – Talquin Electric Cooperative

Moderator: Paul Lambert – East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc

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Wednesday, May 22nd

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Demystifying Cloud, Core, and Mission Critical pLTE Deployments

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: Surya Bommakanti – Ericsson

Moderator: Jennie Bratten

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Thursday, May 23rd

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT

Unlicensed 6 Ghz Regulatory and Real-world Update

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: David Hattey – Lockard & White, Inc.

Vendor Non-Member: Tim Godfrey – Electric Power Research Institute

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Thursday, May 23rd

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Spectrum Availability for Utilities and Spectrum Policy Update

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: David Rines – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers) – KN Utility Telecom Consulting

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Thursday, May 23rd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Microwave Communications: 6 GHz Interference Mitigation

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: Richard Harper – West Monroe

Moderator: Sean Stokes (he/him/his) – Keller & Heckman, LLP

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Thursday, May 23rd

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM CT

Navigating the Satellite Revolution: How Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellations Will Impact the Electrical Utilities Sector

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Vendor Member: Frank J. Czulo (he/him/his) – Network Innovations Inc.

Vendor Member: Wesley Robb (he/him/his) – Network Innovations Inc.

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

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Wireless Summit

Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Wireless Summit-Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

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Tuesday, May 21st

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Utility 4G and 5G Private Networks – Matching Spectrum Selection to Targeted Applications

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

Moderator: Sean Stokes (he/him/his) – Keller & Heckman, LLP

Vendor Member: Cristine Korowajczuk – CelPlan Technologies

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Tuesday, May 21st

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

The Increasing Need for Towers to Support Private LTE and 11ghz Microwave

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Casey Murphy (he/him/his) – Burns & McDonnell

Vendor Member: Joel Widmer – Burns and McDonnell

Moderator: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Regulatory Update & Introduction to 600 Mhz for Utilties

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

Introduction to 600 MHz for Utilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Tanner Goode – Grain Management, LLC

Moderator: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

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Tuesday, May 21st

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Regulatory Update on FCC Wireless Siting Policy

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member: Kevin Cookler (he/him/his) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Robert Finch – Select Spectrum

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