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Sunday, May 19, 2024
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Strategic Planning Workshop
Location: Renaissance Riverview Bon Secour Bay 1
Monday, May 20, 2024
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Board Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview Bon Secour Bay 1
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
IT/OT Committee Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Mobile Bay 2 - 2nd Floor
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Knowledge and Learning Division Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Riverboat - 1st Floor
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Public Policy Division Meeting
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Mobile Bay 3, 2nd Floor
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Telecom Committee Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Clipper 1st Floor
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Security, Risk and Compliance Committee (SRCC) Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Mobile Bay 2 - 2nd Floor
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Regional Division Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Riverboat - 1st Floor
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Technical Division Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Mobile Bay 1 - 2nd Floor
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Utilisite Division Meeting
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Mobile Bay 3, 2nd Floor
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Utilities Broadband Committee Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Clipper 1st Floor
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Registration Open (Badge Pick-up Only)
Location: Renaissance Riverview - 2nd Floor Foyer
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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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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
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
GAC Meeting
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Mobile Bay 1 - 2nd Floor
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CT
Chairs' Reception
Location: Renaissance Riverview - 2nd Floor Foyer
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Registration Open
Location: Mobile Convention Center - 2nd Floor Concourse
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
UTC Past Chairs' Golf Tournament at Magnolia Grove Golf Course
Location: Magnolia Grove Golf Course
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Exhibitor Move-in with Freeman
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Grounding Training-Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B
Moderator: Dana Daberko – Utilities Technology Council
Training/Workshop

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
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
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
IT
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2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Emerging Technology Summit - MCC - Room 201D
Emerging Technology

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Fiber Summit - MCC, Room 202A
Fiber Summit

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
LMR Workshop - MCC, Room 202B
LMR Workshop

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Security Summit - Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A
Security Summit

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Wireless Summit-Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B
Wireless Summit

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
IT
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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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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, n/a (she/her/hers) – KNUtility Telecom Consulting
Utility member: John Nachilly – Eversource
Moderator: Brett Kilbourne, n/a – Utilities Technology Council
Broadband
Sponsored By
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
IT
Sponsored By
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
Attendee Breakfast
Location: Mobile Convention Center - 2nd Floor Concourse
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Registration Open
Location: Mobile Convention Center - 2nd Floor Concourse
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Exhibitor Move-In
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
IT
Sponsored By
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Fiber Monitoring - MCC, Room 202B
Fiber

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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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
The Journey of Packet Transition and Performance of the Network After You Are Complete - MCC, Room 202A
Telecom Networks

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
UTC Global Utility Telecom Perspectives
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A
Speaker: Brett Kilbourne, n/a – 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, n/a (she/her/hers) – KNUtility Telecom Consulting
Wireless Communications
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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
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
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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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
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
IT
Sponsored By
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
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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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
Wireless Communications
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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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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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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
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
Wireless Communications
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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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
IT
Sponsored By
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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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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12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Opening General Session with Lunch
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
Speaker: Kirt P. Mayson – NorthWestern Energy
Speaker: Rusty Williams – Utilities Technology Council
Keynote Speaker: Coy Trosclair – Southern Company
Keynote Speaker: Patrick Murphy – Alabama Power Company
Keynote Speaker: Randall Shedd – Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Alabama House of Representatives
Keynote Speaker: Stephen McNair – City of Mobile, AL
Speaker: Kenneth Rabedeau – Nokia
Speaker: Jonathan M. Conway – Burns & McDonnell
Speaker: Piotr Stoklosa – COMARCH
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Exhibit Hall - Mardi Gras Social
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
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Thursday, May 23, 2024
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CT
Membership Breakfast
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
Sponsored By
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM CT
Membership Meeting
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
Speaker: Kirt P. Mayson – NorthWestern Energy
Speaker: Gary R. Vondrasek (he/him/his) – JEA
Speaker: Anthony Suppa, Jr. – Public Service Enterprise Group
Speaker: Dewey Day – Pacific Gas and Electric
Speaker: Rusty Williams – Utilities Technology Council
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Registration Open
Location: Mobile Convention Center - 2nd Floor Concourse
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CT
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Deployment for Utilities - MCC Room 202B
Fiber

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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
IT
Sponsored By
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
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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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
Wireless Communications
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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
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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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
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
IT
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10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Relay Protection Methods and Enabling Teleprotection within IP/MPLS Transport - MCC, Room 202A
Telecom Networks

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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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, n/a – Lerman Senter PLLC
Moderator: Kathy Nelson, n/a (she/her/hers) – KNUtility Telecom Consulting
Wireless Communications
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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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11:30 AM – 2:30 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT
Exhibit Hall - Networking Lunch Sponsored by L3HARRIS
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Exhibit Hall - Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Lockard & White
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By
2:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Exhibitor Move-Out
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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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Building Resilient and Secure Operations Networks to Withstand the Tests - MCC, Room 201D
Security

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
IT
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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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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
Wireless Communications
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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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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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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
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
IT
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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
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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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
Wireless Communications
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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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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
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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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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6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
Closing Party
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Bon Secour Ballroom - 2nd Floor
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM CT
Cigars Under the Stars
Location: Renaissance Riverview - Fathoms Streetside
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