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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CT
Registration Open
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
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
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
Grounding Training-Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201B
Moderator:
Dana Daberko
– Utilities Technology Council
Training/Workshop
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
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
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Utility Telecommunications 101
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
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
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
Sponsored By
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Emerging Technology Summit - MCC - Room 201D
Emerging Technology
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Emerging Technology Summit - MCC - Room 201D
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201D
Emerging Technology
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
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
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
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Fiber Summit - MCC, Room 202A
Fiber Summit
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Fiber Summit - MCC, Room 202A
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A
Fiber Summit
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
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
Sponsored By
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
LMR Workshop - MCC, Room 202B
LMR Workshop
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
LMR Workshop - MCC, Room 202B
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B
LMR Workshop
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
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
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
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
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Security Summit - Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A
Security Summit
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Security Summit - Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A
Security Summit
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
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
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
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Wireless Summit-Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B
Wireless Summit
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Wireless Summit-Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
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
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
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
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Regulatory Update & Introduction to 600 Mhz for Utilties
Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
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
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
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
Wireless Summit
Sponsored By
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
CT
Artificial Intelligence for Utilities: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What to Know Before You Go
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
Sponsored By
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
CT
Legal and Regulatory Considerations When Providing Broadband Services
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
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
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
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
Sponsored By
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM
CT
The Ecosystem of IT/OT Convergence
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
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