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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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