Full Schedule

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: – Cisco

Moderator: – Utilities Technology Council

IT

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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Fiber Monitoring - MCC, Room 202B

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Fiber

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8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Fiber Monitoring Systems: An Overview

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Member: – NTest

Moderator: – Southern Company Services

Fiber

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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Physical Fiber Network Monitoring in Your Smart Grid

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202B

Vendor Non-Member: – Adtran

Moderator: – Southern Company Services

Fiber

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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Private LTE System Challenges

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 201A

Utility member: – Evergy

Vendor Member: – 4RF USA, Inc.

Moderator: – 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

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Telecom Networks

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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: – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

Telecom Networks

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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: – Idaho Power Company

Moderator: – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

Telecom Networks

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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT

UTC Global Utility Telecom Perspectives

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203A

Speaker: – Utilities Technology Council

Utility member: – Westnetz GmbH

Speaker: – UTC América Latina

Vendor Non-Member: – 450 MHz Alliance

Vendor Member: – Nokia Network Infrastructure Group

Moderator: – 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: – Orlando Utilities Commission

Utility member: – JEA

Utility member: – Nebraska Public Power District

Vendor Member: – Leidos

Moderator: – 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: – Certes

Moderator: – 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: – Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative

Moderator: – 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: – Public Service Enterprise Group

Moderator: – 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: – Lincoln Electric System

Vendor Non-Member: – Cisco Systems

Moderator: – 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: – Select Spectrum

Vendor Member: – Lockard & White, Inc.

Utility member: – Pacific Gas and Electric

Moderator: – Select Spectrum

PLTE

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Providing Network Services at OT Facilities

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 202A

Vendor Member: – Nokia

Utility member: – Nebraska Public Power District

Moderator: – 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: – Ubiik Mimomax

Utility member: – Talquin Electric Cooperative

Moderator: – 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: – AFL

Utility member: – Alabama Power Company

Moderator: – 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: – Ciena

Moderator: – 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: – Southern Company

Moderator: – 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: – Ericsson

Moderator:

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: – Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Moderator: – 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: – Nokia

Vendor Member: – Anterix

Vendor Non-Member: – Qualcomm

Utility member: – Lower Colorado River Authority

Moderator: – 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: – Jarvinian Advisors

Vendor Non-Member:

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: – Hubbell

Moderator: – 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: – Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Vendor Member: – Comarch, Telecommunications Sector

Moderator: – 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: – NorthWestern Energy

Speaker: – Utilities Technology Council

Keynote Speaker: – Southern Company

Keynote Speaker: – Alabama Power Company

Keynote Speaker: – Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Alabama House of Representatives

Keynote Speaker: – City of Mobile, AL

Speaker: – Nokia

Speaker: – Burns & McDonnell

Speaker: – 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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