Skip to main content
Toggle navigation
Login
Search
Home
Icon Legend
This session is not in your schedule.
This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.
Home
Type here to filter the list
AI Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
AI Summit
Location: CC - 201 A
AI Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Quantum Networking
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Robin L. Coxe
– Bohr Quantum Technology Corporation
Speaker:
Craig Hammond
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Maria Spiropulu
– Caltech
Speaker:
Jason Shea
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Raju Valivarthi
– Caltech
AI Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PT
Project ORCA: How Generative AI Can Enhance Utility Network Operations Centers
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Kenny Ma
– Southern California Edison
AI Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
PT
Building the Intelligent Grid: Scaling AI for Utility Transformation
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Rich Kropfl (he/him/his)
– World Wide Technology
Speaker:
Matthew Deibel
– Southern California Edison
AI Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
AI-Driven Threats from Foreign State Actors in Critical Infrastructure
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Paul German
– Certes Networks
Moderator:
Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
AI Summit
Broadband Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Legal and Regulatory Considerations When Providing Broadband Services
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Brett Heather Freedson, Esq. (she/her/hers)
– Lerman Senter PLLC
Moderator:
Ken Campbell
– Highlander Associates LLC
Broadband Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Innovative Utility Asset Utilization for Equity and Affordability
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Hugo Castaneda (he/him/his)
– ComEd
Speaker:
Beata Okruta (she/her/hers)
– ComEd
Speaker:
Darahn Wright (he/him/his)
– ComEd
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
Broadband Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
The Benefits of Broadband Technologies for the Digital Utility
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
Speaker:
David Hattey
– Lockard & White, Inc.
Moderator:
Ken Campbell
– Highlander Associates LLC
Broadband Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Broadband Middle Mile Lessons Learned
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Andrew Kalkbrenner
– Meeker Energy
Speaker:
John Pirtle
– Georgia System Operations Corporation
Speaker:
Mitch Simcoe
– Ribbon Communications
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
Broadband Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Regulatory Compliance for Broadband Utilities
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Sean A. Stokes, JD (he/him/his)
– Keller & Heckman, LLP
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne, n/a
– Utilities Technology Council
Broadband Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Practical Legal Issues for Utility Broadband Providers
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Casey Lide
– Keller and Heckman, LLP
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne, n/a
– Utilities Technology Council
Broadband Track
Emerging Technologies
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Real-time Earthquake Monitoring in Southern California
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Ettore Biondi, n/a (he/him/his)
– California Institute of Technology
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
ADMS: all-in-one or Best of Breed Solution
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Ronald O. Beck, Jr.
– Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Speaker:
Lee Ayers
– Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Moderator:
Jeff Selman
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
An Updated Network Blueprint for AMI 2.0 Smart Meter Deployments
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Jan Forslow (he/him/his)
– Itron, Inc.
Moderator:
Jeff Selman
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Tame Your Utility Network Beast! Leverage an Operations Support System Fueled by Organizational Change Management
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
David McKinnon
– Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Speaker:
Jeff Turney
– Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Moderator:
Tom Perry
– Utilities Technology Council
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
SCE Digital Grid Services Data as a Service (Daas)
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Anton Manimbo
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
David Edkins (he/him/his)
– Southern California Edison
Moderator:
Tom Perry
– Utilities Technology Council
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
An Innovation Journey: DFOS for Integrity Monitoring of Utility Water Mains
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Mike Hooper, B.Eng., M.ASc (he/him/his)
– Hifi Engineering Inc.
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Creating Success: The Need for a comprehensive Communications Strategy
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Bruce Albright
– Burns & McDonnell
Moderator:
Tom Perry
– Utilities Technology Council
Emerging Technologies
Sponsored By
Fiber Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Fiber Summit
Location: CC - 202 A
Fiber Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Fiber Emergency Restoration Preparedness: Regional Look at How Utilities Prepare for Fiber Outages
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Matt P. Schnell
– Nebraska Public Power District
Speaker:
Jason Smith
– Blue Ridge Energy
Moderator:
Jason Smith
– Blue Ridge Energy
Fiber Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Lessons Learned: Restoring an Aerial Fiber Optic Broadband Plant Network After Hurricane Helene
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Lee Ayers
– Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Moderator:
Jason Smith
– Blue Ridge Energy
Fiber Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Evolving Hawaii's Power Grid: Building a Telecom Network for Resilience and Growth
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Ryan Liddle
– Hawaiian Electric
Speaker:
Reid Yakuma
– Hawaiian Electric
Moderator:
Jason Smith
– Blue Ridge Energy
Fiber Summit
Fiber Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
OPGW, ADSS, and Underground Fiber Use Comparison: A Situational Decision in Your Fiber Networks
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Matt P. Schnell
– Nebraska Public Power District
Speaker:
Mike Unser
– SRP
Moderator:
Mike Unser
– SRP
Fiber Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Future of Fiber Technology 3-5 Year Outlook
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Marie Henshaw (she/her/hers)
– AFL
Moderator:
Mike Unser
– SRP
Fiber Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
Cross-functional Teams for Fiber Projects
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Trey Hayes (he/him/his)
– Alabama Power Company
Speaker:
Andrew Bordine
– Actalent
Fiber Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
Innovations in Monitoring Civil Infrastructure Systems Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS)
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Jaewon Saw
– University of California, Berkeley
Speaker:
Maksymilian Jasiak
– University of California, Berkeley
Fiber Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Critical Infrastructure Integrity in Uncertain Times – from Passive, Fiber & Sensor Based Monitoring to Proactive Management – a Us-european Perspective
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Thomas McGrath
– NTest
Speaker:
Jean-Philippe Boever (he/him/his)
– Eolis Media Co. / GridCop Passive Sensors
Fiber Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Designing and Selecting OPGW for Lightning Resistance
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Nathanael Winslow
– AFL
Fiber Track
IEC 61850 Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
IEC 61850 Summit: Advancing Grid Intelligence and Interoperability
Location: CC - 201 B
Speaker:
Guilhermme Lisboa (he/him/his)
– Belden
Speaker:
Ziad Majzoub
– Nokia
Speaker:
Chad Segal, PE
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
Alexander Apostolov
– OMICRON electronics
Moderator:
Neal J. McGrath, Jr.
– Lincoln Electric System
IEC 61850 Summit
Sponsored By
IT/OT
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
The Future of Virtualization in Substations
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Michael Carbary
– Salt River Project
Speaker:
Wes Openshaw
– Salt River Project
IT/OT
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Telecom Timing Systems to Support Digital Substations with IEC-61850
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Chad Segal, PE
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
Justin Hardy
– Southern Company
IT/OT
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Weather Alert- prepare Your Network for the Unknown: Wildfires, Snowstorms, Tornado/hurricanes
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Bruno Grad (he/him/his)
– Ribbon
IT/OT
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
OT Network: Iot Tech Devices
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Bill Pugh
– Smart Connections Consulting LLC
IT/OT
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Powering the Digital Grid with Network Automation & AI-Driven Operations
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Matthew Deibel
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Karan Munalingal
– Itential
Speaker:
Craig Hammond
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Zach Hoffman
– World Wide Technology
Moderator:
Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
IT/OT
LMR Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
LMR Summit
Location: CC - 202 B
LMR Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Strategies and Options for Managing LMR System's End of Life
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Jim Morgan
– Altairis Technology Partners
Speaker:
Richard Townend
– Altairis Technology Partners, LLC
LMR Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
The Next Generation of LMR Is MC-PTT
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Bruce Albright
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
Alan McIntyre
– Southern Linc
Speaker:
Jason Ervin
– Lower Colorado River Authority
Speaker:
Rob Butts
– L3Harris
Moderator:
Joseph Henderson
LMR Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
P25 for the Future: New Standards, Capabilities, Interoperability and Security
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Stephen A. Nichols (he/him/his)
– Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
Speaker:
Susan E. Ronning, P.E., PMP, ASEP
– ADCOMM Engineering LLC
Speaker:
Lon Renner, Licensed Professional Engineer
– Nebraska Public Power District
LMR Summit
Networking
Monday, Jun 16th
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
Chair's Reception
Location: Marriott: 2nd Floor Bixby 3 & 4 & Farrell’s Foyer
Networking
Tuesday, Jun 17th
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
PT
UTC Past Chairs' Golf Tournament
Location: Strawberry Farms Golf Club
Networking
Tuesday, Jun 17th
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
PT
Utility/Technology Partner Speed Networking
Location: CC - Grand Ballroom & Foyer
Networking
Wednesday, Jun 18th
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
PT
Attendee Breakfast
Location: CC - Grand Ballroom
Networking
Wednesday, Jun 18th
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PT
Opening General Session with Lunch
Location: CC - Grand Ballroom
Speaker:
Rusty Williams
– Utilities Technology Council
Keynote Speaker:
Todd Inlander
– Southern California Edison
Keynote Speaker:
Nathan Simington
Speaker:
Gary R. Vondrasek (he/him/his)
– JEA
Speaker:
Anthony F. Suppa, Jr., P.E.
– Public Service Electric & Gas
Speaker:
Steve Liegl
– WEC Energy Group
Speaker:
Anthony Vincent Bova
– EdgeWork Method
Networking
CE: 1
Wednesday, Jun 18th
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PT
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: CC - Hall B/C
Networking
Wednesday, Jun 18th
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PT
Exhibit Hall Open with Sailing Social Happy Hour
Location: Exhibit Hall
Networking
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
PT
Membership Breakfast
Location: CC - Grand Ballroom
Networking
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Membership Meeting
Location: CC - Grand Ballroom
Networking
Thursday, Jun 19th
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
PT
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: CC - Hall B/C
Networking
Thursday, Jun 19th
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
PT
Closing Party
Location: CC - Bogarts & Hyatt Patio
Networking
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
PT
Cigars Under the Stars
Location: CC - Hyatt Patio
Networking
Sponsored By
Packet Transition
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Converting to MPLS from Ground Up: The Basics of How and Experience 10 Years After
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Shaun Skidmore, P.E.
– Idaho Power Company
Packet Transition
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Packet Transition: Where to Begin
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Speaker:
Matt Weston
– Nebraska Public Power District
Speaker:
Eleanour Hunstock
– Snohomish County PUD
Packet Transition
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Building on Legacy Resilience: Packet Networks for the Modern Substation
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Emmanuel Waegebaert
– Belden Solutions
Speaker:
Parthiban Narayanan
– Belden Inc
Packet Transition
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
Simplify Network Management with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Dustin D. Williams
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
David Eckert
– Ameren Services
Packet Transition
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Interoperability with Carriers & Other Entities Along with Key Security Concerns & NERC CIP Issues/concerns
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
John Lozano
– Machold Consulting / Puget Sound Energy
Speaker:
Wes Openshaw
– Salt River Project
Speaker:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Speaker:
Matt P. Schnell
– Nebraska Public Power District
Packet Transition
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
IEEE 1588 Time Synchronization for Power Grid Automation
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Rob Wright
– Nokia
Packet Transition
Sponsored By
Packet Transition Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Packet Transition Summit
Location: CC - 202 C
Packet Transition Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Addressing the Challenge of Aging TDM Infrastructure: A Grant County PUD and Avista Utilities Panel
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Esteban Cano
– Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Speaker:
Casey Hutchinson
– Avista Utilities
Speaker:
Mohammed Ouahbi (he/him/his)
– Grant PUD
Moderator:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Packet Transition Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
How Utilities Are Transitioning Relay Circuits to Packet Networks with Best Circuit Reliability
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
John Lozano
– Machold Consulting / Puget Sound Energy
Speaker:
Wes Openshaw
– Salt River Project
Speaker:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Moderator:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Packet Transition Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Do Not Let Your Circuit Migrations Become a Circus
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Richard Harper
– West Monroe Partners
Speaker:
Victor Gong
– Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Moderator:
Travis J. Phifer
– Tri-State G&T
Packet Transition Summit
PLTE Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Private LTE Summit: The Utility Roadmap from Conception to Operations
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers)
– KNUtility Telecom Consulting
Speaker:
Cristine Korowajczuk
– CelPlan Technologies
Speaker:
Jim Morgan
– Altairis Technology Partners
Speaker:
Chrissy Carr
– Kimley-Horn
Speaker:
Ryan Liddle
– Hawaiian Electric
Speaker:
Mike Robinson
– World Wide Technology
PLTE Summit
PLTE Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Planning for the Deployment of a Hybrid Advanced Communications Network
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Jacqueline Bass
– Exelon
Speaker:
Tom Flanagan (he/him/his)
– ComEd
Speaker:
Michael Morgan
– Exelon
Speaker:
Keith Moll
– Burns & McDonnell
Moderator:
Ram Swaminathan
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Developing Business and Financial Strategies for Transitioning from Existing Comm Systems to PLTE/5G
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Keith Moll
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
Russ Ehrlich
– Exelon
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Taking Control of Your Cellular Strategy
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Genevieve Burkindine (she/her/hers)
– Duke Energy
Speaker:
Adam Nathan
– World Wide Technology, Inc.
Speaker:
Mike Robinson
– World Wide Technology
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Integrated Project Delivery for Communications Projects: A Smarter Path to Network Deployment
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Jonathan M. Conway
– Burns & McDonnell
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
Understanding Private LTE Network Design for High-demand Smart Meters: A PGE Capacity Study
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Cristine Korowajczuk
– CelPlan Technologies
Speaker:
Mohan Chidambaram (he/him/his)
– Portland General Electric
Moderator:
Ronald O. Beck, Jr.
– Burns & McDonnell Engineering
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Field Testing Comed Utility Use-case Applications over PLTE
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Jayson Shiau, PE
– ComEd
Speaker:
Arien Majette
– Exelon
Speaker:
Marco Gomez (he/him/his)
– Exelon Corp
Speaker:
Jimi Conway (he/him/his)
– ComEd
Moderator:
Sami Pathan
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Private LTE Coverage and Capacity Design and Deployment
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
John Toone
– Forsk US, Inc.
Speaker:
Shane Austin (he/him/his)
– Southern Linc
Moderator:
Scott Wales
– Burns & McDonnell
PLTE Track
Sponsored By
Training
Wednesday, Jun 18th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Turn Technical Information into Influence
Location: CC - 203 A
Speaker:
Anthony Vincent Bova
– EdgeWork Method
Training
UtiliSite Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Utilisite Summit
Location: CC - 203 B
UtiliSite Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Building Smarter Cities: A Utility Case Study on How to Manage Public Service and Surveillance Devices on Poles
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Brett Heather Freedson, Esq. (she/her/hers)
– Lerman Senter PLLC
Speaker:
Anthony F. Suppa, Jr., P.E.
– Public Service Electric & Gas
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne, n/a
– Utilities Technology Council
UtiliSite Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Managing Wireless Attachments in a 5G and Small Cell World
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
David Rines, n/a
– Lerman Senter PLLC
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne, n/a
– Utilities Technology Council
UtiliSite Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
What Utility Pole Owners Need to Know About Pole Attachments
Location: CC - 203 B
Speaker:
Thomas B. Magee
– Keller and Heckman LLP
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
UtiliSite Summit
UtiliSite Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Mission-critical Communications: Exploring Statewide Networks Serving Public Safety and Utilities
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Dave Collett
– Nebraska Office of the CIO
Speaker:
Rajit Jhaver
– Federal Engineering, Inc.
Speaker:
Vanessa Luera
– NV Energy
Speaker:
Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers)
– KNUtility Telecom Consulting
Speaker:
Lon Renner, Licensed Professional Engineer
– Nebraska Public Power District
UtiliSite Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Navigating the Revised ANSI/ASSP A10.48-2023 Standard: Key Updates and Their Impact on Contractors
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Brian Bicknese, n/a
– NATE
Speaker:
Justin Miller
– Ontivity, LLC
UtiliSite Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Powering up Performance Optimizing Reserve Power Battery Maintenance
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Joshua Kipp
– Duke Energy
UtiliSite Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Duke Energy P25 (LMR) Project Deployment & How It Performed After Hurricane Helene
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Thomas W. Rogers, PE
– Duke Energy
Moderator:
Casey Harris
– Duke Energy
UtiliSite Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
Pole attachments 101
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Sean A. Stokes, JD (he/him/his)
– Keller & Heckman, LLP
Moderator:
Eric Wagner (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
UtiliSite Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Utility Financial & Accounting Basics for Third Party Attachment Agreements
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Shondel McPherson, n/a (they/them/hers)
– Public Service Enterprise Group
UtiliSite Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Are You Seeing This?! Utility Use Cases for Extended Security Devices
Location: CC - 202 C
Speaker:
Nancy Ann Martin
– Motorola Solutions
Moderator:
Eric Wagner (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
UtiliSite Track
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
PT
Lessons Learned: The Process of Planning & Implementing Wireless Telecom Systems
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Steve Liegl
– WEC Energy Group
Speaker:
David Hattey
– Lockard & White, Inc.
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
PT
Narrowband Network Design to Address Interference and Capacity
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Cristine Korowajczuk
– CelPlan Technologies
Speaker:
Shaun Skidmore, P.E.
– Idaho Power Company
Moderator:
Ron Taylor
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Wednesday, Jun 18th
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
PT
Spectrum Updates: 6 GHz Microwave Testing and 400 MHz Spectrum Sharing
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
Speaker:
Gosta Kallner (he/him/his)
– 450 MHz Alliance
Speaker:
Tim Godfrey
– Electric Power Research Institute
Speaker:
David Hattey
– Lockard & White, Inc.
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
PT
Doe's Cyber-informed Engineering - What Is It and How to Apply It at Your Agency
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Susan E. Ronning, P.E., PMP, ASEP
– ADCOMM Engineering LLC
Speaker:
Virginia Wright (she/her/hers)
– Idaho National Laboratory
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
PT
Is 6 Ghz Really Dead for Point to Point Microwave?
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Robin Smyth, Professional Engineer (he/him/his)
– Gillespie, Prudhon & Associates, Inc.
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
PT
Analyzing Utilities 6 Ghz Microwave Networks Exposure to Wifi Interference
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Jay Devadoss
– Southern California Edison Company (SCE)
Speaker:
Patrick Picquet
– Nokia
Speaker:
George M. Kizer (he/him/his)
– Spatial Datalyst
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Thursday, Jun 19th
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
PT
Build Confidence in Your System with Fool-proof RF Coverage Testing
Location: CC - 202 B
Speaker:
Moises Martinez
– Altairis Technology Partners, LLC.
Wireless Communication Infrastructure Track
Wireless Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Wireless Summit
Location: CC - 203 C
Wireless Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN) for Utility Applications
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
John Nachilly (he/him/his)
– Eversource
Speaker:
Jena Blazer (she/her/hers)
– X2nSat
Speaker:
Keith Johnson (he/him/his)
– Network Innovations
Moderator:
Eric Wagner (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
Wireless Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
SCE Journey to Private 5G
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Leon Machado
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Jeff Pittman
– Nokia
Speaker:
Kelly Hoonan (he/him/his)
– SAC Wireless
Moderator:
Carlos Carazo
– GridTech Consulting
Wireless Summit
Tuesday, Jun 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
Private Radio Networks: Path to Secure, Reliable Communications for Utilities and Critical Infrastructure
Location: CC - 203 C
Speaker:
Mo Shakouri
– Telewave.io
Speaker:
Steve Ludvik
– Telewave.io
Speaker:
Robert Finch
– Select Spectrum
Speaker:
Eric Wagner (he/him/his)
– Utilities Technology Council
Wireless Summit
Workshop
Monday, Jun 16th
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
PT
Grounding Workshop
Location: Marriott: 2nd Floor Broadlind
Speaker:
Jerry Hogan
– Solara Technical Sales
Moderator:
Tom Perry
– Utilities Technology Council
Workshop
Monday, Jun 16th
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
PT
Fiber Workshop
Location: Marriott: 2nd Floor Bixby 1 & 2
Speaker:
Scott Jackson
– Graybar
Speaker:
Bryan Hunley
– Hubbell
Speaker:
Jamie Pickup (she/her/hers)
– Hubbell
Speaker:
Paul R. Baird (he/him/his)
– Prysmian
Speaker:
Clayton Shaw
– Prysmian
Speaker:
Randy Sims
– Prysmian
Speaker:
Olga Khavarivska
– Panduit
Speaker:
Matthew DeBalski
– Viavi Solutions
Speaker:
Adam Marichak
– Great Lakes
Speaker:
Scott Ware
– Great Lakes
Moderator:
Scott Jackson
– Graybar
Workshop
Sponsored By
Monday, Jun 16th
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
PT
Designing Interference Free RF Combining Systems for Shared Radio Sites
Location: Marriott: 2nd Floor Bixby 3
Speaker:
Ian Graham (he/him/his)
– Tait Communications
Moderator:
Brett Kilbourne
– Utilities Technology Council
Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 17th
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Land Mobile 101 Workshop
Location: CC - 201 A
Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 17th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PT
Land Mobile Radio 101 - Introduction to Radio Communications Systems and Technologies
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Susan E. Ronning, P.E., PMP, ASEP
– ADCOMM Engineering LLC
Speaker:
Shaun Skidmore, P.E.
– Idaho Power Company
Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 17th
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Powering Tomorrow: Non-Terrestrial Networks and the Utility Industry's LEO Frontier
Location: CC - 202 A
Speaker:
Dan Sias (he/him/his)
– Southern California Edison
Speaker:
Shaun Skidmore, P.E.
– Idaho Power Company
Speaker:
Keith Johnson (he/him/his)
– Network Innovations
Speaker:
Jena Blazer (she/her/hers)
– X2nSat
Workshop
CE: 3
Tuesday, Jun 17th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PT
Radio Frequency Exposure and Worker Safety
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
David Rines
– Lerman Senter PLLC
Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 17th
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
FCC Compliance 101
Location: CC - 201 A
Speaker:
Kevin Cookler
– Lerman Senter PLLC
Workshop
.jpg)
.png)
.png)
.png)
.png)
.png)
.png)