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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
Registration Open

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: CC - Mezzanine Lobby

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT
UTC Past Chairs' Golf Tournament

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

UTC Past Chairs' Golf Tournament

Location: Crystal Lake Golf Club

Networking

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Exhibitor Move-in

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Exhibitor Move-in

Location: CC - Hall A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
What Does Your Utility Need AMI 2.0 To Be?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

What Does Your Utility Need AMI 2.0 To Be?

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Lee Ayers – Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Speaker: Douglas Barton

Speaker: Ken Kaminski – Ericsson HCP and Regional Carriers

Speaker: Tim Lawter – ENTRUST Solutions Group

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Training/Workshop

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
4G and 5G Basics (UTC Academy Members Only)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

4G and 5G Basics (UTC Academy Members Only)

Location: CC - L100F

Speaker: Cristine Korowajczuk – CelPlan Technologies

UTC Academy

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
FCC Compliance 101 and 201 Workshop

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

FCC Compliance 101 and 201 Workshop

Location: CC - L100D

Speaker: Kevin Cookler – Lerman Senter PLLC

Speaker: David D. Rines – Lerman Senter PLLC

Speaker: Jeremy Marcus (he/him/his) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

Training/Workshop

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Project Engineering 101: How to create an engineering project

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Project Engineering 101: How to create an engineering project

Location: CC - L100E

Speaker: Gerald A. Aglibut – S.M.U.D

Speaker: Steven Louria – Western Area Power Administration

Speaker: Travis J. Phifer – Tri-State G&T

Speaker: Shaun Skidmore, PE – Idaho Power Company

Speaker: Nathan Staub

Speaker: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Speaker: Khai Tran – Sacramento Municipal Utility District - SMUD

Training/Workshop

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
LEO Connectivity for Utilities: Better, Faster, More: Exploring the Connectivity Frontier

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

LEO Connectivity for Utilities: Better, Faster, More: Exploring the Connectivity Frontier

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Greg Hough – NWN

Speaker: Keith Johnson (he/him/his) – Network Innovations

Speaker: John Nachilly (he/him/his) – Eversource

Speaker: Hector Maytorena

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Training/Workshop

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Optimizing Workflows in an Increasingly Hectic World

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Optimizing Workflows in an Increasingly Hectic World

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Will Davis, PE – Lower Colorado River Authority

Speaker: Josh Cales – HighGear, Inc.

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Training/Workshop

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
AI Summit
AI Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

AI Summit

Location: CC - L100B

AI Summit

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Use of AI for Utilities: LCRA's AI Governance Journey

Location: CC - L100B

Speaker: Rhiannon Gainor Sanchez, PhD (she/her/hers) – LCRA

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

AI Summit

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Demystifying AI/ML for Proactive Network Operations

Location: CC - L100B

Speaker: Ishaq Mian, DEng., MBA – EPRI

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

AI Summit

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

AIOps: Maximizing Optical Network Reliability, Availability, and Capability

Location: CC - L100B

Speaker: Kurt S. Raaflaub – Network Infrastructure, Nokia

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

AI Summit

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Reliable Utility Monitoring with Fiber Optic Sensing

Location: CC - L100B

Speaker: Ralf Albrecht – AP Sensing

Moderator: Eric Wagner (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

AI Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Fiber Summit
Fiber Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Fiber Summit

Location: CC - L100C

Fiber Summit

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Improving Grid Awareness: Great River Energy Case Studies in Advanced Transmission Line Sensing

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Michael Craig, PE (he/him/his) – Great River Energy

Moderator: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Fiber Summit

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Transmission Line and Aerial Cable Health-Monitoring with Fiber Sensing

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Andres Chavarria – VIAVI Solutions

Moderator: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Fiber Summit

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Fiber Optic Sensing for Utilities: A Promising Update

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Sergio R. Scarpin (he/him/his) – Lightera

Moderator: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Fiber Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

OPGW Design and Accessory Solutions for 765kV Transmission Systems

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker: Marie Henshaw (she/her/hers) – AFL

Moderator: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Fiber Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Gas & Water Summit
Speaker: Steven Liegl – WEC Energy Group
Speaker: Anthony F. Suppa, Jr., PE – Public Service Electric & Gas
Speaker: Gary R. Vondrasek – JEA
Speaker: Derrick Bigham – Burns & McDonnell
Speaker: Keith Moll – Burns & McDonnell
Moderator: Jarad C. Howard, Sr. – Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Inc

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Gas & Water Summit

Location: CC - L100H

Speaker: Steven Liegl – WEC Energy Group

Speaker: Anthony F. Suppa, Jr., PE – Public Service Electric & Gas

Speaker: Gary R. Vondrasek (he/him/his) – JEA

Speaker: Derrick Bigham – Burns & McDonnell

Speaker: Keith Moll – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Jarad C. Howard, Sr. – Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Inc

Water & Gas Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
PLTE Summit
PLTE Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

PLTE Summit

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Roadmap for Real-time Data Communications Infrastructure

Location: CC - L100D

Speaker: Kevin M. Monagle – Bridgewater Consulting Group

Speaker: James A. Boston, III – CPS Energy

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

PLTE Summit

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

From Outage Response to 5G: LCRA’s Plan to Modernize Utility Communications

Location: CC - L100D

Speaker: Spencer Burks – LCRA

Speaker: Ram Swaminathan – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

PLTE Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Panel Session: PLTE Summit: From Business Case to Operations

Location: CC - L100D

Speaker: Kathy Nelson (she/her/hers) – KN Utility Telecom Consulting

Speaker: Cristine Korowajczuk – CelPlan Technologies

Moderator: Joann Howell – UTC

PLTE Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit
Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

Location: CC - L100E

Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Building the Backbone for Hyperscaler Infrastructure

Location: CC - L100E

Speaker: Douglas Barton

Speaker: Mike Dozier – Alabama Power Company

Speaker: Suzanne Hoffman

Speaker: Nolan Jones – Southern Company

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

How can Utilities Capitalize on Datacenter Interconnect Market for AI

Location: CC - L100E

Speaker: Mitch Simcoe, BEng, MBA – Ribbon Communications

Speaker: Ronald O. Beck, Jr. – Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Vulnerability & Risk Assessment as a Capital Planning Tool

Location: CC - L100E

Speaker: Ronald O. Beck, Jr. – Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Moderator: Cordell Briggs, II (he/him/his) – Utilities Technology Council

Technology Business Strategy & Development Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Telecom/Packet Transition Summit
Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

Location: CC - L100F

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

The Evolution of Automation in Packet-Based Utility Networks

Location: CC - L100F

Speaker: John Lozano – Machold Consulting

Speaker: Robert Harshman

Moderator: Chris Peyatt – Nebraska Public Power District

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Case Study: MPLS Teleprotection with Fiber & Microwave Backhaul

Location: CC - L100F

Speaker: Kevin J. Baker, PE – Burns & McDonnell

Speaker: Colby Cohron – PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Speaker: Ethan Koch, PE – Burns & McDonnell

Moderator: Chris Peyatt – Nebraska Public Power District

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

MPLS Path Optimization in OT networks

Location: CC - L100F

Speaker: Dmitri Litvine, CCIE, NRSII (he/him/his) – Network Infrastructure, Nokia

Moderator: Chris Peyatt – Nebraska Public Power District

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Packet Services Over LEO Satellite while Avoiding Internet Backhaul

Location: CC - L100F

Speaker: Shaun Skidmore, PE – Idaho Power Company

Moderator: Matt P. Schnell – Nebraska Public Power District

Telecom/Packet Transition Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
UtiliSite Summit
UtiliSite Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

UtiliSite Summit

Location: CC - L100G

UtiliSite Summit

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Developments and Challenges in the World of Pole Attachments and Joint Use

Location: CC - L100G

Speaker: Brett Heather Freedson, Esq. (she/her/hers) – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Georgia Anton

UtiliSite Summit

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Managing Wireless Attachments in a 5G and Small Cell World

Location: CC - L100G

Speaker: David D. Rines – Lerman Senter PLLC

Moderator: Georgia Anton

UtiliSite Summit

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Pole Owner and Attacher Collaboration on Broadband Deployments

Location: CC - L100G

Speaker: Thomas B. Magee – Keller and Heckman LLP

Moderator: Georgia Anton

UtiliSite Summit

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Pole Attachments 101: Understanding Legal Requirements and Best Practices

Location: CC - L100G

Speaker: Sean A. Stokes, JD – Keller & Heckman, LLP

Moderator: Georgia Anton

UtiliSite Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Case Study: Managing the Design & Construction of 200 Macro Site Upgrades

Location: CC - L100G

Speaker: Anthony F. Suppa, Jr., PE – Public Service Electric & Gas

Moderator: Georgia Anton

UtiliSite Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Wireless Summit
Wireless Summit

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Wireless Summit

Location: CC - L100I

Wireless Summit

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

6 GHz to 11 GHz Microwave Transition: Lessons Learned

Location: CC - L100I

Speaker: David Hattey – Lockard & White, Inc.

Moderator: Kyle Cormier – Salt River Project

Wireless Summit

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

6GHz Regulatory Update

Location: CC - L100I

Speaker: David Hattey – Lockard & White, Inc.

Moderator: Kyle Cormier – Salt River Project

Wireless Summit

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

900MHz ISM Band Regulatory Changes & Concerns

Location: CC - L100I

Speaker: Jeff Livingston, MBA, PMP (he/him/his) – Salt River Project

Speaker: Cristine Korowajczuk – CelPlan Technologies

Speaker: Jan Forslow (he/him/his) – Itron, Inc.

Speaker: David Hattey – Lockard & White, Inc.

Moderator: Kyle Cormier – Salt River Project

Wireless Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Securing the Digital Utility: Cyber Resilience Through Private LTE and Licensed Spectrum

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Securing the Digital Utility: Cyber Resilience Through Private LTE and Licensed Spectrum

Location: CC - L100I

Speaker: Rex Lee

Speaker: David Wells

Speaker: Justin Hardy – Southern Company

Speaker: Kymberly Traylor – CelPlan

Moderator: Brett Kilbourne – Utilities Technology Council

Wireless Summit

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT
Utility/Technology Partner Speed Networking

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT

Utility/Technology Partner Speed Networking

Location: CC - Ballroom A

Networking

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