2019 UBBA Summit

When

Thursday, Oct. 3rd & 4th, 2019

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Contact

Danielle Kohler
UBBA
973-531-4448 dkohler@ubba.com

Where

Alabama Power Headquarters Building
600 18th St N.
Birmingham, AL 35203

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You can talk about utility private broadband networks - or you can learn from one in action.

Ready to see and hear from the first and only utility LTE broadband network fully deployed and operational? So are we. Join us at Southern Linc's, Alabama Power facility in October—in an intimate and transparent environment aimed at examining the value and role of private LTE for the industry. If you’re looking to build the utility of the future and want to see what one looks like, this is the place for you. We’ll explore the key challenges facing electric utilities and set the stage for real collaboration as we analyze private broadband as a critical information infrastructure for utilities.

* Learn from industry experts about the value and role of private broadband in the digital utility

* Experience Southern Linc’s utility broadband LTE network through a NOC and lab tour

* See critical use cases in operation: T&D Substation SCADA, AMI backhaul, FLISR, Metering

* Discover the journey towards deploying and operating a PLTE network

* Participate in workings session addressing business models, cybersecurity and technology architectures

* Benefit from this intimate networking opportunity

Program:

Summit Day 1: October 3^rd 2019

8:00 am: Registration Desk Security Check & Badge Pickup

8:30 am – 8:40 am: Welcome and Introduction

8:45 am – 9:15 am: Keynote Session

Tami Barron, President and CEO of Southern Linc

9:15 am – 10:30 am: Resiliency and Security in the Digital Utility Grid of the Future

Moderated by Rachelle Chong, Law Offices of Rachelle Chong, Former FCC and CPUC Commissioner

Panelists:

David Batz, Senior Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Security, Edison Electric Institute
David Wells, Senior Advisor Office of Energy, Department of Energy
Gary Johnson, Senior Director, Cyber Security & Infrastructure, KCP&L
Jeff Tufts, Energy Industry, IoT & Digital Transformation, Cisco
Moin Shaikh, Cybersecurity, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

10:35 am - 11:25 am: The Rise of Private LTE Networks as Key Critical Information Infrastructure

Moderated by Pete Tseronis, Dots & Bridges

Panelists:

Michael Britt, VP Energy Innovation Center, Southern Company
Rachelle Chong, Law Offices of Rachelle Chong, Former FCC and CPUC Commissioner
Richelle Elberg, Navigant Research

11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Smart Grid 4.0 Framework in Response to the Energy Independence and Security Act

Speaker:

Avi Gopstein, Smart Grid Program Manager, NIST

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: The Executive Corner

Moderated by David Batz, EEI, Senior Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Security

Speakers:

David Cox, VP Electric Technology, Southern Company
Charles King, Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer, KCP&L and Westar, Evergy Companies
Steve Kidwell, Vice President of Corporate Planning, Ameren
Keith Porterfield, Vice President, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Georgia System Operations Corporation

2:50 pm - 3:45 pm: Private Broadband: A Spectrum of Possibilities

Moderated by Richelle Elberg, Navigant Research

Speakers:

Ron Krzoska, ABB
Rob Schwartz, Anterix
Paul Anuszkiewicz, Federated Wireless

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Facility Tour and Smart City Showcase: Alabama Power and Southern Linc welcome attendees to special tours of their private LTE showcase for smart cities. Some key stops on the tour will include Smart City focus areas like Advanced Metering Infrastructure, LED networked lighting controls, distributed energy resources, and other broadband applications that have paved the way for more advanced delivery of energy and services for utility.

6:00 pm: Opening Reception

7:00 pm: Dinner

Summit Day 2: October 4th, 2019

8:00 am – 9:30 am: Keynote Sessions

Journey Towards Private LTE: Lessons Learned