Training/Workshops, Tracks and Summits

Training/Workshops Description

Fiber Optic Technical Training

Practical, hands-on training focusing on rigorous fiber optic testing, complex troubleshooting, proactive maintenance, and established industry best practices. Designed for utility telecommunications professionals, this session provides essential skills to optimize network performance, maximize reliability, and bolster the resilience of mission-critical fiber infrastructure.

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Fiber Sensing Workshop

Discover how emerging fiber sensing technologies are transforming utility infrastructure monitoring, security, and operational resilience. Explore key applications including distributed acoustic and temperature sensing (DAS/DTS), AI-driven fault detection, and early warning systems. Delegates will analyze real-world utility case studies that demonstrate improved situational awareness, faster threat detection, and strengthened network reliability.

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Microwave Technical Training

Gain deep, practical knowledge of microwave communications encompassing comprehensive network planning, advanced path design, equipment selection, and performance optimization techniques. This training delivers critical insights essential for designing, maintaining, and scaling relIntensive, skill-building sessions designed to provide utility professionals with actionable engineering workflows, deployment architectures, and regulatory compliance frameworks.

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Private LTE (PLTE) Workshop

Explore comprehensive strategies for flexible Private LTE deployment, the ongoing convergence of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) with private broadband networks, and emerging 700 MHz Narrowband IoT applications. This workshop provides utility engineers with the framework to understand how these advanced technologies enhance connectivity, improve operational efficiency, and modernize mission-critical utility communications.

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Telecom 101

Build a robust foundation in utility telecommunications with a comprehensive overview of the critical technologies supporting electric, gas, and water utilities. Explore essential systems including fiber optics, wireless networks, digital transmission, and smart grid applications, while understanding the non-negotiable roles of reliability, resiliency, and cybersecurity in mission-critical communications.

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Utility Telecom Project Engineering & Management Workshop

Strengthen your core project engineering and management skills through field-tested strategies for planning, stakeholder coordination, comprehensive technical documentation, and project execution. Learn proven approaches to enhance stakeholder communication, overcome complex project challenges, minimize costly delays, and successfully deliver mission-critical utility telecommunications infrastructure on time and on budget.

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UtiliSite Workshop

Explore comprehensive best practices for utility telecommunications tower safety, robust infrastructure management, and rigorous regulatory compliance. Key topics include managing RF exposure, worker safety protocols, structural tower assessments, corporate governance programs, and FAA lighting requirements—providing utility managers with actionable strategies to strengthen infrastructure integrity and operational reliability.

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Track Description

Emerging Technologies

Leverage AI and predictive analytics to minimize lifecycle costs and maximize asset performance. Transform raw operational telemetry into actionable intelligence for infrastructure maintenance and long-term capital planning.

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Fiber Track

Optimize distribution automation, manage DER integration, and ensure maximum grid reliability. Modernize control networks to support real-time data flow, automated fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR) across modern electric utilities.

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Infrastructure, Modernization & Strategy Track

Build a cohesive security posture across IT, OT, and physical infrastructure to protect critical systems from hostile actors. Implement Zero Trust frameworks and maintain strict NERC CIP compliance across electric, gas, and water operations.

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IT/OT & Grid Track

Align technology roadmaps with corporate strategy, manage risk, and foster cross-functional success. Ensure telecom infrastructure resilience through multi-layered redundancy and robust risk management strategies.

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Private LTE (PLTE) Track

Design failure-tolerant telecom architecture to ensure continuity during extreme weather and disruptions. Navigate private broadband, commercial cellular, and sub-1 GHz spectrum options for field operations.

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Technology Business Strategy Track

Empower consumers with demand response, enable distributed generation, and unlock new grid capabilities. Connect grid edge intelligence, renewable energy resources, and consumer devices directly to central control systems.

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Telecom Track

Align technology roadmaps with corporate strategy, manage risk, and foster cross-functional success across executive tiers. Drive organizational change, talent acquisition, and long-term capital planning for utility ICT leadership.

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Wireless Track

Align technology roadmaps with state and federal policy, manage regulatory risk, and foster compliance excellence. Navigate complex regulatory frameworks, public-private partnerships, and industry standard compliance.

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Summit Descriptions

AI Summit

Advancing Intelligent, Secure & Future-Ready Utility Networks
Cut through the hype and discover practical applications of Artificial Intelligence across utility communications. The AI Summit equips technology leaders with actionable insights on digital twins, post-quantum security readiness, and operational AI integration.

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Fiber Summit

Constructing a long-lasting fiber network requires avoiding the critical installation mistakes that degrade performance and inflate capital expenditures. The Fiber Summit delivers battle-tested, field-proven guidance to safeguard your network infrastructure. Discover actionable strategies to eliminate rework, bolster grid reliability, and protect your long-term fiber investments.

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Gas & Water Summit

Modernize the critical communication networks powering municipal gas, water, and wastewater services. The Gas & Water Summit delivers operational case studies and breakthrough sensing technologies that elevate monitoring, reliability, and resilience across essential utility systems.

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LMR Summit

In high-stakes utility operations, field crews rely on instantaneous, crystal-clear voice communications. The LMR Summit explores the continuous evolution of Project 25 (P25) standards, security enhancements, and practical strategies for overcoming multi-vendor interoperability challenges.

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Packet Transition Summit

Migrating to packet-based utility networks requires balancing cutting-edge flexibility with uncompromised, mission-critical security and resilience. The Packet Transition Summit provides practical blueprints for transitioning away from legacy transport while maintaining total control over bandwidth, authentication, and routing.

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Private LTE (PLTE) Summit

Private LTE (PLTE) is rapidly becoming the wireless backbone of the autonomous grid. The PLTE Summit equips utility technology leaders with real-world deployment frameworks to evaluate, design, and scale private LTE networks tailored to evolving operational data demands.

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Utility Professional Development Summit

Modernizing grid infrastructure requires an equally modern approach to talent, culture, and leadership. The Utility Professional Development Summit combines strategic workforce development frameworks with actionable leadership philosophies grounded in vision, service, and purpose.

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Wireless Summit

Deploying utility wireless networks demands a clear understanding of complex legal, compliance, and regulatory landscapes. The Wireless Summit brings critical regulatory challenges into sharp focus, giving you the tools to streamline approvals and keep mission-critical projects moving on schedule.

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