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All summit events will be held at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville’s largest event space. Centrally located  downtown near hotels, shops, and restaurants, it overlooks the manicured landscape of Big Spring International Park. Take a short drive to NASA's US Space & Rocket Center and visit "the world's most comprehensive collection of manned spaceflight hardware," or take advantage of the nearby hiking trails adorned with old aircraft cockpits and other "space-themed yard art"! 

All summit events will be held at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville’s largest event space. Centrally located  downtown near hotels, shops, and restaurants, it overlooks the manicured landscape of Big Spring International Park. Take a short drive to NASA's US Space & Rocket Center and visit "the world's most comprehensive collection of manned spaceflight hardware," or take advantage of the nearby hiking trails adorned with old aircraft cockpits and other "space-themed yard art"! 

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A public power utility’s distribution system is its most visible and valuable asset. It is essential to business success and connected to every customer. In addition to delivering energy safely, affordably, and reliably to a traditional electrical load base, today’s distribution system must be robust in its capacity and resilience to support an increasingly electrified economy. This includes connection points and capacity for large data center loads, throughput for distributed energy resources, and infrastructure for communications and information management systems. This seminar will cover both technical and business aspects of strategic planning and proactive investment necessary to manage the system’s capacity for growth, reliability, and resilience to achieve the vision of a fully supported local economy at the lowest total cost of ownership. 

Topics

• Trends in distribution system management (e.g., reliability, automation, costs)
• Best practices for analyzing system performance
• State-of-the-art planning approaches and tools
• New technologies in infrastructure condition assessment and life extension
• Overhead and underground component lifecycle management
• Economic models to support financing system updates

Gain the knowledge and tools necessary to conduct thorough incident investigations, including overseeing effective root cause analyses. Truly understanding the underlying causes of workplace incidents creates the foundation for implementing corrective actions that prevent future occurrences. Walk through what to do and expect in the entire investigation process, from initial response and data collection to analysis, reporting, and follow-up. Learn the latest suite of incident investigation techniques and root cause analysis methods and review tools for data collection and documentation.

Topics: 
• How incident investigations happened in the past vs. what they entail now 
• Different types and components of root cause analysis, and how to conduct one properly 
• Metrics driving regulatory and management systems 
• Developing corrective actions 
• Preparing your facility for investigation and analysis 
• How to build a “go kit”

Known for his former life as con man, check forger, and impostor between the ages of 15 and 21, Frank Abagnale’s story inspired the Academy Award-nominated feature film, Catch Me If You Can. Abagnale’s unique expertise and first-hand experience now focus on a life of service and his contributions to the world of cybersecurity are immeasurable. The FBI and more than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations, and government agencies utilize his fraud prevention programs. And although most of his work is with the U.S. government, he refuses to be paid for it. He is a premier cybersecurity speaker, appearing at the FBI Academy and Bureau field offices, a faculty member at the National Advocacy Center, and runs Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company. 

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion featuring three distinguished public power CEOs as they share their insights on the most pressing issues facing our industry today. From the critical importance of safety and workforce development to navigating evolving regulatory landscapes and advancing grid reliability, hear candid perspectives on how their organizations are adapting and innovating to meet the needs of their communities. Learn about the strategic priorities shaping public power’s future and gain inspiration and actionable ideas to take back to your utility.

If you’re planning or building a new operations center (or hoping to in the near future), then it is important to be familiar with a new slate of construction, technology, and operational improvements. Review the  considerations necessary for designing a new system operations center, from integrating the latest operational technology, security features, and strategies for construction and commissioning. Discuss how to design a facility that will meet your operational needs for today and allow for adaptability for what the future might bring.

Extreme weather events are stressing grid reliability and exposing vulnerabilities. Examine engineering strategies for grid hardening, wildfire mitigation, flood protection, storm resilience, and more for your transmission and distribution systems. Learn what steps utilities in regions with high risk for extreme events have taken to bolster their infrastructure and get insights into the latest engineering design standards and technologies that can help your planning.