Educational Sessions
Educational sessions are offered by professional speakers and industry experts who share their time and experience to increase industry knowledge on damage prevention, public awareness, and other related topics. In addition, interactive industry-focused summits impanel industry leaders to address major issues and explore potential solutions. Full Conference registration required to participate in all education sessions and summits.
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Session | Speaker | Track | Day | Start time | End time |
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Two Confined Space Standards – Which One is For You? | Bruce Magee, Region Product Development Manager, United Rentals | Oil & Gas, Excavator, Electric, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Public Works | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Reducing the Consequences of Gas Line Damage | Daniel Saavedra, Forensic Civil Engineer, Bison Engineering | Excavator, Oil & Gas, Regulatory/Emergency Services | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM |
Paying Attention Could Make All the Difference | Jim Willis, CEO, In-Dev Specialists, Inc. | Oil & Gas, Excavator, Electric, GIS, Locate, Notification Center, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Public Works | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
De-Escalating Volatile Situations in the Field | Jim Willis, CEO, In-Dev Specialists, Inc. | Oil & Gas, Excavator, Electric, GIS, Locate, Notification Center, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Public Works | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
A Snapshot in Damage Prevention | Kelley Heinz, Damage Prevention Manager, ComEd | Electric, Oil & Gas, Telecom | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Underground Damages Case Study: Use of Comprehensive Data Analysis | Louis Panzer, Executive Director, North Carolina 811 & Dr. Ahmed Al-Bayati, Assistant Professor: Civil and Architectural Engineering, Lawrence Technical University | Oil & Gas, Excavator, Electric, Locate, Notification Center, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Public Works | Thursday | 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM |
Minnesota Project for Underground Utility GPS Mapping and Viewing of Maps to Increase Safety | Barbara Cederberg, Chief Operating Officer, Gopher State One Call Travis Beran, President, Subsurface Solutions | Excavator, Locate, Notification Center | Thursday | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM |
The Power of Safety First | Cliff Meidl,Owner, Cliff Meidl Enterprises | Electric | Wednesday | 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM |
Leading Women of Damage Prevention | Ketha Molina, Regional Manager, Texas 811 Jennifer Pratt, DPC of Texas | Board, Excavator, Electric, GIS, Locate, Notification Center, Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Engineering, Public Works, Professional Development *This session is endorsed by PAPA | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
The Day We Will Remember | Ricky Rollins, Motivational Safety Speaker | Board, Excavator, Electric, GIS, Locate, Notification Center, Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Engineering, Public Works, Professional Development | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
RP1162 Update | Terri Larson, Principal, Larson Communications | Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Emergency Services *This session is endorsed by PAPA | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
Buried Alive: A Survivor’s Story | Joe Tantarelli, Implementation Specialist, SafeStart | Excavator | Thursday | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM |
IRS Interest in Good Corporate Governance Practices (IRS Form 990) | Kevin Moore, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP | Board | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
Damage Prevention the Chicago Way | Matthew Peterson, Principal Operations Analyst, Chicago Department of Transportation | Excavator, Electric, Oil & Gas, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Public Works | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
Adapt and Overcome | John Brix, Professional Speaker | Board, Professional Development | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
The Pink Cow | John Brix, Professional Speaker | Board, Professional Development *This session is endorsed by PAPA | Thursday | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM |
The Power of Don’t | John Brix, Professional Speaker | Board, Professional Development | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Fiber Optic Asset Protection Summit | Moderator: Christopher McDermott, AT&T Andrea Stainback, Lumen Tammy Wilfong, Verizon George Kemp, MetroNet | Telecom | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
Notification Center Summit formerly, Global One Call Summit | Moderator: Bruce Campbell, MISS DIG 811 Mark Frost, JULIE 811 Bill Kiger, PA811 Mike Sullivan, Utility Safety Partners | Notification Center | Wednesday | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM |
Pipeline Safety & Awareness Summit | Moderator: Kesley Tweed, PAPA Panelist: Tina Beach, CHS Chad Shannon, MEA Ryan Martin, Phillips 66 | Oil & Gas | Wednesday | 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM |
Electric Safety Summit | Moderator: Cliff Meidl, Cliff Meidl Enterprises Stephen Schafer, FirstEnergy Utilities Eric Jacobs, Southern Companies (Nicor) Kelley Heinz, ComEd Thomas Hall, KorTerra | Electric | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
Excavator Perspective Summit | Moderator: Larry Berwanger, Badger Daylighting Panelist: William Alex, Henkels and McCoy Larry Krummert, Mears Group, Inc. Sandi Garrick, Markham Contracting | Excavator | Thursday | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM |
Global Locate Summit | Moderator: Ron Peterson, Nulca Panelists: Jim Plasynski, KorTerra Donavon Busta, Blood Hound Shawn Hailey, LineQuest | Excavator, Electric, GIS, Locate, Notification Center, Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Engineer, Public Works | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
Water & Sewer Infrastructure Protection Summit | Moderator: Erin Hayes, Kingsbrook Rural Water Panelist: Robert Edwards, Citizens Energy Group Eric Larson, Illinois American Water Charles Bell, VacMasters | Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
Why BBS is Not Enough | Joe Tantarelli, SafeStart | Excavator, Electric, Locate, Oil & Gas, Water & Sewer, Telecom, Professional Development | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
10 Feet Tall and Bullet Proof | Jack Jackson, MDiv, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart | Excavator, Electric, Engineer, Public Works | Thursday | 3:30 PM | 4:15 PM |
Bad Side of Town | Jack Jackson, MDiv, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart | Electric, Notification Center, Oil & Gas, Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
Managing the Change | Jack Jackson, MDiv, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart | All Industries | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
Damage Happens, What Comes Next? Steps to Claims Resolution | Taylor Fudge, Claims Management Resources | Excavator, Electric, Locate, Telecom, Regulatory & Emergency Services | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
One Call Systems: Big Changes Below the Horizon. The Impact of Changing Technology on One Call Systems | Duane Rodgers, PelicanCorp | Notification Center | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
The Next Generation of Underground Mapping Best Practices: Advanced Utility Locating and Mapping Technologies to Improve the Accuracy and Speed of Utiltity Locating for Digital Twin | Michael Twohig, DGT Associates | Locating, Public Works | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
VR-SIM for New York 811 | Roger Sampson, New York 811 Annie Burns, UTTO | GIS, Locating, Oil & Gas, Excavator, One Call | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
Leaving a Safety Legacy | Wylie Davidson, Wylie Davidson, LLC | Public Works, Electric, Telecom, Oil & Gas, Excavator | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
How to Create a Successful Statewide Damage Prevention Council | John Sparks, Director of Damage Prevention, Texas 811 | Notification Center | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Say What?! Communicate Your Message to Anyone! | Kathy Gruver | Plenary Session | Tuesday | 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM |
Stress Management: Go from Worrier to Warrier | Kathy Gruver | Professional Development | Wednesday | 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM |
Believe in Safety | Brandon Schroeder, Brandon Schroeder, Professional Speaker. Believe In Safety, LLC. | All industries | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
A Damage Prevention View of the Infrastructure Bill: What we know so far and how to ready your organization for its impact | Jim Plasynski, KorTerra | Electric, Excavator, GIS, Regulatory & Emergency Services, Locating, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
What Will They Say About You? | Wylie Davidson, Wylie Davidson LLC | Professional Development | Thursday | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
Who are the People in Your Neighborhood? | Forrest Sim, GPR Consortium Mike Sullivan, Utility Safety Partners Susan Bohl, FNCA Jennifer Pratt, DPC of Texas | All industries | Thursday | 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM |
Reduce the Chances of Ransomware Shutting Down Your Business | Steve Allen, Executive Vice President, Budco Sam Bloedow, CEO & Founder, Thriveon | Telecom | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Meets Innovative Design & Construction Cloud Technology | Jeff Lyons, AEC Solutions, Inc. | Excavator, GIS, Locate, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
What’s on the Horizon for Public Awareness | Dr. Christie Murray, ROSEN USA | Regulatory & Emergency Services, Oil & Gas | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
GPR Arrays Answer the Call for Digital Twin Initiatives for 3D Mapping of Above and Below Ground Infrastructure | Matthew Wolf, ImpulseRadar | Engineer, Locate | Thursday | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM |
Utilizing Technology and Innovation to Improve Technician Efficiency and Safety | Panel Discussion Featuring: Paul Carrette, FlagShooter, Inc. Gary Schafer, Radiodetection Ed Jarrett, Allo Communications Shawn Hailey, LineQuest | Electric, Excavator, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
Disruptive Dig-Ins – High-Impact Fiber Outages that Shook Communities | Owen Grohman, Urbint | Regulatory & Emergency Services, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Telecom | Wednesday | 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM |
Going to the Rail: An 811 Outreach | JJ Harrison | All Industries | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 1:15 PM |
South Carolina 811’s Safety Notification Process | Misty Wise, SC811 | Board, GIS, Regulatory & Emergency, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Thursday | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM |
Bedrock Mapping Study with GPR and Geospatial Mapping Techniques | David Acosta, CSTi Joey Gallegos, Sr, CSTi John Gallegos, CSTi | Engineer, Excavator, GIS, Locate | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
A More Efficient, Responsive, and Safer Damage Prevention Ecosystem | Jemmie Wang, BizMetrix, LLC | Electric, Excavator, Locate, Oil & Gas, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Thursday | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
Meet Buxus: Information the Way Emergency Responders Want (and Need It) | Lindsay Sander, Sander Resources Chief Jonathan Lamm, City of Cocoa, Florida Michelle Cechowski, East Central Florida LEPC Staff | Electric, Excavator, Government & Regulatory, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Tuesday | 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM |
Locating Both Public and Private Utilities is Essential for a Successful Excavation Project | Jordan Partlow, BloodHound Donavon Busta, BloodHound | Electric, Excavator, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Thursday | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM |
Let’s Partner for 811 Solutions! | Moderator: Mike Sullivan, Utility Safety Partners Panelists: Bruce Campbell, MISS DIG 811 Louis Panzer, NC811 Meghan Wade, Georgia 811 Misty Wise, SC811 Mike Kemper, Mears Group, Inc. Ron Peterson, Nulca | All Industries All delegate badge types welcome. | Thursday | 11:00 AM | 12:15 PM |
FNCA – The New Trade Association on the Block | Moderator: James Wingate, USA North 811 – Underground Service Alert Susan Bohl, OKIE811, Bill Kiger, Pennsylvania 811 Roger Lipscomb, OHIO | Board, Notification Center | Wednesday | 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM |
Introducing Non-Intrusive Subsurface Mapping | Jeremy Suard, Exodigo | Engineer, Excavator, GIS, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Thursday | 3:30 PM | 4:15 PM |
Private Locates thru the One Call: MISS DIG 811 BloodHound Pilot to Partnership | Bruce Campbell, MISS DIG 811 Tracy Pursell, Blood Hound | Excavator, Locate, Notification Center | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
The Domino Effect: Educating & Empowering Safe Digging Advocates for the Ag Community | Whitney Price, PASA / Infrastructure Resources | Electric, Government & Regulatory, Oil & Gas | Thursday | 2:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
Three Seconds Later | Craig Potts, Drain Tile Safety Coalition | Government & Regulatory, Oil & Gas | Thursday | 3:30 PM | 4:15 PM |
Promoting Safe Digging in Arizona Through Community Involvement | Alejandra Ocano-Gonzalez, Arizona 811 | Electric, Excavator, Government & Regulatory, Locate, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Public Works, Telecom, Water & Sewer | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM |
Field Digital Transformation – The Power of Modern Mobile Devices | Anand Nukala, Irth Solutions | Engineer, Excavator, Locate | Thursday | 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM |
Surprising Signs that Help Predict Excavation Accidents | Brad Roulo, Urbint Geoff Perin, Urbint | Excavator, Government/Regulatory, Locator, Oil & Gas, Notification Center, Telecom | Thursday | 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM |
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Education Session Endorsers
Session Tracks
With 80+ Conference sessions developed and presented by industry experts, it can sometimes be difficult to determine which topics best fit your individual educational needs. To help you determine the best fit, our sessions are categorized based on industry. We recognize the value of cross-discipline training and Full Conference delegates are always welcome to attend any session.

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Water & Sewer