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
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

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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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Public Works

Regulatory

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Water & Sewer