Speakers

UBBA SUMMIT & PLUGFEST 2024

Visionary Voices

From the most inspiring speakers, to debates about the hottest topics in technology, the 2024 UBBA Summit & Plugfest will stimulate discussion and empower development.

Below are just some of the great speakers on our thought leadership summit!

LESLIE M. DUKE

LESLIE M. DUKE

CEO

Burns & McDonnell

KEVIN BRYANT

KEVIN BRYANT

EVP & COO

EVERGY

DAVID CAMPBELL

DAVID CAMPBELL

Chairman & CEO

Evergy

CHARLES KING

CHARLES KING

SVP & CTO

EVERGY

JIMI CONWAY

JIMI CONWAY

Sr. Manager, REACTS

ComEd

JOHN SALA

JOHN SALA

IT Senior Manager, Metering & Operations

DUQUESNE LIGHT

ANDREW FRENCH

ANDREW FRENCH

Commissioner

Kansas Corporation Commission

KIM DUFFLEY

KIM DUFFLEY

Commissioner

North Carolina Utilities Commission

JON CONWAY

JON CONWAY

Managing Director

BURNS & McDONNELL

KAREN WAYLAND

KAREN WAYLAND

Chief Executive Officer

GridWise Alliance

BRIEN SHEAHAN

BRIEN SHEAHAN

Former Illinois Commissioner

RON BRADY

RON BRADY

Senior Network Architect

XCEL ENERGY

JEROME  FARQUHARSON

JEROME FARQUHARSON

Senior Managing Director

1898 & Co.

PHIL MOELLER

PHIL MOELLER

EVP

EEI

DAVID WOODHAM

DAVID WOODHAM

Engineering Manager

SOUTHERN COMPANY

CHRIS GUTTMAN-McCABE

CHRIS GUTTMAN-McCABE

Chief Regulatory & Communications Officer

ANTERIX

DEL RODILLAS

DEL RODILLAS

Distinguished Product Manager for Industrial Cybersecurity

PALO ALTO NETWORKS

KOUSTUV GHOSHAL

KOUSTUV GHOSHAL

VP & Head of Mission Critical Networks - Utilities

ERICSSON

JOE WALSH

JOE WALSH

VP Smart Grid Communications Networks

NRTC

MATT OLSON

MATT OLSON

Chief Innovation Officer

BURNS & McDONNELL

SCOTT HARRIS

SCOTT HARRIS

Consultant

Crest Hill Advisors

LLEWELLYN KING

LLEWELLYN KING

Editor

White House Chronicle

MIKE ROSENTHAL

MIKE ROSENTHAL

UBBA Board Chairman

SOUTHERN LINC

CHRIS VANA

CHRIS VANA

UBBA Board Vice Chair

AMEREN

MATT WAKEFIELD

MATT WAKEFIELD

Director, Information Communication & Cybersecurity

EPRI

ADAM NATHAN

ADAM NATHAN

Utility Industry Practice Leader

World Wide Technology

BOBBI HARRIS

BOBBI HARRIS

Executive Director

UBBA