Speakers

UBBA SUMMIT & PLUGFEST 2023

Visionary Voices

From the most inspiring speakers, to debates about the hottest topics in technology – the 2023 Summit & Plugfest will stimulate discussion and empower development.

Below are just some of the great 2023 Speakers!

TIM O’CONNOR

COO

Xcel Energy

JIMI CONWAY

Sr. Manager

ComEd REACTS

ERIC LeVIN

Chief Architect

XCEL ENERGY

LAURENT THERIVEL

President & CEO

UScellular

DAVE MOR

CEO

OneLayer

TAWNYA FIEDLER

VP

XCEL ENERGY

KELLY BLOCH

AVP Distribution Engineering & Grid Modernization Delivery

XCEL ENERGY

RICH CREEGAN

Sr. Vice President, Utility Partner Engagement

ANTERIX

KEN PRICE

COO

LCRA

CARLOS CARAZO

UBBA Board Member

SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON

ROB SCHWARTZ

President & CEO

ANTERIX

ALI MOHAMMED

Chairman of the Board

NEW YORK POWER
AUTHORITY

CHARLES KING

SVP & CTO

EVERGY

JENNIE BRATTEN

Utilities Sales Director

ERICSSON

BOBBY SADDLER

Director, Telecom Systems

LCRA

MATT OLSON

UBBA Board Member

BURNS & McDONNELL

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KEN KAMINSKI

Director – Security for Private Networks

ERICSSON

EMILY ALLEN

UBBA Board Member

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS

DAVID BATZ

Managing Director, Cyber & Infrastructure Security

EEI

ALAN McINTYRE

Engineering Director

SOUTHERN LINC

CHRIS TRABOLD

Product Leader

GE

KEN RABEDEAU

UBBA Board Member

NOKIA

KIMBERLY KERR

UBBA Board Member

US CELLULAR

STEVE MERRILL

Sales Director

ITRON

TIM JOHNSON

Director of IoT Sales

T-MOBILE for Business

MAT ESHPETER

Networks, Integration & Automation

BURNS & McDONNELL

ASHLEY PEARSON

VP

Aclara

PAUL REID

CEO

MIMOMAX

JOYCE DEULEY

Sr. Research Analyst

ZPRYME

COLE CREWS

Senior Solutions Director

US CELLULAR

MIKE ROBINSON

Vertical Solutions Architect

WWT

JJ STUTLER

Manager, Wireless Engineering & Operations

EVERGY

JAMES ROSE

Senior Solutions Director

US CELLULAR

OMAR ZEVALLOS

UBBA Board Member

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELEC.

IAN TROUGHTON

CEO

4RF

CARLOS L’ABBATE

CTO

ANTERIX

ADAM NATHAN

Utility Industry Practice Lead

WWT

JEFF TUFTS

Global Utility Practice Leader

CISCO

RYAN GERBRANDT

COO

ANTERIX

JOHN CASELLI

Wireless Manager

WESCO

BASIT MALIK

CEO

FIELDFORCE

JOHN ENGEL

Producer

CLARION

DAVID HULINSKY

Private Networks Leader

BLACK & VEATCH

GREG McGOVERN

Wireless Engineering Group Lead

BLACK & VEATCH

ADAM RHODES

Sr. Network Architect

BLACK & VEATCH

SHAMIK BASU

Executive Director & Product Head

VERIZON FOR BUSINESS

FABIEN PETITGRAND

CTO

UBIIK

JAMES YANG

Sr. Network Architect

BLACK & VEATCH

CHRIS VANA

Sr. Director, Engineering

AMEREN

WENDALL REIMER

Director of OT Operations

XCEL ENERGY

MIKE ROSENTHAL

UBBA Board Vice Chair

SOUTHERN LINC

PATRICK NOLAN

Enterprise Architect

SCE

AVISHAG DANIELY

VP of Product Management

ONELAYER

BOBBI HARRIS

Executive Director

UBBA

PAUL ANUSZKIEWICZ

UBBA Board Secretary

PALMETTO TECH. ASSOC.

JEFF SANDERS

Sr. Engineer

ITRON

MAR TARRES

UBBA Board Treasurer

ANTERIX