TUESDAY, MARCH 4
TRACK V
8-8:55
Case Study: Cross-Bore Risk Mitigation for Telecom Installation in Fremont, Calif.
Speakers: Michael Wheeler, Market Segment Leader-Water/Wastewater; Paul Searle, Area Sales Leader, GPRS
What would you do if there were 10 ticking time bombs under your feet? GPRS will discuss how city officials discovered and remediated their cross-bore risk – before it endangered citizens.
9-9:55
Myth-Busting: Investment vs. Benefits of Undergrounding Electric Facilities
Speakers: Mark Bridgers, Principal, Continuum Capital; Tziporah Feldman, Policy and Research Director, Scenic America
Explore successful undergrounding programs, refute the notion that undergrounding is too expensive, undergrounding true IRR, identify undergrounding best practices worldwide.
10-10:25
Managing Scaleup Challenges: Fiber Optic Deployment & Pipeline Integrity Monitoring Innovations for Long-Distance Pipelines
Speaker: Steven Koles, President & CEO, Hifi Engineering Inc.
Through case studies, learn about technology that successfully leverages HDS data to deliver accurate event detection, overcoming a multitude of practical challenges.
EXHIBITS OPEN 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
1:30-1:55
Development and Application of Innervated Tubular Composite for Pipeline Rehabilitation
Speaker: Cory Kreutzer, Technical Director, IQ4H2 LLC
Provide a summary of the innovations and engineering methodology that forms the basis of a novel composite pipeline rehabilitation product for transmission and distribution scale applications.
2-2:25
Damaged Steel Pipelines: Composite Wrapping Method, Other System Components for Maintaining Operational Continuity
Speaker: Korcan Unal, Mechanical Pipeline Engineer, TANAP
Learn about innovative composite wrapping techniques for pipeline repair, focused on FRP materials, ensuring operational continuity, and understanding critical material properties and environmental interaction.