Summary

Please join us for a live webinar discussing steps utilities must consider in building a more resilient power delivery infrastructure that can better respond to future severe weather events.

Changing weather patterns are creating an urgent need for utilities to safeguard their local grids. Recent years have demonstrated that floods, snowstorms, icing events, tornadoes, lightning strikes, high winds and wildfires are occurring more frequently. Meanwhile, customers’ expectations for service reliability are higher than ever.

This webinar will cover the changes in planning, design standards, construction practices and mitigation that need to be considered to cope with more frequent extreme weather-related events. You will learn best practices that your utility can consider in making your system more resilient while continuing to meet customer expectations.

Speakers

Ahsan Upal

Business Development Manager

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As the national business development leader, Ahsan works with Canadian utilities, applying technology-driven approaches to help them solve their toughest challenges.

Gary Huffman

Business Development Manager

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With more than 25 years of experience in both the utility and consulting engineering sectors, Gary has managed all aspects of transmission, distribution and substation projects. He also serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Distribution Resiliency Working Group and brings a broad perspective on both regulatory and operations requirements for system resiliency.

Saeed Akhtar

Senior Transmission Engineer

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Saeed serves as design lead for high-voltage transmission line projects utilizing a wide range of materials to meet geographic requirements. He has broad experience on a range of electrical infrastructure projects throughout Canada.