Summary

Since the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed late last year, more than 4,300 projects — affecting all 50 states and representing $110 billion in funding — have been announced. In the coming months, thousands more projects will be awarded.

What does this mean for you and your organization? Securing these dollars requires strategy, planning and collaboration with partners adept at navigating the federal funding process.

Join us online for an interactive webinar to see where future money for electrification, electric grid, energy and broadband initiatives is expected to go. Plus, learn strategic approaches you can use to help gain traction and investment dollars in this competitive bidding environment.

Speakers

Kate Marks

Senior Vice President, Critical Infrastructure, Venn Strategies

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Kate is an energy and critical infrastructure consultant who served as a Department of Energy official during three presidential administrations. She has extensive experience working in cybersecurity, energy security and emergency response, and is known for her energy policy work and commitment to supporting states’ resilience and security priorities.

Ben Steinberg

Executive Vice President and Co-Chair, Critical Infrastructure, Venn Strategies

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Ben spent nearly a decade at the U.S. Department of Energy working on cyber preparedness, security and emergency response. He also served as a liaison with the Department of Defense building partnerships for grid security, alternative fuels, batteries and energy efficiency. He’s recognized for helping develop the first Quadrennial Energy Review, a road map for U.S. energy policy through 2040.

Oko Buckle, PE

Senior Vice President, Southeast Region

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Oko has a background as a senior electrical engineer and has been with Burns & McDonnell for 16 years. He leads more than 300 professionals, who offer a full range of services, such as engineering, construction, program management, consulting, environmental studies and permitting to multiple clients, including those in power generation and electrical transmission and distribution.

Jason Cabral, PE

Vice President

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With nearly two decades of experience, Jason manages more than 120 project managers, engineers and technical professionals, and is part of the leadership team for the business line supporting the offshore wind market. Jason has managed some of the largest multibillion-dollar electric reliability projects in the country, specializing in overhead transmission and substation project management and engineering.