SEE YOU AT THE JW IN NEW ORLEANS!
USER SUMMIT 2026 | OCT. 6–7
611 COMMON STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Save the Date: The 2026 Irth User Summit in New Orleans — October 6–7
We’re excited to share that the 2026 Irth User Summit will be held at the JW Marriott New Orleans, 611 Common Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Our team is hard at work creating another unforgettable experience. Stay tuned for more details soon!
Don’t Miss Our Biggest Event Of The Year
Join us for two full days of learnings related to best practices, upcoming product changes, and previously released features you may have missed, plus sponsored meals, events, giveaways, and more! Be sure to book your hotel room by September 15 to take advantage of the special room block rate.
More details to come…
Don’t Miss Our Biggest Event Of The Year
We are excited to invite you to Irth’s upcoming User Summit. This year’s event promises invaluable insights and interactive experiences tailored for every professional level in your organization, whether you're an executive, director, supervisor, manager, or administrator.
Join us for two immersive days featuring a robust agenda packed with the latest innovations, hands-on training, best practices, and engaging panel discussions led by industry experts and peers. You will also gain first-hand exposure to emerging technologies and strategies shaping the future of Infrastructure Performance Management.
Programming at this year's event includes:
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Unlocking Enterprise Value Across Irth’s Solutions
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Customer Success Stories with AI & ML
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Irth Insights™ Roundtables and Panel Discussions
Our sessions, led by Irth product specialists, industry leaders, and fellow customers, will delve deeply into critical areas including Damage Prevention, Land Management, and Asset Integrity for Pipelines.
In addition to informative sessions, attendees will benefit significantly from networking opportunities with industry peers, allowing you to exchange insights, discover new strategies, and develop actionable solutions to common industry challenges.
We look forward to welcoming you and your team to another rewarding Irth User Summit!
Damage Prevention:
- UtiliSphere 2.0 (Mobile and Web)
- Irth Risk for Pipeline Integrity
- Universal Profile and Mapping
- Product Updates for One Call Centers (Exactix)
- Irth Training Improvements
- Customer Insights, Best Practices, and Product Training
Land Management:
- Land Management Updates and Enhancements
- Advanced Reporting (Power BI)
- Identification & Notification of Parcel Ownership Changes
- Organizing Reports per Business Team/Flow
- New Product API, Bulk Update Capabilities & Performance Optimization
- Beyond the Basics - Taking your Land Management to the Next Level
Asset Integrity for Pipelines:
- AIP (Formerly CIM) Updates and Enhancements
- Data Integration and Alignment Bands
- External Corrosion Demonstration & Roadmap
- Risk Demonstration & Roadmap
- Geohazards Roadmap
- API 1163 Customer Panel
- Data Mart Workshop
- User Training for API 1163, Internal Corrosion and Crack PCFA
Featured Speakers
Ari Kaplan
GLOBAL HEAD OF EVANGELISM, DATABRICKS
Ari is Databrick's Global Head of Evangelism, the "Top AI Influencer" 2025 (DataIQ), and a leader of sports analytics. He is known for innovating Major League baseball, creating the Chicago Cubs and Orioles analytics departments, and being President of the worldwide Oracle users group (22,000 members) when Oracle acquired MySQL, Java, and Peoplesoft. He also traveled the world with McLaren Formula 1, assisting the racing strategy team to bring AI models to production. Ari co-authored "Data Intelligence Platform for Dummies" book, Caltech awarded him as an "Alumni of the Decade", and DataIQ as the "Top AI Influencer" 2025.
Hendrik Hamann
PROFESSOR, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY; AI CHIEF SCIENTIST, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
Dr. Hendrik F. Hamann is a Professor at Stony Brook University (SBU) and AI Chief Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science and Nonproliferation. Before joining BNL and SBU, Hendrik worked for 26 years at IBM Research, most recently in the role of Chief Science Officer at the TJ Watson Research Center, where he was responsible for the development of AI foundation models for accelerated scientific discovery. He has authored more than 260 scientific papers, holds over 180 patents and has won several awards including the 2016 AIP Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics and the 2024 Cozzarelli Prize of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the NY Academy of Sciences. Hendrik is also a Visiting Professor at Yamagata University and Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hendrik is a board member and advisor to universities and has served extensively including as a member of the standing committee for Geographical and Geospatial Sciences at the National Academies of Sciences.
Sunny Elebua
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STRATEGY & SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER, EXELON CORPORATION
Sunny Elebua serves as senior vice president and Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Exelon, where he is responsible for the development of an integrated strategy that addresses jurisdictional trends across our operating companies, coupling Exelon’s growth with the needs of our customers, regulators and communities. In this role, he is also responsible for the development of Exelon’s sustainability strategy, including the Path to Clean, and leads Exelon’s efforts to evaluate and advance the technology, policy and regulatory transformations required to achieve a net-zero GHG goal by 2050. Elebua also oversees technology and innovation functions across Exelon, leading the Technology Exchange and Partnership R&D programs to evaluate and invest in technologies that have the potential to be transformative over time.
Zank Bennett
CEO, BENNETT DATA SCIENCE
As the CEO of Bennett Data Science, Zank specializes in helping companies succeed by finding novel ways to grow their products and revenue using data. From early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies, Zank has enjoyed working with large volumes of data and solving complex business problems.
Zank turns numbers into understanding using his tremendous experience in many aspects of knowledge discovery, including building, mentoring, managing data-driven technology teams as well as hands-on machine learning, data visualization, and presentation.
Motivated by growth, Zank is a customer-focused, visionary leader, big thinker, and life-long learner.
Brad Gammons
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Brad joined Irth first as a board member in 2020 and now serves as CEO. Prior to his role as CEO at Irth, Brad was Global Managing Director of IBM’s Energy, Environment and Utility Industry. Brad’s formal education includes a BA in Political Science and an MBA in Finance. Brad has testified in front of the US Congress on Energy issues and has been featured in articles in Forbes, Business Week and numerous industry and business periodicals. Brad is also considered a thought-leader on Energy and Utility issues and is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. Before joining IBM, Brad served as a Captain in the United States Air Force where he held positions in Strategy and Planning and as a Flight Crew member on the B-52.
Grant Muller
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Grant has over 20 years of experience building software solutions for utilities. Grant started his career in automated metering, building the AMI head end systems that power some of the largest Electric AMI networks in the world. Grant was one of the first employees and Director of Engineering for the Verdeeco team, which provided first of its kind massive scale data analytics in the cloud to power the growth of IoT projects in the Utility industry. Verdeeco later sold to Sensus metering, where Grant continued to develop the product into one of the largest cloud-based meter analytics platforms in the industry, driving acquisition by Xylem and continued investment in his team’s digital products. Prior to joining Irth in 2024, Grant served as VP of Software Architecture and Development at Xylem, leading digital teams and building solutions for a wide variety of utility problems such as pipeline integrity and energy efficiency using large scale data analysis, AI, and ML. Grant holds a B.A. from Georgia State University.Jason Adams
GENERAL MANAGER, IRTH ONE CALL & IRTH TRAINING
Jason Adams has had an extensive career in Damage Prevention. With over 25 years of experience working with some of the largest stakeholders in the industry, Jason has become an expert in building and creating solutions that promote safety. Jason started his career in the Damage Prevention space by joining Irth in 1997. During his time with Irth, he worked directly with multiple clients in his role as Director of Sales. As he continued his career with Irth, he focused on working with One Call Notification centers in building some of the most advanced tools for increasing safety and reducing risk. In 2010, he was promoted from President to Chief Executive Officer. In 2012, Jason exited the company after a successful acquisition. Jason formed 4iQ Solutions in 2013 and helped create a company whose focus was leveraging data to help reduce risk and promote better education. 4iQ Solutions quickly became one of the largest providers of One Call Notification software and training and certification for the Damage Prevention Industry. With the recent acquisition of 4iQ Solutions, Jason returns to his roots and looks forward to building tools that will help in the journey of making the world a little safer.
Jeff Law
GENERAL MANAGER, DAMAGE PREVENTION
Jeff Law has more than 26 years of experience in the Damage Prevention Industry. He started his career as a software developer, creating applications for the damage prevention industry for KorTerra. He later became Vice President of KorTerra, running all company operations and building processes and procedures needed to run a software company. Jeff recently joined the 4iQ Solutions team and was named President of the organization soon after joining. Jeff has worked with numerous industry experts attending trade shows and belonging to industry organizations, helping build efficiencies with software design. Jeff chaired the Technology Committee for the CGA for two years and later helped launch the technology report the industry produces annually. Jeff has a B.S. in Management Information Systems and a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
and helped create a company whose focus was leveraging data to help reduce risk and promote better education. 4iQ Solutions quickly became one of the largest providers of One Call Notification software and training and certification for the Damage Prevention Industry. With the recent acquisition of 4iQ Solutions, Jason returns to his roots and looks forward to building tools that will help in the journey of making the world a little safer.
Yogesh Khandelwal
GENERAL MANAGER, IRTH LAND MANAGEMENT
Yogesh is the founder and inspirational leader of geoAMPS. He is an engineer with a diverse background in technology across various industries. With more than 25 years of experience in database customization and implementation, his leadership helps companies implement standardized processes, bringing efficiency and optimization to land rights and infrastructure asset management. He holds Master’s Degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo and The Ohio State University. Yogesh was honored with selection to Forty Under 40 in Central Ohio for 2013. Business Journal newspapers also named him to Who’s Who in Energy for 2013.
Brandon Taylor
GENERAL MANAGER, ASSET INTEGRITY
Brandon Taylor previously served as COO and CTO of the OneSoft companies from 2004-2024. He has been involved in numerous technology projects with Microsoft, including the Technology Adoption Program (TAP) for Microsoft Dynamics since 2009, and the Managed Cloud Services initiative (MCS). In 2016, he was re-appointed as one of the eight partners who comprise Microsoft’s worldwide ERP partner advisory council (PAC), which focuses on improving the deployment of Microsoft-based software applications worldwide.
James Moore
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
James Moore is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in Enterprise B2B SaaS solutions. With decades of analytical skills, James excels in customer engagement, product management, marketing, eLearning, customer success, and enterprise sales enablement. His diverse experience spans industries such as oil and gas, safety, security, IT, telecommunications, surveillance, and related software solutions. For over 25 years, he has delivered enterprise-class solutions for Fortune 1,000 companies across various sectors, including oil and gas. James brings deep international experience, having worked in North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
Sheri Baucom
Irth, Product Marketing Manager
Ashley Roseboro-Jackson
Irth, Product Manager
Sandy Jennings
Irth, Director Technical Support
Damage Prevention:
- UtiliSphere 2.0 (Mobile and Web)
- Irth Risk for Pipeline Integrity
- Universal Profile and Mapping
- Product Updates for One Call Centers (Exactix)
- Irth Training Improvements
- Customer Insights, Best Practices, and Product Training
Land Management:
- Payment Tracking & Royalty Payments
- Advanced Reporting (Canned Reports & Power BI)
- GIS Viewer Capabilities
- Updates for Permitting, Title, and Surveys
- Lease/Agreement Management and Workflow Automation
- Real-world Customer Applications and Presentations
Asset Integrity for Pipelines:
- AIP (Formerly CIM) Updates and Enhancements
- Vendor Portal Updates
- Data Integration and Alignment Bands
- External Corrosion Demonstration & Walkthrough
- Risk Demonstration & Walkthrough
- Geohazards Product Updates
- Hands-On Data Mart Workshop
- API 1163 Instruction
Agenda
Day 0: Tuesday, October 14
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Baroque 1
OneCall Advisory Group
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Baroque 2
AIP (CIM) Product Steering Committee Meetings
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Baroque 3
Damage Prevention Advisory Group
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location TBD
Social
Day 1: Wednesday, October 15
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
GALLERY BALLROOM /
User Summit Kick-off & Irth Updates | Brad Gammons, CEO
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Stage
Cross-Industry Lessons from Moneyball Analytics
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Stage
Gen AI for Critical Infrastructure
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Stage
Infrastructure Performance Management Panel
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Damage Prevention Breakout
Damage Prevention Updates & Roadmap
Irth Insights™ for 811 Ticket Risk Scoring with Reasons-Screening & Clearing
Universal Components (Profile & New Interface)
Audit Response Process
Irth Training Updates & Roadmap
Irth Insights for Pipeline Integrity: Damage Prevention Geohazards-Integrating Damage Prevention & Integrity
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Land Management Breakout
Land Management Updates & Roadmap
Advanced Reporting: Power BI
Tracking Parcel Ownership Changes
Royalty Payments
Beyond the Basics: Taking Your Land Management to the Next Level
Peer Insights: Real-Time World Use Cases of Irth Land Management
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Asset Integrity Breakout
AIP Updates & Roadmap
External Corrosion Product Presentation
Risk Management, Probability & Consequence of Failure
Risk Management Product Presentation
State of Integrity
Alignment Bands
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Field Museum
Social & Networking Event (Transportation Provided)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Introduction & Welcome
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Keynote Speaker
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
AI & Climate Science for Resiliency for Critical Network Infrastructure
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Irth Panel: Damage Prevention + Asset Integrity for Pipelines + Irth Land Management
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom
Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Icebreaker
Land Management | Realism: Icebreaker
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Icebreaker
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Damage Prevention Updates & Roadmap
Land Management | Realism: Updates & Roadmap
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: AIP Updates & Roadmap
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Insights for 811 Ticket Screening, Risk & Clearing (Part 1)
Land Management | Realism: Advanced Reporting (Power BI)
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: External Corrosion Product Presentation
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Break / Insights for 811 Ticket Screening, Risk & Clearing (Part 2)
Land Management | Realism: Tracking Parcel Ownership Changes
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Break / Risk Intro from FHR
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Universal Profile, Mapping, Training
Land Management | Realism: Royalty Payments
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Risk Management Product Presentation
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Audit Response Process
Land Management | Realism: Beyond the Basics: Taking Your Land Management to the Next Level
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Customer Presentation
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Irth Insights for Pipeline Integrity: Damage Prevention Geohazards
Land Management | Realism: Peer Insights: Real-World Use Cases of Irth Land Management
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Alignment Bands
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Closing Comments
Land Management | Realism: Closing Comments
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Closing Comments
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Field Museum
Social & Networking Event (Transportation Provided)
Day 2: Thursday, October 16
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Stage
The Intersection of Corporate Strategy, Sustainability, and Operational Transformation
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Main Stage
Irth Insights™ & Technology Update
10:45 AM - 4:30 PM
Damage Prevention Breakout
State of the Union: Damage Prevention
Damage Prevention: New Mobile App — User Experience
811spotter Introduction
Insights Damage Impact Model
Utilisphere Work Items: Understanding How to Build Smarter Forms & Automations That Deliver Business Results
Damage Prevention Leak Survey Project & Insights Meter Inspections
Irth Insights™ for Locate Photo Ticket Audits: Paint & Flag Models
10:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Land Management Breakout
New ILM Features
What's New for ILM: Strategic Vision
ILM's Future Roundtable: User Feedback & Discussion
Advisory Group: Land 2.0 — The Future
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Asset Integrity Breakout
Geohazards Product Presentation: Roadmap & Discussion
AIP 1163 Demonstration
AIP 1163 Customer Panel
How Data Science (DS) Models Are Created, Predicting Internal Corrosion Using DS & Other ML Applications
Corrosion (CGR) Growth Updates & Panel Discussion
Data Mart Overview & Guided Tour
API 1163 Product Guided Tour
Crack PCFA Guided Tour
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Stage
Closing: Infrastructure Performance Management & Insights — A Unified Approach
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Keynote Speaker
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Irth Insights & Technology Update
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Neoclassical | Damage Prevention
10:30 AM - 11:30 | State of the Union: Damage Prevention
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | New Mobile App
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Realism | Land Management
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | New ILM Features
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | What's New for ILM: Roadmap & Strategic Vision for ILM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Shaping the Future of ILM: User Feedback & Collaboration
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Renaissance | Asset Integrity for Pipelines
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Geohazards Product Presentation: Roadmap & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | AIP 1163 Demo
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | AIP 1163 Customer Panel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom
Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Neoclassical | Damage Prevention
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | 811spotter Introduction
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Damage Impact Model
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Work Items, Form Automation, High-Volume Ticket Management
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | City of Chicago Damage Prevention Leader
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Damage Prevention Leak Survey Project
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Irth Insights for Locate Photo Ticket Audits: Yellow & Orange Paint & Flag Models
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Realism | Land Management
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Advisory Group: Land 2.0
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Renaissance | Asset Integrity for Pipelines
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | How DS Models Are Created, Predicting IC Using DS & Other ML Applications
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Customer Presentation
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Corrosion Growth Updates 3.45 & Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Product Training: Data Mart
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Product Training: API 1163 / Crack PCFA
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Infrastructure Performance Management: A Unified Approach When Used Together, the Benefits Exponentially Increase
4:00 PM
Day Two Concludes
Enjoy Chicago!
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Keynote Speaker
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Irth Insights & Technology Update
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: State of the Union
Land Management | Realism: New ILM Features
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Geohazards Product Presentation, Roadmap & Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: New Mobile App (Part 1)
Land Management | Realism: What's Next for ILM (Roadmap)
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: AIP 1163 Demo / Break
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: New Mobile App (Part 2)
Land Management | Realism: Shaping the Future of ILM: User Feedback & Collaboration
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: AIP 1163 Customer Panel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom
Lunch (Provided)
1:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: 811spotter Introduction
Land Management | Realism: Advisory Group: Land 2.0
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: How DS Models Are Created, Predicting IC Using DS & Other ML Applications
1:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Impact Model
Land Management | Realism: Advisory Group: Land 2.0 (Continued)
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Customer Presentation
2:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Break / Work Items, Form Automation, High-Volume Ticket Management
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Break
2:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Work Items, Form Automation, High-Volume Ticket Management (Continued)
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Corrosion Growth Updates 3.45 & Panel Discussion
3:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: City of Chicago Damage Prevention Leader Presentation
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: Product Training / Data Mart
3:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Breakout Tracks | Room Location
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical: Damage Prevention Leak Survey Project
Asset Integrity for Pipelines | Renaissance: AIP 1163 / Product Training: Crack PCFA
4:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Damage Prevention | Neoclassical
Irth Insights for Locate Photo Ticket Audits: Yellow & Orange Paint & Flag Models
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Stage / The Gallery
Infrastructure Performance Management: A Unified Approach When Used Together, the Benefits Exponentially Increase
4:00 PM
Day Two Concludes
Enjoy Chicago!
Day 3: Friday, October 17
One Call Center Breakout
Day 1 – October 15 (Wednesday)
Breakfast at 8:00 AM on the 6th floor.
Training room is open from 1:30 – 5:00 PM on the 8th floor.
Keynotes – Gallery Ballroom (Main Stage)
| Time | Length | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | 15 min | User Summit Kick-off & Irth Updates | Brad Gammons (Irth) |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | 45 min | Cross-Industry Lessons from Moneyball Analytics | Ari Kaplan (Databricks) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | 1 hr | Gen AI for Critical Infrastructure | Dr. Hendrik Hamann (Brookhaven National Laboratory) |
| 11:00 – 11:15 am | 15 min | Break | |
Breakouts
Rooms: Damage Prevention = Gallery Ballroom | Land Management = Realism | Asset Integrity =Renaissance
| Time | Damage Prevention | Land Management | Asset Integrity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 – 11:30 am 15 min |
Introduction — Jeff Law (Irth) | Introduction & Icebreaker — Swapna Thumati (Irth) | Introduction — Brandon Taylor (Irth) |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm 1 hr |
Damage Prevention Updates & Roadmap — Ashley Jackson & Sean Bragg (Irth) | Land Management Vision, Strategy, Roadmap & Updates — Swapna Thumati (Irth) | AIP Updates & Roadmap — Noor Amjad (Irth) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm 1 hr |
Lunch — Gallery Ballroom (level 6) | ||
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm 30 min |
Damage Prevention Mobile Demonstration & Updates — Ashley Jackson (Irth) | Product Highlights — Swapna Thumati (Irth) |
1:30 – 1:45 PM Icebreaker — Sheri Baucom (Irth)
1:45 – 2:00 PM Dig Sheet Summary Report Updates — Trang Pham (Energy Transfer) |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm 30 min |
Irth Insights™ for 811 Ticket Risk Scoring with Reasons: Screening & Clearing — David Kennedy (Stake Center), Kyle Murphy & Rod Ball (Irth) | Streamlined AOI Analysis with GIS — Mallorie Bristol & Vanessa Mendez (Orsted) |
2:00 – 2:15 PM Modern Methods for Aligning Historical ILI & Repair Data — Joel Banuelos (Kiantone)
2:15 – 2:30 PM Automating ILI Ingestion at Scale with the Vendor Portal — Brandon Bandoni (Enbridge)
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| 2:30 – 3:00 pm 30 min |
Intro to UI.2: Irth’s More Streamlined and Adaptable Interface — Ashley Jackson (Irth) | Upcoming ILM Features — Swapna Thumati (Irth) |
External Corrosion Product Presentation & Roadmap — Megan Scudder (Irth)
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| 3:00 – 3:15 pm 15 min |
Break
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Keynote – Gallery Ballroom (Main Stage)
| Time | Length | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:15 – 3:45 pm | 35 min | The Intersection of Corporate Strategy, Sustainability, and Operational Transformation | Sunny Elebua (Exelon) |
| 3:45 – 4:00 pm | 15 min | Break |
Breakouts
Rooms: Damage Prevention = Gallery Ballroom | Land Management = Realism | Asset Integrity =Renaissance
| Time | Damage Prevention | Land Management | Asset Integrity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 – 4:30 pm 30 min |
Geohazards: Integrating Damage Prevention & Asset Integrity — Lina Tcharnyi & Ashley Jackson (Irth) | Peer Insights: Real-World Use Cases of Irth Land Management — Andrew Shumway (Irth) | 4:00 – 4:15 PM How FHR Applies Probabilistic Risk Results to Make Integrity Decisions — Jason Moritz (FHR) 4:15 – 4:45 PM Actionable PoF Overview & Risk Management Roadmap — Anup Raniga (Irth)
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| 4:30 – 5:00 pm 30 min |
Irth Training Updates & Roadmap — Sean Bragg (Irth) | Peer Insights: Real-World Use Cases of Irth Land Management — Andrew Shumway (Irth) | 4:45 – 5:00 pm Integrated Data View Report — Megan Scudder (Irth) |
| 5:00 – 5:15 pm 15 min |
Closing Comments & Intro to Day 2 — Jeff Law (Irth) | Closing Comments & Intro to Day 2 — Patrick Norris (Irth) | Closing Comments & Intro to Day 2 — Brandon Taylor (Irth) |
| 6:00 – 11:00 pm |
The Field Museum & Networking Event — Shuttles will depart from the main entrance of The Gwen at 5:45 PM. Continuous return trips will run throughout the evening for your convenience. |
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Day 2 – October 16 (Thursday)
Breakfast at 8:00 am on the 6th floor.
Training room is open from 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM on the 8th floor.
Keynotes – Gallery Ballroom (Main Stage)
| Time | Length | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | 45 min | The AI Impact Blueprint: Launching AI that Works | Zank Bennett (Bennett Data Science) |
| 9:45 – 10:45 am | 1 hr | Irth Insights and Technology Update | Grant Muller & Kyle Murphy (Irth) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | 15 min | Break | |
Breakouts
Rooms: Damage Prevention = Gallery Ballroom | Land Management = Realism | Asset Integrity =Renaissance
| Time | Damage Prevention | Land Management | Asset Integrity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:30 am 30 min |
State of the Union: Damage Prevention — Jai Kalayil (City of Chicago) | Beyond the Basics: Taking Your Land Management to the Next Level Part 1 & 2 — Andrew Shumway (Irth) | State of Integrity — Sheri Baucom (Irth) |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm 30 min |
Universal Components & Feature Showcase — Sean Bragg (Irth) | Applying API 1163 ILI Validation Results Panel Discussion — Jason Moritz (FHR) & Less Sellers (Energy Transfer) | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 pm 30 min |
Unveiling the Future of Our Mobile App — Ashley Jackson & Chris Hamrick (Irth) | Beyond the Basics: Taking Your Land Management to the Next Level Part 3 — Andrew Shumway (Irth) | Geohazards Product Updates & Roadmap — Lina Tcharnyi (Irth) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm 1 hr |
Lunch — Gallery Ballroom (level 6) | ||
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm 30 min |
811spotter Introduction — Jason Adams & Marc Krichman (Irth) | ILM's Future Roundtable: User Feedback & Discussion — Patrick Norris & Swapna Thumati (Irth) | Beyond Pit-to-Pit: Validating Historical Growth Trend for Corrosion Growth Rates (2013–2025) — Andres Socorro (Plains) & Brandon Charrier (Irth) |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm 30 min |
Insights Damage Impact Model — Jason Kight (NiSource), Kyle Murphy & Matt Fragale (Irth) | What's Next: ILM 2.0 — Chris Hamrick, Swapna Thumati & Grant Muller (Irth) | How Data Science (DS) Models Are Created, Predicting Active Corrosion Using DS & Other ML Applications — Michael Murray (Irth) |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm 30 min |
Building Smarter Forms and Automations that Deliver Business Results: Smarter Workflows. Cleaner Data. Better Outcomes — Lindsay Renner (Irth) | Advisory Group: Land 2.0 Browser — Chris Hamrick, Andrew Shumway, Swapna Thumati & Patrick Norris (Irth) | Data Mart Training — Damian Guillory (Irth) |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm 15 min |
Break
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| 3:15 – 3:45 pm 30 min |
Consumers: Audit Response Process — Amanda Brott (Consumers) & Bill Wagg (Irth)
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Advisory Group: ILM 2.0 Mobile — Chris Hamrick, Andrew Shumway, Swapna Thumati & Patrick Norris (Irth)
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API 1163 Training —
Megan Scudder (Irth) Advanced Crack Training — Damian Guillory (Irth)
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| 3:45 – 4:15 pm 30 min |
Irth Insights for Meter Inspections, Insights for Locate Photo Ticket Audits: Paint & Flag Models — Ashley Jackson (Irth)
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ILM Stakeholder Engagement Management Landowner Portal Introduction
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| 4:15 – 4:30 pm 15 min |
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| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | 30 min | Closing Comments | Brad Gammons (Irth) |
Featured Event
The Field Museum & Networking Event
Wednesday, October 15
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Step into a world of wonder and join us for a one-of-a-kind networking event at the Field Museum in Chicago. This premier destination has been inspiring curiosity and discovery since its founding in 1893. Home to world-renowned exhibits, including SUE the T. rex and the towering Titanosaur, the museum blends education and adventure, offering an unforgettable experience for history buffs and casual explorers alike. Situated on the scenic shores of Lake Michigan, the Field Museum provides the perfect backdrop to connect with fellow professionals while immersing yourself in the awe-inspiring story of life on Earth.