October 5 - October 7

Region 1, 2 & 4 Combined Meeting

Arlington, VA

Region 1, 2 & 4 Combined Meeting

This meeting will address options for utilities to build and own a private, highly secure, reliable, and high-capacity 4G LTE network for distribution automation. Explore how it provides utilities with a single platform with continuity for their critical grid applications along with true broadband capacity as the distribution grid evolves with a broader IoT strategy.

This meeting will feature a wide array of sessions, round table discussions, exhibits, and networking opportunities. This is your opportunity to take your private LTE knowledge to the next level, you won’t want to miss this. Join your industry peers and technology partners in Chicago, Illinois, from September 29- October 1, 2025.

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Preliminary Agenda

Registration Information & Rates

Registration Rates:
Utility Registration

$300 for the first registrant and $90 for each additional registrant.
Once the first registration for $300 has been processed please contact support@utc.org for instructions on how to register additional attendees at the discounted rate.
**If your company is a member of UTC and you are not seeing the member rates on the registration site please contact support@utc.org for assistance.

Vendor/Associate Rate**

$650 – Members
$895 – Non-Members
**These rates are for non-exhibiting vendor companies. See below for sponsor & exhibitor registration instructions.

Speakers:

All speakers will be registered complimentary by UTC staff.

Sponsors & Exhibitors:

Sponsors & Exhibitors may receive complimentary or discounted rates depending on their level of participation.
Before registering through the website please click here to email and confirm any applicable comps or discounts.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received by Monday, September 14, 2026 will receive a refund less a 25% cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing to support@utc.org.

Questions:

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Book Your Hotel Room

Cut off date for reservations is Monday, September 14.

Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport

2799 Richmond Highway,
Arlington, Virginia, 22202

About Region 1, 2 & 4 Combined Meeting

About Region 1

Region 1 includes:

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Quebec, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
PEI, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

Have any questions or are you interested in hearing more about how UTC can play a role in your company? Contact our Region 1 officers:

UTC Region 1 Officers

Chair: Marloon Paula Gonzalez, National Grid

Vice-Chair: Jason Wang, Eversource

Secretary / Treasurer: William Elliott, Eversource

About Region 2

Region 2 includes:

Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Ontario, Canada

Have any questions or are you interested in hearing more about how UTC can play a role in your company? Contact our Region 2 officers:

UTC Region 2 Officers

Chair: Shondel Mcpherson, PSEG

Vice-Chair: Vacant

Secretary / Treasurer: Vacant

About Region 4

Region 4 includes:

Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ontario, Canada

Have any questions or are you interested in hearing more about how UTC can play a role in your company? Contact our Region 4 officers:

UTC Region 4 Officers

Chair: Cory Allen, AEP

Vice-Chair: Nick Evans, AEP

Secretary / Treasurer: Brandon Claussen, NIPSCO

Photography Consent:
Registration constitutes permission for UTC to use registrant’s image in photographs, video or other medium for marketing, promotional and other business purposes.

SPEAKERS

Rusty Williams

President and CEO, Utilities Technology Council

Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams is President and CEO of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC.) UTC is a DC-based global trade association that represents electric, gas, and water utilities on their mission-critical information and communications technologies.

Williams, a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, has more than three decades of extensive utilities industry experience. He worked at LightRiver Technologies for seven years, where he served as Vice President, Sales. Before LightRiver, Williams worked for nearly four years as Director of Business Development at AFL Telecommunications. He also worked for more than 25 years at Southern Company, where he held various telecommunications and IT management positions.

Williams, a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, has more than three decades of extensive utilities industry experience. He worked at LightRiver Technologies for seven years, where he served as Vice President, Sales. Before LightRiver, Williams worked for nearly four years as Director of Business Development at AFL Telecommunications. He also worked for more than 25 years at Southern Company, where he held various telecommunications and IT management positions.

As President and CEO, Williams will lead UTC’s staff as the association continues to be a trusted advocate and thought leader on regulatory issues and emerging technology, as well as a valued training source in the utility telecommunications and networking space.

Williams earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

When not working for UTC, Rusty enjoys his family which includes his wife Ivette, 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. He also enjoys playing golf and hunting. Rusty also serves his church as a leader and teacher.

Brett Kilbourne

Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, UTC

Rusty Williams

President and CEO, Utilities Technology Council

Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams is President and CEO of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC.) UTC is a DC-based global trade association that represents electric, gas, and water utilities on their mission-critical information and communications technologies.

Williams, a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, has more than three decades of extensive utilities industry experience. He worked at LightRiver Technologies for seven years, where he served as Vice President, Sales. Before LightRiver, Williams worked for nearly four years as Director of Business Development at AFL Telecommunications. He also worked for more than 25 years at Southern Company, where he held various telecommunications and IT management positions.

Williams, a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama, has more than three decades of extensive utilities industry experience. He worked at LightRiver Technologies for seven years, where he served as Vice President, Sales. Before LightRiver, Williams worked for nearly four years as Director of Business Development at AFL Telecommunications. He also worked for more than 25 years at Southern Company, where he held various telecommunications and IT management positions.

As President and CEO, Williams will lead UTC’s staff as the association continues to be a trusted advocate and thought leader on regulatory issues and emerging technology, as well as a valued training source in the utility telecommunications and networking space.

Williams earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

When not working for UTC, Rusty enjoys his family which includes his wife Ivette, 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. He also enjoys playing golf and hunting. Rusty also serves his church as a leader and teacher.

Brett Kilbourne

Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, UTC

October 5 - October 7

Region 1, 2 & 4 Combined Meeting

Arlington, VA