Modernizing Utility Networks for the Future of Energy | Experts

Event Overview

As the energy industry undergoes rapid transformation, utility companies face unprecedented challenges in modernizing their critical infrastructure. In this episode of WWT Experts, industry director for utilities and energy Adam Nathan talks with vertical solutions architect Mike Robinson about how utilities can incrementally modernize their OT networks to support future trends like grid monitoring and renewable energy integration while maintaining legacy systems.

Featured Speaker

Adam Nathan

World Wide Technology

Industry Director - Utilities and Energy

A highly analytical, intellectually curious leader with a passion for helping organizations prioritize business needs, align them with business and technology solutions, and ultimately achieve transformative goals. Being motivated by driving transformation that positively impacts society, I am passionate about modernizing the Utility and Energy industries, the foundation of societal operations.

What to expect

This episode of WWT Experts is part of a four-part series focused on how the evolving IT and OT landscapes are reshaping the utilities industry. Episodes are published exclusively for registered users of the wwt.com platform. The series will cover:

Low-risk AI use cases that can reduce OpEx costs
The benefits of programmatic asset lifecycle
Strategies to defend against evolving cyber threats
Maturing OT networks to support future business needs

Goals and Objectives

Equip attendees with practical strategies and considerations for incremental upgrades to their OT networks; provide guidance on developing long-term technology roadmaps that balance reliability, security, resiliency and flexibility; share best practices for implementing proven technologies like private cellular networks, SD-WAN and segment routing.

Who should attend?

CIOs and CTOs looking to make network modernization a strategic priority and gain executive buy-in for initiatives; engineering leaders responsible for integrating new technologies with field infrastructure; grid operations leaders wanting to ensure networks support evolving field applications.

Presenters

Mike Robinson