Tuesday | October 28, 2025
| 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM | Check-In & VUSC Office Hours | Spotswood Arms |
| 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Vendor Expo Sponsored by: Ditch Witch ACE & New River Electrical Corporation | Foyer |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | Peacock Foyer |
| 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM | The Honorable Samuel T. Towell | Commissioner | Virginia State Corporation Commission | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 8:05 AM – 8:15 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Lauren Govoni | Director, Division of Utility and Railroad Safety | State Corporation Commission | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 8:15 AM – 8:55 AM | Finding Inspiration for Pipeline Safety Michael LaMont | Senior Director, Compliance, Programs, and Audits | RCP INC | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 8:55 AM – 9:00 AM | Keynote Introduction Lauren Govoni | Director, Division of Utility and Railroad Safety | State Corporation Commission | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote Speaker Ambassador “Sully” Sullenberger Sponsored by: – Virginia Natural Gas – Dominion Energy – UtiliQuest | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Beverage/Snack Break | Peacock Foyer |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Virginia 811 Update Scott Crawford | CEO | Virginia 811 | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Hooes Road: Incident Review and Safety Evolution Jacob Waller | Washington Gas | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Safety Moment Presented by MasTec Brandon Arena | Manager of Safety, Mid-Atlantic | MasTec | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch | Peacock Salon A/B/C |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Virginia 811 Technology Update: Electronic White Lining (EWL) and Augmented Reality (AR) Game App Scott Crawford | CEO | Virginia 811 | Peacock Salon A |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Pipeline Safety Update: “What Will Happen Next?” Pipeline Safety Reauthorization and PHMSA Priorities Mike LaMont | Senior Director, Compliance | Programs and Audits, RCP | Peacock Salon C |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Master Meter Operators Scott Marshall | Deputy Director & Greg Connolly Divisions of Utility and Railroad Safety | Virginia State Corporation Commission | Princess Anne |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | VUSC Vendor Partner Presentation Mike Fox / Benchmark Subsurface Solutions / Creating an Environment for Damage Prevention Shaun Lashway / Cross Underground Development LLC | Albermarle Hall |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Beverage/Snack Break | Peacock Foyer |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | VUSC Vendor Partner Presentation Steven Nadeau | Rust-Oleum Thomas Kerr & Daryl Smith | Kerr Engineered Sales Company, Consolidated Analytics Systems & Zero Emission Vacuum Recovery Doug Staebler / Liberty Sales and Distribution – TECO Americas | Albermarle Hall |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Local Damage Prevention Committee (LDPC) Meetings: Growing Participation Michelle Horton | Ditch Witch ACE | Princess Anne |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Fiber Projects Update Panel Ray LaMura | President | Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Terry Ellis | Comcast Mia Bailey | Charter Erin Rice | Cox Cole McAndrew | DHCD | Peacock Salon C |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Networking Reception Sponsored by: MasTec | Peacock Salon B & Foyer |
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Wednesday | October 29, 2025
| 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM | Check-In & VUSC Office Hours | Spotswood Arms |
| 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM | Vendor Expo Sponsored by: Ditch Witch ACE & New River Electrical Corporation | Foyer |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | Peacock Foyer |
| 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Scott Marshall | Deputy Director | Division of Utility and Railroad Safety | State Corporation Commission | Peacock A/B/C |
| 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM | Recent Incident Review Scott Marshall | Deputy Director | Division of Utility and Railroad Safety | Virginia State Corporation Commission | Peacock A/B/C |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Panel Discussion on Fiber Build: Information Sharing, Forecasts, Funding Challenges Caroline Stolle Luxhoj, PMP | Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development Patrick Wiltshire | Shentel; Stephen Thomas | Columbia Gas of Virginia; Juan Vogel | Utiliquest; Moderated by Roy Lax | Virginia 811 | Peacock A/B/C |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Beverage/Snack Break | Peacock Foyer |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion on Emergency Response Priorities William Vanoy | Deputy Chief | Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Mark Aiesi | Compliance Supervisor |Washington Gas Shawn G. Talmadge | Manager Emergency Preparedness Center | Dominion Energy Justin Finnan | Deputy Fire Marshal Henrico County Division of Fire – Fire Marshal’s Office Greg Connolly | Pipeline Safety Program Manager | Virginia SCC, Division of Utility and Railroad Safety Moderated by Scott Marshall | Deputy Director | Division of Utility and Railroad Safety, Virginia State Corporation Commission | Peacock A/B/C |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Virginia Natural Gas Transition to In House Locating: Lessons Learned, Significant KPI Improvements, Methodology Eban Grasti | Director | Operations Support | Southern Gas Company | Peacock A/B/C |
| 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch | Peacock A/B/C |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Project Tickets: Discussion of Need or Utility of Renewed Project Ticket Steve Roark | S&N Scott Crawford | Virginia 811 | Peacock Salon A |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Workforce Development Debora Harvey | Executive Director | Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA) | Peacock Salon C |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Utilicor/Safe Digging Practices Ed Hanrahan | Virginia Natural Gas Michelle Horton | Ditch Witch ACE | Princess Anne |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | DHCD Bead and VATI Updates Cole McAndrew | Senior Policy Analyst | Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development | Albermarle Hall |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Beverage/Snack Break | Peacock Foyer |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | VUSC Vendor Partner Presentation Dirk Smith / Ionix Gas Technologies / Static Electricity Class Tim Rowlands | Sander Resources / BUXUS Reg Taylor / MT Electronics / Vivax RSM | Albermarle Hall |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | ROI: Return on INTEGRITY— Maximizing Value Through Proactive Corrosion Control Programs Cassandra Moody | President | Time for Change Engineering Consulting | Peacock Salon C |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Division of Utility and Railroad Safety Virginia State Corporation Commission Training and Outreach Session | Division Staff | Princess Anne |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Underwater Safe Digging and Excavation Practices: Panel Discussion Ed Landgraf | Texas 811 | Marine Safe Andy Brooks | Dominion Energy Devon Carlock | CDMCS | Peacock Salon A |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception Sponsored by: Utiliquest and Lamberts Cable Splicing | Peacock Salon B & Foyer |
| 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Evening Social sponsored by Virginia 811 | Catch 31 Restaurant and Patio |
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Thursday | October 30, 2025
| 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Check-In & VUSC Office Hours | Spotswood Arms |
| 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Vendor Expo Sponsored by: Ditch Witch ACE & New River Electrical Corporation | Foyer |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | Peacock Foyer |
| 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Lauren Govoni | Director, Division of Utility and Railroad Safety | State Corporation Commission | Peacock A/B/C |
| 8:05 AM – 8:50 AM | Building Safety Culture Brandon Cassidy | Industrial Hygiene Manager Corporate Safety | Southern Company Gas Reese Williamson | Safety & Health Specialist II Virginia Natural Gas | Peacock A/B/C |
| 8:50 PM – 9:50 PM | Dominion Energy Underground Project Update and Remote Sensing Les M. Carter | Strategic Advisor | Grid Resiliency and Underground Andy Brooks | Damage Prevention Program Manager | Dominion Energy | Peacock A/B/C |
| 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM | Beverage/Snack Break | Peacock Foyer |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Virginia Natural Gas’ Use of Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning to Enhance its Damage Prevention Program Patrick Stille | Director of Customer Success | Urbint David Gatling | VNG Manager | Asset Protection | Peacock A/B/C |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Closing Remarks and Raffle Prizes Lauren Govoni and Scott Crawford | Peacock A/B/C |
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