COMPLIMENTARY FOR SIGNED IN RMEL MEMBERS!  

PANEL: Physical & Cyber Security of Energy Infrastructure
Kevin Ludwig, Vice President - Grid Portfolio Leader, Black & Veatch
Brian Nowak, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Audie Whipple, Security 
Systems Manager, Salt River Project
Moderator: Grant Grothen, 
Principal, Burns & McDonnell

Panelists will discuss the vulnerability of the U.S. Energy Grid and defensive strategies and advancements in the face of substation attacks, potential targeting of control centers, drone threats, cybersecurity attacks, vandals, EMPs and more. There are many ways to help mitigate these threats, and this panel will feature multiple perspectives for the playbook to tackle these security initiatives. Hear from electric utilities, federal and state government and the design-side panelists.