PEG Conference 2025

March 18 – 20 | Hosted by Southwire | Atlanta, GA

Presented by

Learn the Best Methods to Protect Evolving Critical Communications Infrastructure

Improper network design can lead to millions of dollars wasted on damaged equipment and unnecessary downtime. Training network design and protection engineers is a critical issue in helping ICT improve its bottom line.

ATIS’ Protection Engineering Group (PEG) Conference is where top protection and network power engineering professionals gather to learn about the latest topics from the field’s leading experts. Here, you will find information of great interest and utility to communications and power service providers and their suppliers. The event features technical presentations with cutting-edge content, a networking reception, a supplier interaction/demonstration session, and in-depth technical panel discussions.

At the PEG Conference, operators, designers, and protection engineers learn how to design their networks for reliability and sustainability economically. This includes:

  • Proper grounding and bonding
  • Fault managed power systems
  • Fiber optic connectivity standards
  • Testing standards
  • AC/DC powering and storage technologies
  • Emergency backup methodologies
  • Safety for humans and equipment
  • Developments in artificial intelligence (AI), NEC, NESC,
  • And other standards. 

PEG is a unique educational conference that offers educational and training opportunities for experts in the communications, powering, and protection-related industries. With scores of industry SMEs and hundreds of years of experience in one place, this environment, with its focused discussions and catalytic candor among renowned industry experts, affords an unsurpassed opportunity for learning and insights.

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Preliminary Schedule

Tuesday, March 18 

Time Session
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.Registration Desk Open
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.Conference Opening
John Fuller, PEG Advisory Board Chair
Jim Wiese, Adtran
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.Session TBD
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.Networking Break
10:40 – 11:20 a.m.Session TBD
11:30 – 11:50 a.m. Session TBD
11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.Catered Lunch
12:50 – 1:30 p.m.Session TBD
1:30 – 1:50 p.m.Networking Break
1:50 – 3:30 p.m.Panel Discussion TBD
Moderated by John Fuller
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Vendor Exhibits & Networking Reception

Wednesday, March 19

Time Session
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.Registration Desk Open
8:30 – 9:10 a.m.Session TBD
9:15 – 9:55 a.m.Session TBD
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.Session TBDt
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.Networking Break
10:40 a.m. – 11:20 p.m.Session TBD
11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.Session TBD
12:10 – 12:50 p.m.Catered Lunch
12:50 – 1:30 p.m.Session TBD
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.Panel Discussion: TBD
Moderated by John Fuller
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.Conference Closing

Thursday, March 20

8:3o a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Hands On Training Class

2025 Venue Host


Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors

Advisory Board

Leadership

John Fuller | Chair

Consultant

Ernest Gallo | Vice- Chair

Director
NEBScore

Jim Pelegris | Secretary

Business Development and Applications Specialist
SENKO Advanced Components

Board Members

Curtis Ashton

Training Director
American Power Systems LLC (a wholly owned DC services subsidiary of EastPenn Manufacturing [Deka Batteries])

Daniel Ashton

Senior Operations Engineer
Critical Infrastructure Technical Support
Lumen

David Gerstetter

Principal Engineer, Energy and Power Technologies
UL Solutions

Will Newton

President
Trimm, Inc.

Wolfgang Oertel

Consultant
Bourns Inc.

Joe Randolph

President
Randolph Telecom, Inc.

Jim Wiese

Senior Compliance Engineer
ADTRAN, Inc.

Kerron Williams

Director of Business Development-Communications
HUBBELL Electrical Solutions

Darrin Wilson

PMTS – Maintenance
Engineering Standards
Verizon

Library

Explore the ATIS PEG Conference archive for presentations from previous years. A valuable resource for both new and returning attendees. Dive in and catch up on past insights from the PEG community.

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