Welcome Reception: Meet & Greet

5:30PM – 7:30PM
Terrace Bar - Valley Hotel, 2nd level

Join us Sunday evening for an opening reception. Pick up your Alden swag, your badge, and meet your fellow attendees over hors d'oeuvres & cocktails.

Group Breakfast

7:30AM – 8:30AM
Join us for breakfast at your leisure each morning in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C. 

Welcome & Safety Briefing

8:30AM – 8:45AM
General Sessions will be held in the Red Mountain Ballroom (A & B).

Keynote

8:45AM – 9:30AM
John Sciarabba, CEO – Alden

Meet your Industry Colleagues

9:30AM – 10:30AM
Jacob Harrison & Steve Schulte – Alden

Break

10:30AM – 10:45AM

Alden One Deep Dive: Part 1 – Asset Management

10:45AM – 11:30AM
Zach Hester – Alden

Learn how the Alden One platform can be your central resource for data sharing with partners to drive clarity, accountability and action for joint use asset management.

Group Lunch

11:30AM – 12:45PM
Join us for lunch in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C.

Alden One Deep Dive: Part 2 – Activities & Workflow

12:45PM – 1:30PM
Zach Hester – Alden

We will discuss how centralizing asset data with work activities saves you time.

Alden One Deep Dive: Part 3 – Contracts & Billing

1:30PM – 2:15PM
Dianne Costello & Daryl Hardy – Alden
Learn how we can automate contract review, notifications, reminders, and legally binding signature requests to gain more financial transparency and propel project completion.

Break

2:15PM – 2:30PM

Alden One Deep Dive: Part 4 – Reporting & Dashboards

2:30PM – 3:45PM
Adrian Torres – Alden

Learn how to turn asset data captured in the platform into meaningful insights – so you can take action and keep work moving.

Field Trip! Meet bus outside Valley Hotel

4:30PM
 

Group Activity, Networking, & Off-site Dinner at Vulcan Park & Museum

4:30PM – 7:30PM

We will take a trip to Vulcan Park & Museum. Roundtrip transportation will be provided. Join us for networking, dinner, and drinks from one of Birmingham's best views. 

We encourage you to explore the park and head up to the viewing deck at the largest cast iron statue in the world. 

Return to Valley Hotel: Meet bus outside Vulcan

7:30PM

If you need to return earlier, the bus will be onsite to make multiple roundtrips. This venue is 0.8 miles from the hotel, but we advise against walking. This area is not pedestrian-friendly.

Group Breakfast 

7:30AM – 8:30AM
Join us for breakfast at your leisure each morning in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C.

Welcome & Safety Briefing

8:30AM – 8:45AM
General Sessions will be held in the Red Mountain Ballroom A & B.

Regulatory Update

8:45AM – 9:30AM
Sean Knowles, CEO – McLean Engineering

NESC Update

9:30AM – 10:00AM
Chris Burton – Alden

Task Agent

10:00AM – 10:30AM
Baski & Chris Burton – Alden
Learn about our field data capture tool.

Break

10:30AM – 10:45AM

Improving Industry Collaboration

10:45AM – 11:45AM
Steve Schulte – Alden
• The benefits and importance of working together
• Group exercise on how to improve interaction between all parties
• Interactive discussions between asset owners, attaching companies, and utility engineering and service firms. 

Lunch

11:45PM – 1PM
Join us for lunch in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C. 

Breakout Sessions - I

1:00PM – 3:00PM
Alden Certified Provider Program
Red Mountain Ballroom  A & B
Steve Schulte
We will give a preview of this new program and and gather your input. Who should attend? Engineering & Service Firms

Client Sessions
Around the hotel
 We are excited to offer these dedicated sessions for your company with one (or more) of our team members. If you requested an individual session, you will meet in your small groups with the Alden Team.


Alden One Training
Shades Creek Room
Kody Miller
We'll offer general Alden One training and plenty of Q&A, so come armed with your specific questions. Who should attend? Anyone new to Alden One or have an issue to tackle.

Break

3:00PM – 3:15PM

Breakout Sessions - II

3:15PM – 4:15PM

Roundtable Discussion: Alden One –  Reasons to Upgrade
Red Mountain Ballroom  A & B
Jacob Harrison & Dianne Costello
How are you using the platform today vs. how can you get the most benefit? We'll discuss the most impactful PRO features. Who should attend? Asset Owners, attachers, Engineering Service Firms.

Client Sessions
Around the hotel
Meet in your small customer groups with the Alden Team. We are excited to offer these dedicated sessions for your company with one (or more) of our team members. Clients will be matched with the Alden Team. 

Alden One Training
Shades Creek Room
Kody Miller
We'll offer general Alden One training and plenty of Q&A, so come armed with your specific questions. Who should attend? Anyone new to Alden One, have an issue to tackle, or already had a customer session. 

Group Dinner

5:30PM
We'd love for you to come to our final group dinner on Tuesday evening in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C. 

If you prefer to venture out around town, you'll have some free time this evening. 

Click to view options in the area  around the conference hotel. 

Group Breakfast

7:30AM – 8:30AM
Join us for breakfast at your leisure each morning in the Red Mountain Ballroom foyer and Red Mountain Ballroom C.

What's Next In Alden One – Future Product Direction & Discussion + Q&A

8:30AM – 9:15AM
Baski – Alden
General Sessions will be held in the Red Mountain Ballroom (A & B).

Feature Buy

9:15AM – 9:45AM
Todd Miranda, Maranda Duchock – Alden
Spend your "Alden Bucks" on the features important to you.

Networking Break

9:45AM – 10:15AM
While the Feature Buy Results are being tallied, take a moment to bid farewell to your fellow attendees.

Feature Buy Results

10:15AM – 10:30AM
Todd Miranda, Maranda Duchock – Alden
We'll reveal the winners of the feature buy. Be sure to make your voice heard!

"Today I Learned" Sharing Exercise

10:30AM – 10:45AM
Steve Schulte – Alden

Closing Remarks

10:45AM – 11:15AM
John Sciarabba, CEO – Alden