Phil Fischer
Data Center / Mission Critical Solutions Black & Veatch
Seminars
Thursday 23rd July 2026
Fireside Chat: Working with Texas Utilities to Manage Capacity Constraints & Protect Power Delivery Timelines
1:40 pm
- Examining the Execution constraints Texas utilities are managing today, including overlapping large-load demand, capital prioritization, transformer availability workforce limits and constrained construction and outage windows
- Aligning your project planning as sumptions with how Texas utilities sequence and execute work, addressing engineering timelines, construction windows and outage coordination before designs and schedules are locked
- Coordinating ERCOT interconnection milestones with utility delivery activities, including inspections, outage planning and energization, to avoid timing gaps that delay power delivery
Friday 24th July 2026
Fireside Chat: Identifying the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Blind Spot to Protect Data Center Operations & Enhance Resiliency & Uptime
1:00 pm
- Exploring what Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity is, how it differs from IT security, and why it is becoming an increasingly important consideration for designers, contractors, and operators delivering mission-critical infrastructure
- Indentifying where vulnerabilities emerge across power distribution, cooling systems, water infrastructure, and building management systems that are designed, installed, and integrated during construction
- Embedding cybersecurity considerations earlier in the design and construction process, aligning engineering teams, contractors, and operators on system architecture, controls integration and secure commissioning to strengthen long-term operational resilience
