Presentations that Make You Think: CGA 2020

The USIC Family of Companies is delivering an industry-widewake-up call with tough topics at CGA, this year!

Technological advancements that feed an on-demand societyhave exponentially affected the environment for underground infrastructuresince the inception of damage prevention organizations, such as CGA. While service providers work to stay ahead ofcustomer demand, regulators are fast on their heels with their owndemands.

What negative implications could such rapid growth haveon the future of damage prevention?

What are the next steps for services providers to stayahead of customer and regulatory demands?

USIC and Blood Hound subject matter experts will beaddressing how leveraging technologies and partnerships help promote a safefuture for underground infrastructure with four unique and thought-provokingpresentations that you won't want to miss at CGA 2020:

Contracting Expectations: Are you covered?
Darin Stalbaum - Vice President of Sales, USIC

• On Time Performance and Completed On TimePerformance: What is the difference, who defines it, and contractual liabilityfor non-compliance
• Regulatory Trends: what we are seeing now andwhat it means for the future.
• Partnering to understand OTP/COTP and how itaffects all stakeholders

Unregulated Services and Industry Best Practices: WhyShould You, If You Don't Have To?
Tracy Pursell - Vice President of Tier 1 Sales, Blood Hound

• How technology impacts social and fiscalresponsibility
• Financial assessment of the cost of servicesversus the cost of damages - direct and indirect
• The value of project deliverables throughout thelifetime of your facilities

USIC Top 10 Company: Using Technology to Solve CustomerChallenges
Amit Shankar - Chief Information Officer, USIC

• With the application of innovative technologies such as ""big data"" and analytics, the utilities sector is stepping into a new age of transformation
• How the USIC Family of Companies mitigates our clients' challenges through technology

Achieving the Best Customer Service through Partnerships
Jordan Partlow - Client Solutions Manager, Blood Hound

• Customer Service success after an acquisition is based on partnerships with both companies
• How to approach new services with existing customers of partnering companies
• How communications and new deliverables help with building a better customer relationship and safer jobsite