Grid experts on the need to improve the resiliency of the US electrical grid

With Curtis Birnbach, David Winks, Tom Popik, and Tommy Waller

CURTIS BIRNBACH, President, Chief Technology Officer, Board of Directors of Advanced Fusion Systems:

• The vulnerabilities of the US electrical grid
• What kind of threat does electromagnetic pulse (EMP) pose to the electrical grid?
• What does Advanced Fusion Systems do to help protect various electrical capabilities?

DAVID WINKS, Managing Director at AcquaSight:

• Analyzing a new report done by David with respect to the electrical grid
• Establishing a communications channel in the event of a grid outage
• The cost of enhancing and protecting the electrical grid

TOM POPIK, Chairman, President, Director and co-founder of the Foundation for Resilient Societies:

• Issues with the communications aspect of the electrical grid
• Other components of the grid that need updating
• What could the impact of coronavirus be on grid resiliency?

TOMMY WALLER, Director of Infrastructure Security at the Center for Security Policy:

• How Iran may be posing a threat to the US electrical grid with the recent launch of a satellite
• What are the current priorities of the Secure the Grid Coalition?