Executive Virtual Event

Pipeline Safety Summit

As activity around pipeline corridors increases, operators face growing pressure to strengthen damage prevention across the right-of-way.

Pipeline Safety Summit brings together operators, regulators, and industry experts to share practical strategies for scaling monitoring, improving visibility, and responding to external threats across the right-of-way.

The Challenge

Rising External Risk Is Redefining Damage Prevention

As activity around pipeline corridors increases, operators face growing pressure to monitor rights-of-way more effectively and respond to external threats with greater speed and consistency. While integrity programs have matured, external threats remain one of the leading causes of pipeline incidents.

Expanding External Risk

Third-party activity, construction, and changing land use are increasing along pipeline corridors, making external interference one of the leading causes of incidents.

The Monitoring Trade-Off

As coverage expands, operators must balance inspection frequency, network scale, and operational capacity without losing focus on the highest-risk areas.

Visibility Gaps Along the ROW

Airspace restrictions, weather, and access limitations make it difficult to maintain consistent visibility, leading to blind spots in monitoring programs.

From Detection to Action

Identifying risks is only part of the challenge. Ensuring timely, consistent, and defensible response across large networks remains a key operational gap.

Risk Detection

The Format

A Practical Exchange on Pipeline Safety and Damage Prevention

This half-day virtual event is designed to explore how damage prevention programs are evolving in practice. Through strategic keynotes, expert sessions, and real-world case studies, attendees will gain clarity on how to scale monitoring, prioritize risk, and strengthen response across complex pipeline networks.

Industry Perspectives

Meet the Speakers

Our speakers represent a broad cross-section of the pipeline ecosystem, including operators, regulators, and industry associations. Their combined experience offers a unique perspective on how damage prevention is evolving, and what it takes to build more effective, defensible programs.

Shannon Neufeld

Technical Leader, Damage Prevention, Field Operations Business Unit, Canada Energy Regulator

Shannon Neufeld is Technical Leader, Damage Prevention at the Canada Energy Regulator, where she has spent more than 13 years advancing pipeline safety, regulatory compliance, and public awareness. With nearly two decades of experience in damage prevention, including previous roles at Manitoba Hydro and the Manitoba Common Ground Alliance, she brings deep expertise in safe excavation practices, land use near pipelines, and industry standards. Shannon is a recognized voice in promoting practical, safety-focused approaches that help protect people, property, and critical infrastructure.

Terry McGill

Former President, Enbridge

Terry McGill is a senior energy executive and former President of Enbridge Energy, with decades of leadership experience across North America’s natural gas and pipeline sector. He has held executive roles spanning operations, engineering, and commercial strategy, including serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Enbridge’s natural gas business in North America. Today, Terry continues to contribute his expertise through board and advisory roles in the energy sector and as Board Chair of the Coastal Plains Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Andrew Sheldon

Director, Pipeline Integrity, ROW & Threat Management, TC Energy

Andrew Sheldon is Director of Pipeline Integrity, ROW & Threat Management at TC Energy, where he leads programs focused on pipeline safety, integrity, and operational risk across the U.S. With more than a decade of engineering and leadership experience in the energy sector, he has built a strong track record in corrosion management, engineering execution, and large-scale project delivery. Andrew combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, drawing on a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, an MBA from Tulane University, and his experience driving innovation, efficiency, and team development in complex pipeline operations.

Manesh Patel

Head of Joint Venture and Land Management, BPA

Manesh Patel is a legal and commercial specialist with extensive experience across the nuclear, renewable, oil, and gas sectors. He has led the management of complex, high-value EPC contracts and negotiated bespoke agreements under JCT, FIDIC, NEC3, and NEC4 frameworks.

His expertise spans contract negotiation, claims management, contract administration, and governance, with a strong track record of supporting commercial performance and regulatory compliance. Manesh also brings experience in board-level reporting and in delivering training that drives continuous improvement across legal and commercial teams.

Chelsea Dove

GIS Coordinator, BPA

Chelsea Dove is GIS Coordinator at BPA, specialising in spatial data, mapping, and land coordination. She brings experience across pipeline operations, spatial intelligence, and risk mapping, with work spanning both the UK and Australia.

With an academic background in geography and natural hazards from Coventry University, Chelsea combines technical GIS expertise with practical insight to support effective land and infrastructure management.

Ryan Williams

Solution Engineer, LiveEO

Ryan Taylor Williams is a Solutions Engineer at LiveEO with more than a decade of experience in remote sensing and geospatial strategy. His career spans roles at NASA, the USDA, Planet Labs, and National Geographic. Today, he helps clients bridge the gap between satellite analytics and real-world operations, turning advanced geospatial insights into measurable cost savings and operational value.

Nick Ferguson

Chief Evangelist, LiveEO & UVM Podcast Host

Nick Ferguson is the Chief Evangelist at LiveEO. He has global experience growing deep-tech geospatial companies that serve energy and transportation networks, and has held senior roles at several companies including NM Group, Trimble, and Enview, as well as founding and running a successful independent consulting business, GEO-CEO. Nick co-hosts the award-winning and CEU-accredited UVM Podcast.

Summit Agenda

A Practical Program for Scaling Pipeline Safety

10:00 – 10:15 AM ET
04:00 – 04:15 PM CEST

Opening Remarks

Nick Ferguson, Chief Evangelist, LiveEO

Nick Ferguson will open the summit by setting the context for the day, outlining how external risk is evolving across pipeline networks and why damage prevention must adapt. He will introduce the key themes shaping the sessions ahead, from scaling monitoring to strengthening response.

Keynote: Pipeline Safety in an Era of Growing External Risk

PHMSA (invited)

As external threats along pipeline corridors continue to grow, operators face increasing pressure to strengthen safety and prevention efforts. This keynote will explore how the risk landscape is evolving, what challenges operators face in managing third-party interference at scale, and how regulation and industry collaboration are shaping the future of pipeline safety.

10:15 – 10:45 AM ET
04:15 – 04:45 PM CEST

10:45 – 11:30 AM ET
04:45 – 05:30 PM CEST

Session 1: Designing Damage Prevention Programs That Scale

Shannon Neufeld, Technical Leader, Canada Energy Regulator
Terry McGill, Former President, Enbridge

Scaling damage prevention across large, complex networks requires more than expanding coverage. In this session, speakers will share how operators structure monitoring programs, balance assumed vs. data-driven risk, and make strategic trade-offs as visibility expands. Expect practical lessons on building programs that remain effective as scale increases.

Session 2: Seeing Too Little vs Seeing Too Much: The Monitoring Dilemma

Manesh Patel, Head of Joint Venture and Land Management, British Pipeline Agency
Chelsea Dove, GIS Coordinator, British Pipeline Agency

Too little visibility means missed risks. Too much creates noise and slows response. This session explores how operators and industry stakeholders balance this trade-off in practice, where monitoring falls short, where it overwhelms, and how approaches are evolving to improve coverage, prioritization, and response, particularly in the context of third-party activity.

01:30 – 12:15 PM ET
05:30 –06:15 PM CEST

12:15 – 13:00 PM ET
06:15 – 07:00 PM CEST

Session 3: Closing the Response Gap: From Actionable Insights to Defensible Outcomes

Identifying risk is only the first step. This session focuses on how operators translate insights into consistent, defensible action. Speakers will explore how decision frameworks are built, how competing risks are prioritized, and how organizations ensure that identified issues are tracked through to resolution.

Session 4: Operator Spotlight — Lessons from the Field

Details to be announced.

13:00 – 13:30 PM ET
07:00 – 07:30 PM CEST

13:30 – 14:10 PM ET
07:30 – 08:10 PM CEST

Session 5: Next-Generation Damage Prevention: Leveraging Data to Anticipate Risk

Andrew Sheldon, Director, Pipeline Integrity, ROW & Threat Management, TC Energy

Details to be announced.

Closing Remarks & SurfaceScout Showcase

Nick Ferguson, Chief Evangelist, LiveEO
Ryan Williams, Solution Engineer, LiveEO

The summit will conclude with a recap of the day’s key themes, from scaling monitoring to strengthening response across the ROW. The session will also include a short SurfaceScout demo, showing how operators can improve visibility, support earlier threat detection, and strengthen damage prevention workflows.

14:10 – 14:55 PM ET
08:10 – 08:55 PM CEST

What You’ll Take Away

Practical Insights for Modern Damage Prevention Programs

Whether your organization is expanding monitoring coverage, refining response workflows, or looking to make better use of ROW data, this summit will provide practical perspective on how pipeline operators are strengthening damage prevention in a more complex risk environment.

How to Scale Monitoring

You will learn how operators structure monitoring across complex networks while keeping focus on the highest-risk areas.

How to Prioritize What Matters Most

You will understand how teams assess external threats, segment risk across the right-of-way, and make defensible decisions about where attention and resources should go first.

How to Close the Gap Between Insight and Action

You will explore what it takes to translate monitoring findings into consistent, aligned, and trackable response across the organization.

How Data Is Shaping the Next Phase of Damage Prevention

You will see how operators are beginning to use data not just to monitor current conditions, but to anticipate risk and support more proactive decision-making.

Save Your Spot

Be Part of the Pipeline Safety Conversation

Connect with pipeline operators, regulators, and industry experts addressing the realities of damage prevention today. Register to attend live or receive the full recording.

FAQs

Still have questions about the Pipeline Safety Summit? Check our FAQ section.

Need an intro?

What is the Pipeline Safety Summit?

The Pipeline Safety Summit is a virtual event focused on how operators are strengthening damage prevention programs in response to growing external risk. It brings together pipeline operators, regulators, and industry experts to share practical approaches to monitoring, risk prioritization, and response.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for pipeline professionals involved in damage prevention and ROW management, including pipeline integrity managers, operations leaders, asset managers, and anyone responsible for monitoring and mitigating external risk.

How do I join the event?

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with your access link and instructions to join the live sessions.

Is the summit interactive?

Yes. This is a live, interactive event where attendees can submit questions and engage with speakers throughout the sessions. You’ll have the opportunity to raise specific challenges and hear directly from industry experts and peers.

Is there a cost to attend?

No, the summit is free to attend.

Will the summit recording be available afterward?

Yes. If you register, you will receive access to the full recording after the event, even if you’re unable to join live.