Virtual Pipeline Leadership Forum Agenda Added toThe Transport Project’s 2026 Industry Summit

Washington, D.C. – The Transport Project today posted the full agenda for its 2026 Virtual Pipeline Leadership Forum scheduled for July 7, 2026, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the start of its annual gaseous fuel vehicle industry summit (TTP26) at The Westin Nashville in Nashville, TN.

Mr. William Quade, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, will provide opening keynote remarks. Additional presentations by utilities and operators, first responders and hazmat teams, as well as requalification, inspection, and return to service processes and best practices will also be shared. The afternoon leadership session will conclude with a safety and technology roundtable.

Virtual pipeline subject matter expert presenters and TTP member faculty include:

• Mark Babcock, Senior Director of Sales & Business Development, Hexagon Agility
• Brian Burks, President, Hexagon Digital Wave
• Chris Byers, Manager CNG Design, Construction, and Operations, Piedmont Natural Gas
• Bob Davis, Vice President, Business Development, Dröv Technologies
• Delfino “Dino” Escalante, Vice President, Health, Safety & Environmental, Certarus
• Tim Ferretti, Risk Manager and Safety Consultant, Ferretti S&R
• Tom Kairys, Senior Vice President, Gas Transport Services, Mobius Renewables
• Paul Sandsted, Director of Technology & Sustainability, The Transport Project
• Steve Toelke, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Infrastructure Business Unit, Quantum Fuel Systems

Presentations and content for the 2026 Virtual Pipeline Leadership Forum was developed by TTP’s Virtual Pipeline Working Group – comprised of members of the entire trucked gas sector, including CNG, LNG, RNG, and hydrogen fuel transporters and fleets, OEMs, natural gas utilities, servicers, and suppliers – with sponsorship support from Hexagon Agility and Quantum Fuel Systems.

The Virtual Pipeline Leadership Forum is the second event in this high-impact industry series intended to advance the safety, reliability, and operational excellence of distributed natural gas and hydrogen via bulk transportation virtual pipeline trailers. Major players from across the over-the-road gas transport space attended the Virtual Pipeline Safety Summit sponsored by TTP in Nashville in June 2024.

Online registration for the VP Leadership Forum and TTP26 – The Transport Project’s 2026 Industry Summit – scheduled for July 7-9, 2026, at The Westin Nashville is open at ttpsummit.org.  Attendees wishing to attend just the Virtual Pipeline Leadership Forum and evening reception on July 7^th may do so at a special one-day Tuesday rate of $99; register at https://ttpsummit.org/26-register-now/.

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The Transport Project is a national coalition of roughly 200 fleets, vehicle and engine manufacturers and dealers, servicers and suppliers, and fuel producers and providers dedicated to the decarbonization of North America’s transportation sector.  Through the increased use of gaseous motor fuels including renewable natural gas and hydrogen, the United States and Canada can help achieve ambitious climate goals and greatly improve air quality safely, reliably, and effectively without delay and without compromising existing commercial business operations.  Find out more at: transportproject.org.