Events & Appearances
Orbital Advisors attends leading pipeline, energy, and infrastructure conferences across North America. Find us at an event near you.
Upcoming Events
Irth Users
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 6–7, 2026
Peter Weaver, Visionary at Orbital Advisors, will join a forward-looking panel on how AI, automation, and emerging technologies are reshaping damage prevention and creating new opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and operational decision-making.
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ActsNow
Galveston, Texas
October 8, 2026
Jesse Hughes, CEO of Orbital Advisors, is leading a session on “Closing the Coverage Gap: The Economic and Technical Case for Satellite Asset Monitoring.” He will also be running a booth that educates attendees on satellite powered infrastructure and pipeline right-of-way monitoring.
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LNG Americas
Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 13–15, 2026
Peter Weaver, Visionary at Orbital Advisors, will speak on Thursday the 15th. His session will cover satellite solutions for isolating natural gas emissions and pipeline health monitoring.
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Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air & Waste Management Association
Anchorage, Alaska
November 4–6, 2026
Orbital Advisors’ visionary, Peter Weaver, will be speaking on satellites now delivering situational awareness for pipelines and energy.
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AEMA Annual Meeting
Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada
December 6–11, 2026
Orbital Advisors’ CEO and Co-Founder Jesse Hughes will discuss using satellites to support ground truthing in mining and enhancing transparency and trust.
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Global Damage Prevention Summit
Nashville, Tennessee
August 19, 2026, 11:00 am
Peter Weaver joined fellow industry leaders for an insightful discussion titled “Are We at a Tipping Point? Ideas for System Change.” Together, they dove deep into pressing industry updates, notably tackling what true structural change needs to look like across enforcement, laws, and damage prevention systems to reduce the number and extent of damages meaningfully.
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API Inspection & Mechanical Integrity Summit
San Antonio, Texas
July 20–23, 2026
Jesse Hughes, Orbital Advisors CEO and Co-Founder, lent his focus on space advocacy in an operators’ panel discussion focused on the realities of using satellites for asset monitoring. Following that, Peter Weaver, Visionary at Orbital Advisors, discussed how it all works while continuing to push the boundaries of remote, frequent pipeline monitoring.
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American Petroleum Institute’s Pipeline Conference & Expo
Aurora, Colorado
April 27–29, 2026
Lead two technical sessions. In the first, the audience learned about real-world detection examples and performance thresholds for liquid and gas assets with Orbital Advisors’ visionary Peter Weaver. The second addressed the critical question: Are satellites an “and” or an “or” for gas asset monitoring? with Jesse Hughes, CEO, Orbital Advisors.
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GPA Midstream Technical Conference
Hilton Granite Park, Plano, Texas
April 20–23, 2026
Orbital Advisors’ visionary Peter Weaver took the stage during the opening session to bridge the gap between regulatory requirements and practical satellite applications for ROW monitoring. The core takeaway was clear: satellite technology is no longer a “future” concept, it is a functional, scalable tool solving real-world frustrations for pipeline operators today.
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Pipe Liners Club of Tulsa
Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 16, 2026
Jesse Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO of Orbital Advisors spoke on the topic of “Satellite ROW Monitoring – Techniques for Aerospace Patrol Managers,” which explored practical, field focused approaches to applying satellite data in right of way pipeline monitoring.
AEMA Annual Meeting
Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada
December 7–12, 2025
Participated in a discussion on “The risk aboveground - Managing stakeholders and social license across the mining lifecycle,” hosted by Adam Hawkins of Global External.