Vegetation contact remains one of the leading causes of outages, wildfire ignition, and reliability events—making vegetation management a core component of utility operations and risk mitigation. This topic explores how utilities are modernizing vegetation programs with the help of advanced technologies like satellite imagery, LiDAR, AI-enabled analytics, and mobile field tools. Sessions will also cover regulatory compliance, contractor coordination, risk prioritization, and strategies for operating in high-fire-threat or storm-prone areas. Learn how utilities are evolving vegetation management from a reactive task to a data-driven, proactive discipline.