DISTRIBUTECH 2027
DISTRIBUTECH 2027 takes place on 2–4 March 2027 at Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. It is organised by Clarion Events, and B2DB lists 545 speakers and 214 sessions announced so far.
DTECH (DISTRIBUTECH International) is an annual transmission and distribution event for utilities, technology providers and power producers, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The 2027 edition combines a technical conference covering grid modernization, DER and cybersecurity, an exhibition with more than 800 exhibitors, and networking events. Two optional full-day add-on summits, the Data Center Leadership Summit and the Wildfire & Resiliency Strategy Summit, take place on Thursday, March 4.
Key facts
| Dates | 2–4 March 2027 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, United States of America |
| Organiser | Clarion Events |
| Series | DISTRIBUTECH |
| Speakers | 545 |
| Sessions | 214 |
| Sponsors | 32 |
| Official site | distributech.com/event-information/about-distributech-international/event-agenda |
Keynote speakers
- Wayne Bishop Executive Vice President, Clarion Events Inc. - North America
- Tamla Olivier President and Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
- Chris Womack Chairman, President and CEO, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Ed Baine President, Dominion Energy Virginia
- Jessica O. Matthews CEO, Lived Labs, Innovator and Social Entrepreneur, Trailblazing Energy Advocate
- Joseph Santamaria General Manager, Energy & Utilities, AWS
- Kim Greene Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power
- Mark Lauby Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, NERC
- Tom Deitrich President and CEO, Itron
Speakers (545)
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- Wayne Bishop Executive Vice President, Clarion Events Inc. - North America
- Tamla Olivier President and Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
- Chris Womack Chairman, President and CEO, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Ed Baine President, Dominion Energy Virginia
- Jessica O. Matthews CEO, Lived Labs, Innovator and Social Entrepreneur, Trailblazing Energy Advocate
- Joseph Santamaria General Manager, Energy & Utilities, AWS
- Kim Greene Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power
- Mark Lauby Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, NERC
- Tom Deitrich President and CEO, Itron
- Koustuv Ghoshal Vice President & Global Head of Utilities, Ericsson
- Mike Beehler Founding Member & COO, MBA, LLC
- Keaton Wheeler Principal Engineer, Advanced Power Systems, FortisAlberta
- Ken Chadha Senior Technology Transformation Leader, Alectra Inc.
- Geri Yin Vice President, Green Energy and Technology (GRE&T) Centre at Alectra, Alectra
- Joyce Solomon AMI Analytics and Data Science Manager, Southern Company
- Eric Charette Director of Advisory Services, Qualus
- Hiva Nasiri Executive Consultant, Grid Modernization, Jacobs
- Andres Carvallo CEO and Founder, CMG Consulting LLC
- Vanessa Edmonds CEO & Founder, DTECH
- Abinash Chaudhary Principal Engineer, K&A Engineering Consulting
- Alan Saunders Chief Growth Officer, Clean Power Research
- Christian Winingar Distribution Modernization, Burns & McDonnell
- George Bjelovuk Partner, Bjelovuk Design & Advisory Partners
- Doug Leal VP Consulting, Data & Analytics, CGI
- Tyler Friedel Senior Product Owner, Ameren
- Po-Chen Chen Manager of Data Science, Infrastructure and Safety Analytics, Exelon
- Morteza Talebi Vice President of Workforce Development, POWERX
- Dana Jaber VP Sales & General Manager, Ericsson
- Jimi Conway Sr Manager, AMI Strategy and Data Analytics, ComEd
- Mishal Thadani Head of Marketing, Rhizome
- Zeeshan Sheikh SVP, Chief Information & Digital Officer, PSEG
- Andy Fredman Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Expedium Consulting LLC
- Cristine Korowajczuk Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), CelPlan Technologies, Inc. (CelPlan)
- Maurice Kimsey II Program Manager Distribution Automation Strategy, Omaha Public Power District
- Tim Wolf Founder and Principal, Wolf Narrative LLC
- Ameen Hamdon Founder and President, SUBNET Solutions Inc.
- Kyle Comstock Sr. Vice President Grid Modernization, Mosaic
- Nicole Naassan Senior Executive, E Source
- Durgesh Gupta Manager, EY
- Manuel Atanacio Executive Consultant, Power Grid Advisors LLC
- Robert Uluski Executive Consultant, ESTA International
- Shelly Barczak Senior Project Manager, Exelon
- Keyra Pulliam Engineer III - Substation Equipment Engineering and Standards, Atlantic City Electric
- Dara Charson Technical Lead, ENTRUST Solutions Group
- Stipe Fustar Executive Consultant, ESTA International
- Alex Ramirez VP Dist Region Opers, AEP Texas
- Venkat Banunarayanan Vice President, Integrated Grid, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Chris Dunlap Industry Manager, Energy North America, WAGO Corporation
- Ali Ipakchi EVP, and Chief Visionary Officer, OATI
- Andrew West SCADA Communication and OT Cybersecurity Consultant, Integral / DNP-UG
- Ann Moore Global Industry Principal - Power & Utilities, AVEVA
- Ben Ealey Sr. Principal Team Lead, DER Communication and Data Integration, Electric Power Research Institute
- Gerald Gray VP Digital Business Strategy, Surveying and Mapping, LLC
- Julio Romero Aguero Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Business Innovation, Danovo Energy Solutions
- Meghan Calabro Vice President, Distribution Modernization, Burns & McDonnell
- Scott Bordenkircher Director of Forestry & Fire Mitigation, Arizona Public Service
- Terry Nielsen Chief Consultant, Qualus
- Abhiram Vallabhaneni Lead Grid Operations Engineer, Lansing Board of Water & Light
- Jim Ketchledge President, Nexcergy
- Smriti Mishra Innovation Accelerator Lead, PG&E'
- Vladyslav Anderson Mgr Data Science, Exelon
- Aaron Zaug Sr Manager Electric Distribution Control & Grid Operations, City of Fort Collins Light & Power
- Ahmad Ababneh Senior Vice President of Transmission & Substation, ComEd
- Alex Lago Managing Director, Grid Operations, Logic20/20
- Alice Moy-Gonzalez SVP, Strategic Development, Anterix
- Amanda Lane Transmission Forester, AEP-Transmission
- Anurag Kamal Co-founder and CEO, ElectricFish Energy Inc.
- Ashley Stern Director Project Management, Itron
- Ben Lanz Editor, APC Media, Power Systems Technology Magazine
- Bobbi Harris Executive Director, UBBA
- Brian Bassett Director, Simple Thread
- Brian Dale Lead Engineer, DUKE ENERGY
- Cheryl Davis Vice President, Customer Solutions, Georgia Power
- Chissy Carr Leader Power Delivery Firmwide, Kimley-Horn
- Dan Lysaker Sr Director, Product Management, AspenTech
- Douglas Foley President, Electric Operations, Massachusetts, Eversource
- Elizabeth Moreno Managing Director, Accenture
- Eric Gupta Principal Consultant: Infrastructure Transformation, Black & Veatch
- Glenn Pritchard Advanced Technical Lead, AMI Systems, EPRI
- Gretchen Stanford Partner & Advisor, Utility 2030 Leadership Collaborative
- Haowei Lu Sr. Engineer, Orange & Rockland Utilities
- Huimin Li Manager, Energy Storage Engineering, DUKE ENERGY
- Jaclyn Whiteman Director, Distributed Energy Operations and Maintenance, DUKE ENERGY
- James Conrad Grid Operations Business Lead, PPL
- Jared Leader Senior Director, Research & Industry Strategy, Smart Electric Power Alliance
- Joaquin Sebastian-Peral Wildfire Risk Analytics Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric
- Jody Allison VP of Customer Experience, Xcel Energy
- John Kuklinski Lead Portfolio Management Specialist, DUKE ENERGY
- John Sala Senior IT Manager, Metering & IoT Solutions, Duquesne Light Company
- Jon Axtman Director of Wildfire Mitigation and T&D Engineering, Idaho Power
- Josh Stallings VP, Distribution Strategy and Support, Georgia Power Company
- Juan Macias Director IT/Telecom Emerging Projects, Kimley-Horn
- Ken Aramaki Director of Integrated Grid Planning, Hawaiian Electric
- Larry Gasteiger Executive Director, WIRES
- Lea Maurer Business Development DIrector, S&C Electric Company
- Lukasz Kubas PSEG
- Marcelo Sandoval Director, Advanced Grid Solutions, Landis+Gyr
- Marguerite Behringer Director of Regulatory Policy and Industry Relations, Landis+Gyr
- Mark Carpenter Sr. Vice President of Transmission & Distribution Operations, Oncor
- Maryclaire Peterson Transmission Planning Manager, ENTERGY
- Mehrdod Mohseni Chief Transformation & Strategy Officer, SPP Innovations, LLC
- Mohammad Gharaibeh Manager of AI and Digital Transformation, Cleco
- Piyush Saxena Field and Grid AI Lead, PPL
- Renata Bakousseva Manager, Microgrid Design and Delivery, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Rob Boone Manager, Grid Modernization, Nova Scotia Power
- Robel Lulseged Director of Asset Management and Engineering Services, Oncor Electric Delivery
- Roderick Robinson VP Electric System Operations, PG&E
- Ryan Cheney Kevala
- Seshadri Nadendla Manager, Deloitte Consulting
- Sherif Abdelrazek CEO, Storlytics Energy Storage
- Steve Greene Senior Director, Sales, KloudGin
- Stuart Laval Director, Energy Control Systems, Eaton Corporation
- Thomas Artau Senior Manager of Grid Operations Technology, DUKE ENERGY
- Todd Conner Senior Vice President Electric Distribution, Xcel Energy
- Troy Miller Executive Sales Director, GE Vernova
- Vandan Divatia VP, Transmission Policy, Interconnections & Compliance, Eversource
- Vik Trehan Vice President, TS&O, Southern California Edison
- Wenzong Wang Team Lead, Sr., EPRI
- Yashar Kenarangui Sr. Principal Engineer, Xcel Energy
- Zhenyu (Henry) Huang Division Director/Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
- Brian Huey IoT Global Sales Manager Utility and Energy', AT&T
- Karen Kinslow Vice President Operations, Pennsylvania, FirstEnergy
- Aaron August Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Transformation Officer, Puget Sound Energy
- Abdlmnam Abdlrahem Principal Engineer, Geogia Power Company
- Aileen Currier Managing Director & Integrated Solution Strategist, Black & Veatch
- Ajit Renjit Principal - Strategy and Digital Transformation, PG&E
- Alexander Keyhani Manager, Commercial and Load Management Programs, Tampa Electric
- Alexandre Ohara Application Director, S&C Electric Company
- Ali Alvi Sr. Energy Strategy Manager, AWS
- Ali Syed Director, System Control, Alectra Utilities
- Alyssa Ramirez Principal, Energy & Utilities, West Monroe
- Amanda Dixon Senior Business Growth Manager, Itron Inc.
- Amber Connors IT Director, Customer & Grid Operations Technology Center, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Amin Zamani Vice President, Quanta Technology dba Danovo Energy Solutions
- Aminul Huque DER Integration Program Manager, EPRI
- Amith Kota Global Chief Technology Officer, Landis+Gyr
- Amy Findlay Head of Policy, Chargescape
- Amy Grice Chief Operating Officer, Peninsula Light Company
- Andrew Abranches VP of Wildfire Mitigation, PG&E
- Andrew J. Owens Global Product Manager High Power Solutions, Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service, Hitachi
- Ann Whitby Project Manager, Enterprise Systems, Dominion Energy
- Annie Tao Management Consulting Manager, Accenture
- Anthony Eshpeter Chief Technology Officer, SUBNET Solutions Inc.
- Anthony Sivesind Executive Engineering Consultant, Salt River Project
- Antonio Flores VP measurement and billing, Oncor
- Arijana Bratic Director, Grid Modernization, Mosaic
- Arthur Wholey Senior Director – Operations & Construction, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
- Austin O'Malley Consulting Partner Data & Analytics, LSHCERU Business Insights Advisory & Consulting, Tata Consultancy Services
- Bastian Fischer Principal Asset Management, Reinhausen GmbH
- Ben Chamberlain Senior Engineer, National Grid
- Benton Vandiver Technical Consultant, Hitachi
- Bharadwaj Vasudevan Digital Substation Program Manager, Hitachi Energy
- Bill Sones VP, ENTERGY
- Billy Spadinger Director, Distribution Control Center, Xcel Energy
- Blake Politte Sr. Advisor, Enterprise Architecture, Southern California Edison
- Bolanle (Bola) Sosina Senior Engineer, Commonwealth Edison
- Brandon Dowless Director, Grid Operations, Mosaic
- Brandon Lundy Director of AMI/MDM Management Systems, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Brent Barbee Executive Vice President & CFO, Richmond Community College
- Brett Collacchi Product Manager, Exelon
- Brian Boler Director of Product Management, Clean Power Research
- Brittany Blair Manager, Research & Industry Strategy, Smart Electric Power Alliance
- Brittany Proctor Clean Energy Project Lead, Con Edison
- Bryan Orcutt T&D Maintenance Leader, Idaho Power
- Bryan Rask Manager of Network Engineering, Avista
- Bryant Webb Grid Modernization and Distribution Planning Project Manager, 1898 & Co.
- Caitlin Condon VP of Security Research, Vulncheck
- Caitlin Prager Consulting Lead Strategic Projects, TRC, a WSP Company
- Caleb Feltmeyer Regional Reliability Engineering Manager, ComEd
- Carl Toner Digital Transformation Manager, Substations, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Carlo Brancucci CEO, encoord
- Carol Johnston VP Energy, Utilities & Resources, IFS
- Caroline Watson Analyst, Georgia Power Company
- Carrie Laird Vice President, Wildfire Mitigation & Emergency Operations, PacifiCorp
- Catherine Coker Program Manager, Dominion Energy - Distribution Grid and Asset Management
- Catherine Magliocco Manager, Enterprise Business Programs, Tampa Electric Company
- Catie Budri Director of Product, Kevala
- Chad Cogswell Principal Consultant, Qualus
- Chad Nickell Senior Director of Grid Transformation, Xcel Energy
- Chad Parks Manager, Project Management, Alabama Power
- Chris Hilborn Partner & Advisor, Utility 2030 Leadership Collaborative
- Christian Aponte Regional Design Engineering Manager, ComEd - Regional Design Engineering
- Christian Lopez Director- Engineering, AES
- Christian Ward Battery Storage Engineer, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Christine Cole
- Christophe Guille Vice President, Bain & Company
- Christopher Strain CISO, NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES
- Chuck Blitzer VP of Global Head of Cyber Security Operations, National Grid
- Cleve Fann SVP, Georgia Power
- Clifton Black Principal Engineer, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Coley Girouard Senior Lead, Energy Markets & Strategy, Rivian
- Colin Gibbs SVP, Revenue & Partnerships, Sense
- Dakin DuBroc Vice President, Crisis Readiness and Response, ENTERGY
- Damon Kachur CEO, SecureG
- Dan Tripp VP AMI, Process and Performance, National Grid
- Daniel Carr Head, Grid Edge Solutions, Alectra GRE&T Centre, Alectra Utilities
- Daniel Diaz Manager, Regulatory & Compliance, Transmission Planning, Southern Company, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Daniel Ernstmann Senior Technical Leader, EPRI
- Daniel Hengst Manager, Consolidated Edison
- Darin Johnson President, BIS Consulting
- David Bogen T & D Services Manager, Oncor
- David Elizondo SVP, Business Development and Marketing, Quanta Technology dba Danovo Energy Solutions.
- David Houston Manager of Distribution Control Systems, Xcel Energy
- David Kidd Senior Product Manager, Utilismart Corporation
- David Lo Director of Cyber Security Risk, Architecture, & Implementation, Pacific Gas and Electric
- Davin Ojala Director, LG Energy Solution Vertech
- Dawn Roth-Lindell Former CEO, Seattle City Light
- Deepak Aswani Supervising Principal Engineer R&D, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Demos Andreou Senior Engineering Associate, Patterson & Dewar Engineers, Inc.
- Denver Hinds Principal Engineer and R&D Load Flexibility Supervisor, SMUD
- Derek Burns SOCC Systems Compliance Program Manager & Supervisor SubWAN Group, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
- Dimitrije Kotur Consultant, Grid Modernization, Mosaic
- Doug Cherney Director of Critical Infrastructure, Minuteman Security & Life Safety
- Duncan Burns System Analyst, North Carolina Electricity Management Corporation
- Duncan Burt Chief Strategic Growth Officer, Reactive Technologies
- Ed Hutchinson Industrial Edge Architect, Global Edge Architecture Team, Red Hat
- Elizabeth Hughes Product Systems Architect, The Mobility House
- Ellen Buck VP, Oncor
- Eric John Sr. Director Transmission Technology Solutions, Danovo Energy Solutions
- Eric Meier Supervisor - Planning Modeling at ERCOT, ERCOT
- Eric Poff Director Substation Telecommunications & Metering Assets, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Erik Lee Principal Distribution Planning Modeling & Tools Engineer, Avista
- Erin Mahan Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, SunSpec Alliance
- Ethan Gueck Data Scientist, Data Society
- Ezra Jampole Principal Engineer, Exponent, Inc.
- Farrokh Rahimi Executive VP, OATI
- Felipe Cassias Pereira Project and Construction Manager at CELESC Santa Catarina, Celesc Distribuição
- Feng Huang Manager, DER Interconnection, ComEd
- Fivos Maniatakos CEO, Sensewaves
- Francis Peverly Vice President, Market Segment Leader, Energy Infrastructure, CHA Consulting, Inc
- Francisco Munoz Martin Principal Electrical Engineer, Distribution Transportation, Xcel Energy
- Frank Shay Manager, Logic20/20
- Funmi Williamson CCO & SVP, Customer Service, Southern California Edison
- Gary Huffman T&D Sr. Client Relations Manager, Burns and McDonnell
- Geir Magne Abusdal Systems Manager, Glitre Nett
- German Dresl Associate Director, Accenture
- Gilbert Salazar Regional Vice President – Distribution Operations PSCo, Xcel Energy
- Giri Iyer Sr Program Manager, National Security Sciences Directorate, ORNL
- Goran Savcic Director, Grid Modernization, Mosaic
- Grant Gilchrist Systems Engineer, Grid Modernization, TESCO Automation
- Greg Black Team Leader, Corporate Security Systems, FPL
- Greg Floyd Principal Enterprise Architect, SOUTHERN COMPANY
- Hadi Athari Director of Energy Technology, Simple Thread
- Haile Gashaw Principal Engineer, Georgia Power Company
- Hamed Valizadeh Principal Technical Lead, Southern California Edison
- Hamish Archer Commercial Manager, WELNetworks
- Hana Beydoun Supervisor- Engineering, DTE
- Hani Alarian Executive Director, Power Systems Technology Operations, California ISO
- Hannah Merriam Principal Consultant, E Source (recently acquired Opinion Dynamics)
- Heidemarie (Heide) Caswell Administrator-Safety, Reliability and Security, Oregon Public Utilities Commission
- Herbert Falk Managing Director, Outside the Box Consulting Services, LLC
- Holly Eagleston, PhD CEO and Founder, Firescape
- Hossein Ashourian Senior Engineer and EMT model developer, PGSTech/EMTP
- Hugo Klingenberg Manager Network Transformation, ElectraNet
- Hunter Walters Managing Supervisor - Substation Maintenance, Humboldt Utilities
- Ian Becker Principal Analyst, Growth, Rock Rabbit
- Ibtissam Kharchouf Scientist, Information, Communication & Cyber Security of DERs, Electric Power Research Institute
- Jack Gibfried Engineer II, North American Reliability Corporation (NERC)
- Jack Wallace III P.E. Principal Consultant, DASH Power Partners
- Jacqueline Piero Head of Policy & Regulation, The Mobility House
- Jacqui Bass Principal Business Program Manager, ComEd
- Jakub Gara Asset Management Lead, Hatch Consulting Engineers
- James Frasher Director of Research & Development, Grants, and Partnerships, SMUD
- James Helmberger Program Manager - DER Integration, Omaha Public Power District
- James Walsh Senior Marketing Manager, West Monroe
- Jan Forslow Senior Solutions Architect, Network Solutions, Itron, Inc.
- Jason Greer CEO, POWERX
- Jason Handley Vice President of Distribution Planning & Studies, Danovo Energy Solutions
- Jason Read Director, Energy Management Energy Management., EPB
- Jason Upole Global Cybersecurity Leader, AECOM
- Jayson Shiau Section Engineer, ComEd
- Jeff Bladen Head of Energy, Verrus, Data Centers
- Jeff Huron Director, EV Strategy & Business Development, ENERGYHUB
- Jeff Ogden Sr. Manager, Telecommunications Engineering, Tampa Electric
- Jeffrey Groenewold Senior Manager Energy Solutions, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Jeffrey Healy Management Consulting Principal, Accenture
- Jeffrey Patterson VP, Information Technology, Colquitt EMC
- Jehmal Hudson Judge, VIRGINIA STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
- Jennifer Maberto Senior Engineer – AMI Engineering, ComEd
- Jesse Morris Head of Customer Solutions, Tapestry
- Jessica Laird Director, Customer Experience Operations, APS
- Jessica Terry Director of Strategic Operations Planning, Xcel Energy
- Jim Liero Sr Director – Grid Technologies, PPL
- Jim Shields Managing Director - Investment Planning, Black & Veatch
- Jodi Santos SVP Operations Support, NiSource
- Joe Grappe Senior Application Engineer, Power System Analytics, Sentient Energy
- Joel Dickinson Senior Manager Distribution Integration, Salt River Project
- Joel Malaver Manager, Operational Telecom Management & Planning, National Grid
- Joel Ulloa Manager - Vehicle Grid Integration, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
- John Budd Principle Engineer, PEPCO Holdings Inc.
- John Currier Sr Dir Grid Modernization, Tampa Electric Company
- John Franklin VP Network Management, National Grid
- John Malaver Engineering Manager, Protection Control Metering & Telecom, National Grid
- John McDaniel Principal Engineer, National Grid
- John Nachilly Manager, Network Strategy & Architecture, Eversource
- Jordan Ludi Associate Director of Grid Modernization, PNM
- Joseph Dubeau Principal Engineer Grid Transformation & Integration Design & Standards, Florida Power & Light Company
- Josh Benson Manager, Distribution Operations, AES Ohio
- Josh Stegman Sr Mgr Grid Technology, Evergy
- Josh Wepman VP and CTO Energy, Leidos
- Juliana Lopes Tanus Soares Innovation Analyst, Energisa
- Julie Castro Vehicle-to-Grid Business Development Manager, GM Energy
- Julie Zhang SP&E- Asset Analytics & Modeling | Predictive Modeling, Manager, Southern California Edison
- Julieta Giraldez Director Grid Planning, Electric Power Engineers
- Junhui Zhao Director of Data Science & Analytics, AVANGRID
- Justin Cruise Director of Strategy Execution & Enterprise Risk Management, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
- Justin Etheredge CEO, Simple Thread
- Justin McCann VP of Engineering, West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative
- Jyoteesh Arumalla Staff Engineer, Dominion Energy
- Kal Ayoub Director of the Office of Electric Reliability, FERC
- Kamran Ali Senior VP - Transmission Grid Planning & Engineering, American Electric Power
- Karen Wayland CEO, GridWise Alliance
- Kasey Dill Senior Product Manager, Arizona Public Service
- Katarina Miletijev Manager, Distribution Operations Engineering, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Kate Tancke Director, E Source
- Keith Hemingway Head, Emerging Technology, Alectra GRE&T Centre, Alectra Utilities
- Kellee Christensen P.E. Director of Strategic Planning and Development, Lansing Board of Water & Light
- Kelly Stich Chief Cyber Security Architect, SUBNET Solutions Inc.
- Ken Beard Information Architect, TECO Energy Inc
- Kenath Carver Director, Compliance Assessment, Texas Reliability Entity
- Kerri Carnes Director, Customer to Grid Solutions, Arizona Public Service
- Kerrick Johnson Commissioner, Vermont Public Service
- Kerry Fast Manager, BC Hydrp
- Kirill Kudymov Senior Product Manager, Industrial, Semtech (Sierra Wireless)
- Kripa Awasthi Principal Engineer, DTE
- Kristopher Lelliott Director - Distribution System Integration & Grid Modernization, Hydro Ottawa
- Kurt Janssen Innovation Manager, Orion NZ Ltd
- Kurtis Buck Principal DER Engineer, Xcel Energy
- Lamont Fletcher Senior Manager, Business Architect, Exelon
- Lee Krevat CEO, Krevat Energy Innovations
- Leo Jiang Principal Consultant Engineer, AVANGRID
- Leonard Socha Manager Operations Technology Support, Wisconsin Public Service
- Li Yu
- Lincoy Small Director, System Operations, Jamaica Public Service Company
- Lister Yu Engineer, LADWP
- Lorraine Gray Vice-President, System Operations & Station Services, Hydro One
- Luis Reyes CEO, Kit Carson Electric
- Luke Peterson Asset Information Manager, Unison
- Luke Whittemore Lead Transportation Electrification Engineer, Portland General Electric (PGE)
- Luke Wollin SVP, Ameren
- Mac Keller Manager of Research & Industry Strategy, Smart Electric Power Alliance
- Madeleine Balchan Program Manager, GridLab
- Madeleine Farrington Market Development, Senior Associate, WeaveGrid
- Mandip Samra CEO, Burbank Water & Water
- Manish Srivastava IT Manager, Exelon
- Marcos Aguirre Portfolio Manager Apps and Analytics, Landis+Gyr
- Maria Cervantes Senior Marketing Manager, eSmart Systems
- Marian King Delivery Lead, Grid Transformation, Accenture
- Marianna Vaiman CEO, V&R Energy
- Marina Donovan Vice President of Global Marketing, ESG and Public Affairs, Itron
- Marit Lyngbaek Strategic Relationship Principal, National Grid
- Mark Moniz Energy Efficiency Consultant, Demand Response and Managed Charging, Eversource
- Mark Moyer Manager, Advanced Delivery Infrastructure (ADI) Grid Solutions, Tampa Electric Company
- Marlene Biehl Product Manager, Heliox, A Siemens Business, Panelist
- Marloon Paula Gonzalez Engineer, National Grid
- Marty Glose Principal Consultant, Electric Planning & Asset Management, Black & Veatch
- Mary Bryan Director, West Monroe
- MaryAnn Dillahunty Senior Director of Distribution System Operations, PG&E
- Masha Kubyshina Senior Technical Product Manager, VGI, The Mobility House North America
- Mathew Eshpeter Technical Consultant, Burns & McDonnell
- Mathias Bell VP Market Development and Partnerships, WeaveGrid
- Matt Rilling-Smith Commercial Director, North America, Smart Systems
- Matthew Boms Managing Director, Advanced Energy United
- Matthew Rhodes Principal Engineer, Salt River Project
- Matthew Strickland Manager, Enterprise Information Management and Integrations, JEA
- Michael Cleveland Principal, Deloitte Consulting
- Michael Parran Grid R&D Manager, MISO Energy
- Michael Rowe Senior Manager, Black & Veatch
- Michael Starke Section Head Electrical Systems Integration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Michael Wilkie Sr. Technical Engineering Specialist - DER Engineering, ComEd
- Michaela Levine Senior Managing Consultant, Energy and Environmental Economics
- Michelle Bogen Sr. Specialist, Market Development & Regulatory Policy, Ford Motor Company
- Michelle Mattson Director Customer Experience, Customer Programs & Digital Services, WE Energies
- Michelle Vargo Senior Vice President, Energy Operations, Puget Sound Energy
- Mike Brozek VP, Customer Success, Anterix
- Mitch Davda Director, Meter & Street Light Operations, Duquesne Light Co.
- Mitch Rappard Director, Wireless Solutions, Palo Alto Networks
- Mohammed Alfayyoumi Senior Director of Grid Planning, Dominion Energy
- Mojtaba Jalalpour Staff Engineer, Dominion Energy
- Monish Mukherjee Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Morgan Noon Sr. Manager, Capacity Planning, ComEd
- MUSTAPHA chawqui Lead engineer, National Grid
- Natalia Kazakova Associate Director, Integrated Planning, EPCOR
- Natalie Solano Project Specialist, Consolidated Edison
- Nate Hawbaker National Fleet Operation Manager, Blue Bird Corporation
- Nathan Jacob Asset Performance Director, Camlin Energy
- Neil Bhagat Director of Engineering, DUKE ENERGY
- Neil Placer Director, Utility Services Consulting, EnerNeX
- Neil Proudman Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, Mosaic
- Nery Navarro Principal Manager of Distribution Planning, Southern California Edison
- Nick Scaramuzzino Clean Energy Specialist, Orange & Rockland Utilities
- Nico Payne, PE Power Quality Supervisor – System Protection Engineering, San Diego Gas & Electric
- Nicole Gooding Manager, AMI Business Integration, Rhode Island Energy
- Nikola Mijatovic Tx/Dx Operating Tools Officer, Hydro One Networks Inc.
- Nishant Bilakanti Staff Research Engineer, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Noel Rivera Jr Senior Director, Danovo Energy Solutions
- Novan Zakkia Senior Consultant, Hitachi
- Obadiah Bartholomy Manager - Distributed Energy Strategy, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Oliver Howarth Solutions Architect, IT – Utility Technologies, Public Service Enterprise Group
- Omni Warner Senior Vice President of PNM Operations, Public Service Company of New Mexico
Most represented companies
- Xcel Energy — 15 speakers
- National Grid — 14 speakers
- ComEd — 11 speakers
- SOUTHERN COMPANY — 10 speakers
- Exelon — 9 speakers
- DUKE ENERGY — 8 speakers
- Accenture — 7 speakers
- Danovo Energy Solutions — 7 speakers
- Dominion Energy — 7 speakers
- EPRI — 7 speakers
Agenda (214 sessions)
Day 1 — Monday 1 March 2027
- GU104: Designing Battery Storage for Utility Applications: A Practical Framework for Siting, Sizing, and Long-Term Asset Performance 08:00–12:00 · Distribution Planning, Energy Storage, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Strategy and Workforce — Huimin Li, Sherif Abdelrazek, Sheikh Jakir Hossain
- Introduction to IEEE 1815 (DNP3) 08:00–12:00 · B315 — Andrew West
- Anneru: Innovative & Affordable Energy Solutions (IAES) Summit 08:00–17:00 · Affordability, Energy at the Edge, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Microgrids
- GU102: DER Management Fundamentals: What It Is, Lessons Learned from Around the World, and Why It's Critical To Get Started Today 08:00–12:00 · Advanced Operations, Affordability, DER, Grid Edge, Artificial Intelligence, DERMS, Control Room Operations, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Microgrids, Policy and Regulation
- GU103: Next Generation AMI - the latest in hardware, communications, and software innovations 08:00–12:00 · Advanced Operations, Digital Transformation, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Jim Ketchledge
- GU105: Data Center Load Modeling: Methods, Standards, and Validation for Grid Planning and Operations 08:00–12:00 · Asset Management, Distribution Planning, Data Analytics, Energy Storage, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Bridge Power, Scenario Clustering — Hiva Nasiri, Abinash Chaudhary, Haowei Lu
- GU101: ADMS & DERMS: Keys to Successful Deployment and Grid Transformation 08:00–12:00 · Cybersecurity, ADMS, DERMS, Energy Storage — Manuel Atanacio, Robert Uluski, Stipe Fustar
- GU300: Next-Generation Data Center Designs for Increased Reliability, Security, and Faster Deployment 08:00–12:00 · Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Bridge Power — Benton Vandiver, Bharadwaj Vasudevan
- SCADA 101: Understanding the Foundation of Utility Automation – Part 1 Fundamentals 08:00–12:00 · Affordability, Asset Management, DER, Talent Pipelines, Microgrids — Jack Wallace III P.E.
- GU106: Navigating the New NERC Compliance Landscape for Computational Loads: A Practical Guide to Project 2026-02 and the CLE Standards 08:00–12:00 · Advanced Operations, Grid Modernization, Policy and Regulation — Eric John, Eric Meier, Jack Gibfried, Rahul Anilkumar
- UIGA Spring Forum: Imagery & Geospatial Solutions for a Resilient Grid 08:00–16:00 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Storms and Wildfires, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience
- PLMA & SECC: Flexible Energy Forum: Powering Grid Flexibility in the Affordability Era 08:30–18:30 · Advanced Operations, Affordability, Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Energy at the Edge, C&I and Data Centers
- Leading Across Generations: The New Reality for Women in Utilities 09:00–09:50 · Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, Grid Modernization, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Vanessa Edmonds, Gretchen Stanford, Caroline Watson, Dawn Roth-Lindell +2 more
- Tech Tour: Georgia Transmission Microgrid Tour: The Future of Energy, Made Simple (Add-on) 09:00–14:00 · Energy Storage, Microgrids
- Tech Tour: GSOC Transmission Control Center Tour: Where Technology Meets Reliability (Add-on) 09:00–12:00 · Offsite
- Beyond Dashboards: Embedding Human-Guided AI for Grid-Decision Making 10:00–10:50 · Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Reliability and Resilience — Terry Nielsen, David Kidd, Steve Ray
- From Strategy to Frontline in 30 Days: How APS Built a Real-Time Affordability Experience 10:00–10:50 · Affordability, Customer Engagement, Strategy and Workforce — Glenn Pritchard, Kasey Dill
- An Industry First: What the First IEEE 1547 Plug-Fest Revealed 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Grid Edge, DERMS — George Bjelovuk, Chris Dunlap, Ben Ealey, Ibtissam Kharchouf +1 more
- Emerging Trends in Operationalizing Managed Charging: Centering the Customer Experience 10:00–10:50 · Customer Engagement, DERMS, Policy and Regulation, Transportation Electrification — Ryan Cheney, Amy Findlay, Brittany Blair, Coley Girouard +2 more
- From Legacy Telecom to Private LTE/5G: A Practical Cost-Benefit Framework for Utility Decision-Making 10:00–10:50 · Digital Transformation, Communication Networks, Cybersecurity, Strategy and Workforce — Andy Fredman, Russel Like
- Utility 2030 The Human Grid Kitchen: A Transformational Leadership Simulation for Grid Modernization 10:15–16:45 · Affordability, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Grid Modernization, Talent Pipelines, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Vanessa Edmonds, Gretchen Stanford, Chris Hilborn
- UBBA Mini-Plugfest & Workshop for Utilities: Private Broadband in Action 11:00–16:00 · NMS (Network Management System), Advanced Operations, Grid Edge, Digital Transformation, Communication Networks, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Scenario Clustering
- Utilization of TOMS system for Asset Management improvement at National Grid 11:00–11:50 · NMS (Network Management System), Asset Management, Communication Networks, Data Analytics — Joel Malaver, Marloon Paula Gonzalez
- Strengthening Reliability and Resiliency Through Advanced OMS Mobile Capabilities 11:00–11:50 · ADMS, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations, Reliability and Resilience — Arthur Wholey, Chad Cogswell, Jason Handley, Jeffrey Patterson
- A Data Modernization Playbook for a Scalable Path to Grid Modernization 11:00–11:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization, Scenario Clustering — Venkat Banunarayanan, Ron Carroll
- Building the Workforce of the Future 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, Digital Transformation, Control Room Operations, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Douglas Foley, Roderick Robinson, Gilbert Salazar, John Franklin +1 more
- Keeping Electricity Affordable – Balancing Reliability, Resilience, and Cost in a High-Growth Era 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, Customer Engagement, Grid Modernization, Strategy and Workforce — Mike Beehler, Joyce Solomon, Vandan Divatia, Karen Kinslow +1 more
- SEPA Bridging Innovation Workshop Series: Accelerating Grid Innovation Through Collaboration 12:00–16:00 · Affordability, Digital Transformation, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce
- Tech Tour: Georgia Tech's Demonstration of Centralized Substation Protection and Control (Add-on) 12:00–17:00 · Offsite
- GU301: Navigating AI Data Center Interconnection: From System Impact to Mitigation Solutions 13:00–17:00 · B203 — Andrew J. Owens, Novan Zakkia
- From Concept to Operation: Utility Lessons on Siting, Sizing, and Operating Battery Storage Assets 13:00–13:50 · Advanced Operations, Distribution Planning, Digital Transformation, Energy Storage, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, C&I and Data Centers, Strategy and Workforce — Huimin Li, Sherif Abdelrazek, Stuart Laval, Christian Ward +1 more
- Utility Strategies for Scaling Customer Participation in EV and DER Programs 13:00–13:50 · Grid Edge, Customer Engagement, DERMS, Transportation Electrification — Dara Charson, Alexander Keyhani, Amber Connors, Paige Schaefer
- Tech Tour: Georgia Power’s Living Microgrid Lab at Tech Square (Add-on) 13:00–17:00 · Energy Storage, Microgrids
- SCADA 201: Advanced Applications, Integration & Cybersecurity – Part 2 13:00–17:00 · DER, Digital Transformation, Energy Storage, Talent Pipelines, Microgrids, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Demos Andreou
- Power Plant Controllers: Enabler or Troublemaker? Commissioning, Compliance, and Real-World Lessons 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, DER, Grid Edge, Cybersecurity — Keaton Wheeler, Chris Dunlap, Amanda Lane, Brian Dale +3 more
- IEEE 1815 (DNP3) Advanced Topics 13:00–17:00 · B315 — Andrew West
- GU206: Cybersecurity for Transmission and Distribution 13:00–17:00 · Cybersecurity, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Kelly Stich, Phil Tonkin
- Data Mesh Without the Mess: How Southern Company is Governing Data Products and AI at Scale 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics — Doug Leal, Mehrdod Mohseni, Greg Floyd
- GU205: Behind-the-Meter Generation for Hyperscale Data Centers: Engineering a 500 MW Co-Located Architecture for Fast-Track Grid Interconnection 13:00–17:00 · Data Analytics, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Bridge Power — Hiva Nasiri, Abinash Chaudhary, Haowei Lu
- GU204: Microgrid Solutions for Data Centers: Design, Control, and Operation 13:00–17:00 · Advanced Operations, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Microgrids, Bridge Power, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Amin Zamani, Sai Somayajula, Seyyed Ali Ghorashi
- GU203: End-to-End Asset Management: Connecting Capital Planning, Investment Justification, and Grid Value 13:00–17:00 · Asset Management, Affordability, DER, Digital Transformation, DERMS, Policy and Regulation — Aileen Currier, Marty Glose, Phil Crossland
- GU202: DER Management in Practice: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Start Managing DER Today With Your Existing Tools 13:00–17:00 · Advanced Operations, DER, Digital Transformation, DERMS, Control Room Operations, Transportation Electrification
- GU201: Getting Started with Grid Network Model Management 13:00–17:00 · NMS (Network Management System), Distribution Planning, ADMS — Tyler Friedel, Gerald Gray
- Grid Network Model Management | Real-World Strategies, Measurable Wins, and Future Roadmaps 13:00–13:50 · Advanced Operations, Digital Transformation, DERMS, Grid Modernization, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Tyler Friedel, Gerald Gray, Thomas Artau, David Bogen +2 more
- Australia Day - Navigating the Age of Acceleration: Utilities Keeping Pace with Technology and Customer Demand 14:00–16:00 · B313A/B
- Extending the DER Value with Load Following Capability 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Grid Edge, DERMS, Energy Storage, Microgrids — Ali Ipakchi, Duncan Burns, Frank Shay
- From Control Rooms to Autonomous Operations: What the AI-Era Utility Will Actually Look Like 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Affordability, Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations, C&I and Data Centers, Talent Pipelines, Strategy and Workforce — Josh Stallings, Vik Trehan, Christophe Guille, Peter Landauer
- Value-Stacking Through Risk-Based Investment Planning 14:00–14:50 · Affordability, Data Analytics, Storms and Wildfires, Policy and Regulation, Reliability and Resilience — Mishal Thadani, Brian Bassett, Jessica Terry, Semir Vajzovic +1 more
- ADMS Model Validation: Thinking Outside of the Black Box: Identifying model errors for 9,000 circuits in 24 hours 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, NMS (Network Management System), Data Analytics, ADMS — Dan Lysaker, Ted Beglin
- Empowering Awareness of the Grid through Advanced Analytics & Forecasting 14:00–14:50 · Asset Management — Amanda Lane, Natalia Kazakova, Riley Prescott, Robert Otal +1 more
- From Truck Cab to Trust: How Dominion Energy Won Over the Field 15:00–15:25 · Asset Management, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Ann Whitby
- Dispatch, Discharge, Opt-Out: Real V2G Findings Across Residential and Fleet 15:00–15:50 · DER, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Transportation Electrification — Smriti Mishra, Mark Moniz, Masha Kubyshina, Sally Griddith
- You Cannot Solve What You Cannot See: Physical AI and the High-Resolution Grid 15:00–15:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale — Meghan Calabro
- How Smart are Your Large DER Smart Inverter Settings? - Xcel's Evaluation of the importance of tuning volt-var active controls on net-export generating facilities to optimize system voltage levels 15:00–15:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Energy at the Edge, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Dan Lysaker, Bryant Webb, Kurtis Buck
- From Pilot to Standard: Pepco’s Framework for Deploying Voltage-Regulating Distribution Transformers to Support DER and EV Growth 15:00–15:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Distribution Planning, DER, Grid Edge — George Bjelovuk, John Budd
- One Threat, Many Approaches: Wildfire Mitigation From Co-ops to Large IOUs 15:00–15:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience — Nicole Naassan, Joaquin Sebastian-Peral, Holly Eagleston, PhD, Luis Reyes +1 more
- From Utility Data to Operational Action: Privacy‑Honoring, Governed, Purpose‑Built Agents on an AI‑Ready Foundation 15:00–15:50 · Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Control Room Operations — Mohammad Gharaibeh, Amy Grice, Young Ngo
- Scaling Outage Coordination Without Scaling Headcount: Dominion Energy’s Move to Automated Transmission Outage Planning 15:25–15:50 · Control Room Operations, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Hadi Athari, Mojtaba Jalalpour
Day 2 — Tuesday 2 March 2027
- Welcome & Industry Keynote Conversation: How Are Utility CEOs Driving the Age of Acceleration? 08:30–10:00 · Affordability, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Policy and Regulation, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Wayne Bishop, Tamla Olivier, Chris Womack, Ed Baine +2 more
- Shaping Energy at the Edge: How Hydro Ottawa leverages AI and Residential DERs for Localized Grid Flexibility 09:00–09:50 · DER, Grid Edge, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Energy at the Edge, Energy Storage, Grid Modernization — Andres Carvallo, Kristopher Lelliott, Shawn Carr
- From Application to Activation: AI-Augmented Interconnection for Superior Customer Experiences 09:00–09:50 · DER, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement — Brian Boler, Carol Johnston, Robert Deschamps
- From AMI Alarms to Action: Leveraging AI and Grid Edge Data for Predictive Outage Management 09:00–09:50 · Grid Edge, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Grid Modernization, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Vegetation Management — Meghan Calabro, Glenn Pritchard
- Before It Touches the Grid: Duquesne Light Company & PPL Electric on Building a Utility-Led DER Validation Gate 09:00–09:50 · DER, DERMS, Grid Modernization, Control Room Operations, Scenario Clustering — Marcelo Sandoval, Sabrina Nguyen, William Thai
- Automating Solutions Planning for an Increasingly Complex Distribution Planning 09:00–09:50 · Affordability, Distribution Planning, DER, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering — Thomas Artau, Julieta Giraldez, Mohammed Alfayyoumi, Nery Navarro
- Affordability First- a not so new paradigm in Large Load interconnect and siting 09:00–09:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Data Analytics, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Policy and Regulation, Bridge Power — Zeeshan Sheikh, Jaclyn Whiteman, Giri Iyer
- Leading Through Load: Managing Time and Energy When the Grid, the Tech, and the Workforce Are All Under Stress 09:00–09:50 · Asset Management, Grid Modernization, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Tamla Olivier, Cheryl Davis, Jody Allison, Marguerite Behringer +2 more
- Planning for OT Security in a Post-Quantum World 09:00–09:50 · Cybersecurity, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Andrew West, Grant Gilchrist, Herbert Falk, John Malaver +2 more
- Regaining Control of IT Advacing into Substations 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Grid Edge, Digital Transformation, Grid Modernization, Control Room Operations — Abhiram Vallabhaneni, Anthony Sivesind, Ed Hutchinson
- ComEd’s Deployment of a PLTE Network to Support Grid Modernization Use-Cases 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Communication Networks, Grid Modernization — Bobbi Harris, Jacqui Bass, Jayson Shiau, Ryan Kelly
- A Control Center for the 21st Century Modern Grid 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Distribution Planning, Control Room Operations, Reliability and Resilience — Rob Boone, Catherine Magliocco, John Currier
- Beyond Commissioning: Continuous Performance Monitoring of Inverter-Based Resources and Large Loads 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, C&I and Data Centers — Tim Wolf, Clifton Black, Davin Ojala, Matthew Rhodes +2 more
- Beyond Coverage: The Value, Risks, and Evolution of Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity for Utility Operations 10:00–10:50 · Communication Networks, Reliability and Resilience — Jason Upole, Mathew Eshpeter, Tim Spyers
- DERMS Implementation: Creating Agile Solutions for a Shifting Regulatory Landscape 10:00–10:50 · DER, DERMS, Grid Modernization, Policy and Regulation — Kyle Comstock, Shelly Barczak, Chad Nickell
- Duquesne Light Company: Moving Grid Planning from Spreadsheets to Clicks 10:00–10:50 · Distribution Planning, Digital Transformation, Grid Modernization — Meghan Calabro, John Sala
- From Comms to Control: How Private LTE Is Powering the Autonomous Grid 10:00–10:50 · Grid Edge, Communication Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Alice Moy-Gonzalez, Chissy Carr, John Kuklinski, Juan Macias
- Government Meetup 10:00–11:00 · B314
- Grid DERMS – From the Control Center to the Grid Edge: Aggregator Interface Design, Use Cases, and Roadmap 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Affordability, Grid Edge, DERMS, Energy at the Edge, Energy Storage — Ali Ipakchi
- Modernizing Distribution System Planning: Integrating DERs, Forecasting, and Non-Wires Alternatives for a Flexible Grid 10:00–10:50 · Asset Management, Affordability, Distribution Planning, DER, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Grid Modernization — Venkat Banunarayanan, Erik Lee, Monish Mukherjee, Morgan Noon +2 more
- Peer-to-Peer Roundtables 10:00–14:00 · B305 & B306
- Startup Competition at Initiate 10:00–16:00 · Exhibit Hall - C2
- The Evolving Policy Landscape for Grid Modernization and Balancing of Affordability, Reliability, and Energy Transition 10:00–10:50 · Affordability, Distribution Planning, C&I and Data Centers, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Ann Moore, Larry Gasteiger, Karen Wayland, Kerrick Johnson +1 more
- V2G School Bus Integration for Grid Resilience, Sustainability and Value Creation 10:00–10:50 · DER, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Reliability and Resilience, Transportation Electrification — Geri Yin, Luke Whittemore, Marlene Biehl, Nate Hawbaker +1 more
- Knowledge Hubs 10:15–16:15 · Exhibit Hall
- Distribution Planning Challenges on the Integration of DERs in Low-Voltage Secondary Network Systems 11:00–11:50 · DER, Energy Storage, Grid Modernization, Microgrids, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering — Shelly Barczak, Noel Rivera Jr
- From Estimation to Observation: Using Continuous Point-on-Wave Technology to Reveal Real-Time System Strength, Regional Inertia, and other Critical Grid Conditions 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Grid Modernization, Control Room Operations, Reliability and Resilience — Eric Charette, Ken Aramaki, Christine Cole, Duncan Burt +3 more
- DTE’s Strategic Path to Achieving Grid-Wide Distribution Power Flow (DPF) Convergence 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, Data Analytics, ADMS, Control Room Operations — Durgesh Gupta, Lea Maurer, Hana Beydoun, Kripa Awasthi
- A Multi-disciplinary Perspective on Data Centers, Transmission and Generation Infrastructure Development: How to Close the Gap to Meet the Load Demands? 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, C&I and Data Centers, Strategy and Workforce — Mark Carpenter, Maryclaire Peterson, Daniel Diaz, David Elizondo +2 more
- From Outage to Outreach: Engineering Customer Trust When the Lights Go Out 11:00–11:50 · Digital Transformation, Communication Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, ADMS, Storms and Wildfires — Annie Tao, Jeffrey Healy, Leonard Socha, Marina Donovan +1 more
- When the Network Model Meets the Field 11:00–11:50 · Distribution Planning, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Energy at the Edge — Alex Ramirez, Vladyslav Anderson, Fivos Maniatakos
- Accelerating DER Interconnection at Exelon & ComEd Through AI-Powered Automation 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence — Ali Ipakchi, Feng Huang, Mary Bryan, Rose Mary Colella-Seavey
- Calling All Networks: The Growing Case for Multicommodity Networks 11:00–11:50 · Grid Edge, Digital Transformation, Communication Networks, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Policy and Regulation — Jimi Conway, Alice Moy-Gonzalez, Marguerite Behringer, Amith Kota +3 more
- Municipal, Co-op and Public Power Meetup 11:00–12:00 · B314
- Proven and Replicable: Validating a DER Distribution Value Framework 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, DER, Grid Edge, DERMS, Grid Modernization, Transportation Electrification — Anurag Kamal, Hannah Merriam, Madeleine Farrington, Nick Scaramuzzino +1 more
- Avoiding the PKI Pitfalls: Getting IEEE 2030.5 Certificate Strategies Right 11:00–11:50 · DER, Grid Edge, Communication Networks, Cybersecurity, DERMS — Chris Dunlap, Ben Ealey, Ajit Renjit, Damon Kachur +1 more
- Integrated Investment Planning Framework 13:00–13:50 · Affordability, Asset Management, Distribution Planning, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Jakub Gara, Jim Shields, Sean Ness, Wen Tu
- Keynote: Human Intelligence in an AI World: Turning Lived Experience Into Impact 13:00–14:00 · Artificial Intelligence, Strategy and Workforce — Jessica O. Matthews
- Preparing for a More Dynamic Distribution Grid: How Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) Analysis Is Changing the Study Landscape 13:00–13:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Microgrids, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Keaton Wheeler, Julio Romero Aguero, Brian Dale, Abdlmnam Abdlrahem +2 more
- Transmission Workshop: Breaking Transmission Bottlenecks: Real-World Execution Strategies for 2027 13:00–16:15 · B312 — Mike Beehler, Ellen Buck, Kamran Ali, Sandra Johnson
- Weak Grids, Real Problems: Lessons from the Frontlines of DER Integration 13:00–13:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), C&I and Data Centers — Keaton Wheeler, Alex Lago, Ken Aramaki, Wenzong Wang +1 more
- From Data to Decisions: Intelligent Insights for Modern Asset Management 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization — Ann Moore, Lukasz Kubas, Nico Payne, PE, Oliver Howarth +2 more
- Plug-and-Play VPP Integration: The Blueprint Taking Shape Across 25+ Utilities - with APS, LADWP, SMUD and Xcel Energy 13:00–13:50 · DER, DERMS, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Reliability and Resilience — Ashley Stern, Yashar Kenarangui, Denver Hinds, Lister Yu +2 more
- Investor and Finance Meetup 13:00–14:00 · B314
- From Asset Monitoring To Asset Performance: A Risk-Based APM Case Study at Humboldt Utilities 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Distribution Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Reliability and Resilience — Po-Chen Chen, Bastian Fischer, Hunter Walters
- Securing the Intelligent Grid Edge – A Practical Approach to AMI 2.0 Cybersecurity 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Grid Edge, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity — Seshadri Nadendla, Pierre Cyr
- Vulnerability Intelligence and OT Resilience: Operationalizing Vulnerability Work Across the Digital Grid 14:00–14:50 · Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience — Eric Gupta, Caitlin Condon, Christopher Strain, Chuck Blitzer +2 more
- Unblocking the Interconnection Queue: Lessons from Con Edison’s Pilot on Pre-Application Intelligence for DER Developers 14:00–14:50 · DER, Energy at the Edge, Grid Modernization, Policy and Regulation — Aaron Zaug, Brittany Proctor, Catie Budri, Valentín Rigoni
- New Industry Standards and Indices for Measuring Distribution Resilience and Reliability 14:00–14:50 · DER, Storms and Wildfires, Energy Storage, Microgrids, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering — Julio Romero Aguero, Renata Bakousseva, Bolanle (Bola) Sosina, Gary Huffman +3 more
- Shared Data for Smarter Models: How 5 New Zealand Utilities are Revolutionizing Asset Management with Computer Vision 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Reliability and Resilience — Hamish Archer, Jesse Morris, Kurt Janssen, Luke Peterson +2 more
- From Outages to Insight: AI, Automation, and the Future of Grid Resilience 14:00–14:50 · Asset Management, Distribution Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations — Po-Chen Chen, Austin O'Malley, Pavel Ozhogin, Timothy Krall
- From the Storm to the Control Room: How Hydro One’s Intelligent Grid Connects Intelligence, Systems, and Teams for Real-Time Action 14:00–14:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience — James Helmberger, Lorraine Gray, Peter Mitskos
- A Practical Blueprint for Scaling AI Inspection: Idaho Power's Journey to Smarter Asset Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience — Jon Axtman, Bryan Orcutt, Maria Cervantes, Matt Rilling-Smith
- EPC Meetup 15:00–16:00 · B314
Day 3 — Wednesday 3 March 2027
- Breakfast Roundtables 07:00–08:45 · B206
- Keynote: How Will the Data Center Boom Define the Evolution of the Grid? 08:00–09:00 · Artificial Intelligence, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Policy and Regulation
- Electric Vehicle Chargers as Controllable Load: a strategy for mitigating reverse power flow in networks with high DG penetration 09:00–09:50 · DER, DERMS, Transportation Electrification — Anurag Kamal, Juliana Lopes Tanus Soares, Paloma Greiciana de Souza Dias Costa, Wendell William Teixeira
- Real-World Lessons at ConEd in Managing the People Side of Technical Change Through Organizational Change Management 09:00–09:50 · NMS (Network Management System), Talent Pipelines, Strategy and Workforce — Daniel Hengst, Francis Peverly, Natalie Solano, Sara Torrez
- Fortifying the Grid Edge: Implementing Zero Trust Network Architecture for Cellular Connected Utility Infrastructure 09:00–09:50 · Grid Edge, Communication Networks, Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience — Andy Fredman, Jeff Ogden, Kirill Kudymov, Mitch Rappard
- Ground-Level Operation of Underground Networks: How CELESC Broke the Barrier That Prevented the Expansion of Underground Networks in Brazil – Santa Catarina 09:00–09:50 · Affordability, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Venkat Banunarayanan, Alexandre Ohara, Felipe Cassias Pereira
- Enhancing Customer Engagement Through AI-Enabled Image Reporting 09:00–09:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Control Room Operations, Grid Modernization — Ali Syed, Keith Hemingway
- Moving From Meter-to-Cash to Grid Intelligence 09:00–09:50 · Affordability, Grid Edge, Customer Engagement, Energy at the Edge, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Joyce Solomon, Jim Ketchledge
- What Interconnection Got Right & What’s Ripe for Change? 09:00–09:50 · DER, Policy and Regulation, Reliability and Resilience, Transportation Electrification — Ryan Cheney, Michelle Bogen
- Vulnerability Management for Grid IEDs at LCRA to support NERC CIP Compliance and advanced OT Cybersecurity 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Cybersecurity, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Ameen Hamdon, Anthony Eshpeter, Derek Burns
- Connecting the Grid: Leveraging Utility Communications for Analytics and AI to Improve Reliability 09:00–09:50 · Communication Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Grid Modernization, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Bobbi Harris, Brandon Lundy, Shane Powell
- ADMS as a Living System: How PPL Is Building Toward a Touchless, AI-Enabled Control Room 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, ADMS, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations — Stuart Laval, Jim Liero, Marian King, Pratik Lakdawala
- AMI 2.0 at Scale: National Grid and Rhode Island Energy Case Studies 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Distribution Planning, DER, Grid Edge, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Colin Gibbs, Dan Tripp, Marcos Aguirre, Nicole Gooding
- Can Utilities Build Fast Enough? Rethinking Substation Modernization for the New Load Growth Era 09:00–09:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Microgrids, Bridge Power — Carl Toner, Marit Lyngbaek, Rory Billing, Troy Anatra
- Utility Roundtables 10:00–11:00 · B314
- Peer-to-Peer Roundtables 10:00–14:00 · B305 & B306
- Connecting Resiliency Investments to Customer Outcomes 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, Storms and Wildfires, Vegetation Management, Strategy and Workforce — Robel Lulseged, Jeffrey Groenewold
- A Nation at Risk: Forging a Cross-Sector Alliance to Confront the Power Industry's Workforce Crisis 10:00–10:50 · Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Morteza Talebi, Maurice Kimsey II, Ahmad Ababneh, Vik Trehan +3 more
- Beyond the Spreadsheet: How Dominion Energy Rebuilt Facility Ratings as a System of Record for FERC 881 10:00–10:50 · Digital Transformation, Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Policy and Regulation — Jaclyn Whiteman, Justin Etheredge
- Driving ADMS Success Through Operator Competency 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, ADMS, Storms and Wildfires, Control Room Operations — Billy Spadinger, Brandon Dowless, Chad Parks, Josh Benson +1 more
- Startup Competition at Initiate 10:00–16:00 · Exhibit Hall - C2
- Robot-assisted substation inspection and other advanced applications 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Talent Pipelines, Reliability and Resilience — Alex Lago, Deepak Aswani, Eric Poff, James Frasher +1 more
- From Weeks to Hours: Faster Answers for Large-Load Interconnection Studies 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers — Brian Bassett, Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Santosh Veda
- LCRA’s Journey to Delivering Robust, Reliable MC-PTT with Private LTE Networks 10:00–10:50 · Communication Networks, Reliability and Resilience — Koustuv Ghoshal, Mike Brozek
- From Ambition to Execution: Scaling Utility Transformation and Lessons Learned 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, ADMS, Energy at the Edge, DERMS, Control Room Operations, Reliability and Resilience — Eric Gupta, David Houston, Jordan Ludi, Mark Moyer +1 more
- Planning for High Electrification Futures: Lessons Learned from SMUD’s Integrated Distributed Resource Plan 10:00–10:50 · DER, Energy at the Edge, Energy Storage, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Talent Pipelines, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce, Transportation Electrification — Geri Yin, Michaela Levine, Obadiah Bartholomy
- At the Grid’s Edge: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in an Era of Converged Threats 10:00–10:50 · Grid Edge, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity — Chris Dunlap, Doug Cherney, Greg Black, Scott Cleary
- Knowledge Hubs 10:15–16:15 · Exhibit Hall
- Sandbox + Lab Environments for OT: De-Risking ADMS and DERMS Deployment 11:00–11:50 · DER, Grid Edge, ADMS, DERMS, Grid Modernization — Eric Charette, Michael Wilkie, Sam Villalobos, Syed Qaseem Ali
- Large-Scale Predictive Analytics at Oncor 11:00–11:50 · Asset Management, Data Analytics, Storms and Wildfires, Grid Modernization — Marcelo Sandoval, Yannan Sun
- ADMS + DERMS: Choosing the Right Integration Model 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, ADMS, DERMS — Abhiram Vallabhaneni, Yashar Kenarangui, Goran Savcic, Jyoteesh Arumalla +1 more
- Operational Readiness for DERMS 11:00–11:50 · DER, DERMS, Grid Modernization, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Arijana Bratic, Dimitrije Kotur
- T-Flex MVP – Accelerating Transmission Interconnection Through Flexibility 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, Grid Modernization, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Hyperscale, Scenario Clustering — Junhui Zhao
- Compliance at the Edge of the Envelope: CIP Moves to the Cloud 11:00–11:50 · Cybersecurity, Control Room Operations, Policy and Regulation, Reliability and Resilience — Aaron Zaug, Kenath Carver, Ranjan Banerji, Rod English
- From AMI Data to Grid Operations: Building the Trust to Act on Meter Data 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, Grid Edge, Data Analytics, DERMS, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Lea Maurer, Seshadri Nadendla, Ken Beard, Kerry Fast +1 more
- From Deployment to Impact: How Tampa Electric Is Accelerating Private Network Value 11:00–11:50 · Communication Networks, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Koustuv Ghoshal, Dana Jaber, Ross Spero
- Alectra SmartCharge: Benefits from the Macro to Micro Scale 11:00–11:50 · Affordability, Grid Edge, Customer Engagement, Transportation Electrification — Daniel Carr, Lee Krevat
- Before AI Comes Asset Intelligence: Building the Utility Data Foundation for Modern Asset Management 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Distribution Planning, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics — Ken Chadha
- From Strategy to Scale: How APS Built the Data Foundation That Makes AI Work 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics — Terry Nielsen, Vaibhav Parmar, Venkata Nimmala
- Evergy Residential Battery Pilot - Small Project, Big Integration 13:00–13:50 · Energy at the Edge, DERMS, Energy Storage, Grid Modernization — Christian Winingar, Josh Stegman, Kellee Christensen P.E., Tianling Wu
- Grid-Forming Inverters: From Proven Microgrid Applications to Emerging Grid-Connected Use Cases 13:00–13:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, Microgrids, Bridge Power, Reliability and Resilience — Keaton Wheeler, Troy Miller, Wenzong Wang, Li Yu +1 more
- Keynote: The Trust We Build: Earning Our Way to Autonomous Grid Operations 13:00–14:00 · Exhibit Hall - B1 — Joseph Santamaria
- International Workshop: Cross-Border T&D Delivery: Overcoming Supply Chains, Permitting, and Market Friction 13:00–16:15 · B312
- Breaking Down the Affordability Mandate: Internal Innovation, External Advocacy, and Regulatory Trust 13:00–13:50 · Affordability, Grid Modernization, Policy and Regulation — Mike Beehler, Larry Gasteiger, Mark Carpenter, Cleve Fann +2 more
- Meeting Drivers Where They Are: Automaker Partnerships and the Next Generation of EV Customer Engagement Strategies 13:00–13:50 · Affordability, Grid Edge, Customer Engagement, Transportation Electrification — Joel Ulloa, Josh Wepman, Julie Castro, Mathias Bell
- Mapping Wildfire Risk Reduction to Utility Operations for Maximized Mitigation 13:00–13:50 · Asset Management, Storms and Wildfires, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience — Alan Saunders, Scott Bordenkircher, Jared Leader, Justin Cruise +1 more
- When Wildfire Risk Changes Hourly: How Entergy is Replacing Traditional Data with Real-time Risk Intelligence to Balance Risk, Reliability, and Affordability 14:00–14:50 · Asset Management, Affordability, Storms and Wildfires, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience — Alan Saunders, Dakin DuBroc
- JPS Hurricane Response and Recovery 14:00–14:50 · Storms and Wildfires, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Keyra Pulliam, Lincoy Small
- From SCADA to Strategy: How AES Scaled Asset Performance Management for Renewables with Asset Criticality at the Core 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Data Analytics, Energy Storage — Lukasz Kubas, Patrick McNulty
- Breaking the Cycle: Using Data and Advanced Field Technology to Eliminate Repeat Outages. 14:00–14:50 · Asset Management, Data Analytics, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Caleb Feltmeyer, Christian Aponte
- Networking Dynamic Boundaries for Utility-Scale Resilience 14:00–14:50 · Energy at the Edge, Microgrids, Scenario Clustering — Jason Read, Michael Starke, Samantha Gilman, Sandra Affare
- Keeping Electricity Affordable -- Earning Trust in a High-Growth Era 14:00–14:50 · Affordability, Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, Strategy and Workforce — Cheryl Davis, Jody Allison, Aaron August, Jessica Laird +3 more
- Extending Grid Visibility with AMI: Detecting Momentary Outages from Non-SCADA Reclosers 15:00–15:50 · Advanced Operations, Grid Edge, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Renata Bakousseva, Will Gifford
- From a Spreadsheet to 55,000 Conductors: The Engineering Journey Behind Dominion Energy's Line Risk Intelligence Pipeline 15:00–15:50 · Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization — Ethan Gueck, Tanner Cullifer
- Exelon is Transforming Delivery, Proven by Streetlights 15:00–15:50 · Affordability, Customer Engagement, Energy at the Edge, Policy and Regulation — Amanda Dixon, Brett Collacchi, Lamont Fletcher, Manish Srivastava
- Building the On-Ramp to Scale EV Flexible Service Connections 15:00–15:50 · Grid Edge, DERMS, Energy Storage, Bridge Power, Transportation Electrification — Smriti Mishra, Elizabeth Hughes, Francisco Munoz Martin, Jacqueline Piero
- Beyond Billing: Realizing the Full Value of AMI Data 15:00–15:00 · Customer Engagement, Data Analytics, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Talent Pipelines, Strategy and Workforce — Joyce Solomon, Michael Rowe
- Avoiding Vendor Lock-In with Standards-Based Data Integration 15:00–15:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence — Tyler Friedel, Gerald Gray, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Matthew Strickland
- AI Driven Protection Coordination at Scale: How PPL Assessed 1,400 Feeders in Under Eight Hours 15:00–15:50 · Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Julio Romero Aguero, Elizabeth Moreno, James Conrad, Piyush Saxena +1 more
- Unlocking Demand-Side Flexibility: European Regulatory Insights for U.S. Electricity Markets 15:00–15:50 · Bulk Power and Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Farrokh Rahimi, Geir Magne Abusdal, Richard Sarti
- Data Center and Hyperscalers Meetup 16:00–17:00 · B314
Day 4 — Thursday 4 March 2027
- GU303: Making Transformation Visible: How EA and Change Management Turn Strategy into Execution 08:00–12:00 · Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Grid Modernization — Blake Politte, Neil Placer
- GU302: Data that Matters: Driving Strategic Decisions in Asset Management 08:00–12:00 · Asset Management, Data Analytics, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Darin Johnson, Kate Tancke, Pablo Narvaez, Richard Wernsing
- GU304: TIIRs That Deliver: Turning Standards into an Operational Reality 08:00–12:00 · DER, Cybersecurity, DERMS, C&I and Data Centers, Transportation Electrification — Ben Ealey, Daniel Ernstmann, Xavier Francia
- GU305: From Comms to Control: How Private LTE Is Powering the Autonomous Grid 08:00–12:00 · DER, Artificial Intelligence, Communication Networks — Chissy Carr, John Kuklinski, Juan Macias
- Welcome & Opening Keynote Panel - Executive Perspectives: Joint Planning for Large-Load Interconnection 09:15–10:15 · Advanced Operations, C&I and Data Centers, Reliability and Resilience — Mark Lauby
- Welcome & Opening Keynote Panel 09:15–10:15 · Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience
- Data Center Leadership Summit (Add-on) 09:15–17:00 · C&I and Data Centers
- Wildfire & Resiliency Strategy Summit (Add-on) 09:15–17:00 · Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience
- From Fault Detection to Synchro-Waveform Analytics: PacifiCorp’s Experience Scaling Line Sensor Intelligence Across a Six-State Territory 10:00–10:50 · Grid Edge, Data Analytics, Grid Modernization, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience — Eric Charette, Joe Grappe, Ryan Anthon
- Forecast, Mobilize, and Restore: Inside Exelon's AI-Driven Storm Outage Suite 10:00–10:50 · Artificial Intelligence, Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience — Vladyslav Anderson, Ashley Stern, Valli Muthukaruppan
- US DOE Grid Modernization Investment Framework – An Effective Cost Justification for Building the Grid of the Future 10:00–10:50 · Affordability, Artificial Intelligence, C&I and Data Centers, Policy and Regulation
- Why Customers Quit: Closing the Drop-Off Gap in Incentive Programs 10:00–10:00 · Affordability, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Talent Pipelines, Strategy and Workforce — Ian Becker
- Reliability at Scale: Advancing Bulk Power Operations in a Rapidly Evolving Grid 10:00–10:50 · Advanced Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Control Room Operations, Bulk Power and Energy Markets, C&I and Data Centers, Reliability and Resilience — Ann Moore, Hani Alarian, Michael Parran, Venkat Tirupati
- Hybrid Intelligence for the Grid: Merging Physics-Based and Machine Learning Models 10:00–10:50 · Asset Management, Data Analytics, Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience — Terry Nielsen, Joaquin Sebastian-Peral, Ezra Jampole, Julie Zhang
- Knowledge Hubs 10:30–12:00 · Exhibit Hall
- Start Up Awards at Initiate 10:30–11:00 · Exhibit Hall - C2
- When the Grid Can't Keep Up: Rethinking the Data Center Power Supply for What's Next 10:40–11:40 · Grid Edge, C&I and Data Centers, Policy and Regulation
- Reaching the Effectiveness Frontier: Metrics to Support Resilience Performance Incentives 10:40–11:40 · Reliability and Resilience — Jared Leader
- Wildfire Mitigation Mastery – Strategies for a Resilient, Low-Risk T&D System 10:40–11:40 · Storms and Wildfires, Reliability and Resilience — Mike Beehler, Scott Bordenkircher, Andrew Abranches, Carrie Laird +1 more
- From Static Interconnection to Grid Orchestration: Utility Lessons from Flex Connect, Managed Charging, and Flexible DER Integration 11:00–11:50 · Grid Edge, DERMS, Transportation Electrification — Erin Mahan, Joel Dickinson, Spencer Borison, Toni Pietrantoni
- Integration of Power Transformer Maintenance Information with Online Monitoring Data for advanced asset health diagnostics and digital twin modelling. 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, Asset Management, Data Analytics, Reliability and Resilience — Nathan Jacob
- Integrated Planning for Load Growth: Quantifying the Transmission Value of Distirbuted Storage 11:00–11:50 · Distribution Planning, Energy Storage, Grid Modernization, C&I and Data Centers, Reliability and Resilience, Scenario Clustering — Troy Miller, Carlo Brancucci, Madeleine Balchan, Wallace Kenyon
- Real-Time Load Transfer Studies Using ADMS 11:00–11:50 · Advanced Operations, ADMS, Control Room Operations, Grid Modernization, Scenario Clustering — Rob Boone, Nikola Mijatovic
- AI in Action: How PPL Modernized Contractor Invoice Validation beyond Standard VIM Processes 11:00–11:25 · Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Talent Pipelines, Strategy and Workforce — Elizabeth Moreno, James Conrad, Piyush Saxena, Steve Greene
- Operationalizing Grid Enhancing Technologies: PGE’s Experience with Dynamic Line Ratings and Advanced Conductors 11:00–11:50 · Grid Enhancing Technologies (GET), Grid Modernization, Reliability and Resilience — Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Sanman Rokade
- When Engineers Stop Searching and Start Asking: An AI-Embedded Planning & Modeling Portal with Dominion Energy 11:25–11:50 · Distribution Planning, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Scenario Clustering, Strategy and Workforce — Steve Greene, Poornima Joshi, Praveen Dhanasekar
- Realigning Utility Planning for the Data Center Era 12:40–13:40 · Grid Edge, Digital Transformation, C&I and Data Centers, Hyperscale, Policy and Regulation, Strategy and Workforce — Mike Beehler, Ahmad Ababneh, Douglas Foley, Roderick Robinson +1 more
- Perspectives on Large Load Integration: Utilities, Developers, and Regulators 12:40–13:40 · B312-B314 — Kal Ayoub
- Wildfire Resilient Infrastructure Programs: Lessons Learned 12:40–13:40 · Storms and Wildfires — Scott Bordenkircher, Ben Lanz, Jon Axtman, Robel Lulseged +1 more
- Cyber Resilience at the Grid Edge: A Duke Energy and INL Perspective 13:00–13:50 · Grid Edge, Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience — Mac Keller, Steve Rawson, Sunil Katwala, TJ Losier
- From Indicators to Drivers: Georgia Power’s Standard-Setting Risk Evaluation Framework 13:00–13:50 · Affordability, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, Vegetation Management, Reliability and Resilience, Strategy and Workforce — Josh Stallings, MUSTAPHA chawqui
- Utility Communications as a Service: Delivering Mission-Critical Networks Through Managed and Hosted Models 13:00–13:50 · Communication Networks, Cybersecurity, Grid Modernization — Brian Huey, Bryan Rask, Justin McCann, Rob Butts
- Accelerating Asset Intelligence: Preparing Legacy Data for Advanced Analytics 14:00–14:50 · Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Strategy and Workforce — Mehrdod Mohseni, Caitlin Prager, Catherine Coker
- How ComEd, Eversource, and Other Industry Leaders Leverage Device-Level Telemetry & Field Data to Optimize AMI 2.0 Networks 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, Communication Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Cristine Korowajczuk, John Sala, Jan Forslow, Jennifer Maberto +1 more
- From VPP Pilots to Enterprise Capability: How Utilities Can Build a Decision Framework for Scale 14:00–14:50 · Advanced Operations, DER, DERMS, Grid Modernization — Shelly Barczak, Alyssa Ramirez, James Walsh, Rebecca Postowski
- Aging Grid Affordability & Resilience: National Trends in Regulatory & Technology Innovation 14:10–15:10 · Affordability, Policy and Regulation — Ben Lanz, Vandan Divatia, Jehmal Hudson, Steve Tompkins
- Utility Best Practices Managing Data Center Growth: Real Needs, Concrete Solutions, and Required Actions 14:10–15:10 · Artificial Intelligence, C&I and Data Centers, Bridge Power — Maryclaire Peterson, Ali Alvi, Marianna Vaiman, Raj Roychowdhury +1 more
- Tech Talks Series: Lightning Rounds 15:30–16:00 · Reliability and Resilience
- Tech Talks Series: Lightning Rounds 15:30–16:00 · C&I and Data Centers
- Closing Panel Discussion: Defining Your 2027 Wildfire & Resilience Blueprint 16:00–17:00 · Grid Modernization
- Closing Panel Discussion: What’s Now & What’s Next: Defining the Shared Energy Roadmap in 2027 and Beyond 16:00–17:00 · Grid Modernization
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Organiser (1)
Host (1)
Sponsors (32)
SPAN · Red Hat · GE VERNOVA · Emerson · OpenText · G&W Electric Company · Southwire · Fortinet · Bidgely · Burns & McDonnell · Siemens · CTIA · OATI · Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) · S&C Electric Company · Mosaic · Smart Energy Water · HCLTech · Landis+Gyr · Amazon Web Services · Orbital Engineering · Itron · Grid Raven · Joules · Dragos · Siemens Energy · Salesforce · Hitachi · Schneider Electric · Xylem · ABB Ltd · Kraken
Media Partners (4)
Factor This · EE Online · APMOR · K&A
Association Partners (6)
UCAIug · SECC · PLMA · Advanced Energy United · IEEE · UBBA
Exhibitors (94)
Exponent · DLMS User Association · Fugro · OpenADR Alliance · Red Hat · Wi-SUN Alliance · GE VERNOVA · Barco · SAM Companies · ZELISKO · Rhizome · Honeywell · Emerson · Haivision · Megger · Boston Dynamics · Belden · OpenText · NVENT · Stäubli Electrical Connectors · EJ · Plexigrid · Burns & McDonnell · Vodafone IoT · Siemens · Ramtech · MicroEJ · Midsun Group, Inc. · 3-GIS · Puls · KloudGin · Hubbell · BEC Technologies · Caterpillar Inc. · Trilliant Networks, Inc. · Sequans Communications · SUBNET Solutions Inc · Leidos · Ping things · Aurigo Software Technologies · Hebei Yipeng Line Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd. · AiDash · Sieyuan Electric Co., Ltd. · Neara · Analog Devices · Mosaic · Accurant International · G3 Alliance · Kimley-Horn · Smart Energy Water · Simplify · mPrest · Franklin Electric · Vitec · Toshiba · TRC · Crwn.ai · Edgecom Energy · EPLAN · Crosslink Technology Inc · Hitachi Energy · Spatial Data Analytics Inc · CERAGON NETWORKS · Amazon Web Services · TEKsystems · IQGeo · Accruent · Maverick · Digi International · ZENOVATE · Itron · Grid Raven · Lanner Europe B.V. · SBS · Systems With Intelligence Inc. · Havis, Inc. · Torus · Dragos · Engineered Intelligence Inc · JANITZA · Extreme Networks · Semtech Corporation · CODESYS Corporation · Salesforce · Hitachi · Verizon · Kingsine Electric Automation Co., Ltd. · PLP · ZPro Solutions · Jabil Inc. · Episode 1 · TEMPEST ENERGY · COPA-DATA · Wirepas
Supporting Partners (3)
Plug and Play · EPRI · Southern Company
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.