ETS27 · Energy Thought Summit · May 3–6, 2027 · Austin, Texas

Tickets · from $320.89

06:47 · 40.3 GWsunrise

Free your mind

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venue announced soon · 14th edition

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Free your mind

08:15registration opens
the theme

Space to think

The fourteenth Energy Thought Summit returns to Austin, Texas, May 3–6, 2027. The future doesn't belong to those who move the fastest; it belongs to those who create the space to think differently.

Four days of keynotes, panels, firesides and town halls with the people who run, regulate, build and finance the grid, and the music, art and conversation ETS has always kept close to the programme.

  • Free Your Mind. Shape the Future. · #LoveYourEnergy
  • by Zpryme, Austin · the energy industry's ideas summit, 14th edition
  • this page is one day of the Texas grid: the horizon is ERCOT's net load for October 13, 2026

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the sun moved to 09:00

Who's speaking Tuesday morning?

Tuesday, May 4, opens at 09:00 with Nancy Bui-Thompson of SMUD and Zpryme's Jason Rodriguez in conversation, then a keynote by National Grid's Talvis Love, a five-voice panel on the distributed grid, and Oracle with CPS Energy on data before lunch at 12:20.1

  1. 09:00–09:15fireside

    Leadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era

    Nancy Bui-ThompsonSMUDJason RodriguezZpryme and Froliq
  2. 10:00–10:15keynote

    The Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordability

    Talvis LoveNational Grid
  3. 10:30–11:15panel

    The Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed

    DeeAnne NorrisRenville-Sibley Cooperative Power AssociationJen SzaroAESPDeepak GargSEWPaul LauSMUDMarc SpielerNVIDIA
  4. 11:50–12:20fireside

    AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy

    Carlos ThomasOracleAnand VedapuriCPS Energy

1 Source: ETS26 programme via the Whova export, relabelled to ETS27 days · snapshot 2026-10-13 · sample data; ETS27's lineup is not announced.

12:20 → 14:30the belly
lineup

Seventy-seven minds

Every speaker placed at the hour they first take the stage, across the four days. The sun lights whoever is on when it passes; the rest are printed in ink on stone. Sample data: the ETS26 lineup, 58 portraits, 19 still to come.

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Jeremy AdelmanEmerging Technology & Innovation Manager, Tucson Electric Power Jody AllisonVP of Customer Transformation, Xcel Energy Lora AnguayChief Energy Resources Officer, SMUD Amy AtchleyEV Equity Development Manager, Austin Energy Erin AutinPrincipal, EA Collective Carlos AyalaFounder and Managing Partner, Mentora LLC Abhishek BalakrishnanCTO, ANB Systems, DNV Elaina BallChief Strategy Officer, CPS Energy Jeffrey BanksVP, Chief Data and AI Officer, CenterPoint Energy Sabah BayatliPresident, OCI Energy Kimberly BrittonCEO & Founder, Britton Strategies Greg BrownChief Technology and Security Officer, New Braunfels Utilities Bashir BseiraniCEO, Avertra Nancy Bui-ThompsonBoard Director, SMUD Zac CandersCo-Founder, DataCapable Andres CarvalloFounder and CEO, CMG Consulting Sam ChangDirector and Associate General Counsel, CenterPoint Energy Chimaobi ChijiokeVice President, Customer Services, Georgia Power Gerardo DelgadoDirector of Government Affairs, Nicor Gas Joyce DeuleyStrategic Operations & Development Manager, Team b. Strategy + Vanessa EdmondsExecutive Director, Utility 2030 Seyi FabodeStrategy and Technology Consultant, Asha Labs KJ FederVP of Community Engagement, CPS Energy Bob FlahertyCOO, DataCapable Hugh ForrestFormer President, SXSW Deepak GargFounder and Co-CEO, SEW Rudy GarzaPresident & CEO, CPS Energy Janie GonzalezCEO, Board Director, Webhead, CPS Energy Chris Guttman-McCabeChief Regulatory and Communications Officer, Anterix Damali HardingManaging Director, Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting Chad HortonVice President, Development, Central, AES Clean Energy Jeff JeromePrincipal Business Program Manager, BGE/Exelon Josh KeelingChief Commercial Officer, UtilityAPI Rebecca KleinPrincipal, Klein Energy LLC Navin Kumar PrasannamGlobal Industry Business Unit - Utilities, SAP John KupcinskiChief Information Security Officer, PSEG Long Island Paul LauCEO & GM, SMUD Joon LeeCEO, Navion Energy Talvis LoveGroup Chief Information and Digital Officer, National Grid Tasha McCarterVice President of Technology & Innovation, RWE Christine MilesSenior Director of National Sales, Paymentus John MiriBedrock Strategy Group Kevin MonagleChief Enterprise Architect, Bridgewater Consulting Group Karthik MoorthyChief Growth Officer, Bidgely Ricky MurraySenior Director of Social Strategy, Doer/Maker DeeAnne NorrisCEO, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association Evan O'MahoneyChief Information Officer, CPS Energy Christina OliverSVP of Project Management, LCRA Tolu OmotosoVP, Corporate Strategy, Innovation & Technology, SECO Energy Cody ONeilVice President of Operations, Holy Cross Energy Angie OstaszewskiDirector, Strategy & Innovation, SEEL, LLC Denise OwusuDecarbonization Manager & Lead of NPUC, Motive Power, NPUC John PadalinoGeneral Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Bandera Electric Cooperative Quinn ParkerFounder and CEO, Encolor Danny PetreccaVP of Business Development, Itron Tim PiantaHead of Utility Partnerships, Base Power Company Zach PollockDirector of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technology, Xcel Energy Bill PotterCEO, DataCapable Richard A RamirezHead of US Critical National Infrastructure & Network, National Grid Mitch RappardGlobal Solutions Director, Palo Alto Networks Janet RehbergPresident & CEO-elect, EPB Matt RettagliataHead of Solutions for Power and Energy, Google Cloud Teresa RingenbachCo-Founder, Bloom Advisory Partners Jason RodriguezCEO and Co-Founder, Zpryme and Froliq Jason RyanExecutive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy Mandip SamraCEO/General Manager, Burbank Water & Power Dan SchnitzerSr. Director, Utility Software Business, Honeywell Brad SmithPrincipal Power Engineer, Gridsight Raiford SmithGlobal Director, Power and Energy, Google Marc SpielerSenior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry, NVIDIA Jen SzaroPresident & CEO, AESP Carlos ThomasVP, Global Strategic Accounts, Oracle Jonathan TijerinaVP of Corporate Development, CPS Energy Venkat TirupatiVice President, Dev Ops and Grid Transformation, ERCOT Anand VedapuriVP, Infrastructure & Operations and Enterprise Architecture, CPS Energy Todd WiedmanChief Information Security Officer, Landis+Gyr Julia ZhuEVP and Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Alectra

14:30 → 18:30the ramp
agenda

Four days, by the hour

Each day is laid under the horizon at its real clock time, so the sun above is over the sessions it is passing. Monday opens, Tuesday and Wednesday run into the evening, Thursday is a half day. Sample programme: ETS26, relabelled.

Monday May 3

13 sessions · 08:15–21:00

  1. 08:15registrationRegistration Opens
  2. 09:15ceremonyETS Opening & Special Video Remarks w/ Rudy Garza
  3. 09:25keynoteHow to Hack Your Experience at ETS27
  4. 09:35short docPremier: MLK Community Center Microgrid Story
  5. 10:30panelThe Policy Singularity: When Innovation Outpaces Regulation
  6. 11:15panelMegawatt Reckoning: Hacking the Data Center Load Curve
  7. 12:00mealNetworking Lunch
  8. 13:00keynoteThe Engagement Hack: Making Grid Optimization a Customer Game
  9. 13:45firesideThe CXth Sense: JodyBot, the Digital Twin for Customer Operations
  10. 14:15panelBeyond the Firewall: Securing a Million New Grid Edge Entry Points
  11. 15:00breakNetworking Break
  12. 15:30town hallThe New Energy Trilemma: Customer Affordability, Wildfires, and the AI Power Surge
  13. 19:00receptionETS27 Opening Networking Reception

Tuesday May 4

15 sessions · 08:15–20:00

  1. 08:15breakNetworking Breakfast
  2. 09:00firesideLeadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era
  3. 10:00keynoteThe Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordability
  4. 10:30panelThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  5. 11:50firesideAI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy
  6. 12:20mealNetworking Lunch
  7. 13:30breakoutBreakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
  8. 13:30breakoutBreakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
  9. 14:15breakoutBreakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
  10. 15:00breakNetworking Break
  11. 15:30ETS talkHow AI is Rewiring the Utility Mindset
  12. 15:45ETS talkInnovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid Applications
  13. 16:00panelAI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
  14. 16:45firesidePower Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quo
  15. 18:30receptionDay 2 Networking Reception

Wednesday May 5

13 sessions · 08:15–20:00

  1. 08:15breakNetworking Breakfast
  2. 08:55panelHack the Outage: Grid Down. Customer First. How the Energy Industry is Rewriting the Rules of Outage Intelligence
  3. 09:15keynoteHacking the Bottleneck: How AI Returns Attention to the Experts Who Matter
  4. 09:30keynotePower Hungry: A Day in the AI Powered world of 2040
  5. 10:00panelTrusted AI for Your Reality
  6. 11:00firesideHacking the Distribution Utility
  7. 11:30firesideWho Wins the Race: AI Speed or Grid Stability?
  8. 12:30mealNetworking Lunch
  9. 13:30workshopBreakout G: The Next Era of DSM: From Short-Term Savings to Long-Term Change
  10. 15:00breakNetworking Break
  11. 15:35panelConducting the Grand Symphony: Sustainability, Reliability, and Affordability
  12. 16:20firesideGrid Games: How AI is Both the Defender and the Invader
  13. 18:30receptionClosing Day 3 Networking Reception

Thursday May 6

9 sessions · 08:30–12:30

  1. 08:30mealBreakfast & Networking
  2. 09:15keynoteSupergrid Rising: Can Energy Storage Save the Planet?
  3. 09:30keynoteThe Trust Hack: You Can Pilot Without It, But You Can’t Scale Without It
  4. 09:45keynoteThe Software-Defined Power Grid
  5. 10:00panelUnlocking Capacity in an Age of Extremes
  6. 10:45firesideFuture Forward: Re-Examining Sustainable Resilience in the Era of AI
  7. 11:30town hallHack the Customer: Real Stories and Real Impact from Utilities at the Forefront of Addressing the Affordability Challenge
  8. 12:15ceremonyClosing Session: ETS27 Ultimate Hacks
  9. 12:25ceremonyEvent Close

19:00the peak, 54.8 GW
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20:09sunset
place

Austin

Venue announced soon. Austin, Texas, May 3–6, 2027. The hotel block and travel details will be announced with the venue.

  • ETS26 was at the Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, with a room block at The Westin and a shuttle
  • the ETS sustainability promise: Cap Metro, rideshare, e-bikes, e-scooters, walking
  • sunrise 06:47 · sunset 20:09 on May 3, 2027