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Theme·
From 830 kilometres up, the only thing visible of Texas at night is what the grid switched on.
The I-35 corridor, the Permian flares, Houston's refineries, a thousand towns strung along the highways: the state draws itself in light, and the people who keep that light on meet once a year to think about what comes next.
ETS27 is the fourteenth Energy Thought Summit: four days of keynotes, panels, breakouts and conversation for utility and grid leaders, innovators, policy people and founders. Not a trade show. In the summit's own words, the future doesn't belong to those who move the fastest — it belongs to those who create the space to think differently.
Zpryme·
The people who keep it on.
Lineup·
gold ring = Thought Leader of the Year
Erin AutinEA Collective
Carlos AyalaMentora LLC
Jeffrey BanksCenterPoint Energy
Kimberly BrittonBritton Strategies
Greg BrownNew Braunfels Utilities
Bashir BseiraniAvertra
Nancy Bui-ThompsonSMUDTLOY 2025
Gerardo DelgadoNicor Gas
Joyce DeuleyTeam b. Strategy +
Vanessa EdmondsUtility 2030
Janie GonzalezWebhead, CPS Energy- John KupcinskiPSEG Long Island
Paul LauSMUDTLOY 2021- John MiriBedrock Strategy Group
- Jason RodriguezZpryme and Froliq
Raiford SmithGoogle
Gazetteer·all 77 · surname, organisation, first slot ·all 77, A to Z gold = featured
- Adelman, JeremyTucson Electric PowerThu 10:45
- Allison, JodyXcel EnergyMon 13:45
- Anguay, LoraSMUDWed 15:35
- Atchley, AmyAustin EnergyTue 14:15
- Autin, ErinEA CollectiveTue 13:30
- Ayala, CarlosMentora LLCWed 11:00
- Balakrishnan, AbhishekANB Systems, DNVWed 09:15
- Ball, ElainaCPS EnergyThu 10:00
- Banks, JeffreyCenterPoint EnergyWed 11:30
- Bayatli, SabahOCI EnergyThu 10:00
- Britton, KimberlyBritton StrategiesMon 15:30
- Brown, GregNew Braunfels UtilitiesMon 14:15
- Bseirani, BashirAvertraMon 13:45
- Bui-Thompson, NancySMUDTue 09:00
- Canders, ZacDataCapableWed 08:55
- Carvallo, AndresCMG ConsultingThu 09:45
- Chang, SamCenterPoint EnergyTue 13:30
- Chijioke, ChimaobiGeorgia PowerMon 13:00
- Delgado, GerardoNicor GasMon 11:15
- Deuley, JoyceTeam b. Strategy +Tue 13:30
- Edmonds, VanessaUtility 2030Mon 13:45
- Fabode, SeyiAsha LabsThu 10:00
- Feder, KjCPS EnergyThu 11:30
- Flaherty, BobDataCapableWed 08:55
- Forrest, HughSXSWMon 09:25
- Garg, DeepakSEWTue 10:30
- Garza, RudyCPS EnergyMon 09:15
- Gonzalez, JanieWebhead, CPS EnergyMon 14:15
- Guttman-McCabe, ChrisAnterixMon 10:30
- Harding, DamaliAmendment Nine Strategic ConsultingTue 13:30
- Horton, ChadAES Clean EnergyTue 16:45
- Jerome, JeffBGE/ExelonWed 09:30
- Keeling, JoshUtilityAPIWed 16:20
- Klein, RebeccaKlein Energy LLCMon 10:30
- Kumar Prasannam, NavinSAPWed 15:35
- Kupcinski, JohnPSEG Long IslandWed 10:00
- Lau, PaulSMUDTue 10:30
- Lee, JoonNavion EnergyThu 09:15
- Love, TalvisNational GridTue 10:00
- McCarter, TashaRWEThu 10:45
- Miles, ChristinePaymentusThu 11:30
- Miri, JohnBedrock Strategy GroupMon 14:15
- Monagle, KevinBridgewater Consulting GroupTue 16:00
- Moorthy, KarthikBidgelyWed 10:00
- Murray, RickyDoer/MakerTue 14:15
- Norris, DeeAnneRenville-Sibley Cooperative Power AssociationTue 10:30
- O'Mahoney, EvanCPS EnergyTue 16:00
- Oliver, ChristinaLCRAThu 10:00
- Omotoso, ToluSECO EnergyTue 15:30
- ONeil, CodyHoly Cross EnergyMon 15:30
- Ostaszewski, AngieSEEL, LLCTue 14:15
- Owusu, DeniseMotive Power, NPUCMon 11:15
- Padalino, JohnBandera Electric CooperativeWed 11:00
- Parker, QuinnEncolorWed 13:30
- Petrecca, DannyItronThu 10:45
- Pianta, TimBase Power CompanyMon 11:15
- Pollock, ZachXcel EnergyMon 15:30
- Potter, BillDataCapableWed 08:55
- Ramirez, Richard ANational GridTue 13:30
- Rappard, MitchPalo Alto NetworksMon 14:15
- Rehberg, JanetEPBTue 15:45
- Rettagliata, MattGoogle CloudWed 11:30
- Ringenbach, TeresaBloom Advisory PartnersWed 11:00
- Rodriguez, JasonZpryme and FroliqMon 10:30
- Ryan, JasonCenterPoint EnergyMon 10:30
- Samra, MandipBurbank Water & PowerWed 15:35
- Schnitzer, DanHoneywellTue 16:00
- Smith, BradGridsightMon 15:30
- Smith, RaifordGoogleTue 16:45
- Spieler, MarcNVIDIATue 10:30
- Szaro, JenAESPTue 10:30
- Thomas, CarlosOracleTue 11:50
- Tijerina, JonathanCPS EnergyMon 11:15
- Tirupati, VenkatERCOTThu 10:00
- Vedapuri, AnandCPS EnergyTue 11:50
- Wiedman, ToddLandis+GyrMon 14:15
- Zhu, JuliaAlectraTue 16:00
The room: four days, by the clock.
Agenda·
grey name = moderator
MON 3Opening remarks, policy and data-center load panels, customer experience and grid security, opening reception.
- 08:15Registration Opens
- 09:15ETS Opening & Special Video Remarks w/ Rudy GarzaRudy Garza
- 09:25How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27Hugh Forrest
- 09:35Premier: MLK Community Center Microgrid Story
- 10:30The Policy Singularity: When Innovation Outpaces RegulationJason RyanRebecca KleinChris Guttman-McCabeJason Rodriguez
- 11:15Megawatt Reckoning: Hacking the Data Center Load CurveJonathan TijerinaTim PiantaGerardo DelgadoDenise Owusu
- 12:00Networking Lunch
- 13:00The Engagement Hack: Making Grid Optimization a Customer GameChimaobi Chijioke
- 13:45The CXth Sense: JodyBot, the Digital Twin for Customer OperationsBashir BseiraniJody AllisonVanessa Edmonds
- 14:15Beyond the Firewall: Securing a Million New Grid Edge Entry PointsTodd WiedmanMitch RappardJohn MiriJanie GonzalezGreg Brown
- 15:00Networking Break
- 15:30The New Energy Trilemma: Customer Affordability, Wildfires, and the AI Power SurgeGerardo DelgadoZach PollockCody ONeilBrad SmithKimberly Britton
- 19:00ETS27 Opening Networking Reception
TUE 4AI and data talks, parallel breakouts, grid-edge and metering panels, evening reception.
- 08:15Networking Breakfast
- 09:00Leadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy EraNancy Bui-ThompsonJason Rodriguez
- 10:00The Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric AffordabilityTalvis Love
- 10:30The Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is DistributedDeeAnne NorrisJen SzaroDeepak GargPaul LauMarc Spieler
- 11:50AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI StrategyCarlos ThomasAnand Vedapuri
- 12:20Networking Lunch
- 13:30Breakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid EdgeGreg BrownRichard A RamirezErin Autin
- 13:30Breakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid InvestmentSam ChangBashir BseiraniDamali HardingJoyce Deuley
- 14:15Breakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That StickAmy AtchleyAngie OstaszewskiRicky Murray
- 15:00Networking Break
- 15:30How AI is Rewiring the Utility MindsetTolu Omotoso
- 15:45Innovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid ApplicationsJanet Rehberg
- 16:00AI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern GridJulia ZhuDan SchnitzerKevin MonagleEvan O'MahoneyJoyce Deuley
- 16:45Power Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status QuoRaiford SmithJason RodriguezChad Horton
- 18:30Day 2 Networking Reception
WED 5Outage intelligence, AI keynotes and panels, workshop, planning and reliability, closing reception.
- 08:15Networking Breakfast
- 08:55Hack the Outage: Grid Down. Customer First. How the Energy Industry is Rewriting the Rules of Outage IntelligenceJason RyanZac CandersBill PotterBob Flaherty
- 09:15Hacking the Bottleneck: How AI Returns Attention to the Experts Who MatterAbhishek Balakrishnan
- 09:30Power Hungry: A Day in the AI Powered world of 2040Jeff Jerome
- 10:00Trusted AI for Your RealityKarthik MoorthyJohn Kupcinski
- 11:00Hacking the Distribution UtilityJohn PadalinoCarlos AyalaTeresa Ringenbach
- 11:30Who Wins the Race: AI Speed or Grid Stability?Jeffrey BanksMatt RettagliataVanessa Edmonds
- 12:30Networking Lunch
- 13:30Breakout G: The Next Era of DSM: From Short-Term Savings to Long-Term ChangeQuinn Parker
- 15:00Networking Break
- 15:35Conducting the Grand Symphony: Sustainability, Reliability, and AffordabilityLora AnguayMandip SamraNavin Kumar PrasannamErin Autin
- 16:20Grid Games: How AI is Both the Defender and the InvaderJohn KupcinskiJeffrey BanksJosh KeelingJohn MiriJoyce Deuley
- 18:30Closing Day 3 Networking Reception
THU 6Half day: storage and trust keynotes, capacity and resilience conversations, closing session.
- 08:30Breakfast & Networking
- 09:15Supergrid Rising: Can Energy Storage Save the Planet?Joon Lee
- 09:30The Trust Hack: You Can Pilot Without It, But You Can’t Scale Without ItEvan O'MahoneyJanie Gonzalez
- 09:45The Software-Defined Power GridAndres Carvallo
- 10:00Unlocking Capacity in an Age of ExtremesElaina BallChristina OliverVenkat TirupatiSabah BayatliSeyi Fabode
- 10:45Future Forward: Re-Examining Sustainable Resilience in the Era of AIDanny PetreccaTasha McCarterJeremy AdelmanJason Rodriguez
- 11:30Hack the Customer: Real Stories and Real Impact from Utilities at the Forefront of Addressing the Affordability ChallengeCarlos AyalaKJ FederChristine Miles
- 12:15Closing Session: ETS27 Ultimate Hacks
- 12:25Event Close
ETS26 programme relabelled to ETS27 dates·
Tickets·
Two passes, two phases.
The early one ends November 19.
Industry$849
through Nov 19, 2026 · then $1,149
Government & utility$299
through Nov 19, 2026 · then $349
Prices before Eventbrite fees · no refunds · what a pass includes (meals, receptions, workshops) is not yet published.
Get a pass on EventbritePlace·
Austin,
venue announced soon.
The venue, the hotel block and travel details arrive together. Eventbrite lists a pin at 713 Congress Avenue; treat it as unconfirmed until the venue is named.
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