Keynote, Mon 09:25Hugh Forrest, SXSW
pulled off the runwayHugh ForrestFormer President, SXSW
09:25–09:35 Mon · Keynote
How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27
sample data (ETS26) · tap to put back
09:25–09:35 Mon · Keynote
How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27
sample data (ETS26) · tap to put back
HOW TO HACKYOUREXPERIENCE
now walking · sample data, ETS26 programme
walk ↓the line01 Who speaks about AI on the grid
Five walkers pulled to the front of the line, in the order they walk. Talvis Love runs digital at National Grid, Joyce Deuley takes AI to the meter, Raiford Smith leads power at Google, Matt Rettagliata brings Google Cloud to the race against grid stability, and Jeffrey Banks is CenterPoint's chief data and AI officer.
The Efficient Frontier
Talvis Love · National Grid
AI, Meet AMI
Joyce Deuley · Team b. Strategy +
Power Play
Raiford Smith · Google
Who Wins the Race
Matt Rettagliata · Google Cloud
Grid Games
Jeffrey Banks · CenterPoint Energy
source · ETS26 agenda snapshot 2026-10-13, track “AI, data and digital” · sample data, none confirmed for ETS27 · the answer is the line re-ordered, nothing added
Free yourMind
The future doesn't belong to those who move the fastest. It belongs to those who create the space to think differently.
ETS27 · 14th edition · May 3–6, 2027 · Austin, Texas, after San Antonio in 2025 and 2026
The line 77 walkers in running order
Nobody is a tile. Everyone walks in the order of the day, Monday first, and the line goes back as far as the programme does. Sample data: the ETS26 lineup, none of it confirmed for ETS27.
Rudy Garza
CPS Energy
Hugh Forrest
SXSW
Jason Ryan
CenterPoint Energy
Jonathan Tijerina
CPS Energy
Gerardo Delgado
Nicor Gas
Mon 09:15 Rudy Garza · CPS Energy
Mon 09:25 Hugh Forrest · SXSW
Mon 10:30 Jason Ryan · CenterPoint Energy
Mon 10:30 Rebecca Klein · Klein Energy LLC
Mon 10:30 Chris Guttman-McCabe · Anterix
Mon 10:30 Jason Rodriguez · Zpryme and Froliq
Mon 11:15 Jonathan Tijerina · CPS Energy
Mon 11:15 Tim Pianta · Base Power Company
Mon 11:15 Gerardo Delgado · Nicor Gas
Mon 11:15 Denise Owusu · Motive Power, NPUC
Mon 13:00 Chimaobi Chijioke · Georgia Power
Mon 13:45 Bashir Bseirani · Avertra
Mon 13:45 Jody Allison · Xcel Energy
Mon 13:45 Vanessa Edmonds · Utility 2030
Mon 14:15 Todd Wiedman · Landis+Gyr
Mon 14:15 Mitch Rappard · Palo Alto Networks
Mon 14:15 John Miri · Bedrock Strategy Group
Mon 14:15 Janie Gonzalez · Webhead, CPS Energy
Mon 14:15 Greg Brown · New Braunfels Utilities
Mon 15:30 Zach Pollock · Xcel Energy
Mon 15:30 Cody ONeil · Holy Cross Energy
Mon 15:30 Brad Smith · Gridsight
Mon 15:30 Kimberly Britton · Britton Strategies
Tue 09:00 Nancy Bui-Thompson · SMUD
Tue 10:00 Talvis Love · National Grid
Tue 10:30 DeeAnne Norris · Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Tue 10:30 Jen Szaro · AESP
Tue 10:30 Deepak Garg · SEW
Tue 10:30 Paul Lau · SMUD
Tue 10:30 Marc Spieler · NVIDIA
Tue 11:50 Carlos Thomas · Oracle
Tue 11:50 Anand Vedapuri · CPS Energy
Tue 13:30 Richard A Ramirez · National Grid
Tue 13:30 Erin Autin · EA Collective
Tue 13:30 Sam Chang · CenterPoint Energy
Tue 13:30 Damali Harding · Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting
Tue 13:30 Joyce Deuley · Team b. Strategy +
Tue 14:15 Amy Atchley · Austin Energy
Tue 14:15 Angie Ostaszewski · SEEL, LLC
Tue 14:15 Ricky Murray · Doer/Maker
Tue 15:30 Tolu Omotoso · SECO Energy
Tue 15:45 Janet Rehberg · EPB
Tue 16:00 Julia Zhu · Alectra
Tue 16:00 Dan Schnitzer · Honeywell
Tue 16:00 Kevin Monagle · Bridgewater Consulting Group
Tue 16:00 Evan O'Mahoney · CPS Energy
Tue 16:45 Raiford Smith · Google
Tue 16:45 Chad Horton · AES Clean Energy
Wed 08:55 Zac Canders · DataCapable
Wed 08:55 Bill Potter · DataCapable
Wed 08:55 Bob Flaherty · DataCapable
Wed 09:15 Abhishek Balakrishnan · ANB Systems, DNV
Wed 09:30 Jeff Jerome · BGE/Exelon
Wed 10:00 Karthik Moorthy · Bidgely
Wed 10:00 John Kupcinski · PSEG Long Island
Wed 11:00 John Padalino · Bandera Electric Cooperative
Wed 11:00 Carlos Ayala · Mentora LLC
Wed 11:00 Teresa Ringenbach · Bloom Advisory Partners
Wed 11:30 Jeffrey Banks · CenterPoint Energy
Wed 11:30 Matt Rettagliata · Google Cloud
Wed 13:30 Quinn Parker · Encolor
Wed 15:35 Lora Anguay · SMUD
Wed 15:35 Mandip Samra · Burbank Water & Power
Wed 15:35 Navin Kumar Prasannam · SAP
Wed 16:20 Josh Keeling · UtilityAPI
Thu 09:15 Joon Lee · Navion Energy
Thu 09:45 Andres Carvallo · CMG Consulting
Thu 10:00 Elaina Ball · CPS Energy
Thu 10:00 Christina Oliver · LCRA
Thu 10:00 Venkat Tirupati · ERCOT
Thu 10:00 Sabah Bayatli · OCI Energy
Thu 10:00 Seyi Fabode · Asha Labs
Thu 10:45 Danny Petrecca · Itron
Thu 10:45 Tasha McCarter · RWE
Thu 10:45 Jeremy Adelman · Tucson Electric Power
Thu 11:30 KJ Feder · CPS Energy
Thu 11:30 Christine Miles · Paymentus
running order · 4 days · 50 slots · ETS26 programme on ETS27 dates, sample data · red on the runway now
3
MondayMay 3, 2027
08:15–21:00 · 13 slots
09:15ETS Opening & Special Video Remarks w/ Rudy GarzaRudy Garza
09:25How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27Hugh Forrest
09:35PremierShort documentary
10:30The Policy SingularityJason Ryan, Rebecca Klein, Chris Guttman-McCabe, Jason Rodriguez
11:15Megawatt ReckoningJonathan Tijerina, Tim Pianta, Gerardo Delgado
13:00The Engagement HackChimaobi Chijioke
13:45The CXth SenseBashir Bseirani, Jody Allison, Vanessa Edmonds
14:15Beyond the FirewallTodd Wiedman, Mitch Rappard, John Miri, Janie Gonzalez, Greg Brown
15:30The New Energy TrilemmaGerardo Delgado, Zach Pollock, Cody ONeil, Brad Smith
also08:15 registration opens · 12:00 networking lunch · 15:00 networking break · 19:00 opening networking reception
4
TuesdayMay 4, 2027
08:15–20:00 · 15 slots
09:00Leadership PerspectiveNancy Bui-Thompson
10:00The Efficient FrontierTalvis Love
10:30The Edge is the New CoreDeeAnne Norris, Jen Szaro, Deepak Garg, Paul Lau, Marc Spieler
11:50AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI StrategyCarlos Thomas, Anand Vedapuri
13:30Breakout AGreg Brown, Richard A Ramirez
13:30Breakout BSam Chang, Bashir Bseirani, Damali Harding
14:15Breakout FAmy Atchley, Angie Ostaszewski
15:30How AI is Rewiring the Utility MindsetTolu Omotoso
15:45Innovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid ApplicationsJanet Rehberg
16:00AI, Meet AMIJulia Zhu, Dan Schnitzer, Kevin Monagle, Evan O'Mahoney, Joyce Deuley
16:45Power PlayRaiford Smith
also08:15 networking breakfast · 12:20 networking lunch · 15:00 networking break · 18:30 networking reception
5
WednesdayMay 5, 2027
08:15–20:00 · 13 slots
08:55Hack the OutageJason Ryan, Zac Canders, Bill Potter, Bob Flaherty
09:15Hacking the BottleneckAbhishek Balakrishnan
09:30Power HungryJeff Jerome
10:00Trusted AI for Your RealityKarthik Moorthy, John Kupcinski
11:00Hacking the Distribution UtilityJohn Padalino, Carlos Ayala, Teresa Ringenbach
11:30Who Wins the RaceJeffrey Banks, Matt Rettagliata, Vanessa Edmonds
13:30Breakout GQuinn Parker
15:35Conducting the Grand SymphonyLora Anguay, Mandip Samra, Navin Kumar Prasannam
16:20Grid GamesJohn Kupcinski, Jeffrey Banks, Josh Keeling, John Miri
also08:15 networking breakfast · 12:30 networking lunch · 15:00 networking break · 18:30 networking reception
6
ThursdayMay 6, 2027
08:30–12:30 · 9 slots
09:15Supergrid RisingJoon Lee
09:30The Trust HackEvan O'Mahoney, Janie Gonzalez
09:45The Software-Defined Power GridAndres Carvallo
10:00Unlocking Capacity in an Age of ExtremesElaina Ball, Christina Oliver, Venkat Tirupati, Sabah Bayatli
10:45Future ForwardDanny Petrecca, Tasha McCarter, Jeremy Adelman
11:30Hack the CustomerCarlos Ayala, KJ Feder
12:15Closing SessionOpening / closing
12:25Event CloseOpening / closing
also08:30 breakfast & networking
$849
Industry until Nov 19, 2026, then $1,149
$299
Government & utility until Nov 19, 2026, then $349
Austin
Texas · May 3–6, 2027 · venue announced soon
Back in Austin after two years in San Antonio. The venue, the hotel block and the travel notes arrive together.
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