ETS27Energy Thought Summit14th edition, by Zpryme
May 3–6, 2027Austin, Texas
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Free your mind

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01Who’s speaking Tuesday

Tuesday is the AI day: 28 people across 11 sessions, from a 09:00 leadership fireside to Google and AES at 16:45. Three breakouts run after lunch, so pick one. Everyone below is a stand-in from ETS26 until the ETS27 lineup is announced.

  1. 09:00Nancy Bui-ThompsonSMUDLeadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era
  2. 09:00Jason Rodriguezmoderator, Zpryme and FroliqLeadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era
  3. 10:00Talvis LoveNational GridThe Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordability
  4. 10:30DeeAnne NorrisRenville-Sibley Cooperative Power AssociationThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  5. 10:30Jen SzaroAESPThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  6. 10:30Deepak GargSEWThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  7. 10:30Paul LauSMUDThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  8. 10:30Marc SpielerNVIDIAThe Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
  9. 11:50Carlos ThomasOracleAI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy
  10. 11:50Anand VedapuriCPS EnergyAI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy
  11. 13:30Greg BrownNew Braunfels UtilitiesBreakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
  12. 13:30Richard A RamirezNational GridBreakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
  13. 13:30Erin Autinmoderator, EA CollectiveBreakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
  14. 13:30Sam ChangCenterPoint EnergyBreakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
  15. 13:30Bashir BseiraniAvertraBreakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
  16. 13:30Damali HardingAmendment Nine Strategic ConsultingBreakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
  17. 13:30Joyce Deuleymoderator, Team b. Strategy +Breakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
  18. 14:15Amy AtchleyAustin EnergyBreakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
  19. 14:15Angie OstaszewskiSEEL, LLCBreakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
  20. 14:15Ricky Murraymoderator, Doer/MakerBreakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
  21. 15:30Tolu OmotosoSECO EnergyHow AI is Rewiring the Utility Mindset
  22. 15:45Janet RehbergEPBInnovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid Applications
  23. 16:00Julia ZhuAlectraAI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
  24. 16:00Dan SchnitzerHoneywellAI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
  25. 16:00Kevin MonagleBridgewater Consulting GroupAI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
  26. 16:00Evan O'MahoneyCPS EnergyAI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
  27. 16:45Raiford SmithGooglePower Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quo
  28. 16:45Chad Hortonmoderator, AES Clean EnergyPower Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quo

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AThe theme Free Your Mind, the 14th edition

Join us for the 14th Energy Thought Summit (ETS) as our flagship event 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 for the people who run and rebuild the grid: utilities, regulators, founders, researchers. Music, art and conversation have always been part of it. This year the summit is a mind in free space, drawn: touch any vertex and a person appears beneath it.

BThe lineup 77 speakers from ETS26, standing in until the ETS27 lineup is announced

Jeremy Adelman
Jody Allison
Lora Anguay
Amy Atchley
Erin Autin
Carlos Ayala
Abhishek Balakrishnan
Elaina Ball
Jeffrey Banks
Sabah Bayatli
Kimberly Britton
Greg Brown
Bashir Bseirani
Nancy Bui-Thompson
Zac Canders
Andres Carvallo
Sam Chang
Chimaobi Chijioke
Gerardo Delgado
Joyce Deuley
Vanessa Edmonds
Seyi Fabode
KJ Feder
Bob Flaherty
Hugh Forrest
Deepak Garg
Rudy Garza
Janie Gonzalez
Chris Guttman-McCabe
Damali Harding
Chad Horton
Jeff Jerome
Josh Keeling
Rebecca Klein
Navin Kumar Prasannam
John Kupcinski
Paul Lau
Joon Lee
Talvis Love
Tasha McCarter
Christine Miles
John Miri
Kevin Monagle
Karthik Moorthy
Ricky Murray
DeeAnne Norris
Evan O'Mahoney
Cody ONeil
Christina Oliver
Tolu Omotoso
Angie Ostaszewski
Denise Owusu
John Padalino
Quinn Parker
Danny Petrecca
Tim Pianta
Zach Pollock
Bill Potter
Richard A Ramirez
Mitch Rappard
Janet Rehberg
Matt Rettagliata
Teresa Ringenbach
Jason Rodriguez
Jason Ryan
Mandip Samra
Dan Schnitzer
Brad Smith
Raiford Smith
Marc Spieler
Jen Szaro
Carlos Thomas
Jonathan Tijerina
Venkat Tirupati
Anand Vedapuri
Todd Wiedman
Julia Zhu

Jeremy Adelman Tucson Electric Power Jody Allison Xcel Energy Lora Anguay SMUD Amy Atchley Austin Energy Erin Autin EA Collective Carlos Ayala Mentora LLC Abhishek Balakrishnan ANB Systems, DNV Elaina Ball CPS Energy Jeffrey Banks CenterPoint Energy Sabah Bayatli OCI Energy Kimberly Britton Britton Strategies Greg Brown New Braunfels Utilities Bashir Bseirani Avertra Nancy Bui-Thompson SMUD Zac Canders DataCapable Andres Carvallo CMG Consulting Sam Chang CenterPoint Energy Chimaobi Chijioke Georgia Power Gerardo Delgado Nicor Gas Joyce Deuley Team b. Strategy + Vanessa Edmonds Utility 2030 Seyi Fabode Asha Labs KJ Feder CPS Energy Bob Flaherty DataCapable Hugh Forrest SXSW Deepak Garg SEW Rudy Garza CPS Energy Janie Gonzalez Webhead, CPS Energy Chris Guttman-McCabe Anterix Damali Harding Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting Chad Horton AES Clean Energy Jeff Jerome BGE/Exelon Josh Keeling UtilityAPI Rebecca Klein Klein Energy LLC Navin Kumar Prasannam SAP John Kupcinski PSEG Long Island Paul Lau SMUD Joon Lee Navion Energy Talvis Love National Grid Tasha McCarter RWE Christine Miles Paymentus John Miri Bedrock Strategy Group Kevin Monagle Bridgewater Consulting Group Karthik Moorthy Bidgely Ricky Murray Doer/Maker DeeAnne Norris Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association Evan O'Mahoney CPS Energy Cody ONeil Holy Cross Energy Christina Oliver LCRA Tolu Omotoso SECO Energy Angie Ostaszewski SEEL, LLC Denise Owusu Motive Power, NPUC John Padalino Bandera Electric Cooperative Quinn Parker Encolor Danny Petrecca Itron Tim Pianta Base Power Company Zach Pollock Xcel Energy Bill Potter DataCapable Richard A Ramirez National Grid Mitch Rappard Palo Alto Networks Janet Rehberg EPB Matt Rettagliata Google Cloud Teresa Ringenbach Bloom Advisory Partners Jason Rodriguez Zpryme and Froliq Jason Ryan CenterPoint Energy Mandip Samra Burbank Water & Power Dan Schnitzer Honeywell Brad Smith Gridsight Raiford Smith Google Marc Spieler NVIDIA Jen Szaro AESP Carlos Thomas Oracle Jonathan Tijerina CPS Energy Venkat Tirupati ERCOT Anand Vedapuri CPS Energy Todd Wiedman Landis+Gyr Julia Zhu Alectra

One sheet, cut like the dome: 58 people printed in the page’s ink from the ETS26 programme and 19 set in type until their portraits arrive. Touch anyone to light their session on the dome and see them in colour.

CFour days The four latitudes of the dome, Monday to Thursday. Thursday is a half day; all times are Austin time.

C1Monday May 3, 202713 sessions08:15–21:00

Opening remarks, policy and data-center load panels, customer experience and grid security, opening reception.

  1. 08:15Registration Opensregistration, 08:15–17:00
  2. 09:15ETS Opening & Special Video Remarks w/ Rudy Garzaceremony, 09:15–09:25Rudy GarzaCPS Energy
  3. 09:25How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27keynote, 09:25–09:35Hugh ForrestSXSW
  4. 09:35Premier: MLK Community Center Microgrid Storyshort film, 09:35–09:45
  5. 10:30The Policy Singularity: When Innovation Outpaces Regulationpanel, 10:30–11:15Jason RyanCenterPoint EnergyRebecca KleinKlein Energy LLCChris Guttman-McCabeAnterixJason RodriguezZpryme and Froliq
  6. 11:15Megawatt Reckoning: Hacking the Data Center Load Curvepanel, 11:15–12:00Jonathan TijerinaCPS EnergyTim PiantaBase Power CompanyGerardo DelgadoNicor GasDenise Owusumoderator, Motive Power, NPUC
  7. 12:00Networking Lunchlunch, 12:00–13:00
  8. 13:00The Engagement Hack: Making Grid Optimization a Customer Gamekeynote, 13:00–13:15Chimaobi ChijiokeGeorgia Power
  9. 13:45The CXth Sense: JodyBot, the Digital Twin for Customer Operationsfireside, 13:45–14:15Bashir BseiraniAvertraJody AllisonXcel EnergyVanessa EdmondsUtility 2030
  10. 14:15Beyond the Firewall: Securing a Million New Grid Edge Entry Pointspanel, 14:15–15:00Todd WiedmanLandis+GyrMitch RappardPalo Alto NetworksJohn MiriBedrock Strategy GroupJanie GonzalezWebhead, CPS EnergyGreg BrownNew Braunfels Utilities
  11. 15:00Networking Breakbreak, 15:00–15:30
  12. 15:30The New Energy Trilemma: Customer Affordability, Wildfires, and the AI Power Surgetown hall, 15:30–16:15Gerardo DelgadoNicor GasZach PollockXcel EnergyCody ONeilHoly Cross EnergyBrad SmithGridsightKimberly Brittonmoderator, Britton Strategies
  13. 19:00ETS27 Opening Networking Receptionreception, 19:00–21:00

C2Tuesday May 4, 202715 sessions08:15–20:00

AI and data talks, parallel breakouts, grid-edge and metering panels, evening reception.

  1. 08:15Networking Breakfastbreak, 08:15–09:00
  2. 09:00Leadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Erafireside, 09:00–09:15Nancy Bui-ThompsonSMUDJason Rodriguezmoderator, Zpryme and Froliq
  3. 10:00The Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordabilitykeynote, 10:00–10:15Talvis LoveNational Grid
  4. 10:30The Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributedpanel, 10:30–11:15DeeAnne NorrisRenville-Sibley Cooperative Power AssociationJen SzaroAESPDeepak GargSEWPaul LauSMUDMarc SpielerNVIDIA
  5. 11:50AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategyfireside, 11:50–12:20Carlos ThomasOracleAnand VedapuriCPS Energy
  6. 12:20Networking Lunchlunch, 12:20–13:30
  7. 13:30Breakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edgebreakout, 13:30–14:15Greg BrownNew Braunfels UtilitiesRichard A RamirezNational GridErin Autinmoderator, EA Collective
  8. 13:30Breakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investmentbreakout, 13:30–14:15Sam ChangCenterPoint EnergyBashir BseiraniAvertraDamali HardingAmendment Nine Strategic ConsultingJoyce Deuleymoderator, Team b. Strategy +
  9. 14:15Breakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stickbreakout, 14:15–15:00Amy AtchleyAustin EnergyAngie OstaszewskiSEEL, LLCRicky Murraymoderator, Doer/Maker
  10. 15:00Networking Breakbreak, 15:00–15:30
  11. 15:30How AI is Rewiring the Utility MindsetETS talk, 15:30–15:45Tolu OmotosoSECO Energy
  12. 15:45Innovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid ApplicationsETS talk, 15:45–16:00Janet RehbergEPB
  13. 16:00AI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Gridpanel, 16:00–16:45Julia ZhuAlectraDan SchnitzerHoneywellKevin MonagleBridgewater Consulting GroupEvan O'MahoneyCPS EnergyJoyce DeuleyTeam b. Strategy +
  14. 16:45Power Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quofireside, 16:45–17:15Raiford SmithGoogleJason Rodriguezmoderator, Zpryme and FroliqChad Hortonmoderator, AES Clean Energy
  15. 18:30Day 2 Networking Receptionreception, 18:30–20:00

C3Wednesday May 5, 202713 sessions08:15–20:00

Outage intelligence, AI keynotes and panels, workshop, planning and reliability, closing reception.

  1. 08:15Networking Breakfastbreak, 08:15–08:55
  2. 08:55Hack the Outage: Grid Down. Customer First. How the Energy Industry is Rewriting the Rules of Outage Intelligencepanel, 08:55–09:10Jason RyanCenterPoint EnergyZac CandersDataCapableBill PotterDataCapableBob FlahertyDataCapable
  3. 09:15Hacking the Bottleneck: How AI Returns Attention to the Experts Who Matterkeynote, 09:15–09:30Abhishek BalakrishnanANB Systems, DNV
  4. 09:30Power Hungry: A Day in the AI Powered world of 2040keynote, 09:30–09:45Jeff JeromeBGE/Exelon
  5. 10:00Trusted AI for Your Realitypanel, 10:00–10:30Karthik MoorthyBidgelyJohn KupcinskiPSEG Long Island
  6. 11:00Hacking the Distribution Utilityfireside, 11:00–11:30John PadalinoBandera Electric CooperativeCarlos AyalaMentora LLCTeresa RingenbachBloom Advisory Partners
  7. 11:30Who Wins the Race: AI Speed or Grid Stability?fireside, 11:30–12:00Jeffrey BanksCenterPoint EnergyMatt RettagliataGoogle CloudVanessa EdmondsUtility 2030
  8. 12:30Networking Lunchlunch, 12:30–13:30
  9. 13:30Breakout G: The Next Era of DSM: From Short-Term Savings to Long-Term Changeworkshop, 13:30–14:15Quinn ParkerEncolor
  10. 15:00Networking Breakbreak, 15:00–15:25
  11. 15:35Conducting the Grand Symphony: Sustainability, Reliability, and Affordabilitypanel, 15:35–16:20Lora AnguaySMUDMandip SamraBurbank Water & PowerNavin Kumar PrasannamSAPErin Autinmoderator, EA Collective
  12. 16:20Grid Games: How AI is Both the Defender and the Invaderfireside, 16:20–17:05John KupcinskiPSEG Long IslandJeffrey BanksCenterPoint EnergyJosh KeelingUtilityAPIJohn MiriBedrock Strategy GroupJoyce Deuleymoderator, Team b. Strategy +
  13. 18:30Closing Day 3 Networking Receptionreception, 18:30–20:00

C4Thursday May 6, 20279 sessions08:30–12:30

Half day: storage and trust keynotes, capacity and resilience conversations, closing session.

  1. 08:30Breakfast & Networkinglunch, 08:30–09:30
  2. 09:15Supergrid Rising: Can Energy Storage Save the Planet?keynote, 09:15–09:30Joon LeeNavion Energy
  3. 09:30The Trust Hack: You Can Pilot Without It, But You Can’t Scale Without Itkeynote, 09:30–09:45Evan O'MahoneyCPS EnergyJanie GonzalezWebhead, CPS Energy
  4. 09:45The Software-Defined Power Gridkeynote, 09:45–10:00Andres CarvalloCMG Consulting
  5. 10:00Unlocking Capacity in an Age of Extremespanel, 10:00–10:45Elaina BallCPS EnergyChristina OliverLCRAVenkat TirupatiERCOTSabah BayatliOCI EnergySeyi Fabodemoderator, Asha Labs
  6. 10:45Future Forward: Re-Examining Sustainable Resilience in the Era of AIfireside, 10:45–11:30Danny PetreccaItronTasha McCarterRWEJeremy AdelmanTucson Electric PowerJason Rodriguezmoderator, Zpryme and Froliq
  7. 11:30Hack the Customer: Real Stories and Real Impact from Utilities at the Forefront of Addressing the Affordability Challengetown hall, 11:30–12:15Carlos AyalaMentora LLCKJ FederCPS EnergyChristine Milesmoderator, Paymentus
  8. 12:15Closing Session: ETS27 Ultimate Hacksceremony, 12:15–12:25
  9. 12:25Event Closeceremony, 12:25–12:30

DTickets Two rates, two phases; prices as of October 13, 2026

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EPlace Austin, Texas; the venue, hotel block and travel details are still to come

Until then the city and the grid are the venue. The ground under the dome is the ERCOT interconnection, the one grid that stops at the state line; El Paso, the upper Panhandle and East Texas sit on other grids. The map is schematic.