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ETS27 · Energy Thought Summit
ETS27 · Free Your Mind
Austin, Texas · May 3–6, 2027
Free Your Mind
Austin, Texas · venue announced soon
May 3–6, 2027 · Mon–Thu
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Who’s speaking Tuesday1 Twenty-eight people in eleven sessions, from a 09:00 fireside on affordability to a 16:45 one with Google and AES. Two breakouts run at once after lunch; bring a second you. Twenty-eight people in eleven sessions, 09:00 to 17:15.
¹ Copied from Tue 4 May below. ETS26 programme as sample data · typed in 1.9 s
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09:00–09:15
09:00
09:15
Fireside chat
Leadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era
Nancy Bui-Thompson · mod. Jason Rodriguez
Customers Normal
27
10:00–10:15
10:00
10:15
Keynote
The Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordability
Talvis Love
AI · data Conserve
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10:30–11:15
10:30
11:15
Panel
The Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
DeeAnne Norris, Jen Szaro, Deepak Garg, Paul Lau, Marc Spieler
Load · policy EEA 1
29
11:50–12:20
11:50
12:20
Fireside chat
AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy
Carlos Thomas, Anand Vedapuri
AI · data Conserve
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13:30–14:15
13:30
14:15
Breakout
Breakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
Greg Brown, Richard A Ramirez · mod. Erin Autin
Security EEA 2
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13:30–14:15
13:30
14:15
Breakout
Breakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
Sam Chang, Bashir Bseirani, Damali Harding · mod. Joyce Deuley
Customers Normal
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14:15–15:00
14:15
15:00
Breakout
Breakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
Amy Atchley, Angie Ostaszewski · mod. Ricky Murray
Customers Normal
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15:30–15:45
15:30
15:45
ETS talk
How AI is Rewiring the Utility Mindset
Tolu Omotoso
AI · data Conserve
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15:45–16:00
15:45
16:00
ETS talk
Innovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid Applications
Janet Rehberg
Customers Normal
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16:00–16:45
16:00
16:45
Panel
AI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
Julia Zhu, Dan Schnitzer, Kevin Monagle, Evan O'Mahoney, Joyce Deuley
AI · data Conserve
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16:45–17:15
16:45
17:15
Fireside chat
Power Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quo
Raiford Smith · mod. Jason Rodriguez, Chad Horton
AI · data Conserve
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Theme
The 14th Energy Thought Summit, by Zpryme. Four days in Austin for the people who run, regulate and reinvent the grid, and for whoever they bring along.
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The future doesn’t belong to those who move the fastest. It belongs to those who create the space to think differently.
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Edition
14th · flagship · returns to Austin, Texas
Hashtag
#LoveYourEnergy
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Who comes
Utility and grid leaders, innovators, policy people, founders
Format
Keynotes, firesides, panels, breakouts, receptions
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Track key
The track colours are ERCOT’s grid-conditions gauge, the meter every Texan in the room checks on a hot afternoon.
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Normal Customers & community 9 sessions
Conserve AI, data & digital 12 sessions
EEA 1 Load, grid edge & policy 7 sessions
EEA 2 Resilience & security 4 sessions
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EEA 3, the black level, is where rotating outages begin. Nothing on this programme is black.
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Lineup
77 people who spoke at ETS26, standing in as sample data until the ETS27 lineup is announced. Nobody here is confirmed for 2027.
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Name
Title
Organisation
First slot
Slot
Pasted, from the nose bridge up
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Jeremy Adelman
Emerging Technology & Innovation Manager
Emerging Technology & Innovation Manager · Tucson Electric Power
Tucson Electric Power
Thu 10:45
A49
50
Jody Allison
VP of Customer Transformation
VP of Customer Transformation · Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy
Mon 13:45
A50
51
Lora Anguay
Chief Energy Resources Officer
Chief Energy Resources Officer · SMUD
SMUD
Wed 15:35
A51
52
Amy Atchley
EV Equity Development Manager
EV Equity Development Manager · Austin Energy
Austin Energy
Tue 14:15
A52
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Erin Autin · moderator
Principal
Principal · EA Collective
EA Collective
Tue 13:30
A53
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Carlos Ayala
Founder and Managing Partner
Founder and Managing Partner · Mentora LLC
Mentora LLC
Wed 11:00
A54
55
Abhishek Balakrishnan · keynote
CTO
CTO · ANB Systems, DNV
ANB Systems, DNV
Wed 09:15
A55
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Elaina Ball
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Strategy Officer · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Thu 10:00
A56
57
Jeffrey Banks
VP, Chief Data and AI Officer
VP, Chief Data and AI Officer · CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy
Wed 11:30
A57
58
Sabah Bayatli
President
President · OCI Energy
OCI Energy
Thu 10:00
A58
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Kimberly Britton · moderator
CEO & Founder
CEO & Founder · Britton Strategies
Britton Strategies
Mon 15:30
A59
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Greg Brown
Chief Technology and Security Officer
Chief Technology and Security Officer · New Braunfels Utilities
New Braunfels Utilities
Mon 14:15
A60
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Bashir Bseirani
CEO
CEO · Avertra
Avertra
Mon 13:45
A61
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Nancy Bui-Thompson
Board Director
Board Director · SMUD
SMUD
Tue 09:00
A62
63
Zac Canders
Co-Founder
Co-Founder · DataCapable
DataCapable
Wed 08:55
A63
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Andres Carvallo · keynote
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO · CMG Consulting
CMG Consulting
Thu 09:45
A64
65
Sam Chang
Director and Associate General Counsel
Director and Associate General Counsel · CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy
Tue 13:30
A65
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Chimaobi Chijioke · keynote
Vice President, Customer Services
Vice President, Customer Services · Georgia Power
Georgia Power
Mon 13:00
A66
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Gerardo Delgado
Director of Government Affairs
Director of Government Affairs · Nicor Gas
Nicor Gas
Mon 11:15
A67
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Joyce Deuley
Strategic Operations & Development Manager
Strategic Operations & Development Manager · Team b. Strategy +
Team b. Strategy +
Tue 13:30
A68
69
Vanessa Edmonds
Executive Director
Executive Director · Utility 2030
Utility 2030
Mon 13:45
A69
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Seyi Fabode · moderator
Strategy and Technology Consultant
Strategy and Technology Consultant · Asha Labs
Asha Labs
Thu 10:00
A70
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KJ Feder
VP of Community Engagement
VP of Community Engagement · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Thu 11:30
A71
72
Bob Flaherty
COO
COO · DataCapable
DataCapable
Wed 08:55
A72
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Hugh Forrest · keynote
Former President
Former President · SXSW
SXSW
Mon 09:25
A73
74
Deepak Garg
Founder and Co-CEO
Founder and Co-CEO · SEW
SEW
Tue 10:30
A74
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Rudy Garza
President & CEO
President & CEO · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Mon 09:15
A75
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Janie Gonzalez · keynote
CEO, Board Director
CEO, Board Director · Webhead, CPS Energy
Webhead, CPS Energy
Mon 14:15
A76
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Chris Guttman-McCabe
Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer
Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer · Anterix
Anterix
Mon 10:30
A77
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Damali Harding
Managing Director
Managing Director · Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting
Amendment Nine Strategic Consulting
Tue 13:30
A78
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Chad Horton · moderator
Vice President, Development, Central
Vice President, Development, Central · AES Clean Energy
AES Clean Energy
Tue 16:45
A79
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Jeff Jerome · keynote
Principal Business Program Manager
Principal Business Program Manager · BGE/Exelon
BGE/Exelon
Wed 09:30
A80
81
Josh Keeling
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Commercial Officer · UtilityAPI
UtilityAPI
Wed 16:20
A81
82
Rebecca Klein
Principal
Principal · Klein Energy LLC
Klein Energy LLC
Mon 10:30
A82
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Navin Kumar Prasannam
Global Industry Business Unit - Utilities
Global Industry Business Unit - Utilities · SAP
SAP
Wed 15:35
A83
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John Kupcinski
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Information Security Officer · PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island
Wed 10:00
A84
85
Paul Lau
CEO & GM
CEO & GM · SMUD
SMUD
Tue 10:30
A85
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Joon Lee · keynote
CEO
CEO · Navion Energy
Navion Energy
Thu 09:15
A86
87
Talvis Love · keynote
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer · National Grid
National Grid
Tue 10:00
A87
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Tasha McCarter
Vice President of Technology & Innovation
Vice President of Technology & Innovation · RWE
RWE
Thu 10:45
A88
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Christine Miles · moderator
Senior Director of National Sales
Senior Director of National Sales · Paymentus
Paymentus
Thu 11:30
A89
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John Miri
Bedrock Strategy Group
Bedrock Strategy Group
Mon 14:15
A90
91
Kevin Monagle
Chief Enterprise Architect
Chief Enterprise Architect · Bridgewater Consulting Group
Bridgewater Consulting Group
Tue 16:00
A91
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Karthik Moorthy
Chief Growth Officer
Chief Growth Officer · Bidgely
Bidgely
Wed 10:00
A92
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Ricky Murray · moderator
Senior Director of Social Strategy
Senior Director of Social Strategy · Doer/Maker
Doer/Maker
Tue 14:15
A93
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DeeAnne Norris
CEO
CEO · Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Tue 10:30
A94
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Evan O'Mahoney · keynote
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Tue 16:00
A95
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Christina Oliver
SVP of Project Management
SVP of Project Management · LCRA
LCRA
Thu 10:00
A96
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Tolu Omotoso
VP, Corporate Strategy, Innovation & Technology
VP, Corporate Strategy, Innovation & Technology · SECO Energy
SECO Energy
Tue 15:30
A97
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Cody ONeil
Vice President of Operations
Vice President of Operations · Holy Cross Energy
Holy Cross Energy
Mon 15:30
A98
99
Angie Ostaszewski
Director, Strategy & Innovation
Director, Strategy & Innovation · SEEL, LLC
SEEL, LLC
Tue 14:15
A99
100
Denise Owusu · moderator
Decarbonization Manager & Lead of NPUC
Decarbonization Manager & Lead of NPUC · Motive Power, NPUC
Motive Power, NPUC
Mon 11:15
A100
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John Padalino
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer · Bandera Electric Cooperative
Bandera Electric Cooperative
Wed 11:00
A101
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Quinn Parker
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO · Encolor
Encolor
Wed 13:30
A102
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Danny Petrecca
VP of Business Development
VP of Business Development · Itron
Itron
Thu 10:45
A103
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Tim Pianta
Head of Utility Partnerships
Head of Utility Partnerships · Base Power Company
Base Power Company
Mon 11:15
A104
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Zach Pollock
Director of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technology
Director of Grid Strategy & Emerging Technology · Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy
Mon 15:30
A105
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Bill Potter
CEO
CEO · DataCapable
DataCapable
Wed 08:55
A106
107
Richard A Ramirez
Head of US Critical National Infrastructure & Network
Head of US Critical National Infrastructure & Network · National Grid
National Grid
Tue 13:30
A107
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Mitch Rappard
Global Solutions Director
Global Solutions Director · Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks
Mon 14:15
A108
109
Janet Rehberg
President & CEO-elect
President & CEO-elect · EPB
EPB
Tue 15:45
A109
110
Matt Rettagliata
Head of Solutions for Power and Energy
Head of Solutions for Power and Energy · Google Cloud
Google Cloud
Wed 11:30
A110
111
Teresa Ringenbach
Co-Founder
Co-Founder · Bloom Advisory Partners
Bloom Advisory Partners
Wed 11:00
A111
112
Jason Rodriguez
CEO and Co-Founder
CEO and Co-Founder · Zpryme and Froliq
Zpryme and Froliq
Mon 10:30
A112
113
Jason Ryan
Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs
Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs · CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy
Mon 10:30
A113
114
Mandip Samra
CEO/General Manager
CEO/General Manager · Burbank Water & Power
Burbank Water & Power
Wed 15:35
A114
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Dan Schnitzer
Sr. Director, Utility Software Business
Sr. Director, Utility Software Business · Honeywell
Honeywell
Tue 16:00
A115
116
Brad Smith
Principal Power Engineer
Principal Power Engineer · Gridsight
Gridsight
Mon 15:30
A116
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Raiford Smith
Global Director, Power and Energy
Global Director, Power and Energy · Google
Google
Tue 16:45
A117
118
Marc Spieler
Senior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry
Senior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry · NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Tue 10:30
A118
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Jen Szaro
President & CEO
President & CEO · AESP
AESP
Tue 10:30
A119
120
Carlos Thomas
VP, Global Strategic Accounts
VP, Global Strategic Accounts · Oracle
Oracle
Tue 11:50
A120
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Jonathan Tijerina
VP of Corporate Development
VP of Corporate Development · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Mon 11:15
A121
122
Venkat Tirupati
Vice President, Dev Ops and Grid Transformation
Vice President, Dev Ops and Grid Transformation · ERCOT
ERCOT
Thu 10:00
A122
123
Anand Vedapuri
VP, Infrastructure & Operations and Enterprise Architecture
VP, Infrastructure & Operations and Enterprise Architecture · CPS Energy
CPS Energy
Tue 11:50
A123
124
Todd Wiedman
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Information Security Officer · Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr
Mon 14:15
A124
125
Julia Zhu
EVP and Chief Digital & Innovation Officer
EVP and Chief Digital & Innovation Officer · Alectra
Alectra
Tue 16:00
A125
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Monday 3 May
Opening remarks, policy and data-center load panels, customer experience and grid security, opening reception.
Day 1 · 13 rows · 08:15–21:00 · ETS26 Mon 27 Apr as sample data
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Normal · 3
3 2 1
EEA 1 · 2
EEA 2 · 1
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Time
Format
Session
Speakers
Track
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08:15–17:00
08:15
Registration
Registration Opens
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09:15–09:25
09:15
09:25
Opening
ETS Opening & Special Video Remarks w/ Rudy Garza
Rudy Garza
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09:25–09:35
09:25
09:35
Keynote
How to Hack Your Experience at ETS27
Hugh Forrest
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09:35–09:45
09:35
Short film
Premier: MLK Community Center Microgrid Story
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10:30–11:15
10:30
11:15
Panel
The Policy Singularity: When Innovation Outpaces Regulation
Jason Ryan, Rebecca Klein, Chris Guttman-McCabe, Jason Rodriguez
Load · policy EEA 1
136
11:15–12:00
11:15
12:00
Panel
Megawatt Reckoning: Hacking the Data Center Load Curve
Jonathan Tijerina, Tim Pianta, Gerardo Delgado · mod. Denise Owusu
Load · policy EEA 1
137
12:00–13:00
12:00
Meal
Networking Lunch
138
13:00–13:15
13:00
13:15
Keynote
The Engagement Hack: Making Grid Optimization a Customer Game
Chimaobi Chijioke
Customers Normal
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13:45–14:15
13:45
14:15
Fireside chat
The CXth Sense: JodyBot, the Digital Twin for Customer Operations
Bashir Bseirani, Jody Allison, Vanessa Edmonds
Customers Normal
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14:15–15:00
14:15
15:00
Panel
Beyond the Firewall: Securing a Million New Grid Edge Entry Points
Todd Wiedman, Mitch Rappard, John Miri, Janie Gonzalez, Greg Brown
Security EEA 2
141
15:00–15:30
15:00
Break
Networking Break
142
15:30–16:15
15:30
16:15
Town hall
The New Energy Trilemma: Customer Affordability, Wildfires, and the AI Power Surge
Gerardo Delgado, Zach Pollock, Cody ONeil, Brad Smith · mod. Kimberly Britton
Customers Normal
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19:00–21:00
19:00
Reception
ETS27 Opening Networking Reception
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Tuesday 4 May
AI and data talks, parallel breakouts, grid-edge and metering panels, evening reception.
Day 2 · 15 rows · 08:15–20:00 · ETS26 Tue 28 Apr as sample data
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Normal · 4
4 5 1 1
Conserve · 5
EEA 1 · 1
EEA 2 · 1
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Time
Format
Session
Speakers
Track
148
08:15–09:00
08:15
Breakfast
Networking Breakfast
149
09:00–09:15
09:00
09:15
Fireside chat
Leadership Perspective: Service, Innovation, and Customer Affordability in the New Energy Era
Nancy Bui-Thompson · mod. Jason Rodriguez
Customers Normal
150
10:00–10:15
10:00
10:15
Keynote
The Efficient Frontier: Where AI Meets Customer-Centric Affordability
Talvis Love
AI · data Conserve
151
10:30–11:15
10:30
11:15
Panel
The Edge is the New Core: Why the Grid's Future is Distributed
DeeAnne Norris, Jen Szaro, Deepak Garg, Paul Lau, Marc Spieler
Load · policy EEA 1
152
11:50–12:20
11:50
12:20
Fireside chat
AI Won’t Fix Your Data Problem — But Your Data Problem Will Kill Your AI Strategy
Carlos Thomas, Anand Vedapuri
AI · data Conserve
153
12:20–13:30
12:20
Meal
Networking Lunch
154
13:30–14:15
13:30
14:15
Breakout
Breakout A: From Firewalls to Frequency: Operationalizing Security at the Grid Edge
Greg Brown, Richard A Ramirez · mod. Erin Autin
Security EEA 2
155
13:30–14:15
13:30
14:15
Breakout
Breakout B: Rate Design Reimagined: Hacking Economics for Grid Investment
Sam Chang, Bashir Bseirani, Damali Harding · mod. Joyce Deuley
Customers Normal
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14:15–15:00
14:15
15:00
Breakout
Breakout F: Emotion Meets Electron: Designing Energy Experiences That Stick
Amy Atchley, Angie Ostaszewski · mod. Ricky Murray
Customers Normal
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15:00–15:30
15:00
Break
Networking Break
158
15:30–15:45
15:30
15:45
ETS talk
How AI is Rewiring the Utility Mindset
Tolu Omotoso
AI · data Conserve
159
15:45–16:00
15:45
16:00
ETS talk
Innovation, Workforce, and Quantum Grid Applications
Janet Rehberg
Customers Normal
160
16:00–16:45
16:00
16:45
Panel
AI, Meet AMI: The Real-Time Brain for the Modern Grid
Julia Zhu, Dan Schnitzer, Kevin Monagle, Evan O'Mahoney, Joyce Deuley
AI · data Conserve
161
16:45–17:15
16:45
17:15
Fireside chat
Power Play: How Google and AES are Disrupting the Energy and Intelligence Status Quo
Raiford Smith · mod. Jason Rodriguez, Chad Horton
AI · data Conserve
162
18:30–20:00
18:30
Reception
Day 2 Networking Reception
164
Wednesday 5 May
Outage intelligence, AI keynotes and panels, workshop, planning and reliability, closing reception.
Day 3 · 13 rows · 08:15–20:00 · ETS26 Wed 29 Apr as sample data
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Normal · 1
1 5 2 1
Conserve · 5
EEA 1 · 2
EEA 2 · 1
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Time
Format
Session
Speakers
Track
167
08:15–08:55
08:15
Breakfast
Networking Breakfast
168
08:55–09:10
08:55
09:10
Panel
Hack the Outage: Grid Down. Customer First. How the Energy Industry is Rewriting the Rules of Outage Intelligence
Jason Ryan, Zac Canders, Bill Potter, Bob Flaherty
Security EEA 2
169
09:15–09:30
09:15
09:30
Keynote
Hacking the Bottleneck: How AI Returns Attention to the Experts Who Matter
Abhishek Balakrishnan
AI · data Conserve
170
09:30–09:45
09:30
09:45
Keynote
Power Hungry: A Day in the AI Powered world of 2040
Jeff Jerome
AI · data Conserve
171
10:00–10:30
10:00
10:30
Panel
Trusted AI for Your Reality
Karthik Moorthy, John Kupcinski
AI · data Conserve
172
11:00–11:30
11:00
11:30
Fireside chat
Hacking the Distribution Utility
John Padalino, Carlos Ayala, Teresa Ringenbach
Load · policy EEA 1
173
11:30–12:00
11:30
12:00
Fireside chat
Who Wins the Race: AI Speed or Grid Stability?
Jeffrey Banks, Matt Rettagliata, Vanessa Edmonds
AI · data Conserve
174
12:30–13:30
12:30
Meal
Networking Lunch
175
13:30–14:15
13:30
14:15
Workshop
Breakout G: The Next Era of DSM: From Short-Term Savings to Long-Term Change
Quinn Parker
Customers Normal
176
15:00–15:25
15:00
Break
Networking Break
177
15:35–16:20
15:35
16:20
Panel
Conducting the Grand Symphony: Sustainability, Reliability, and Affordability
Lora Anguay, Mandip Samra, Navin Kumar Prasannam · mod. Erin Autin
Load · policy EEA 1
178
16:20–17:05
16:20
17:05
Fireside chat
Grid Games: How AI is Both the Defender and the Invader
John Kupcinski, Jeffrey Banks, Josh Keeling, John Miri · mod. Joyce Deuley
AI · data Conserve
179
18:30–20:00
18:30
Reception
Closing Day 3 Networking Reception
181
Thursday 6 May
Half day: storage and trust keynotes, capacity and resilience conversations, closing session.
Day 4 · 9 rows · 08:30–12:30 · ETS26 Thu 30 Apr as sample data
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Normal · 1
1 2 2 1
Conserve · 2
EEA 1 · 2
EEA 2 · 1
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Time
Format
Session
Speakers
Track
184
08:30–09:30
08:30
Meal
Breakfast & Networking
185
09:15–09:30
09:15
09:30
Keynote
Supergrid Rising: Can Energy Storage Save the Planet?
Joon Lee
Load · policy EEA 1
186
09:30–09:45
09:30
09:45
Keynote
The Trust Hack: You Can Pilot Without It, But You Can’t Scale Without It
Evan O'Mahoney, Janie Gonzalez
AI · data Conserve
187
09:45–10:00
09:45
10:00
Keynote
The Software-Defined Power Grid
Andres Carvallo
AI · data Conserve
188
10:00–10:45
10:00
10:45
Panel
Unlocking Capacity in an Age of Extremes
Elaina Ball, Christina Oliver, Venkat Tirupati, Sabah Bayatli · mod. Seyi Fabode
Load · policy EEA 1
189
10:45–11:30
10:45
11:30
Fireside chat
Future Forward: Re-Examining Sustainable Resilience in the Era of AI
Danny Petrecca, Tasha McCarter, Jeremy Adelman · mod. Jason Rodriguez
Security EEA 2
190
11:30–12:15
11:30
12:15
Town hall
Hack the Customer: Real Stories and Real Impact from Utilities at the Forefront of Addressing the Affordability Challenge
Carlos Ayala, KJ Feder · mod. Christine Miles
Customers Normal
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12:15–12:25
12:15
Closing
Closing Session: ETS27 Ultimate Hacks
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12:25–12:30
12:25
Closing
Event Close
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Tickets
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Phase 1
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Place
Austin, Texas. The venue is announced soon, with the hotel block and travel notes.
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CDT · UTC−5
clock in May
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City
Austin, Texas, United States
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Venue
#N/A ← Announced soon. The Eventbrite pin sits on Congress Avenue; nobody has named the building yet.
#N/A
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Dates
Monday May 3 to Thursday May 6, 2027 · the last day is a half day in the sample programme
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Days to go
200 counted in Austin time
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Getting around
Cap Metro, rideshare, e-bikes, e-scooters or walking, per the ETS sustainability promise
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Hotel
Room block announced with the venue
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snapshot 2026-10-13 · 77 speakers · 50 sessions · sample data · ETS26 stand-ins, nobody is confirmed for ETS27
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Set in Mozilla Text, one face at three sizes. Portraits are cropped from the nose bridge up by the sheet at one scale, not drawn by anyone; a photo the crop rule refuses leaves a hatched cell. In this mockup the minds counter and the other visitors’ questions are simulated, and say so where they sit.
the mind