Liang Downey
Power & Utility Industry Black Belt
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Microsoft Corporation
Liang is an Industry Blackbelt in Microsoft Energy & Resources Industry with 20+ years’ tech experience. She leads data driven digital transformation for power and utilities through grid modernization, process automation, enhanced customer engagement, and renewable energy integration, enabled by AI, GenAI and Agentic AI. She uses Design Thinking to solve complex problems and achieve MVP and operational results. Liang received the Microsoft Champion Award and won first place in a Microsoft Internal Energy contest. She holds a Master of Electrical Engineering (4.0/4.0) and an MBA in Finance. She is a senior IEEE member.
Sessions
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AI-Driven Wildfire Detection and Prevention14-May-2026North Ballroom