2026 Event Agenda


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12:30 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
    210 mins
    This Summit is designed to equip utility leaders, engineers, and planners with the practical, multi-faceted look necessary to effectively analyze, mitigate, and manage the growing threat of wildfires, …
4:00 PM
  1. China Town
    60 mins
    To attend this event, you must register separately. This event is free to attend and can be added to your registration when registering, or by visiting the registration resource center to review your …
5:00 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom Foyer
    60 mins
    This reception is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.
8:15 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    75 mins
9:30 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom Foyer
    30 mins
10:00 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    45 mins
    As climate-related hazards including storms, hurricanes, and wildfires grow in frequency and intensity, electric utilities face an increasingly difficult investment challenge: how to balance tradition …
11:00 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
    45 mins
     Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), which supplies electric power to an area of 900,000 people in Omaha, NE, has a vision of Power the Future 2050 where we strive to achieve perfect power by increasi …
11:45 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    60 mins
    Lunch is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.
1:45 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
    45 mins
    The session will discuss the utility’s plans and strategies for addressing: Capacity Reliability and resiliency DER integration To successfully navigate these critically intertwined industry challenge …
2:30 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom Foyer
    30 mins
3:00 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    45 mins
    As energy costs rise nationwide, understanding how households perceive and experience affordability is becoming increasingly urgent. This presentation will draw on a nationwide survey of 4,000 America …
4:00 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
    45 mins
    The increasing frequency and severity of major events driven by climate change is creating significant challenges for distribution systems around the world. These challenges vary by region, for instan …
4:45 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom Foyer
    60 mins
    This reception is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.
8:30 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    60 mins
9:30 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom Foyer
    30 mins
10:45 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    45 mins
    As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, utilities are under increasing pressure to improve the resilience of their distribution systems. In 2014, Ameren Missouri implemented a targe …
11:30 AM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    60 mins
    Join us as we recognize and celebrate the innovators, leaders, and projects driving transformation across the electric grid. Enjoy lunch while honoring this year’s Grid Changer Award recipients. Lunch …
12:45 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG
    45 mins
    As aging grid infrastructure struggles to keep pace with rising operational complexity and rapid load growth, utilities face increasing pressure to maintain reliability while integrating advanced digi …
1:45 PM
  1. Grand Horizons Ballroom ABC
    45 mins
    As utilities accelerate their grid modernization efforts, Tampa Electric Company (TECO) is leading the charge with its Advanced Distribution Infrastructure (ADI) program—an ambitious initiative aimed …