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A practical discussion on maintaining reliable and affordable electricity as demand rises, focusing on grid resilience, system planning, cost pressures and how to manage reliability risks as the energy system evolves.

Speakers:

• Meghan Conklin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Executive Office of the Governor, State of Maryland
• Sapna Dowla, Associate Vice President, Alliance to Save Energy
• Nidhi Tracker, Senior Vice President for Policy, CEBA
• Xan Fishman, Senior Director of the Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center (Moderator)

Examining how the U.S. can meet rapidly growing electricity demand from AI, data centres, electrification and manufacturing, and the implications for utilities, policymakers and infrastructure investors.

Speakers:

• Katie McGinty, Vice President & CSO, Johnson Controls
• Jane Chen, CEO and Co-Founder, Stepwise

Additional speakers to be announced

Exploring how storage, demand flexibility, digitalization and grid software can improve system performance, support grid operations and enhance resilience in the near and medium term.

Speakers:

• Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), Member, House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Member of Subcommittee on Energy, U.S. House of Representatives
• Emily Sandford Fisher, Founder & Principal, Enodia Energy
• Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition (Moderator)

Additional speaker to be announced

• Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy, House Energy & Commerce Committee, House of Representatives

Focused on accelerating transmission buildout and grid deployment, addressing permitting, interconnection, regional coordination and the reforms needed to deliver large-scale infrastructure at pace.

Speakers:

• Gil Bindewald, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Will Toor, Executive Director, Colorado Energy Office
• Zack Valdez, Senior Director, NEMA and former DOE Strategic Advisor (Moderator)

Additional speakers to be announced

A strategic conversation on energy infrastructure, capital deployment, supply chains and national security, examining how the U.S. can strengthen energy independence while supporting economic competitiveness.

Speakers:

• Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), Member, House Appropriations Committee, Chairman of Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, U.S. House of Representatives
• Lorig Charkoudian, State Delegate Montgomery County, Maryland
• Hillary O’Brien, Managing Director – Clean Power, Natural Resources, and Research, ClearPath
• David Goldwyn, President, Goldwyn Global Strategies, LLC and Chairman, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s Energy Advisory Group (Moderator)

Additional speaker to be announced