Wednesday, October 8
Time
Session Title & Description
Speakers
Location
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Palm Garden
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Morning Dialogue
Evolving Priorities Across Utility CVC's: Balancing Strategic Intent With Market Shifts
Palm Garden
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Networking & Breakfast (cont.)
1-1 Meetings Available to Book
Palm Garden
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Main Keynote Hall
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Keynote
Main Keynote Hall
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Plenary Panel
Leading Through Transformation: How Utility Executives Are Balancing Innovation With Reliability
Main Keynote Hall
11:35 AM - 12:20 PM
Plenary Panel
Grid Meets Gigawatts: What the Data Center Industry Needs From Utilities, and What Comes Next
Main Keynote Hall
12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking & Lunch
1-1 Meetings Available To Book
Palm Garden
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Utility-Startup Presentations
Grid Technologies: Unlocking Hidden Infrastructure Capacity for Rising Energy Demands
Breakout Room 1-4
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Utility-Startup Presentations
AI-Powered Grid Expansion: Transforming Infrastructure Planning and Construction
Breakout Room 1-4
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Utility-Startup Presentations
Smarter Grid Security: Next-Generation Tools Against Physical and Cyber Threats
Breakout Room 1-4
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Utility-Startup Presentations
Collaborative Pathways to Net Zero: Next-Generation Decarbonization Solutions
Breakout Room 1-4
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Networking Break
1-1 Meetings Available To Book
Palm Garden
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel & Workshop
Modernizing the Grid: Enabling Flexibility for Resilient Energy Systems
Breakout Room 1-4
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel & Workshop
From Hard Hats to Robots: Innovation in Utility Construction
Breakout Room 1-4
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel & Workshop
Integrated Energy Planning: Utility-Collaboration Models That Drive Progress
Breakout Room 1-4
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Networking Break
1-1 Meetings Available To Book
Palm Garden
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Afternoon Panel
How Utility CIO's Are Leading the Digital Transformation and Integrating AI
Main Keynote Hall
5:30 PM - 5:55 PM
Afternoon Fireside Chat
Main Keynote Hall
5:55 PM - 6:20 PM
Afternoon Keynote
Main Keynote Hall
6:20 PM
Closing Remarks
Main Keynote Hall
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
NGA Member Dinner, By Invitation Only
Off Site
Thursday, October 9
Time
Session Title & Description
Speakers
Location
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Back on Day Two
Main Keynote Hall
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Academia Session
How Stanford, MIT & Harvard Are Shaping the Next Wave of Grid Innovation
Main Keynote Hall
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Accelerator Session
From Lab to Grid: Navigating the Utility-Startup Partnership Journey in the Age of Unprecedented Load Growth
Main Keynote Hall
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NGA Member-Only Workshop
Capturing Value from Utility Innovation Activities: Live Discussion
NGA 2026 Planning
TBC
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
NGA Member-Only Site Visit
VEIR Superconductor Technologies
Available for up to 15 people. If interested in joining, please contact [email protected]
VEIR Headquarters
