Artificial Intelligence for Utilities

September 23 - 24, 2025 Online :: Central Time

As artificial intelligence rapidly redefines the utility landscape, organizations are under pressure to evolve or risk falling behind. From smart grid optimization and cybersecurity to customer engagement and financial forecasting, AI unlocks strategic advantages across every utility function. The AI in Utilities Summit explores how leading utilities are applying AI to reduce costs, improve reliability, enhance resilience, and position for long-term innovation.

Designed for utility professionals, this virtual summit delivers practical knowledge from real-world case studies and solution-focused sessions that translate AI potential into performance. The agenda focuses on high-value applications of AI in operations, risk, cybersecurity, financial strategy, and customer experience, giving you the tools to lead successful digital transformation.

Whether you’re exploring AI adoption or scaling enterprise-wide initiatives, this summit will help you navigate regulatory compliance, workforce readiness and system integration. Register now and gain the strategic direction needed to harness AI and build the utility of the future.

Learning Outcomes

Navigate regulatory frameworks while ensuring responsible and ethical AI deployment.
Apply AI tools to identify, assess, and mitigate operational and cyber risks.
Explore AI applications in modernizing the grid, integrating renewables, and improving asset performance.
Discover how to deploy AI-driven models to monitor assets, predict failures, and inform maintenance strategies.
Assess strategies to strengthen cybersecurity posture using AI to detect, analyze, and respond to threats.
Enhance renewable integration and market operations using AI-based forecasting and grid flexibility tools.
Discover processes to combine AI with IoT and digital twins to optimize grid operations and infrastructure insights.
Streamline financial planning and align AI investments with strategic utility goals.
Optimize power generation and efficiency through AI-driven automation and cost-saving strategies.
Assess best practices to personalize customer interactions and automate service delivery using AI tools.
Drive innovation in energy management, sustainability, and distributed energy systems through AI.

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Day one

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Day two

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Agenda

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Central Time

Online

Log In

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Utilities

As AI technologies become more deeply embedded in utility operations, understanding and navigating evolving regulatory environments is essential. This session will address the intersection of innovation, compliance, and responsible governance.

Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for AI in utilities
Balancing compliance and innovation in AI deployment
Responsible AI governance and ethical considerations

Ahmed Mousa Manager, Utility of the Future PSE&G

9:30 - 10:15 AM

AI as Your New Digital Teammate: From System to Colleague

AI is no longer just software running in the background. It’s emerging as a “digital employee” that can think, adapt, and deliver insights at remarkable speed. This session will show how utilities can unlock the full potential of AI by treating it as a colleague rather than just a tool.

Key Discussion Points:

How AI models “grow up” and evolve into digital teammates
Why treating AI like a thinking colleague (with practical examples) matters
Speed and scale: how AI accelerates everyday work
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and its impact on contract analysis, RFQ summaries, and policy comparisons
AI as a local expert in your industry and internal corporate documentation
Why hosting models matter for security, access, and scalability

Mark Dillon VP of Information Technology Enova Power

10:15 - 11:15 AM

Advancing the Grid of the Future with AI

This panel features experts exploring how AI technologies are reshaping grid infrastructure to meet the demands of a distributed, data-driven energy future.

Smart grid modernization and AI-driven efficiency
Optimizing renewable energy integration with AI
AI’s role in predictive maintenance and asset management
Enhancing grid awareness with digital twin technologies

Jerome Marr Sr Mgr, Grid Modernization Engineering and Planning Tools Southern California Edison

Sundeep Dakarapu Solution Architect, Data and Analytics – Utilities Infosys Limited

11:15 - 11:30 AM

Morning Break

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Predictive Maintenance & Asset Intelligence Using AI

Explore practical applications of AI in maintenance strategies and how utilities are extending asset life while reducing costs and outages.

Utilizing AI for real-time asset performance monitoring
Predictive failure models for distribution and transmission systems
Integrating AI-driven quality control in decision-making

Matan Gandelman Digital Transformation San Diego Gas & Electric

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence for AI-Enabled Utilities

With AI expanding across utility systems, cybersecurity threats are growing in complexity. This panel delves into how AI itself can become a powerful tool for protection.

Leveraging AI for enhanced cybersecurity measures
Identifying and mitigating cyber and physical threats
Machine learning applications in protecting critical infrastructure

Gautam Punjabi Sr. Manager of Enterprise Architecture PJM

2:30 - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Break

2:45 - 4:45 PM

AI in Renewable Energy Integration & Market Optimization

AI-driven forecasting for renewable energy generation
Optimizing grid flexibility with AI-based DER management
Enhancing energy trading and market efficiency through AI

Tim Leigh AI Executive Council JEA

Bob Champagne Chief Innovation & Digital Transformation Officer BHC Global

Steve Dawson Founder & CEO POWERCONNECT.AI a BHC Global Company

4:45 - 5:00 PM

Open Q&A / Discussion

Agenda

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Central Time

Online

Log In

8:45 AM

Adjourn for the day

12:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In

9:00 - 10:00 AM

AI-Powered Energy Planning: Forecasting, Modeling, and Microgrid Optimization

This session will explore how artificial intelligence is being applied to forecast energy demand, model industrial processes, and simulate future scenarios. Attendees will see how AI-enabled insights can be used to co-design efficient energy plans that integrate with microgrids and industrial systems—supporting both decarbonization goals and system resilience.

Carlos Alberto Delgado Fernandez AI Consultant AI-Hub, Schneider Electric

10:00 - 10:45 AM

High Performance Planning Automation with AI Digital Twins and Agents

Role of physics-informed AI for trusted and high-performance grid simulations
Agentic automation of planning processes such as interconnection studies
Case Study with Southern California Edison
Where are we going next?

Josh Wong Founder & CEO ThinkLabs AI

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Morning Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Roundtable: The Future of AI for Utilities

Industry leaders and the audience will share their perspectives on how artificial intelligence is reshaping utility operations, customer engagement, and long-term strategy. This interactive discussion will explore opportunities and challenges in scaling AI across the enterprise, from grid modernization and renewable integration to workforce transformation and regulatory considerations. Attendees will gain forward-looking insights into where AI is headed and how utilities can prepare for what’s next.

Matan Gandelman Digital Transformation San Diego Gas & Electric

Ahmed Mousa Manager, Utility of the Future PSE&G

Poorna Mujumdar Principal Stem, Inc.

Speakers

Bob Champagne

Chief Innovation & Digital Transformation Officer
BHC Global

Sundeep Dakarapu

Solution Architect, Data and Analytics – Utilities
Infosys Limited

Steve Dawson

Founder & CEO
POWERCONNECT.AI a BHC Global Company

Carlos Alberto Delgado Fernandez

AI Consultant, AI-Hub
Schneider Electric

Mark Dillon

VP of Information Technology
Enova Power

Matan Gandelman

Digital Transformation
San Diego Gas & Electric

Tim Leigh

AI Executive Council
JEA

Jerome Marr

Sr Mgr, Grid Modernization Engineering and Planning Tools
Southern California Edison

Ahmed Mousa

Manager, Utility of the Future
PSE&G

Poorna Mujumdar

Principal
Stem, Inc.

Gautam Punjabi

Sr. Manager of Enterprise Architecture
PJM

Josh Wong

Founder & CEO
ThinkLabs AI

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the event to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, and panel discussions will be used in this program.

CPE

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 12.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

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Who Should Attend

Data Scientists and AI Strategists at utilities
Chief Technology Officers
Grid Operations Managers
Utility Analysts and Engineers
Digital Transformation Officers
Regulators and policy professionals
Tech vendors and solution providers