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Artificial Intelligence for Utilities

September 15 - 16, 2026 Denver, CO and Online :: Central Time EUCI Conference Center

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Artificial intelligence is transforming how utilities plan, operate, and secure the grid. As utilities face challenges from unprecedented load growth to aging infrastructure, cybersecurity threats, and increasing operational complexity, AI is emerging as a powerful tool for improving reliability and resilience.

The AI for Utilities Summit brings together utility leaders and industry experts to share strategies and real-world applications of AI across utility operations. Through case studies and implementation-focused sessions, attendees will hear how AI is being used to modernize the grid, optimize asset performance, enhance forecasting, strengthen cybersecurity, accelerate planning processes, and support DER integration.

Register now to gain actionable insights, discover emerging best practices, and learn how your organization can successfully leverage AI to build a smarter, more resilient utility.

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence in utilities and evaluate approaches for responsible AI governance, compliance, and risk management
  • Examine how generative AI, and agentic AI technologies can be applied to improve utility workflows, decision-making, and organizational knowledge management
  • Assess the role of AI in grid modernization initiatives and evaluate applications that enhance operational efficiency, renewable energy integration, asset management, and situational awareness
  • Apply AI-driven predictive maintenance and asset intelligence concepts to identify opportunities for improving asset performance, reliability, and maintenance planning
  • Analyze cybersecurity risks associated with AI-enabled utility environments and evaluate the use of AI and machine learning technologies for threat detection, mitigation, and infrastructure protection
  • Evaluate AI-based forecasting, optimization, and analytics tools that support renewable energy integration, DER management, and energy market operations
  • Examine AI applications for DER adoption, customer engagement, and grid orchestration and assess their potential impact on utility operations and customer outcomes
  • Analyze the use of AI-powered forecasting, modeling, and optimization techniques to support energy planning, resource management, and microgrid development
  • Evaluate the capabilities of AI digital twins, physics-informed AI, and intelligent agents to automate planning processes, improve simulation accuracy, and accelerate interconnection studies
  • Differentiate between emerging AI technologies and use cases and assess their applicability to utility operations, planning, cybersecurity, and grid management functions
  • Formulate strategies for identifying and prioritizing AI opportunities that align with organizational objectives, operational challenges, and business goals
  • Evaluate lessons learned from utility AI deployments and determine best practices for implementing AI solutions that improve reliability, resilience, and operational performance

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Please Note: Confirmed speakers do not need to register and are encouraged to participate in all sessions of the event. If you are a speaker and have any questions please contact our offices at 1.303.770.8800

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Individual attendee(s)$ 1495.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after August 28, 2026 is $ 1,695.00)
- OR - I choose to attend remotely
Individual remote connections(s)$ 1495.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after August 28, 2026 is $ 1,695.00)
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility

Pack of 5 attendees$ 6,350.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 28, 2026 is $ 7,205.00)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 11,960.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 28, 2026 is $ 13,560.00)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 22,425.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 28, 2026 is $ 25,425.00)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 14, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $295.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Day one

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Day two

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Agenda

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Central Time

Denver, CO and Online

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 AM

Group Luncheon

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:00 PM

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:45 AM

Opening Keynote: AI in Utilities at an Inflection Point

AI is no longer experimental. Utilities are now expected to deliver measurable outcomes. This keynote will ground attendees in where AI is creating real value across the industry today, highlight the most common barriers to scaling beyond pilots, and outline the strategic priorities utilities should focus on over the next 12–24 months to remain competitive.

Ahmed Mousa Manager, Utility of the Future PSE&G

9:45 - 10:45 AM

Agentic AI in Utilities: From Assistants to Autonomous Workflows

AI is rapidly evolving from passive tools into active “agents” capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks. This session will demonstrate how utilities are using agentic AI to support planning, engineering, and customer operations, while also addressing where human oversight remains critical and how to safely introduce autonomous or semi-autonomous workflows into the organization.

Josh Wong Founder & CEO ThinkLabs AI

10:45 - 11:15 AM

Morning Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

AI for Grid Operations Under Load Growth Pressure

With rapid load growth driven by data centers, electrification, and distributed energy resources, utilities are under pressure to operate the grid with greater precision and speed. This session will examine how AI enhances situational awareness, supports real-time decision-making, and enables more effective management of large-load interconnections, while leveraging digital twins and advanced analytics to optimize overall grid performance.

SCE will present on:

    1. AI-Driven Forecast Intelligence
    2. Grid Scenario Insights Agent
    3. Transformer Overload Prediction & Capacity Risk AI Agent

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

Jerome Marr Sr Manager, Enterprise Transformation & Innovation SCE

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Group Luncheon

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Predictive Maintenance That Pays Off: Moving from Pilots to ROI

While many utilities have experimented with AI-driven asset analytics, fewer have successfully scaled these initiatives. This session will focus on what actually works, highlighting proven approaches to predictive maintenance that extend asset life, reduce outages, and deliver measurable ROI, along with practical guidance on integrating AI into existing EAM, SCADA, and asset management workflows.

Adam Silva Lead Artificial Intelligence Specialist Duke Energy

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Afternoon Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM

AI vs. AI: Defending the Utility Against Next-Gen Cyber Threats

As threat actors adopt AI, utilities must evolve their cybersecurity strategies accordingly. This session will explore how AI is being used to both launch and defend against attacks, with a focus on protecting AI models and data pipelines, identifying emerging vulnerabilities, and integrating AI into both IT and OT security environments.

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

4:00 - 5:00 PM

AI for Renewable Integration & Market Optimization

AI is playing a growing role in how utilities forecast, dispatch, and participate in energy markets. This session will highlight advanced AI techniques for improving renewable generation forecasting, optimizing DER and storage resources, and enhancing market participation through more sophisticated bidding strategies and congestion management approaches.

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

Agenda

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Central Time

Denver, CO and Online

Breakfast

8:30 AM

Adjourn for the day

12:00 PM

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 AM

AI Implementation Playbook: From Pilot to Enterprise Scale

Successfully scaling AI requires more than strong models. It demands the right data, infrastructure, and organizational alignment. This session will provide a practical roadmap for assessing data readiness, making build-versus-buy decisions, selecting the right partners, and avoiding the most common pitfalls that prevent AI initiatives from delivering enterprise-wide impact.

Adam Silva Lead Artificial Intelligence Specialist Duke Energy

10:00 - 10:30 AM

The AI-Ready Utility Workforce: Skills, Roles & Change Management

AI is reshaping roles across the utility enterprise, requiring new approaches to workforce development and organizational design. This session will explore how utilities can redesign roles around human-AI collaboration, implement effective upskilling strategies, and lead change management efforts that drive adoption and minimize resistance.

Senior Representative ComEd

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Morning Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

What’s Actually Working: Scaling AI in Utilities

In this interactive roundtable, utility leaders will share candid insights into what is delivering measurable value and what is not. The discussion will focus on real-world experiences scaling AI, including where organizations are seeing ROI today, key lessons learned from implementation challenges, and how utilities are prioritizing investments over the next 12–24 months.

Ahmed Mousa Manager, Utility of the Future PSE&G

Josh Wong Founder & CEO ThinkLabs AI

Jerome Marr Sr Manager, Enterprise Transformation & Innovation SCE

Speakers

Steve Dawson

Founder & CEO
POWERCONNECT.AI a BHC Global Company

Sundeep Dakarapu

Solution Architect, Data and Analytics – Utilities
Infosys Limited

Carlos Alberto Delgado Fernandez

AI Consultant, AI-Hub
Schneider Electric

Jerome Marr

Sr Manager, Enterprise Transformation & Innovation
SCE

Ahmed Mousa

Manager, Utility of the Future
PSE&G

Adam Silva

Lead Artificial Intelligence Specialist
Duke Energy

Josh Wong

Founder & CEO
ThinkLabs AI

Location

EUCI Conference Center 
6400 S Fiddlers Green Cir. 
Greenwood Village CO, 80111 

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Continuing Education Credits

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out 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.

CPEs

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

Conference CPE Credits: 10.0
There is no prerequisite for this conference.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

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CLE

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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