February 24 - 25, 2026 Reno, NV
"The caliber of guest speakers and their presentations is unrivaled. Details of historical, present, and future strategies and technologies employed were covered, including deep dives into forecasting modeling. This is a must for individuals in the utility industry to keep up with wildfire mitigation strategies!"
Electrical Engineer, California Department of Water Resources"Really enjoyed hearing the lessons learned from other utilities in the west and things they are doing to move the wildfire and PSPS programs forward."
Project Manager, EWEB"Good event for getting up to date on the impact of wildfires on the electrical systems of the western U.S."
Vegetation Supervisor, Pacificorp"A very good opportunity for federal land managers to hear an industry and state perspective on wildfire risk mitigation."
US Department of the InteriorWildfire risk has become a year-round, enterprise-level challenge for electric utilities, driving higher mitigation costs, increasing liability, and intensifying scrutiny from regulators, insurers, and customers. Leaders must make smarter, defensible decisions that reduce risk without sacrificing affordability or reliability.
This conference brings together utility leaders, technical experts, and risk and finance leaders to share real-world strategies for managing wildfire exposure in today’s constrained environment. Through candid peer discussions and case studies, attendees will explore how utilities are prioritizing grid hardening investments, modernizing vegetation management, leveraging AI and real-time situational awareness, and reducing reliance on disruptive PSPS events.
A strong focus on financial and regulatory realities runs throughout the program, with insights into liability management, cost recovery, and customer bill impacts. The agenda also addresses the operational and workforce side of wildfire resilience.
Join your peers to gain practical insights, validate your wildfire mitigation strategy, and leave with concrete actions to reduce risk and strengthen resilience.
This conference will provide attendees an opportunity to:
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 January 23, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 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
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Reno, NV
Zeina Randall VP, Energy Delivery NV Energy
Regulators discuss how wildfire mitigation strategies are adapting under mounting pressures, from escalating risk and recovery costs to tightening regulatory expectations. The discussion will center on:
Moderator: Caroline Thomas Jacobs Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety State of California
Amy Andrews Energy Policy Advisor Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission
Heide Caswell Division Administrator-Safety, Reliability & Security Oregon Public Utility Commission
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has published extensively on utility wildfire mitigation plans and the governance, finance and industry trends that connect them. This presentation will summarize the findings of the national Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plan database, which makes available all public WMPs along with citable analyses and an AI research assistant; as well as a brand new publication, Current Best Practices on Wildfire Risk Reduction for Electric Transmission and Distribution Systems, issued in fulfillment of the June 2025 Executive Order.
Rebecca O’Neil Research Principal, Infrastructure Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
From undergrounding to advanced conductor coatings and fire-resistant poles, utilities face complex choices when prioritizing grid hardening investments. This session presents comparative case studies and data-driven insights on how utilities justify the costs.
Scott Holmes Chief Technology Officer Resilient Structures
Tom Chou Utility Engineer and Wildfire Mitigation Manager Bear Valley Electric Service
Jordan Ambrogi Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager CORE
Utilities are leveraging drones, satellite imagery, and AI-powered fire modeling to anticipate ignition risks and make faster, data-informed operational decisions. This session highlights how advanced situational awareness tools are reducing risk exposure, improving coordination, and protecting both assets and communities.
Moderator: Jeff Gawrych Utility Solutions Advisor Western Weather Group
Michael Haydon Director, Wildfire Mitigation Situational Awareness Xcel Energy
Wade Ward Manager, Wildfire Mitigation APS
Ravi Nair Sr Manager, Asset Health & Performance Center PG&E Distribution Grid Ops
Alex Hoon Principal Meteorologist NV Energy
Chuck Parker VP Sales – Americas Indji Systems
As vegetation remains a leading ignition risk, utilities are reimagining programs through technology. Learn how lidar mapping, predictive growth models, and risk-based trimming cycles are helping utilities optimize budgets, extend maintenance intervals, and deliver measurable reductions in fire potential.
Adam Pahls Sr Manager, Wildfire Mitigation Evergy
Peter Stoltman Senior Manager, Wildfire Prevention Liberty Utilities
With insurers retreating and wildfire liabilities mounting, how are utilities recalibrating risk management strategies? This session details how proactive mitigation strategies can reduce exposure and strengthen long-term financial stability.
Eric Macomber Wildfire Legal Fellow Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s Climate and Energy Policy Program
Gaining approval for wildfire mitigation cost recovery remains a major challenge. This session delivers real-world experiences navigating regulatory filings, designing surcharge mechanisms, and managing customer communications, offering practical insights into how to balance financial necessity with public trust.
Paul Marconi President Bear Valley Electric Service
Eric Schwarzrock President Liberty Utilities
Cody Warner Project Scientist, Haas Business School University of California, Berkeley
Learn how NV Energy models fire spread and probability to inform critical emergency de-energization decisions - illustrated by a detailed case study of the 2024 Davis Fire - and how these same modeling capabilities are leveraged for multi-year grid resilience. By integrating consequence-informed data into their workflow, NV Energy has been able to answer the fundamental question of where to begin, prioritizing vegetation management and infrastructure projects in the areas of highest risk to maximize community safety and operational reliability.
Alex Hoon Principal Meteorologist NV Energy
Pavel Grechanuk Sr. Wildfire Risk Data Scientist Technosylva
Join Meteomatics and NorthWestern Energy as they will discuss the use of weather data in wildfire mitigation across a vast service territory of over 600+ sub-regions. Understand the power of high resolution weather modeling and how a visualization tool like MetX can be a custom fit to drill down to certain local regions that require their own thresholds that trigger alerts up to 46 hours prior to an extreme weather event.
Christopher Hyde Meteorologist | Sr. Account Executive Meteomatics
Matt Sargent Meteorologist NorthWestern Energy
With today’s existing and new regulation as it pertains to development and maintenance of Wildfire Mitigation Plans and implementation of Rules associated with WMPs, it is critically important to keep it simple. Simple is generally a long way from our ming when we are deeply involved in outlining regulatory policies, actionable WMPs, setting goals and objective, identifying strategies, challenges, trends…
This 30-minute discussion will provide insight through the eyes of an experienced Independent Evaluator (IE) and fire industry professional.
Lisa M. Beaver, PE Director Risk, Fire & Life Safety Bureau Veritas
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Reno, NV
This session explores how the Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) has transformed over time from both regulatory and utility perspectives.
Jay Leyno Director, Wildfire Mitigation PMO PG&E
Melissa Semcer Executive Consultant PG&E
Moderator: Nik Philipsen Principal Product Manager Technosylva
Amita Singh Senior Manager, PSPS Product Management PG&E
Macy Campbell Director, Natural Disaster Protection NV Energy
Mareldi Ahumada-Paras Research Scientist Stanford Climate and Energy Policy Program
Holly Eggleston, PhD CEO and Founder Firescape
This session will explore how utilities are advancing wildfire mitigation through coordinated partnerships and shared situational awareness. Drawing on case studies from several Western States, this session will examine how collaborative models—whether state-led or utility-driven—support early detection, faster response, and proactive landscape restoration to reduce risk and build resilience. The discussion will highlight practical approaches to aligning missions across sectors and jurisdictional boundaries, integrating data, science, and technology into mitigation strategies, and establishing effective data-sharing frameworks. The session will also address regulatory and governance considerations that enable joint action and long-term program sustainability. Attendees will gain actionable insights into how public–private-NGO collaboration can strengthen wildfire preparedness and enhance community resilience.
Derrick Davis Principal Risk Analyst Pacific Gas and Electric Company Wildfire Resilience Partnerships
Brian Kittler Chief Program Officer Resilient Forests
Utilities and Regulatory Commissions across the West are faced with increasing wildfire risk, decreasing customer affordability for electric rates, and decreasing reliability from aging systems and public safety power shutoffs. This session will summarize how these impacts are affecting the West, how various jurisdictions have approached this complicated cost-benefit problem, and how Active Grid Response can balance the scales.
Jessie Calderon Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Gridware
As wildfire threats intensify, utilities must rethink how they prepare and protect their people, manage operations in extreme conditions, and maintain public trust. This closing session brings together utility leaders and field experts to explore the intersection of workforce readiness, decision-support technologies, and communication strategies. Discussion will cover:
Steven Chen CEO & Founder Treeswift
Zeina Randall VP, Energy Delivery NV Energy
Research Scientist
Stanford Climate and Energy Policy Program
Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager
CORE
Energy Policy Advisor
Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission
Director Risk, Fire & Life Safety
Bureau Veritas
Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy
Gridware
Director, Natural Disaster Protection
NV Energy
CEO & Founder
Treeswift
Utility Engineer and Wildfire Mitigation Manager
Bear Valley Electric Service
Principal Risk Analyst
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Wildfire Resilience Partnerships
Utility Solutions Advisor
Western Weather Group
Sr. Wildfire Risk Data Scientist
Technosylva
Director, Wildfire Mitigation Situational Awareness
Xcel Energy
Chief Technology Officer
Resilient Structures
Principal Meteorologist
NV Energy
Meteorologist, Sr. Account Executive
Meteomatics
Chief Program Officer
Resilient Forests
Director, Wildfire Mitigation PMO
PG&E
Wildfire Legal Fellow
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s Climate and Energy Policy Program
President
Bear Valley Electric Service
Sr Manager, Asset Health & Performance Center
PG&E Distribution Grid Ops
Sr Manager, Wildfire Mitigation
Evergy
VP, Energy Delivery
NV Energy
Meteorologist
NorthWestern Energy
President
Liberty Utilities
Executive Consultant
PG&E
Senior Manager, PSPS Product Management
PG&E
Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
State of California
Manager, Wildfire Mitigation
APS
Project Scientist
Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley
Whitney Peak Hotel Reno, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
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Case Studies, Panel Discussions, and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the program.
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Conference CPE Credits: 9.0
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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