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WHERE AI IGNITES THE NEXT ENERGY ERA BUILDING A SMARTER STRONGER FUTURE
Next-Gen AI for Energy Summit 2026 (#AI4E2026), taking place on November 3–4 in Houston, Texas, is a leading global conference accelerating AI-powered transformation across the energy sector. The summit brings together over 600 senior executives from energy, technology, policy, and investment communities worldwide to explore six strategic areas: operational optimization, digital infrastructure, finance, digital twins, risk management, and cybersecurity, and AI-driven market and regulatory strategies.
Co-located with EnergyTech X, an exclusive innovation forum connecting energy innovators, AI founders, startups, and investors to scale next-generation energy technologies.
Dru Rai
Chief Information Officer
State of New York
Kate Platonova
Chief Information Officer for Downstream, Trading & Renewable Energy Solutions
Shell
Carlos M. Brown
EVP, Chief Administrative and Projects Officer and Corporate Secretary
Dominion Energy
Venkat Tirupati
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Steven Bowman
General Manager, Enterprise AI
Chevron
Heath Satterfield
Chief Information Officer
Devon Energy
Robert Piascik
Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Technology Officer
New York Power Authority
Jelena Veer
CIO, Digital IT Business Solutions Refining and Midstream
Phillips 66
Rob Schapiro
Senior Director, Energy Partnerships
Microsoft
Mark Lauby
Chief Engineer and NERC Fellow
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Marika Reis
SVP, Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Transformation
Ørsted
Talvis Love
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer
National Grid
Kim Hales
Chief Data & AI Officer
NRG Energy
Naveen Pandrangi
Chief Transformation and Information Officer
Williams
Marc Spieler
Senior Managing Director, Global Energy Industry
NVIDIA
Chad Bown
Managing Director
bp Ventures
Jan Lozek
Founder & Managing Partner
Future Energy Ventures
Rob Crane
Technology Scouting & Venturing Manager
ExxonMobil
Marc Ramsay
Operating Partner for Software, AI and Digital
SE Ventures
Patrick Yip
Managing Director, Head of Growth Equity
Climate Investment
Platinum Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
EVENT OVERVIEW
EXHIBITION
The exhibition will feature the world’s most advanced technologies and solutions across AI infrastructure, power systems, data centres, grids and next-generation energy systems, accelerating the global AI-powered transformation of the energy sector.
STRATEGIC CONFERENCE
The Strategic Conference will convene senior leaders from government, energy, technology, finance and infrastructure to examine the policies, partnerships, technologies and investment frameworks required to build intelligent, resilient and secure energy systems for the AI-powered future.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION & NETWORKING
An exclusive evening for global energy, AI and digital infrastructure leaders to connect, build trust and accelerate high-impact partnerships across the AI-powered energy ecosystem.
MATCHSPARK™ DIGITAL MEETINGS
Curated one-to-one meetings powered by MatchSpark™, connecting senior energy, AI and digital infrastructure leaders to accelerate strategic partnerships and investment outcomes.
Media Partner
BRINGING TOGETHER THE WORLD’S ENERGY & AI LEADERS
TO BUILD THE NEXT-GENERATION AI-DRIVEN ENERGY FUTURE
Where AI Ignites the Next Energy Era:
Building a Smarter, Stronger Future
As AI deployment scales at unprecedented speed, global energy systems are entering a defining decade. Power demand from data centres, digital infrastructure, and AI-enabled industries is surging across North America, while grid capacity, generation expansion, and infrastructure investment struggle to keep pace — turning energy reliability, operational intelligence, and capital allocation into the critical constraints shaping the future of AI and the energy transition.
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