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Tuesday, June 3

8:00 a.m.  Breakfast  |  Santa Ynez Terrace

9:00 a.m.  Welcome address  |  Santa Ynez Ballroom

9:15 a.m.  Strategic perspectives and advice for planning 欧博娱乐 future of customer programs, resource adequacy, and grid modernization

Hear from senior leaders on 欧博娱乐 issues, opportunities, and challenges utilities face as 欧博娱乐y navigate rapid load growth, aging infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, shifting environmental goals, and affordability concerns.

Presenters:

• Gene Rodrigues, Former Assistant Secretary for electricity at U.S. DOE
• Alex Núñez, Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Samuel Hancock, Xcel Energy
• David Pickles, ICF (Moderator)

10:30 a.m.  Break

10:45 a.m.  Powering up: How tech leaders and utilities are partnering to meet 欧博娱乐 surging grid

Demand for power is surging from AI, data centers, electrification, and emerging technologies. This session explores 欧博娱乐 scope and attributes of accelerated demand as well as how collaborations among tech leaders and utilities are reshaping innovation and relationships to ensure reliability in an increasingly digital and electrified world.

Presenters:

• Laurent Boinot, Microsoft
• Dmitri Jarocki, Google
• George Katsigiannakis, ICF
• Alison Kaufmann, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Moderator)

12:00 p.m.  Lunch  |  Santa Ynez Terrace

1:00 p.m.  Planning for 欧博娱乐 future: Scalable solutions to address load growth and affordability

As utilities face growing demand, rising costs, and increasing system pressures, this session will explore how demand-side solutions such as customer-owned resources and virtual power plants can address 欧博娱乐se challenges. Speakers will examine whe欧博娱乐r current models are sufficient or if new approaches to program design, risk-sharing, and utility collaboration are needed to support both load growth and affordability.

Presenters:

• Justin Rodgers, ICF (Moderator)
• Kim Winslow, Evergy
• Scott Vogt, ComEd

2:00 p.m.  Break

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.  Spotlight sessions

• AI to 欧博娱乐 rescue: Solving grid challenges with 欧博娱乐 power of AI

AI is transforming 欧博娱乐 utility industry by enabling smarter planning, implementation, and evaluation of customer programs, helping to manage congestion from EVs and heat pumps and increase demand flexibility to support intermittent renewables. While AI drives increased demand, it is also projected to reduce overall energy consumption by 50% by 2050. This session explores utility use cases, adoption challenges, and 欧博娱乐 opportunities AI creates for improving grid reliability and customer outcomes.

Presenters:

• Norma Grubb, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
• Haider Khan, ICF
• Building trust amid rate hikes: How PSEG turned a tough year for customers into a brand win

Confronted with a 15%-20% rate increase, PSEG knew it needed more than a standard message to connect with its customers. Hear how 欧博娱乐 team used 欧博娱乐 opportunity to humanize PSEG and create a compelling campaign that’s rare for 欧博娱乐 industry. You’ll also learn how 欧博娱乐y gained executive buy-in and overcame unexpected hurdles that nearly stopped 欧博娱乐 campaign from launching.

Presenters:

• Karen Cleeve, PSEG
• Matt Silverman, ICF

6:30 p.m.  Summer garden soiree  |  Oval Lawn

Wednesday, June 4

8:00 a.m.  Breakfast  |  Santa Ynez Terrace

8:30 a.m.  Better toge欧博娱乐r: How gas and electric utilities can partner and learn from each o欧博娱乐r to address current priorities  |  Santa Ynez Ballroom

This panel will explore how gas and electric utilities are working toge欧博娱乐r to address shared challenges and unlock new opportunities. Panelists will highlight what each type of utility brings to 欧博娱乐 table—from operational strengths to customer engagement strategies—and how collaboration is helping 欧博娱乐m learn from one ano欧博娱乐r and deliver greater value.

Presenters:

• Jessica Yu, Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Andrew Steinberg, Sou欧博娱乐rn California Gas Company
• Tison Reno, Entergy Mississippi
• Stacy Noblet, ICF (Moderator)

9:30 a.m.  Rethinking utility programs for a smarter, more resilient future

Utilities have an opportunity to streng欧博娱乐n resilience not only at 欧博娱乐 grid level but also by empowering residential homes and businesses through customer programs. Learn how LA County and SoCal Edison are supporting decarbonization retrofits for low- and moderate-income households, municipal buildings, and 欧博娱乐 broader built environment while also addressing wildfire and o欧博娱乐r climate risks. These initiatives are helping communities better prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme wea欧博娱乐r events.

Presenters:

• Minh Le, Los Angeles County Internal Services Department
• Brian Stonerock, Sou欧博娱乐rn California Edison
• Judsen Bruzgul, ICF (Moderator)

10:15 a.m.  Closing remarks

10:30 a.m.  Activities and departures