Center Stage brings the industry’s biggest conversations to the center of the POWERGEN experience. Located inside the exhibit hall, this live forum features utility executives,  technology leaders, developers and major energy users discussing the issues reshaping power generation today — from reliability and load growth to data centers, new generation development, grid modernization and fleet strategy. 

Attend high-level, elevated conversations featuring executives and thought leaders about prominent issues affecting the power generation sector. Center Stage is located inside the POWERGEN exhibit hall, capturing the added buzz of the show floor.

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All badge holders can attend Center Stage sessions. 

2027 Session Schedule

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1:30 PM
  1. Center Stage - Exhibit Hall Booth 3535
    50 mins
    The rapid growth of on-site and behind-the-meter generation at data centers is introducing permitting and emissions compliance challenges that many developers and equipment providers have not had to n …
11:15 AM
  1. Center Stage - Exhibit Hall Booth 3535
    50 mins
    They didn't plan it this way. But a group of executives who once walked the same halls at PacifiCorp went on to lead across the full spectrum of the power industry, from federal power administration a …
3:50 PM
  1. Center Stage - Exhibit Hall Booth 3535
    70 mins
    Join us for the 2nd Annual Women in Power Panel, bringing together leaders from across the power generation industry for a candid conversation about leadership, career growth, mentorship and the chang …
8:00 AM
  1. Center Stage - Exhibit Hall Booth 3535
    50 mins
    All badge holders are eligible to attend. U.S. electricity demand is rising at a pace the sector has not seen in decades, and the planning assumptions that governed resource adequacy decisions five ye …
9:30 AM
  1. Center Stage - Exhibit Hall Booth 3535
    50 mins
    Data center power strategies do not develop in a vacuum. Utilities are being asked to serve extremely large loads on accelerated timelines while managing reserve margins, transmission constraints, int …

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