The most important conversations in power generation happen here.

POWERGEN's keynote stage brings together executives and operators whose decisions shape how the grid keeps the lights on — and what the next build cycle actually looks like.

Opening Keynote

 

Securing the Grid in the Age of AI
When the Grid Needs It Most: Reliability, Readiness and the Performance Gap

Meet the 2027 Keynote Speakers

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Elaina Ball

Chief Strategy Officer, CPS Energy
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Wayne Bishop

Executive Vice President, Energy, Clarion Events, Inc.
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Mike Caravaggio

Vice President, Energy Supply-Reliability, EPRI
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Kevin Clark

Sr. Content Director, Clarion Events, Inc.
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Matt Gardner

VP, Power Generation System Operations, Dominion Energy
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Brian Harrell

Chief Security Officer, FirstEnergy
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David Kezell

Director of Weatherization, ERCOT
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Puesh Kumar

SVP, Enterprise Security, Resilience and National Security Policy, AEP
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Mark Lauby

SVP and Chief Engineer, NERC
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Adrienne Lotto

SVP of Grid Security, Technical & Operations Services, American Public Power Association
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Curtis Mansfield

SVP Power Delivery, PacifiCorp
Speaker profile image for Jacob Tetlow

Jacob Tetlow

Chief Operating Officer, APS

    Attending the Keynotes Gives You....

    Icon of Person Standing at Podium with an Information BubbleExclusive Access to Top Executives Icon of Light Bulb with Check MarkActionable Insights Icon of Person with Gears at the HeadFuture-Focused Perspective

    Hear directly from decision-makers at the forefront of the energy transition.

    Walk away with insights you can apply to your own projects and strategic planning.

    Get ahead of the curve on market drivers, policy shifts, and technology adoption shaping the next decade.

    Keynote Sessions

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    8:30 AM
    1. Ballroom
      90 mins
      All badge holders are eligible to attend. Supply, Demand and the Next Build Cycle: A CEO and COO Conversation The North American power sector is navigating a once-in-a-generation convergence: accelera …
    9:00 AM
    1. Ballroom
      50 mins
      All badge holders are eligible to attend. Cybersecurity has moved from a back-office concern to a board-level imperative for every generation owner and operator. Nation-state adversaries are pre-posit …
    8:00 AM
    1. To Be Determined
      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 …