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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Speaker profile image for Elaina Ball

Elaina Ball

Chief Strategy Officer, CPS Energy
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Wayne Bishop

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

Vice President, Energy Supply-Reliability, EPRI
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Darin Carroll

CEO, PacifiCorp
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Kevin Clark

Sr. Content Director, Clarion Events, Inc.
Speaker profile image for Dino DiMarino

Dino DiMarino

Chief Revenue Officer, Tenable
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Matt Gardner

VP, Power Generation System Operations, Dominion Energy
Speaker profile image for Dick Garlish

Dick Garlish

President, Rocky Mountain Power
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Brian Harrell

Chief Security Officer, FirstEnergy
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David Kezell

Director of Weatherization, ERCOT
Speaker profile image for Puesh Kumar

Puesh Kumar

SVP, Enterprise Security, Resilience and National Security Policy, AEP
Speaker profile image for Mark Lauby

Mark Lauby

NERC Fellow and Chief Engineer, NERC
Speaker profile image for Adrienne Lotto

Adrienne Lotto

SVP of Grid Security, Technical & Operations Services, American Public Power Association
Speaker profile image for Curtis Mansfield

Curtis Mansfield

SVP Power Delivery, PacifiCorp
Speaker profile image for Jacob Tetlow

Jacob Tetlow

Chief Operating Officer, APS

    Keynote Sponsors

    Opening Keynote Sponsor

     

    Alliance North America Corporation  

    Securing the Grid in the Age of AI

     

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    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. Join us as we kick off POWERGEN 2027 with our keynote sponsor, ANA. Following the opening, we’ll transition into a panel discussion exploring Supply, Demand a …
    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. 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 …