Sept 30 - Oct 1, 2026

Omni Shoreham

Washington, D.C.

official event of

2026 Speakers

Name: Data Center POWER eXchange 2026
Start: 2026-09-30T00:09:00+0000
End: 2026-10-01T17:00:00+0000
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel

The decisions being made right now — on large-load tariffs, interconnection policy, behind-the-meter structuring, and project finance — will define how the data center and power industries coexist for decades. The speakers at this year’s Data Center POWER eXchange are the people making those decisions. Check back as we continue to add to this year’s lineup.

Peter Lake

Senior Director for Power

White House National Energy Dominance Council Rep
Edward Baine

Executive Vice President, Utility Operations and President

Dominion Energy, Inc.
Holt Bradshaw

Principal Consultant

Siemens Grid Software
Nicole Bulgarino

Co-President

Ameresco
Jason P. Connell

Vice President Planning

PJM Interconnection
Joel Fetter

Managing Director, Energy & Industrial Technologies

Clark Street Associates
Steven Humes

Partner, Energy Projects

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman
Robert Kaineg

Managing Director

FTI Consulting
Jessica Lin

Technical Executive

EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
Sean Lev

Partner

HWG LLP
Marc Nichol

VP of Nuclear Deployment and Fuel Cycle

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Rachael Marsh

Chief Legal Officer

Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Latif M. Nurani

Senior Regulatory Counsel

American Public Power Association (APPA)
Staci Pies

Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Policy

Incompas
Rich Powell

CEO

Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)
Erin Ragsdale

EVP & Partner

Allyn
Arjun Prasad Ramadevanahalli

Partner

Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP
Robert M. Smith

Partner

K&L Gates
Todd Snitchler

President & CEO

Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)
Agee Springer

Director, Grid Interconnections

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
TJ Surbella

Director

Aspen Technology (an Emerson business)
Scott Young

Senior Business Development Manager

Wartsila North America, Inc.
Orestes Macchione

Head of Sales, HVDC & Grid Access US

Siemens Energy
Lisa Youngers

Head Public Policy & External Affairs

EdgeConneX
Aaron Larson

Executive Editor

POWER magazine
Alexander Hubbard

Technology Researcher

Lawrence Berkley Laboratory
Mark G. Lauby

Chief Engineer and Fellow

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
Zach Zimmerman

Director of Research and Policy

Grid Strategies
Dr. Daniel Wilson

Technical Staff

Emerald AI
Phillip May

President & CEO

Entergy Louisiana LLC
Dr. Parag Mitra

Sr. Technical Leader

EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
Jason Reagan

Executive

GE Vernova
Michael Hagerty

Principal

The Brattle Group