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2026 Speakers
Meet the exceptional voices coming to Experience POWER. We’ve assembled an outstanding lineup of visionaries, innovators, and industry leaders who don’t just talk about change — they drive it. Check back as we continue to add speakers to this year’s roster.
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Dr. Darío Gil, Ph.D.
Under Secretary for ScienceU.S. Department of Energy -
David A. Wright
CommissionerU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -
John C. Wagner, Ph.D.
DirectorIdaho National Laboratory -
Lou Martinez Sancho, Ph.D., MBB
Chief Technology OfficerWestinghouse Electric Company LLC -
Tom Falcone
PresidentLarge Public Power Council (LPPC) -
Jim Matheson
CEONational Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) -
Jamie Choate
Director of Workforce Strategy & Enablement (WS&E)Tennessee Valley Authority -
Rich Powell
CEOClean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) -
Bryan Lopez, CISSP, CISM
Senior Director, Federal Strategic Science MissionsMicrosoft Corporation -
Grace Vanderhei
Nuclear EngineerConstellation -
Ed Gray
Vice President - Asset Management and PlanningPSE&G -
Damian Beauchamp
President and Chief Development Officer8 Rivers -
Michael Burroughs
Plant Manager - Plant Scherer (retired)Georgia Power -
Jeffrey Fassett
PresidentCEIS Power -
Galen George
Director Digital Sales and Business DevelopmentSiemens Energy, Inc. -
Brian Heinbaugh
Vice President Operations & Asset ManagementOld Dominion Electric Cooperative -
Rizwan James
Power Generation System Operations DirectorDominion Energy, Inc. -
Ed Myers
Vice President - DevelopmentLong Ridge Energy -
Alan Karr
Director of Digital Software OperationsSiemens Energy, Inc. -
Klaus Payrhuber
Strategic Product Development ManagerINNIO Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG -
Wayshalee Patel, B.S. ChE, MBA, P.E.
Director of Environmental Technologies, Licensing and PermittingSargent & Lundy -
Arjun Krishnaswami
Sr. Advisor, Clean EnergyFederation of American Scientists -
Mike Roth
O&M CoordinatorODEC-Wildcat Point Generation Facility -
Siraj Taj
Founder / PrincipalST Power Services Consultants, LLC -
Cleo Carter
Policy AnalystNational Governors Association -
Justin Williams
Account DirectorTrevi Communications -
Billy Coyle
Director-Power Generation Regulated OperationsDominion Energy, Inc. -
Mona Dajani
Global Co-Chair of Infrastructure, Energy, and Real EstateCooley LLP -
Tim Heinle
Executive Vice President of Business DevelopmentOCI Energy -
Ann Jones
Vice President Dominion Energy Virginia Operations SupportDominion Energy, Inc. -
Kris Karfa
VP Business DevelopmentKindle Energy -
Nette Lehtinen
Director, Growth & Development AmericasWärtsilä North America, Inc. -
Aaron Jonas
Manager, Construction Projects – InterconnectionDominion Energy, Inc. -
John Siefert, Ph.D.
Area Manager, Generation MaterialsEPRI Electric Power Research Institute -
Chris Anderson
General CounselRayburn Electric Cooperative -
Scott Blalock
General Manager - Global Integrated Applications Engineering, Energy StorageWartsila North America, Inc. -
Jeff Duncan
Founding Partner, Former Member of CongressCovenant Government Affairs -
Jason Boffey
PrincipalMercer Thompson LLC -
Caitlin Flanagan
Policy AnalystNC Clean Energy Technology Center -
Laura Heller
Vice President of Industry CoalitionsCouncil for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) -
Chris McKissack
CEOibV Energy Partners -
Nick Montoni, Ph.D.
Senior Program Director - Policy and MarketsNC Clean Energy Technology Center -
Naphtal O. Haya
Practice Lead, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES)DNV Energy -
Brian Pavlik
Director of OperationsOld Dominion Electric Cooperative -
Stephanie Choi Brookes
Chief Marketing OfficerSyntropic Power -
Michelle Ray
Vice President of Generation Technical SupportTennessee Valley Authority -
John Johnson
PresidentJETS Consultants -
Lennart Hinrichs
General Manager AmericasTWAICE -
Scott Rogers
Technical SuperintendentPower South Energy Cooperative -
James Robinson
Principal Project EngineerDynamic Energy Systems, DES Global, LLC -
Curtis Wilkerson
CEOOrion Strategies -
Kate Tillotson
PrincipalThe Beacon Group -
Naeem Turner-Bandele
Founder and CEOLatimer Enterprises LLC -
Timothy Trudell
Communications PartnerEPRI Electric Power Research Institute -
Brian Watts
Data and Policy AnalystPew Charitable Trusts -
Thomas Boyle
Sr. Business Development Manager – Industrial Vertical MarketsHoneywell -
Valencia McClure
SVP Governmental, Regulatory & External AffairsExelon -
Anne Moon
Vice President GridSargent & Lundy -
Clint Vince
Chair, U.S. Energy Practice and Co-Chair, Global Transportation and Infrastructure Sector for the U.S. RegionDentons -
Roberta Zwier
Vice President Site Development and PermittingLS Power -
Michael Dauphin
Plant Control Systems SpecialistPower South Energy Cooperative -
Charles Graves
Director of Government MicroreactorsBWXT Advanced Technologies LLC -
Michael Hagerty
PrincipalThe Brattle Group -
Judge Jehmal T. Hudson
Incoming NARUC PresidentVirginia State Corporation Commission -
Michael Keller
Leader Power Generation ProjectsYokogawa Corporation of America -
Patrick Klein
Managing Director, Project Finance - AmericasMUFG Bank -
Mark G. Lauby
Chief Engineer and FellowNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) -
Brandon Martin
Director of Generation Development – Energy Storage, Reliability and ResiliencyDominion Energy, Inc. -
DeAnna C. Myers, MSLOC
Vice President, Director of Learning & Organizational ChangeSargent & Lundy -
Jennifer Pedro
General Manager, Projects & Engineered SolutionsGE Vernova -
Larry Lindeman P.E.
Owner & Executive Vice PresidentFagen, Inc. -
Cedric Green Ph.D.
SVP Power GenerationDominion Energy, Inc. -
Andrew Phillips
Director, Business Development, Region NorthWartsila North America, Inc. -
Will Polen
Senior DirectorUnited States Energy Association (USEA) -
Thomas A. Smith
Operating TechnicianMixed 2Power South Energy Cooperative -
Jason P. Connell
Vice President PlanningPJM Interconnection -
John Corelis
Plant SuperintendentXcel Energy -
Cindy Crane
Former CEO and Chair, Board of DirectorsPacifiCorp
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