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.

  • Dr. Darío Gil

    Dr. Darío Gil

    Under Secretary for Science
    U.S. Department of Energy
  • Commissioner David A. Wright

    Commissioner David A. Wright

    Commissioner
    U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • John C. Wagner, Ph.D.

    John C. Wagner, Ph.D.

    Director
    Idaho National Laboratory
  • Lou Martinez Sancho, Ph.D., MBB

    Lou Martinez Sancho, Ph.D., MBB

    Chief Technology Officer
    Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
  • Tom Falcone

    Tom Falcone

    President
    Large Public Power Council (LPPC)
  • Jim Matheson

    Jim Matheson

    CEO
    National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
  • Jamie Choate

    Jamie Choate

    Director, HR & LR Support Services
    Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Grace Vanderhei

    Grace Vanderhei

    Nuclear Engineer
    Constellation
  • Ed Gray

    Ed Gray

    Vice President - Asset Management and Planning
    PSE&G
  • Damian Beauchamp

    Damian Beauchamp

    President and Chief Development Officer
    8 Rivers
  • Michael Burroughs

    Michael Burroughs

    Plant Manager - Plant Scherer (retired)
    Georgia Power
  • Jeffrey Fassett

    Jeffrey Fassett

    President
    IEM Energy Consultants
  • Galen George

    Galen George

    Director Digital Sales and Business Development
    Siemens Energy, Inc.
  • Brian Heinbaugh

    Brian Heinbaugh

    Vice President Operations & Asset Management
    Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
  • Rizwan James

    Rizwan James

    Power Generation System Operations Director
    Dominion Energy, Inc.
  • Alan Karr

    Alan Karr

    Director of Digital Software Operations
    Siemens Energy, Inc.
  • Arjun Krishnaswami

    Arjun Krishnaswami

    Sr. Advisor, Clean Energy
    Federation of American Scientists
  • Ed Myers

    Ed Myers

    Vice President - Development
    Long Ridge Energy
  • Klaus Payrhuber

    Klaus Payrhuber

    INNIO Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
  • Wayshalee Patel, B.S. ChE, MBA, P.E.

    Wayshalee Patel, B.S. ChE, MBA, P.E.

    Director of Environmental Technologies, Licensing and Permitting
    Sargent & Lundy
  • Mike Roth

    Mike Roth

    O&M Coordinator
    ODEC-Wildcat Point Generation Facility
  • Siraj Taj

    Siraj Taj

    Founder / Principal
    ST Power Services Consultants, LLC
  • Justin Williams

    Justin Williams

    Account Director
    Trevi Communications
  • Chris Anderson

    Chris Anderson

    General Counsel
    Rayburn Electric Cooperative
  • Scott Blalock

    Scott Blalock

    General Manager - Global Integrated Applications Engineering, Energy Storage
    Wartsila North America, Inc.
  • Jason Boffey

    Jason Boffey

    Principal
    Mercer Thompson LLC
  • Stephanie Choi Brookes

    Stephanie Choi Brookes

    Chief Marketing Officer
    Syntropic Power
  • Giovanni Damato

    Giovanni Damato

    President
    CMBlu Energy AG
  • Jeff Duncan

    Jeff Duncan

    Founding Partner, Former Member of Congress
    Covenant Government Affairs
  • Caitlin Flanagan

    Caitlin Flanagan

    Policy Analyst
    NC Clean Energy Technology Center
  • Graeme Grant

    Graeme Grant

    COO
    Alsym Energy
  • Naphtal O. Haya

    Naphtal O. Haya

    Practice Lead, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES)
    DNV Energy
  • Tim Heinle

    Tim Heinle

    Executive Vice President of Business Development
    OCI Energy
  • Laura Heller

    Laura Heller

    Vice President of Industry Coalitions
    Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
  • Lennart Hinrichs

    Lennart Hinrichs

    General Manager Americas
    TWAICE
  • John Johnson

    John Johnson

    President
    JETS Consultants
  • Chris McKissack

    Chris McKissack

    CEO
    Fullmark Energy
  • Benjamin Nelson

    Benjamin Nelson

    Manager Consultant
    Sargent & Lundy
  • Brian Pavlik

    Brian Pavlik

    Director of Operations
    Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
  • Nick Montoni, Ph.D.

    Nick Montoni, Ph.D.

    Senior Program Director - Policy and Markets
    NC Clean Energy Technology Center
  • Michelle Ray

    Michelle Ray

    Vice President of Generation Technical Support
    Tennessee Valley Authority
  • James Robinson

    James Robinson

    Principal Project Engineer
    Dynamic Energy Systems, DES Global, LLC
  • Scott Rogers

    Scott Rogers

    Technical Superintendent
    Power South Energy Cooperative
  • Kate Tillotson

    Kate Tillotson

    Principal
    The Beacon Group
  • Timothy Trudell

    Timothy Trudell

    Communications Partner
    EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
  • Naeem Turner-Bandele

    Naeem Turner-Bandele

    Founder and CEO
    Latimer Enterprises LLC
  • Brian Watts

    Brian Watts

    Data and Policy Analyst
    Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Curtis Wilkerson

    Curtis Wilkerson

    CEO
    Orion Strategies

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