2026 Conference Agenda
The Advanced Energy Conference takes place over three days, November 4–6, 2026, at the NYC Hilton Midtown. Six concurrent tracks anchor the program, with plenary, keynote, and networking sessions across the conference.
What investments will have the greatest impact on grid resilience over the next decade?
What combination of resources, proven and emerging, gives New York the fastest path to lower emissions without sacrificing reliability?
Which AI applications are ready for grid deployment today, and which still need more data and governance maturity?
Which regulatory structures actually move technologies from pilot to commercial scale, versus those that just generate interest?
What does it take for an electrification pilot to become a bankable, scalable business?
What separates promising energy technologies from those that achieve widespread adoption?
Where is investment flowing fastest within next generation energy technologies, and why?
Which digital tools have earned real utility trust, and which are still unproven in practice?
What ultimately determines whether a promising technology attracts the capital it needs to scale?
What lessons from failed deployments are most valuable for the technologies coming next?
How can rising electricity demand be managed without shifting unfair costs onto vulnerable communities?
What does grid modernization actually need to deliver for the communities most exposed to climate risk?
What do communities need to see before they trust a new energy technology in their backyard?
Which financing mechanisms for underserved communities actually get used, and which go unclaimed?
What deployment lessons matter most for earning long-term community trust?
Where do the numbers on emissions reduction and reliability most often fail to reconcile, and why?
Where has grid governance fallen furthest behind the pace of technical change?
Where does decision-making authority in the energy transition most consistently create delay rather than alignment?
What is the honest gap between what the transition will cost and what ratepayers are currently being asked to accept?
What do communities need to see, hear, and experience before they support new energy infrastructure nearby?
