WHERE AI IGNITES THE NEXT ENERGY ERA BUILDING A SMARTER STRONGER FUTURE
Next-Gen AI for Energy Summit 2026 (#AI4E2026), taking place on November 3–4 in Houston, Texas, is a leading global conference accelerating AI-powered transformation across the energy sector. The summit brings together over 600 senior executives from energy, technology, policy, and investment communities worldwide to explore six strategic areas: operational optimization, digital infrastructure, finance, digital twins, risk management, and cybersecurity, and AI-driven market and regulatory strategies.
Co-located with EnergyTech X, an exclusive innovation forum connecting energy innovators, AI founders, startups, and investors to scale next-generation energy technologies.
Also featuring the AI in Energy Applications Forum, a dedicated application-focused forum bringing together energy leaders to explore how AI is moving from pilots to real-world deployment across oil & gas, power and energy infrastructure. The forum focuses on practical applications, data and AI foundations, workflow integration, operational adoption and the path to scalable AI impact.
Dru Rai
Chief Information Officer
State of New York
Marika Reis
SVP, Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Transformation
Ørsted
Carlos Alberto Rechelo Neto
Chief Executive Officer
Petrobras America
Kim Hales
Chief Data & AI Officer
NRG Energy
Anne-Laure Chassanite
Chief Executive Officer
ENGIE Resources
Talvis Love
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer
National Grid
Kate Platonova
Chief Information Officer for Downstream, Trading & Renewable Energy Solutions
Shell
Naveen Pandrangi
Chief Transformation and Information Officer
Williams
Nelly Jefferson
Chief Data & AI Officer
Avangrid
Nuray Elci
SVP, Global Marketing, Services, & Digital Platforms
Chevron
Carlos M. Brown
EVP, Chief Administrative and Projects Officer and Corporate Secretary
Dominion Energy
Mike DeBock
Vice President, Origination
NextEra Energy Resources
Jelena Veer
CIO, Digital IT Business Solutions Refining and Midstream
Phillips 66
Heath Satterfield
Chief Information Officer
Devon Energy
Kelli Law
Vice President, AI Product and Value
Diamondback Energy
Rob Schapiro
Senior Director, Energy Partnerships
Microsoft
Marc Spieler
Senior Managing Director, Global Energy Industry
NVIDIA
Kim Padeletti
Global Head of Energy Data & AI
Amazon Web Services
Jason Altobelli
Director, Energy and Infrastructure Partnerships
Google Cloud
Boaz Nur
Oil & Gas Lead
Anthropic
Chad Bown
Managing Director
bp Ventures
Jan Lozek
Founder & Managing Partner
Future Energy Ventures
Rob Crane
Technology Scouting & Venturing Manager
ExxonMobil
Patrick Yip
Managing Director, Head of Growth Equity
Climate Investment
Ionel Nechiti
Investment Director
Aramco Ventures
Claudia Cosoreanu
Chief Technology Officer
GE Vernova Grid Automation
John Stretton
Acceleration, Transformation & Project Management Director
EDP Renewables
Pradheep Kileti
Vice President, Asset Management and Engineering
National Grid
Shaun Baker
Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Engineering - Landmark
Halliburton
Matthew Alberts
Manager, Innovation and Emerging Technologies
Southern Company
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Forge High-Impact Connections with Global AI & Energy Leaders
In today’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, meaningful face-to-face engagement has never been more critical.
AI4E2026 connects you directly with the world’s most influential decision-makers across the energy, AI, digital infrastructure, and investment ecosystems.
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52%
C-Suite & Executive Leadership
33%
VP, Director & Senior Management
15%
Senior Specialists & Technical Experts
Key Roles in Attendance
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CEO / President
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Chief AI Officer
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Chief Technology Officer
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Chief Digital Officer
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Chief Data Officer
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Chief Innovation Officer
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VP, AI & Advanced Technologies
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VP, Digital & Innovation
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Director, AI & Automation
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Head of AI Infrastructure
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Head of Data Centres
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Head of Grid Innovation
EVENT OVERVIEW
EXHIBITION
The exhibition will feature the world’s most advanced technologies and solutions across AI infrastructure, power systems, data centres, grids and next-generation energy systems, accelerating the global AI-powered transformation of the energy sector.
STRATEGIC CONFERENCE
The Strategic Conference will convene senior leaders from government, energy, technology, finance and infrastructure to examine the policies, partnerships, technologies and investment frameworks required to build intelligent, resilient and secure energy systems for the AI-powered future.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION & NETWORKING
An exclusive evening for global energy, AI and digital infrastructure leaders to connect, build trust and accelerate high-impact partnerships across the AI-powered energy ecosystem.
MATCHSPARK™ DIGITAL MEETINGS
Curated one-to-one meetings powered by MatchSpark™, connecting senior energy, AI and digital infrastructure leaders to accelerate strategic partnerships and investment outcomes.
Association Partners
Supporting Partners
Media Partners
BRINGING TOGETHER THE WORLD’S ENERGY & AI LEADERS
TO BUILD THE NEXT-GENERATION AI-DRIVEN ENERGY FUTURE
Where AI Ignites the Next Energy Era:
Building a Smarter, Stronger Future
As AI deployment scales at unprecedented speed, global energy systems are entering a defining decade. Power demand from data centres, digital infrastructure, and AI-enabled industries is surging across North America, while grid capacity, generation expansion, and infrastructure investment struggle to keep pace — turning energy reliability, operational intelligence, and capital allocation into the critical constraints shaping the future of AI and the energy transition.
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