[IMPACT Webinar] Advancing the Next Mile: Making AI Part of the Energy Operating Model

Date and Time: 9:00-11:00 Houston Time | October 15 2026

Abstract:

​Across US energy operations, AI is no longer a question of adoption. Most companies are already using it in some form. The harder question is whether AI is actually changing how decisions are made and operations are run. Deployment is no longer the hard part. Integration is.
 

​This webinar examines what it takes to close that gap. It opens with the current state of AI in energy, then looks at how organizations move from pilots to production, and at the decisions and workflows where AI is beginning to play a more direct role, from operational risk to asset intelligence and real-time decision-making across oil & gas, power and utilities.

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The discussion then asks a more commercial question: which AI opportunities are worth building, investing in and scaling? It also goes underneath the application layer, looking at the data, systems, domain models and AI platforms that need to work together before new capabilities can operate reliably at scale, and closes on what modelling-driven AI has actually returned. A successful pilot proves that AI can work. Scaling it proves that the business can.

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Agenda

09:00-09:20 | [Keynote] Deployed, Not Embedded: The Real State of AI in Energy Operations
Samta Kapoor, Americas AI, Data and Digital Oil & Gas and Chemicals Leader, EY (Confirmed)​

09:20-09:40 | [Keynote] From AI Pilots to Production: Building the Foundation for Scalable AI
Mark Lesiw, Head of AI Enablement, Xcel Energy (Confirmed)

09:40-10:00 | [Keynote] When Prediction Becomes Action: Operationalizing AI Across the Energy Enterprise
Marcus Johansson, Director, Senior Executive, Wildfire Mitigation, Risk and Analytics, American Electric Power (Confirmed)

10:00-10:20 | [Keynote] Scaling Energy AI: Identifying Investable Digital Product Opportunities
Brandon Cavallaro, Head of Digital Transformation and Product, Quantum Capital Group (Confirmed)

10:20-10:40 | [Keynote] Before AI Comes Asset Intelligence: Getting Energy Data Ready to Act
Ken Chadha, Manager - Grid Analytics and Data Modernization - Asset Strategy and Operations, Alectra Utilities (Confirmed)

10:40-11:00 | [Keynote] Modelling‑Driven Energy AI: From Promise to Proven Returns
Adrian Rodriguez-Herrera, Business Manager, Data and AI Platforms, SLB (Confirmed)