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

Date and Time: 9:00-11:10 Houston Time | October 15 2026

Format: Digital Conference

Abstract:

Across US energy operations, AI is no longer a question of adoption, most companies have already deployed it in some form. The real question is whether it has become part of how the operation actually runs, or remains a separate layer bolted onto existing processes. This webinar examined that gap and what it takes to close it.

It opened with the industry-wide picture: where AI deployment is accelerating, and where it stops short of actually reshaping the core operating model. From there, the discussion turned to the workflow itself, examining how AI moves from generating insight to actually changing what happens next on the ground, across the operational tasks that oil & gas, power and utilities share in common.

It then moved a layer deeper, into the data and systems challenge underneath, exploring what it actually takes to connect historical records, real-time signals and field systems into something AI can act on, rather than another isolated tool sitting on top. A case-sharing segment brought this to life through digital twins, looking at the returns already proven in cost, downtime and asset life, and where that value still has room to grow.

The conversation closed with a panel looking beyond the pilot stage entirely, bringing operators and technology providers together to debate who owns the handoff when AI crosses department and system lines, whether capability should be built, bought or partnered for, and what it will actually take to scale AI-embedded operations across the energy industry.