Energy Transition Summit: Powering the Next Era of Energy Abundance

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Energy Transition Summit: Powering the Next Era of Energy Abundance The energy system is entering a new era. Data centres, electrification and industrial growth are driving unprecedented demand for electricity, just as technology, markets, geopolitics, regulation and capital are reshaping how energy infrastructure gets built. The challenge is no longer simply how to transition to cleaner energy. It is how to build an energy system that is abundant, affordable, reliable and sustainable at the speed the world now demands. Join energy leaders, investors, technology companies, utilities, developers, policymakers and researchers at Stanford for a high-level conversation about what comes next. Across a series of executive panels, we’ll explore: ⚡ The Great Energy Reset: What happens when demand, technology, markets and geopolitics change at once? 🤖 Powering the AI Economy: Can energy infrastructure keep up with AI and rapidly growing electricity demand? 🚀 From Breakthrough to Backbone: How do we turn energy innovation into infrastructure at scale? 🔓 Unblocking the Energy Transition: What are the biggest bottlenecks slowing deployment, and what can we do about them? The Summit will bring together perspectives from energy, AI, infrastructure, finance, policy and academia to move beyond diagnosing the challenges and focus on what it will take to actually build the next energy system.

Meet the speakers David J. Hayes Professor of Practice, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability & Stanford Law School Former Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Jeffrey Brown Managing Director, Stanford Sustainability Accelerator Climate technology entrepreneur and renewable-chemicals pioneer focused on taking breakthrough technologies from the lab to market. Rob Chapman EVP & Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, EPRI Leader in energy delivery, customer solutions and industry collaboration across the electricity sector. Shigeki Uchihashi VP, Strategy & Corporate Venturing, JERA Americas Leads strategy, transformation, digital enablement and corporate venturing across JERA's energy businesses. João Gonçalo Maciel Managing Director, EDP R&D & Board Member, EDP Inovação 25-year energy-sector veteran with extensive experience in technology development and energy innovation. Dr. Neema Zadeh Technical Program Manager, Supply Strategy & Portfolio Planning, Google Works at the intersection of AI, data-centre infrastructure, energy strategy and reliable, carbon-free power. Zafer Sahinoglu, Ph.D. VP of AI Innovations, Mitsubishi Electric US Leads new businesses across AI, autonomy, energy, industrial systems and digital infrastructure. Constantine Lau Global Director, Heavy Industries, Schneider Electric Leads global strategy and commercial initiatives across energy, chemicals, industrial automation and digital transformation. Patrick Elftmann Managing Partner, Future Energy Ventures Leads North American investment activity focused on energy transition and AI for energy systems. Guy Van Syckle Director, HASI Works on investments across renewable energy, storage, efficiency and industrial decarbonization. Floren Van de Velde VC Investor, Energy, Plug and Play Ventures Invests in emerging energy technologies spanning utilities, industrial energy, geothermal and AI-driven infrastructure. Monday, October 19, 2026 9:00 AM–1:30 PM Simonyi Conference Room, Stanford University

Learn more at: https://gridbrid.com/energy_transition_summit/ If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact: Sheila Sanchez/Diversity and Access Office at (650) 725-0326 or email: sheilas@stanford.edu. Requests should be made by 10/12.

Capacity is limited to 250 attendees. Registration is required.