Fall Event Presented in Collaboration with
DISTRIBUTECH to Showcase R&D Advances, Focus on
Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in
Energy
OAKLAND,
Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced the speaker
lineup for its 2024 Innovation Summit presented in collaboration
with DISTRIBUTECH® in San Jose.
The second-annual summit brings together utility peers,
entrepreneurs and private industry, national research labs,
academia, agency leaders and policymakers to collaborate in swiftly
deploying and scaling novel solutions that bridge the gap between
today's energy system and California's electrified and decarbonized
future.
The November 13 event will
showcase breakthrough partnerships, research and development
(R&D) advancements, and provide opportunities for strategic
collaboration across several key focus areas including energy
supply and load management, integrated grid planning and
transmission strategy, electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid
applications, climate adaptation and resilience, wildfire
mitigation, electric undergrounding, and gas system
decarbonization.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
applications for utilities will also be a focus of the 2024 summit.
PG&E currently leverages AI and ML across the company for
applications in meteorology, planning, inspections, monitoring, and
maintenance to help detect, prevent, and respond to the risk of
wildfires and achieve greater electric system resiliency.
PG&E has identified wide-ranging opportunities to further
leverage AI for more automated data quality management, improved
data collection and analysis, customer communications, and other
applications that can augment current processes and result in
improved service for customers.
The fall event will feature a keynote with Patti Poppe, PG&E Corporation CEO, along
with a recorded conversation between Poppe and Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of
Microsoft.
The high-powered and diverse speaker lineup also features
remarks and conversations with thought leaders in technology,
energy, government and media including:
- John Engel, editor-in-chief of
DISTRIBUTECH® and POWERGRID International™
- The Honorable Matt Mahan, Mayor of San Jose
- Arshad Mansoor, President and
CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute
- Shinjini Menon, Senior Vice President of IT, Southern
California Edison
- Carlos Nouel, VP of
Transformation Programs, National Grid
- Ashley Smith, Chief Technology
and Innovation Officer, AES
- Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice
President, Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft
Additional PG&E speakers include Mike Delaney, Vice President, Utility
Partnerships & Innovation; Jason
Glickman, Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning
and Strategy; and Quinn Nakayama,
Senior Director, Grid Research, Innovation and Development.
For in-person attendees, the summit will feature an immersive
showcase of new innovations and climate-tech solutions that
PG&E and peer utility companies are exploring and deploying to
improve and enhance operations and customer service. In-person
participation will be limited to approximately 1,000 attendees,
however virtual participation is unlimited. There will be a full
hybrid experience for virtual attendees.
For the full agenda and to register for in-person or virtual
attendance, visit: Summary - 2024 PG&E Innovation Summit
presented by DISTRIBUTECH (cvent.com)
Visit www.pge.com/innovation for information about
PG&E's Innovation Summit 2024 and to learn more about
PG&E's efforts to accelerate energy R&D.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than sixteen million people across 70,000
square miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news
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