Reuters Energy LIVE 2026

Energy LIVE 2026 is Reuters Events' annual US energy leadership summit, held December 8-9, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis Houston. It brings together utilities, power producers, grid operators, oil, gas and LNG companies, nuclear developers, data center operators, and investors. Reuters Events expects 1,500+ senior attendees and 75+ exhibitors, with projects worth a combined $755 billion represented. Reuters journalists moderate the main-stage interviews. The 2026 program centers on AI-driven load growth, interconnection and transmission constraints, and financing the next wave of generation.

Programming Focus

The agenda runs across three stages: Project Execution; Nuclear; and Grids, AI & Infrastructure. Sessions include:

• Powering the Data Economy: What Must the Grid, Gas System and Capital Markets Build by 2030?
• The Great U.S. Energy Buildout: Capital, Grid, and Execution in a High-Demand Era
• M&A, Strategic Partnerships & Collaboration in the Race for U.S. Energy Capacity
• The Missing Middle: Solving America's Reliability Challenge
• The Roadmap to a Resilient Power System: Investing for America's Next Growth Era
• Executing U.S. Energy Projects at Scale: Navigating Interconnection, Transmission & Delivery Risk
• Scaling Clean Power: Avangrid's Multi-Gigawatt Push to Power America's Data Centers
• LNG at the Centre of Energy Security, Trade & Growth, and Risks Facing LNG Project Bankability
• Scaling AI for Operational Excellence
• Shark Tank LIVE startup pitches judged by investors

Featured Speakers

Utilities and Grid Operators:

• Amanda Rome, EVP, Group President-Utilities and Chief Customer Officer, Xcel Energy
• Eliecer Viamontes, CEO, Entergy Texas
• Maria Pope, CEO, Portland General Electric
• Mary Kipp, CEO, Puget Sound Energy
• Kimberly Harriman, Deputy CEO, Avangrid
• Matthew Ketschke, President, Consolidated Edison Company of New York
• Betsy Higgins, SVP and CFO, Oglethorpe Power
• Michael Hale, VP Energy Supply & Market Operations, CPS Energy
• Mussadiq Akram, VP Utility Strategy, CenterPoint Energy
• David Hicks, VP Development & Origination, Consumers Energy
• Todd Hillman, SVP and Chief Customer Officer, MISO
• Mark Lauby, SVP and Chief Engineer, NERC

Power Generation:

• Anne-Laure Chassanite, CEO, Engie North America
• Ingmar Ritzenhofen, Chief Commercial Officer, RWE Americas
• Mike Kramer, VP Data Economy Strategy, Constellation
• Ashley Britt, CFO, Octopus Energy
• Susan Harcourt, CFO, US Renewables and Power, AES
• Scott Hart, EVP, President of NRG Business, NRG
• Jesper Jolma, President, Baseload Power US
• Julia Souder, CEO, Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Data Centers and Technology:

• Mark Bidinger, VP Procurement Data Center Infrastructure, Equinix
• Shelley McCain, VP Energy Strategy, Aligned Data Centers
• John Bates, EVP Development and Power, Prime Data Centers
• Jeff Bladen, Head of Energy and Policy, Verrus
• Nelli Babayan, Senior Director, AI Federal, Microsoft
• Robert Yeager, President, Power & Water Solutions, Emerson

Nuclear:

• Mesut Uzman, Chief Nuclear Officer, Fermi America
• Brian Smith, CTO, Idaho National Laboratory
• Brandy Johnson, CTO, Babcock & Wilcox
• Seth Grae, Chairman and CEO, Lightbridge
• Reed Clay, CEO, Texas Nuclear Alliance

Oil, Gas and LNG:

• Eric Ormond, SVP Project Execution, Williams
• Nat MacAdams, VP Commodities, EQT Corporation
• Amy Andryszak, President and CEO, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• Jesus Bronchalo, President and CEO, Fulcrum LNG
• Tommy Fulford, SVP, Kosmos Energy
• Jeffrey Pollack, Chief Strategy Officer, Port of Corpus Christi

Government and Regulators:

• Greg Beard, Director, Energy Dominance Financing, U.S. Department of Energy
• Caroline Carusone, Deputy Executive Director for Operations and Chief AI Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Jehmal Hudson, Commissioner, Virginia State Corporation Commission

Investors and Advisors:

• Christina Scalzo, Managing Director, Vision Ridge Partners
• Brian Barlow, Co-Founder and CEO, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
• Stephen Trauber, Chairman and Global Head of Energy and Clean Technology, Moelis & Company
• Rahul Jasuja, Managing Director, Head of Energy & Energy Transition, Cohen and Company
• Sean Pollock, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
• Renato Mourao, Director, MUFG
• Ernst Sack, Partner, Blue Bear Capital

Sponsors

Platinum: Halliburton

Gold: Emerson, Scale AI, KiNRG, Babcock & Wilcox, ON Energy

Silver: Cohere, Nasuni, PowerSecure, GridCARE, Lightbridge, OpenText

Exhibitors: Delta Sigma Controls, Enverus, KCI Energy, Kissflow, Maddox, Mainspring Energy, Matterport, New World Infusion Corporation, Pralar Procurement Solutions, ReportAll, Smarsh, VPI Technology, Xylem

Media Partners and Associations: AAPG, Arizona Energy Consortium, Energy Industries Council, MPS, Nuclear Engineering International, OG Innovation, Texas Nuclear Alliance

Who Should Attend

• Utility, IPP, and grid operator executives
• Data center developers and operators securing large power loads
• Oil, gas, and LNG producers and midstream operators
• Nuclear and advanced reactor developers
• EPCs and energy technology vendors
• Infrastructure investors, lenders, and advisors
• Policymakers and regulators