The Largest Event Dedicated to
Leveraging AI to Power Intelligent Operations
February 23-25, 2026
Norris Conference Center (CityCentre), Houston, TX
Every year, the AI in Energy Summit brings together 150+ senior operations, digital, data, and AI leaders from utilities, oil and gas, power generation and renewables for two days in Houston - the heart of energy innovation. This isn’t just another AI conference. It’s where the real-world meets real results. Join your peers and:
- Hear directly from operators who’ve taken AI projects from proof of concept to full deployment and what it really takes to get there
- Dive into 10+ operator-led case studies that showcase proven AI applications in asset optimization, predictive maintenance, emissions reduction, and supply chain efficiency
- Learn how to clean, structure, and govern data to make it AI-ready, one of the biggest hurdles to long-term success
- Get frameworks for aligning AI with business goals, prioritizing projects, and overcoming resistance to change across your org
- Discover what’s actually working in AI today. Including GenAI, ML Ops, Agentic AI, Digital Twins, and real-time decision support, and what’s still a work in progress
If you're responsible for operational efficiency, digital transformation, or AI strategy, this is the event for you.
A Preview of 2026's Industry Expert Speakers:
Erin Boyd
Chief Digital Commercial Transformation Officer
AES
Shyam Perugupalli
Chief Information Officer
Strata Clean Energy
Brent Railey
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Ido Biger
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Data Officer
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Larry Bekkedahl
Senior Vice President, Advanced Energy Delivery
Portland General Electric
Taylor Witt
Vice President, Digital & PMO
EnergyRe
Adam Pryor
Manager - Digital Insights & Analytics
Murphy Oil Corporation
Jason Gee
Manager, Data Science
ExxonMobil
Julie Thyne
Global Improvement Director
Dow Inc.
Stephan Blasilli
Head of Business Process Excellence
EDP Renewables North America
Gary Dunbar
Head of Business Transformation
Signal Energy, LLC
Harvinder Singh
Platform & Services Manager, Knowledge Management
bp
Philippe Daroux
Operations Technology Product Line Manager
Chevron
Yousef Hamedi Shokrlu
Advisor, Data Science
Ovintiv
Meenakshi Mishra
Principal Data Scientist
ExxonMobil
Shuxing Cheng
Principal Research Data Scientist
Chevron
Mathias Klinkby
Senior Performance Specialist
Noble Corporation
Amit Kumar
Technical Project Manager, Data Science, Unconventional Business Line
ExxonMobil
Ukeme Essien
Senior Innovation Specialist
Noble Corporation
Justin Ceterski
Global Manufacturing Excellence Lead
Shell
Shivaprasad Sankesha Narayana
Lead Architect Consultant
bp
Laura Maesaka
Energy and Optimization Manager
TPC Group
Inderpreet Jalli
Senior Power Trading Analyst
NRG Energy, Inc.
Jennifer Rogers
Senior Director of Education and Executive Officer, Learning Technology Standard
AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance) and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Swee-Teng Chin
Statistics Technical Leader
Dow Inc.
What made our 2025 Edition so special:
10+ Real-World Operator Case Studies across 2 Action Packed Days
4 Dedicated Tracks on Asset Performance Management, Operational Optimization, Data Management and Workforce, Change Management & Tech Implementation
NEW Exclusive Insights and Operator Use Cases from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, bp, Dow, Civitas Resources, Western Midstream and more!
Four 90-minute Operator-led Workshops and a Post-event Masterclass with ExxonMobil
Wondering what's in store for 2026?
Download the 2025 Event Guide
All the information you need, in one handy document!
While we work behind the scenes to host our 3rd edition, check out our 2025 Event Guide, for an in-depth look at what was discussed this past February.
AI in Energy Content Library
Interview:
Harnessing Gen AI for Workflow and Maintenance Optimization
We sat down with 2024 event speaker Partha Chatterjee, Principal, Data Analysis at Shell to better understand how to improve operational efficiency through AI. Read as Partha reveals practical strategies and lessons learned for operators looking to leverage Gen AI for real-time decision-making, with a vision for using Gen AI tools to streamline complex workflows.
Case Study:
Advancing Gen AI-Enabled
Asset Reliability at Dow
Dow Chemical Company is currently leveraging GenAI capabilities to automatically extract key failure information that enables the analysis of reliability metrics from multiple sources and sites, including both structured and unstructured data. Hear exclusive insights from Technical Leaders and Executives at Dow,
What Our Attendees Said:
Many of the presentations helped me to see where my company has done well or what we could have possibly done if we would have had some of this insight.
Good value. The panels were excellent. There was some very good discussions with people that knew what they were talking about.
The conference was fantastic and all the sessions were very informative and speakers were highly accomplished. It was quite refreshing and I was able to learn quite a few concepts and it provided me with an opportunity to network with my industry peers
Very valuable. First one I have attended and was pleasantly surprised at the content and participation
A lot of value specially to people who are just engaged on this subject. Opportunity for collaboration between companies ( Operators, technology and consulting companies)
A huge thank you for flawless execution of the event!
The event was most well-prepared, comprehensive, pertinent event I've attended in a long time!
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