Energy Transition Summit: Powering the Next Era of Energy Abundance

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. HayesProfessor of Practice, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability & Stanford Law SchoolFormer Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Jeffrey BrownManaging Director, Stanford Sustainability AcceleratorClimate technology entrepreneur and renewable-chemicals pioneer focused on taking breakthrough technologies from the lab to market. Rob ChapmanEVP & Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, EPRILeader in energy delivery, customer solutions and industry collaboration across the electricity sector. Shigeki UchihashiVP, Strategy & Corporate Venturing, JERA AmericasLeads strategy, transformation, digital enablement and corporate venturing across JERA's energy businesses. João Gonçalo MacielManaging Director, EDP R&D & Board Member, EDP Inovação25-year energy-sector veteran with extensive experience in technology development and energy innovation. Dr. Neema ZadehTechnical Program Manager, Supply Strategy & Portfolio Planning, GoogleWorks 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 USLeads new businesses across AI, autonomy, energy, industrial systems and digital infrastructure. Constantine LauGlobal Director, Heavy Industries, Schneider ElectricLeads global strategy and commercial initiatives across energy, chemicals, industrial automation and digital transformation. Patrick ElftmannManaging Partner, Future Energy VenturesLeads North American investment activity focused on energy transition and AI for energy systems. Guy Van SyckleDirector, HASIWorks on investments across renewable energy, storage, efficiency and industrial decarbonization. Floren Van de VeldeVC Investor, Energy, Plug and Play VenturesInvests 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 UniversityLearn more at: https://gridbrid.com/energy_transition_summit/ Capacity is limited to 250 attendees. Registration is required.