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Powering AI: Energizing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Dallas

This conference will bring together experts from the energy, technology and financial sectors to discuss how the U.S. will power the advancement of artificial intelligence. As access to affordable and reliable electricity is a leading constraint in the buildout of Generative AI data centers, conference sessions will explore the challenges and opportunities in power generation, supply chains, electric grid management, and financing for large-scale infrastructure projects, among other topics. This two-day event will address the national implications of advancements in AI for policymakers and industry and market participants. 

When

  • March 4 – 5, 2026

Where

Registration

Register here

Agenda

Wednesday, March 4
Agenda
11:30 a.m. Registration opens, lunch served
12:00 p.m.

Opening remarks

  • Donald Bowers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
12:10 p.m.

Fireside chat

  • Krupal Raval, CyrusOne
  • Moderator: Amy Harder, Axios
12:45 p.m. Electricity load growth forecasts
  • Chair: Garrett Golding, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Bernadette Johnson, Enverus
  • Clark O’Niell, Boston Consulting Group
  • Ning Lin, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas
2:00 p.m. Networking break
2:15 p.m.

Perspectives from hyperscalers

  • Chair: Sunayna Tuteja, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
  • Varun Sivarum, Emerald AI
  • Doug Lewin, Google (invited)
  • Christopher Willis, AWS
3:15 p.m.

AI adoption across industries

  • Chair: Amy Chapel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Tyson Tuttle, Circuit
  • Mark Wynne, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Lan Guan, Accenture (invited)
4:15 p.m. Networking break
4:30 p.m.

CEO fireside chat

  • Jim Burke, Vistra
  • Moderator: Lorie Logan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
5:15 p.m. Networking reception
Thursday, March 5
Agenda
7:30 a.m. Registration opens, breakfast served
8:00 a.m.

Perspectives from regulators and grid managers

  • Chair: Joseph Webster, The Atlantic Council
  • Nick Elliot, National Energy Dominance Council, The White House
  • Stu Bresler, PJM
  • Chad Seely, ERCOT
8:45 a.m.

The future of power generation

  • Chair: Garrett Golding, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Benjamin Reinke, X-energy
  • Michael McNamara, Lancium
  • Bill Barnes, NRG Energy
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m.

Pathways and constraints in the energy value chain

  • Chair: Elizabeth Souder, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Rob Gramlich, Grid Strategies
  • Chris Hemschot, Tenaska
  • Angela Guillory, Oncor (invited)
11:00 a.m.

Financing AI infrastructure

  • Chair: Rosie Levy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Maria Dreyfus, Ardinall Investment Management
  • TBD
  • TBD
12:00 p.m. Lunch served
12:15 p.m.

Fireside chat

  • Ken Hersh, HFI Capital Management
  • Moderator: Julie Fine, Bloomberg News
1:00 p.m. Event concludes