In-Person event
Powering Decisions Optimization Summit 2026
April 21-22, 2026
8:30 AM
Hilton City Center, Denver, CO
In-Person event
Powering Decisions Optimization Summit 2026
April 21-22, 2026
8:30 AM
Hilton City Center, Denver, CO
In-Person event
Powering Decisions Optimization Summit 2026
April 21-22, 2026
8:30 AM
Hilton City Center, Denver, CO
Where optimization meets real-world utility decisions
The Powering Decisions: Optimization Summit brings together leaders from utilities, national laboratories, research institutions, and solution providers to explore how advanced optimization techniques are shaping real operational and planning decisions across the power and utilities industry.
This highly curated, in-person event is co-hosted with Black & Veatch, bringing together industry expertise and applied research to foster meaningful dialogue around the most pressing challenges facing modern energy systems.
The summit is focused on practical application, strategic insight, and peer exchange.
Where optimization meets real-world utility decisions
The Powering Decisions: Optimization Summit brings together leaders from utilities, national laboratories, research institutions, and solution providers to explore how advanced optimization techniques are shaping real operational and planning decisions across the power and utilities industry.
This highly curated, in-person event is co-hosted with Black & Veatch, bringing together industry expertise and applied research to foster meaningful dialogue around the most pressing challenges facing modern energy systems.
The summit is focused on practical application, strategic insight, and peer exchange.
Where optimization meets real-world utility decisions
The Powering Decisions: Optimization Summit brings together leaders from utilities, national laboratories, research institutions, and solution providers to explore how advanced optimization techniques are shaping real operational and planning decisions across the power and utilities industry.
This highly curated, in-person event is co-hosted with Black & Veatch, bringing together industry expertise and applied research to foster meaningful dialogue around the most pressing challenges facing modern energy systems.
The summit is focused on practical application, strategic insight, and peer exchange.
Why attend?
Unlike large industry expos or webinar-style conferences, this summit prioritizes depth over scale and application over theory.
You’ll gain:
Insight into how utilities are applying optimization today—not hypotheticals
Exposure to emerging research and methods grounded in operational reality
Peer-level conversations with practitioners facing similar constraints
A clearer understanding of where optimization delivers measurable value
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
Why attend?
Unlike large industry expos or webinar-style conferences, this summit prioritizes depth over scale and application over theory.
You’ll gain:
Insight into how utilities are applying optimization today—not hypotheticals
Exposure to emerging research and methods grounded in operational reality
Peer-level conversations with practitioners facing similar constraints
A clearer understanding of where optimization delivers measurable value
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
Why attend?
Unlike large industry expos or webinar-style conferences, this summit prioritizes depth over scale and application over theory.
You’ll gain:
Insight into how utilities are applying optimization today—not hypotheticals
Exposure to emerging research and methods grounded in operational reality
Peer-level conversations with practitioners facing similar constraints
A clearer understanding of where optimization delivers measurable value
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
What to expect
Across two days, the summit will explore topics including:
Advances in energy system modeling and decision-support tools
DER, storage, alternate fuels, and DERMS integration
Balancing model complexity with real-world practicality
Interconnection backlog challenges and solutions
All content is curated to ensure relevance to professionals actively working in or with utilities.
What to expect
Across two days, the summit will explore topics including:
Advances in energy system modeling and decision-support tools
DER, storage, alternate fuels, and DERMS integration
Balancing model complexity with real-world practicality
Interconnection backlog challenges and solutions
All content is curated to ensure relevance to professionals actively working in or with utilities.
What to expect
Across two days, the summit will explore topics including:
Advances in energy system modeling and decision-support tools
DER, storage, alternate fuels, and DERMS integration
Balancing model complexity with real-world practicality
Interconnection backlog challenges and solutions
All content is curated to ensure relevance to professionals actively working in or with utilities.
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
Sessions are designed to encourage discussion, comparison of approaches, and candid conversation—both on stage and off.
Event Sponsors
Our sponsors understand the importance of decision intelligence
Event Sponsors
Our sponsors understand the importance of decision intelligence
Event Sponsors
Our sponsors understand the importance of decision intelligence
The Powering Decisions Summit is designed for utility professionals, researchers, and decision-makers.
The Powering Decisions Summit is designed for utility professionals, researchers, and decision-makers.
The Powering Decisions Summit is designed for utility professionals, researchers, and decision-makers.
Who should attend?
This summit is designed for professionals actively involved in decision-making, modeling, planning, and operations within the power and utilities ecosystem, including:
Utility planners, operators, and system engineers
Energy analytics and decision intelligence leaders
Grid modernization and capacity expansion teams
Applied researchers and national laboratory professionals
Technology and solution providers supporting utility operations
Who should attend?
This summit is designed for professionals actively involved in decision-making, modeling, planning, and operations within the power and utilities ecosystem, including:
Utility planners, operators, and system engineers
Energy analytics and decision intelligence leaders
Grid modernization and capacity expansion teams
Applied researchers and national laboratory professionals
Technology and solution providers supporting utility operations
Who should attend?
This summit is designed for professionals actively involved in decision-making, modeling, planning, and operations within the power and utilities ecosystem, including:
Utility planners, operators, and system engineers
Energy analytics and decision intelligence leaders
Grid modernization and capacity expansion teams
Applied researchers and national laboratory professionals
Technology and solution providers supporting utility operations
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Pawit Singcornrum
Account Executive, Renewals-Japan
Pawit is originally from Thailand and holds a Bachelor degree in Business and Administration from Thailand and an Associate degree in Computer Science from Japan. He is an IT professional with over seven years of experience in account management and renewals across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, combining technical expertise with a strong cross-cultural perspective.
Trilingual in Thai, English, and Japanese and specializing in building strong client relationships and driving successful renewal strategies across diverse markets with proven track record of managing accounts, supporting business growth, and delivering consistent value to customers.
In his free time, Pawit enjoys exploring emerging technologies such as AI models and AI agents, as well as developing creative skills like video editing.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Account Executive, Renewals-Japan
Pawit Singcornrum
Pawit is originally from Thailand and holds a Bachelor degree in Business and Administration from Thailand and an Associate degree in Computer Science from Japan. He is an IT professional with over seven years of experience in account management and renewals across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, combining technical expertise with a strong cross-cultural perspective.
Trilingual in Thai, English, and Japanese and specializing in building strong client relationships and driving successful renewal strategies across diverse markets with proven track record of managing accounts, supporting business growth, and delivering consistent value to customers.
In his free time, Pawit enjoys exploring emerging technologies such as AI models and AI agents, as well as developing creative skills like video editing.
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David Torres Sanchez
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David Torres Sanchez
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David Torres Sanchez
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David Torres Sanchez
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Pawit Singcornrum
Account Executive, Renewals-Japan
Pawit is originally from Thailand and holds a Bachelor degree in Business and Administration from Thailand and an Associate degree in Computer Science from Japan. He is an IT professional with over seven years of experience in account management and renewals across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, combining technical expertise with a strong cross-cultural perspective.
Trilingual in Thai, English, and Japanese and specializing in building strong client relationships and driving successful renewal strategies across diverse markets with proven track record of managing accounts, supporting business growth, and delivering consistent value to customers.
In his free time, Pawit enjoys exploring emerging technologies such as AI models and AI agents, as well as developing creative skills like video editing.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
David Torres Sanchez
Mathematical Optimization QA Engineer
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems.
In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
