Grid Modernization & Resiliency Summit

The 8th Grid Modernization & Resiliency Summit 2026 is a focused, networking-centric forum dedicated to the engineering, operational, and regulatory requirements of a rapidly evolving power system.

The Summit brings together executives from utilities, system operators, national labs, and solution providers to address the practical challenges of upgrading North America’s distribution and transmission infrastructure.

If your organization is involved in ensuring the grid is postioned to meet the needs of exploding load demand, this Summit is a must-attend event. Be sure to register today and reserve your seat!

• Grid Reliability & Resilience
  Hardening infrastructure, improving outage performance, and preparing for extreme weather
  
  

• Distribution System Modernization
  ADMS, automation, and upgraded protection schemes for a more flexible and observable grid
  
  

• DER & Inverter-Based Resource Integration
  Managing high-penetration DERs, VPPs, and EV load impacts on distribution systems
  
  

• Emerging Smart Grid Technologies and Strategies Innovation and performance in increasingly demanding environments

• Microgrids & Local Resilience Systems
  Design, control strategies, and operational lessons from campus, community, and industrial microgrids
  
  

• Energy Storage Deployment
  Storage applications for reliability, stability, and peak management, plus evolving safety and code requirements
  
  

• OT System Modernization
  Upgrading SCADA, field devices, and operational platforms to support a more adaptive, data-rich, and distributed grid
  
  

• Change Drivers & Grid of the Future
  Current market trends, requirements, challenges and opportunities facing the grid
  
  

• And more

Why Attend?

• Hear case studies and technical lessons from utilities implementing modernization, automation, and resilience upgrades
  

• Understand upcoming regulatory, operational, and technology shifts shaping grid reliability from 2026–2030
  

• Engage directly with peers facing similar challenges in DER integration, storage, and distribution system performance
  

• Gain exposure to advanced platforms, modeling techniques, and field-tested modernization approaches
  

• Connect with utilities, operators, engineers, and solution partners working on similar system needs
  

• Leave with concrete strategies, frameworks, and implementation ideas ready to apply to your organization’s grid modernization roadmap

"Great forum, great group and list of attendees and presenters."

- Hitesh Tanwani, GE Renewable Energy

"Good access to key contacts and prospects. Timely and varied topics of discussion.
Length of sessions and breaks maximized discussions and networking opportunities."

- Garrett Johnston, Trynzic

"The information exchanged here was incredibly useful."

- Melanie Moore, Union of Concerned Scientists

The summit is designed for professionals responsible for planning, operating, or securing electric system assets, including:

• T&D engineering teams

• System planning and reliability engineers

• Grid modernization and capital planning groups

• OT cybersecurity teams

• DER integration and interconnection engineers

• Microgrid and storage project engineers

• Utility operational technology and SCADA teams

• Regulators and technical policy analysts

Early Bird Rates Currently Available

> Reserve your seat