The 2026 Energy Thought Summit (ETS) is a call to action. The era of passively managing the electric grid is over. Our mission, “Hack the Planet,” demands we actively redesign, fortify, and intellectualize the grid to meet the dual challenges of grid resilience and customer affordability.

This summit is dedicated to proactive grid transformation, moving beyond incremental upgrades to execute fundamental shifts in technology, regulation, and customer experience. We are seeking speakers who can articulate the strategies and solutions required to build a 21st-century energy system that is secure, resilient, and fundamentally distributed.