GridFWD 2025

AI and the Grid: The rising tide of applications and demands

October 6-8, 2025 in Monterey, California

Call for Topic Submissions is open!

 

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Our Call for Topic Submissions is now open. Please share your ideas using the form below. The deadline has been extended to April 3, 2025.

  • I come to GridFWD for the community and for the opportunity to have deep and meaningful conversations about where we are driving the business as well as the technology of our grid and our systems going forward. I get to learn from my peers, I get to see my customers and my partners, and I bring my team to GridFWD because of the value of learning and connecting that we get in this community.

    Hanna Greene
    Global Operations & GTM Leader, Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft
  • AI will play a transformative role in modernizing the electric grid by enabling smarter, more efficient, and resilient energy systems. GridFWD 2025 will be a key gathering for industry leaders to explore and tackle the pressing challenges and opportunities that AI brings to grid innovation. The event will foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing to drive the future of energy forward.

    Marc Spieler
    Sr. Managing Director - Energy, NVIDIA
  • We’re using AI to give utilities new capabilities to operate a clean, modern, and reliable grid that will better serve the people and businesses connected to it. At GridFWD 2025, the industry can come together to recognize its potential as well as its limitations and ensure there are proper checkpoints.

    Marissa Hummon
    CTO, Utilidata

Topics we’ll be exploring

Responsible AI: Building trust through governance, guardrails and security

Optimizing energy supply through more accurate forecasting and dispatch

How predictive analytics and visualization will revolutionize asset management

Orchestrating the grid for next-level flexibility, resiliency, and reliability

Powering the new generation of large AI and industrial loads

Managing change to the back office workforce and customers

Accessing and managing the data needed to drive innovation

Catching up with AI: new policy and regulation pathways

GridFWD 2025 Call for Topic Submissions

Our program team is now accepting submissions for session topics and speakers. Please use the form below to share your ideas. The deadline for topic submissions has been extended to April 3, 2025. We expect to make selections by the end of April. Thank you!

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Fast-paced real-world case studies

Grid Innovation Pitch Competition

Monterey-inspired social activities woven throughout

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GridFWD 2025

AI and the Grid: The rising tide of new applications and demands

October 6-8, 2025 in Monterey, California