People In Power

“I want to give a brief update on what some of us in Congress are working on and we think needs to be done to create a better, cleaner future.”

This talk addressed equity and environmental issues for impacted communities, plus how industry and utilities can help communities adapt to rapid changes.

In this panel are fascinating stories from women on their rise to the top.

AEP CEO Nick Akins talked with Senator Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, about prospects for clean energy legislation in Congress.

EEI Chairman Gerry Anderson talked with Mike Boots, EVP of Breakthrough Energy, about the innovation urgently needed in how electricity is produced, stored, and used, as well as the role electric utilities can play on the road to net zero.

Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning and Berkshire Hathaway Energy CEO Bill Fehrman explored the growing collaboration between the federal government and the electricity sector to help secure the grid at a time of growing cyber peril.

The EEI met early June with its Road to Net Zero and took an in-depth look at the major technology and policy milestones on the pathway to decarbonization.

Panelists shared perspectives on risk management under uncertainty, and how leaders can turn inflection points and disruptions into opportunities while moving through a transformational decade.

The Prince of Wales discusses his Sustainable Markets Initiative launched last year at Davos, with the goal of engaging the private sector to take the lead in accelerating the transition to a sustainable future. Next, he announced the Terra Carta, a living, breathing document, forming the foundation of a sustainable future.

Panelists address these questions: Given the changing regulatory and policy landscape, how will these companies of the future operate? How are regulatory models and markets evolving to incorporate new technologies and objectives into the energy system?