AI for Energy and Utilities: Unlocking a Smarter, Greener Future

From financing renewable infrastructure to optimizing operations across the energy value chain, AI is reshaping the landscape of energy and utilities. This panel brings together experts across finance, technology, and sustainability to explore how AI is driving innovation, improving decision-making, and accelerating the low-carbon transition.

Learnings

• Understand how AI is currently being used across the energy value chain—from forecasting renewable energy output to predictive maintenance, grid optimization, and demand response.
• Learn how financial institutions and energy developers are using AI for risk modeling, investment analysis, and efficient capital allocation in sustainable infrastructure.
• Discover how data-driven insights powered by AI are helping utilities and regulators make faster, more informed decisions aligned with net-zero targets.
• Explore case studies where AI has helped reduce waste, lower emissions, and optimize energy generation and consumption.
• Gain insight into ethical, regulatory, and technical considerations when deploying AI in critical energy systems.

Post-event Actions

• Conduct a gap analysis to find where AI can enhance operations, efficiency, or sustainability goals.
• Foster collaborations with AI vendors, sustainability experts, and financial institutions to accelerate innovation.
• Initiate a proof-of-concept or pilot project leveraging AI in an area such as energy forecasting, asset management, or emissions tracking.
• Encourage leadership to embed AI capabilities into ESG and decarbonization strategies.
• Commit to ongoing learning by following developments in AI for energy and training internal teams to build AI literacy.