​Roundtable & Breakfast Briefing: Turning Big Demand into Solutions

​A discussion around Customer‑centric pathways and programs for Capacity, Flexibility, and Reliability

​Join us for a dynamic breakfast session featuring a panel of industry leaders from Carrier, Parks Associates, and fellow utilities as we explore practical strategies to address the surge in data center demand. The event begins with an engaging panel discussion, followed by interactive roundtable conversations under Chatham House rules, ensuring candid insights that will be shared back with participants.

​Topics will include:

• ​Actionable blueprints to serve data center load while deferring costly infrastructure upgrades,

• ​Turning residential fleets into verifiable, dispatchable capacity, and program designs.

​All attendees will receive a wrap-up report of insights shared.

​Panelists:

• ​Jennifer Kent, SVP & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates – Moderator

• ​​Hakan Yilmaz, President, Carrier Energy

• ​​Jon Stallman, Chief, Strategic Commercial Solutions, PG&E

• ​Pier LaFarge, CEO, Sparkfund