Grid Solutions Breakfast @ NYCW
Please join Ciscos Regenerative Future Fund, AssetCool, ISA Capital and Aligned Climate Capital for a focused Climate Week breakfast centered on one of the most critical questions in the modern energy landscape: how to deploy grid solutions at scale.
Moving beyond the standard problem statement, this session focuses on the practical path from promising technology to real-world operational integration. Bringing together utilities, startups, investors, and strategic partners, the discussion will examine where deployment stalls, what partnerships are needed to clear those barriers, and how to better align the requirements of grid operators, large power users, and solution providers. The emphasis is on what it takes to move solutions from pilot to implementation in a way that is practical, bankable, and beneficial to the broader energy system.
AGENDA:
GridTech State of the Union - Andy Lubershane - Partner & Head of Research, Energy Impact Partners
Panel 1: The Grid Realities in 2026
Camilo Upegui Londoño - Corporate Innovation Director, ISA Interconexión Eléctrica
Adam Sledd - Managing Director, Dominion Energy Innovation Center
Elias Habbar-Baylac - Sustainable AI Infrastructure & Energy Innovation Lead, Chief Sustainability Office, Cisco
Octavi Semonin, Ph.D - Senior Director, Technology & Client Services, Powerhouse Innovation
Panel 2: GridTech Realities & Lessons Learned
Eshel Lipman - VP Business and Corporate Development, AssetCool
Angelo Campus - CEO, BoxPower
Sabeeha Islam - Head of BD and Partnerships, Piq Energy
Mary King - Senior Vice President, Aligned Climate Capital
Breakfast and networking opportunities are included. Registration approval is required, and location details will be provided upon confirmation