Future Currence

September 21, 2026

8am–6pm

The Spiral, Hudson Yards, New York

How the AI buildout shapes a grid future that is cheaper, faster, and cleaner.

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Strategic Partner

  • HSBC Innovation Banking

Network Partners

  • Edison International
  • Sabancı Climate Technologies
  • AWS

The event

Imagine the power system in 2030. What does it look like?

How is it shaped for, and by, AI? How does it become more affordable and resilient?

This year, our flagship NYCW event will bring the leading utilities, hyperscalers, developers, financiers, and innovators into one room to build a vision for how the AI buildout can create a better grid future.

Attendees split across a series of main stage sessions and hands-on workshops to tackle a different challenge shaping the load growth era, from unlocking new supply to load flexibility, grid innovation, and financing the buildout.

Let’s build the playbook to 2030 together.

Event

Future Currence 2026

Date

Monday, September 21, 2026

Time

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Venue

The Spiral, Hudson Yards, New York

Speakers

The people building the 2030 grid.

Agenda

Monday, September 21, 2026 · all times ET. Subject to change.

  1. 8:00 – 9:00

    Breakfast and registration

  2. 9:00 – 9:05

    Opening remarks

    • Kim Zou Co-Founder & CEO, Currence
    • Mark Taylor Co-Founder & Head of Research, Currence
    • Sophie Purdom Currence

  3. 9:05 – 9:20

    Keynote: Future Currence in Power

    • Kim Zou Co-Founder & CEO, Currence

  4. 9:20 – 9:50

    The Utility CEO’s Dilemma

    • Kim Zou Moderator · Co-Founder & CEO, Currence
    • Pedro Pizarro President & CEO, Edison International
    • Matt Ketschke President, Con Edison of New York

  5. 9:50 – 10:20

    Electricity Is the New Eggs

    • Mark Taylor Moderator · Co-Founder & Head of Research, Currence
    • Greg Jackson CBE Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy Group
    • Tom Steyer Co-Chair, Galvanize

  6. 10:20 – 10:50

    The Hyperscaler Perspective

    • Kim Zou Moderator · Co-Founder & CEO, Currence
    • Amanda Corio Global Head of Data Center Energy, Google

  7. 10:50 – 11:00

    Coffee break

  8. 11:00 – 11:30

    Behind the Meter, or Bend the Load?

    • Elta Koliou Moderator · Team Lead, Compass, Currence
    • Rahul Kar Founder & CEO, HammerheadAI
    • Varun Sivaram Founder & CEO, Emerald AI
    • Sangeeta Ranade SVP – Logistics, Distribution & Mfg Sales, ERock
    • Ben Pickard VP, Corporate Development & Strategy, CPower

  9. 11:30 – 12:00

    The New Power Deal

    • Jesse Jenkins Moderator · Associate Professor, Princeton University · CTO, Firma Power
    • Brian Janous Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure
    • Chris Levesque President & CEO, TerraPower
    • Tolga Kaan Doğancıoğlu Chairman & CEO, Sabancı Climate Technologies
    • Sergej Mahnovski Managing Director, Strategy, Technology & Innovation, Edison International

  10. 12:00 – 1:00

    Lunch

  11. 1:00 – 1:05

    Welcome back

    • Austin Badger Global Head of Climate & Deep Tech, HSBC

  12. 1:05 – 1:20

    Analyst Talk: Powering AI responsibly

    • Paola Alejandra Saenz Cavazos Team Lead, Data Centers & Power, Currence

  13. 1:20 – 1:50

    Social License and the Rise of the Moratorium

    • Benjy Hansen-Bundy Moderator · Senior Marketing Manager, Currence
    • Rory Christian Chair & CEO, New York Department of Public Service
    • Doreen Harris President & CEO, NYSERDA
    • Sally Librera Interim US President, National Grid

  14. 1:50 – 2:00

    Coffee break

  15. 2:00 – 3:00

    Breakout sessions

    • The LDES Breakout Moment? Roundtable

      Moderator Lukas Karapin-Springorum, Associate, Currence

    • Powered Land, unabridged Roundtable

      Moderator Paola Alejandra Saenz Cavazos, Team Lead, Data Centers & Power, Currence

    • Power Reverse Pitch: Affordability, Speed to Power, Resilience Boardroom

      Moderator Elta Koliou, Team Lead, Compass, Currence

    • Currence × Claude workshops Meeting rooms

      Bring your laptop Build working skills for your own questions and workflows with the analysts and engineers behind Currence

  16. 3:00 – 3:45

    Live: Energy Empire with Gil Quiniones

    • Jigar Shah Host, Energy Empire
    • Jamie Nolan Co-Host & CEO, Energy Empire
    • Gil Quiniones President & CEO, ComEd

  17. 3:45 – 4:00

    The Future Currence Playbook, Live

    • Kim Zou Co-Founder & CEO, Currence
    • Mark Taylor Co-Founder & Head of Research, Currence
    • Sir Danny Alexander CEO, HSBC Infrastructure Finance & Sustainability

  18. 4:00 – 6:00

    Networking drinks reception

Venue

The Spiral, Hudson Yards.

A Bjarke Ingels-designed tower in the heart of Hudson Yards, with landscaped terraces spiraling up the building.

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Address
66 Hudson Boulevard
New York, NY 10001
Between 34th and 35th Streets, Hudson Yards
Getting there
The 7 train extension stops right outside. A short walk from Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall.

Event space map

Coming soon — main stage, breakout rooms, and reception floor.

Let’s build the playbook to 2030 together.

Monday, September 21, 2026 · The Spiral, Hudson Yards, New York

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