Opportunities in Energy 2026

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Date

November 17

Time

9:00 AM ET

Format

In-Person

Location

Knoxville, TN

Energy
Policy
Technology
Nuclear · Power & Utilities · Renewables

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Program topics include grid demand from artificial intelligence and data centers; cleantech startups; nuclear materials; agrivoltaics; Tennessee’s demand for reliable, affordable power; advanced materials; manufacturing; nuclear lifecycle innovation; energy innovation; and energy security. Key sessions include “Panel: AI’s Growing Demand on the Grid,” led by Roger Waynick, Director of Artificial Intelligence for the State of Tennessee, with Meta, Oracle, MTE and TVA; “Ranching Under The Sun: A New Frontier for Cattle and Solar,” focused on Silicon Ranch Corporation’s “Cattle Trackers” agrivoltaics approach; “Solving Tennessee’s Demand for Power,” with Matt Kisber, Chris Bowles and Tyler Mauldin, moderated by Cortney Piper; and “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus,” addressing research, industry, innovation, technology development and resource recovery across the nuclear lifecycle. Additional program elements include Spark Cleantech Accelerator Demo Day; Power Pitches on the future of energy, nuclear materials, advanced materials and manufacturing; Power Moves discussions with executives from Centrus Energy Corp., Kairos Power and Type One Energy, moderated by Katelyn Biefeldt of Teknovation.biz; a featured presentation by Rick Stockburger, Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, on energy innovation and energy security; the Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award; and a TVA Awards Presentation.

Speakers(7)

Roger Waynick

Director of Artificial Intelligence for the State of Tennessee

Katelyn Biefeldt

Moderator, Teknovation.biz

Matt Kisber

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at Silicon Ranch

Chris Bowles

Partner and Co-Chair of Bradley’s Renewable Energy Team

Tyler Mauldin

Lead, Energy Markets & Policy at Google

Cortney Piper

Executive Director, TAEBC

Rick Stockburger

Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI)

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