InnovateEnergy Week 2026
InnovateEnergy Week 2026
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EXPO HOURS:

Monday, June 22 - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tuesday, June 23 - 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Wednesday, June 24 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

CONFERENCE HOURS:

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Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | VIP - Welcome Reception

Monday, June 22, 2026

  • Monday, June 22, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Emergency Management UAS Forum Breakfast, Check in & Welcome
 
Waterway 8
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome and The State of Public Safety/ Disaster & Emergency Response with UAS
 
Waterway 8
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Building a UAS Program for Emergency and Disaster Response
 
Waterway 8
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Securing the Skies: Advancing Drone Detection for Disaster Operations
 
Waterway 8
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
UAS Forum Lunch & Learn with Peers
 
Waterway 8
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
UAS Program Management Strategies for Emergency Managers
 
Waterway 8
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
UAS Pre and Post Hurricane Landfall Deployment Tactics
 
Waterway 8
  • Monday, June 22, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
INVITE ONLY: Asset Owner/Operators Forum Breakfast, Check in & Welcome
 
Waterway 1&2
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
INVITE ONLY: Operators Panel: Projects & Programs
Mike Kelly, Evergy
Jason Goodick, Entergy
Waterway 1&2
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
INVITE ONLY: Tech Talks
 
Waterway 1&2
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
INVITE ONLY: Recent Industry Case Studies
 
Waterway 1&2
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
INVITE ONLY: Peer Topic Roundtables
 
Waterway 1&2
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
INVITE ONLY: Lunch & Learn with Peers
 
Waterway 1&2
  • Monday, June 22, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Building Your Industrial Intelligence/Data Roadmap Deep Dive Breakfast, Check in & Welcome
 
Waterway 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Agentic Operations for Industrial Enterprises
Dan Isaacs, DTC- Digital Twin Consortium
Pieter van Schalkwyk, XMPro
Waterway 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Asset Data Collection & Processing Data at the Edge- Physical AI in the Plant
 
Waterway 3
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Managing Data Workflows, Serving Multiple Stakeholders & Executing Beyond Pilot Purgatory
 
Waterway 3
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Organizational & Workforce Readiness / Building Trust
Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Waterway 3
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Deep Dive Lunch & Learn with Peers
 
Waterway 3

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

  • Monday, June 22, 2026
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Welcome - Energy Drone & Robotics Summit
Sean Guerre, Innovate Energy Network
Waterway 4
Sean Guerre
1:05 PM - 1:30 PM
Industrial AI Deep Dive: Energy Company Journey with AI Projects
 
Waterway 4
 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Oil & Gas Asset Owner/Operator Panel
Suzanne Lemieux, API
Jared Markes, Devon Energy
Waterway 4
Suzanne Lemieux Jared Markes
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
Transforming Transmission Inspections: Using AI to Improve Reliability and Asset Management
 
Waterway 4
 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
One Operator, Next-Level Scale: Inside the Path to Multi-Aircraft Operations
 
Waterway 4
 
Deep Dive Part 1: Energy Drone/Robotics Program Updates
 
Waterway 6&7
 
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
AI / Industrial Intelligence: Strategy, Leadership & Cross‑Industry Perspectives
Brent Railey, Chevron Phillips
Richard Hannah, NCCER
Katelyn DuBois, Dow Inc.
Kevin O'Donovan, A Bit of This and That
Waterway 1&2
Brent Railey Richard Hannah Katelyn DuBois Kevin O'Donovan
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Deep Dive Part 2: Energy Drone/Robotics Program Updates
Mike Kelly, Evergy
Waterway 6&7
Mike Kelly
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Robotics/Drone Ecosystems That Scale: OEMs, Service Providers & Asset Owners
Marty Robinson, MARS Applied Technologies
Spencer Krause, SKA Robotics
Zach Pringnitz, Chevron
Waterway 4
Marty Robinson Spencer Krause Zach Pringnitz
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
How to Make Your Energy Enterprise Data AI Agent-Ready
 
Waterway 1&2
 
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Deep Dive Part 3: Energy Drone/Robotics Program Updates
Jared Markes, Devon Energy
Waterway 6&7
Jared Markes
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
From Pilot Purgatory to the AI Highway: Why the Roman Roads & Google Maps Foreshadow the Future of Industrial Intelligence
Jonathan Alexander, Albemarle
Waterway 4
Jonathan Alexander
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Remote Operations: Refinery of the Future- Automating Inspections & Monitoring
Dor Abuhasira, Percepto
Iddo Salton, Delek US
Waterway 4
Dor Abuhasira Iddo Salton
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Utility Asset Owner/Operator Roundtable
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Kellen Kirk, Pacific Gas and Electric
Garrett Scott, Duke Energy
Tim Hadaway, Southern Company
Waterway 4
Nathan Ernst Kellen Kirk Garrett Scott Tim Hadaway
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Expo Open: Demo Zone | Innovation Zone- Use Cases & Tech Updates
 
Expo Hall
 
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Refreshment Break in Expo Hall
 
Expo Hall
 
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Scaling Drone & Robotics Inspections for Tanks/Terminals
 
Waterway 4
 
DRE: Digital Reality Ecosystems for Energy Assets & Data: Now and Next
 
Waterway 1&2
 
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
From Digital Twins to Industrial Intelligence: Convergence is Here
Dan Isaacs, DTC- Digital Twin Consortium
Waterway 1&2
Dan Isaacs
11:25 AM - 12:30 PM
BVLOS in Energy Roundtable: What’s Now & Next
Thomas Jimenez, uAvionix
Dawn Zoldi, P3 Tech Consulting
Jared Markes, Devon Energy
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Charlton Evans, End State Solutions LLC
Kellen Kirk, Pacific Gas and Electric
Waterway 4
Thomas Jimenez Dawn Zoldi Jared Markes Nathan Ernst Charlton Evans Kellen Kirk
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
AI Guardrails: Data, Architecture & Digital Trust as the Foundation
 
Waterway 1&2
 
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Conference Delegate Lunch in Expo Hall
 
Expo Hall
 
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
What's NOT in Part 108?
David Cole, FlyFreely
Waterway 4
David Cole
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
From Flight to Insight: Building Scalable Drone DataOps & MLOps Pipelines for Energy Asset Intelligence
 
Waterway 6&7
 
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Agentic AI/Immersive & Frontline Enablement & Change at Scale
Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Christopher Donaleski, AI Advisory Group
Adam Berg, TechnipFMC
Konrad Konarski, AI Applied Consortium
Waterway 1&2
Dr. Matthew Alberts Christopher Donaleski Adam Berg
2:25 PM - 2:50 PM
Advancing Inspection Technologies: Drone Trials and Expediting Concept to Deployment
Raj Bose, BP
Shawn O'Hearn, bp
Waterway 4
Raj Bose Shawn O'Hearn
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Impact of Asset Visualization, A New Way of Working
Peter Baxter, visCo
Waterway 6&7
Peter Baxter
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Industrial Digital Twin & Reality Capture Workflows: Building From Data Capture to Model at Scale
 
Waterway 1&2
 
2:50 PM - 3:45 PM
From Surface to Seabed: Remote Inspection Across the Full Offshore Asset
Zacc Dukowitz, MFE Offshore
Sean Stanbery, AUAV: Drone Services and Data Solutions
Richard "BigBird" Turner, CAN USA
Waterway 4
Zacc Dukowitz Sean Stanbery Richard "BigBird" Turner
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
STOs with Digital Twins: Enhancing Plant Operations - Real-World Case Study
Richard E. Jackson, Kuraray America Inc.
Waterway 6&7
Richard E. Jackson
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshment Break
 
Expo Hall
 
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Case Study: Challenges of Offshore Robotics & How to Solve Them
 
Waterway 4
 
Case Study: Hardhats and Headsets: Bringing the Field to the Office
 
Waterway 1&2
 
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Digital Twins, Drone Docks, Bots and AI for Major Facilities- Bringing it All Together
 
Waterway 6&7
 
Innovation Zone - AI-Powered Intrinsically Safe IoT Camera for Remote Inspections
Risa Masada, LiLz
Innovation Stage- Expo Hall
Risa Masada
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Case Study: How to Actually Leverage AI tools to Help with Plant Operations
Scott Duncan, Solstice Advanced Materials
Waterway 1&2
Scott Duncan
Case Study: Robotics That Pay Off: Fabric Maintenance & Industrial Applications Delivering ROI
 
Waterway 4
 
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Case Study: How AI-Enabled Visual Intelligence Drives Asset Resilience
 
Waterway 1&2
 
Case Study: Remote Operations: How to Successfully Scale Your Program
 
Waterway 4
 
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Bots & Brews Reception in Expo Hall
 
Expo Hall
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The Sky Is the New Front Line: Airspace Threat Intelligence & Energy Security in 2026
Linda Ziemba, AeroDefense
Waterway 6&7
Linda Ziemba
What AI Agents Can (and Can’t) Do in Energy.. Yet
 
Waterway 4
 
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Navigating the C-UAS Technology Spectrum: From RF Cyber Takeover to Precision Mitigation
 
Waterway 6&7
 
Automation & AI: Reality Capture, Data Workflows for Energy & Construction
 
Waterway 4
 
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
The AI & Industrial Intelligence Execution Gap: A Practical Roadmap for Energy and Industrial Leaders
Jonathan Alexander, Albemarle
Waterway 1&2
Jonathan Alexander
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Energy Security / C-UAS Tech Talks
 
Waterway 6&7
 
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
From Data to Decisions: Turning Drone Data into Actionable Inspection Insights
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Casey Collinsworth, Ineos
Michael Spooner, Acuren
Matthew Thrasher, Occidental Petroleum
Waterway 4
Nathan Ernst Casey Collinsworth Michael Spooner Matthew Thrasher
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Failure to Launch: Where Industrial AI Breaks Down (and What Teams Would Do Differently)
 
Waterway 1&2
 
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
From Fence Line to Skyline: What Utilities and Energy Operators Are Actually Doing Right Now
 
Waterway 6&7
 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Automation That Pays: AI in Real‑World Inspection Programs
 
Waterway 4
 
Industry of the Future—Built to Run: Connecting AI, Digital Twins, XR & Remote Collaboration
 
Waterway 1&2
 
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Robots on the Ground: How Autonomous Security Platforms Are Patrolling the Perimeter & Physical Security Integration
 
Waterway 6&7
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Refreshment Break & Technology Exhibition Access - Tech Tour
 
Expo Hall
 
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Reality Capture to Operations: Digital Redlines, GIS Integration & Field-to-Office Workflows
Mike Kelly, Evergy
Waterway 4
Mike Kelly
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
NERC CIP-014, SAFERSKIES, FY 2026 NDAA Framework and Public-Private Partnerships: The Regulatory Compliance Landscape for Airspace Security
 
Waterway 6&7
 
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Building Layered Airspace Defense: Detection, Identification, and Mitigation in Practice
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Waterway 6&7
Nathan Ernst

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
What AI Agents Can (and Can’t) Do in Energy.. Yet
 
Waterway 4
 
The Sky Is the New Front Line: Airspace Threat Intelligence & Energy Security in 2026
Linda Ziemba, AeroDefense
Waterway 6&7
Linda Ziemba
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Automation & AI: Reality Capture, Data Workflows for Energy & Construction
 
Waterway 4
 
Navigating the C-UAS Technology Spectrum: From RF Cyber Takeover to Precision Mitigation
 
Waterway 6&7
 
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
The AI & Industrial Intelligence Execution Gap: A Practical Roadmap for Energy and Industrial Leaders
Jonathan Alexander, Albemarle
Waterway 1&2
Jonathan Alexander
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Energy Security / C-UAS Tech Talks
 
Waterway 6&7
 
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
From Data to Decisions: Turning Drone Data into Actionable Inspection Insights
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Casey Collinsworth, Ineos
Michael Spooner, Acuren
Matthew Thrasher, Occidental Petroleum
Waterway 4
Nathan Ernst Casey Collinsworth Michael Spooner Matthew Thrasher
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Failure to Launch: Where Industrial AI Breaks Down (and What Teams Would Do Differently)
 
Waterway 1&2
 
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
From Fence Line to Skyline: What Utilities and Energy Operators Are Actually Doing Right Now
 
Waterway 6&7
 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Automation That Pays: AI in Real‑World Inspection Programs
 
Waterway 4
 
Industry of the Future—Built to Run: Connecting AI, Digital Twins, XR & Remote Collaboration
 
Waterway 1&2
 
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Robots on the Ground: How Autonomous Security Platforms Are Patrolling the Perimeter & Physical Security Integration
 
Waterway 6&7
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Refreshment Break & Technology Exhibition Access - Tech Tour
 
Expo Hall
 
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Reality Capture to Operations: Digital Redlines, GIS Integration & Field-to-Office Workflows
Mike Kelly, Evergy
Waterway 4
Mike Kelly
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
NERC CIP-014, SAFERSKIES, FY 2026 NDAA Framework and Public-Private Partnerships: The Regulatory Compliance Landscape for Airspace Security
 
Waterway 6&7
 
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Building Layered Airspace Defense: Detection, Identification, and Mitigation in Practice
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Waterway 6&7
Nathan Ernst
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome to the Energy Security / C-UAS Forum
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM
Sean Guerre, Innovate Energy Network
Sean Guerre
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The Sky Is the New Front Line: Airspace Threat Intelligence & Energy Security in 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Linda Ziemba, AeroDefense
Linda Ziemba
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Navigating the C-UAS Technology Spectrum: From RF Cyber Takeover to Precision Mitigation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Energy Security / C-UAS Tech Talks
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
From Fence Line to Skyline: What Utilities and Energy Operators Are Actually Doing Right Now
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Robots on the Ground: How Autonomous Security Platforms Are Patrolling the Perimeter & Physical Security Integration
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
 
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Refreshment Break & Technology Exhibition Access - Tech Tour
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
 
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
NERC CIP-014, SAFERSKIES, FY 2026 NDAA Framework and Public-Private Partnerships: The Regulatory Compliance Landscape for Airspace Security
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
 
 
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Building Layered Airspace Defense: Detection, Identification, and Mitigation in Practice
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Nathan Ernst, The Tactien Group, LLC
Nathan Ernst

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June 22-24, 2026 | Woodlands Waterway Marriott, Houston, Texas