Future of Utilities: events and insight for energy and water leaders

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Europe
21-22 April 2027
Amsterdam

Connecting energy and water leaders

Future of Utilities runs three events a year for senior leaders in energy and water: Energy Transition Summit in Amsterdam, and Future of Utilities Summit and Smart Energy in London.

Most attendees are heads of department or above, from utilities, network operators, regulators and their suppliers, including E.ON, Eneco, National Grid and Thames Water.

Between events, we publish podcasts, videos, webinars and analysis on strategy, digitalisation and the energy transition.

Upcoming events

Conference
Europe

Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit | Energy Conference

21-22 April 2027
Amsterdam
Join 1600 attendees to ignite action, collaboration and innovation at Europe's most significant energy conference. This is the energy conference for decision-makers committed to accelerating Europe’s transition to a renewable energy ecosystem. Are you ready to advance international co-operation, dive into new policies and regulations, and discover the breakthrough technologies of tomorrow.
Europe

Future of Utilities Summit | Utilities Conference

16-17 June 2027
London
The most anticipated event of the season for anyone serious about transforming the utilities landscape. Experience what can happen when the leaders from across the energy and water sectors unite to champion collaboration and bring innovation to life. Be part of the conversation and take on the greatest challenges together.
Conference
Europe

Future of Utilities: Smart Energy | Energy Event

8-9 November 2027
London
Join 1200+ senior leaders from across the energy sector at Future of Utilities: Smart Energy, 8–9 November 2027 in London. Hear from the CTOs, digital leaders and regulators at E.ON, Octopus Energy, NESO, Ofgem, UK Power Networks and more as they share how AI, data and flexibility are changing the way energy is generated, traded, distributed and consumed.

Who has spoken at Future of Utilities

Chief executives, regulators and policymakers from across energy and water have taken the stage at our events.

Jonathan Brearley
Jonathan Brearley
Chief Executive Officer
Ofgem
Antje Kanngiesser
Antje Kanngiesser
Chief Executive Officer
Alpiq
Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Octopus Energy Group
Cindy Kroon
Cindy Kroon
Chief Commercial Officer
Vattenfall
Heidi Mottram CBE
Heidi Mottram CBE
Chief Executive Officer
Mihkel Härm
Mihkel Härm
Chief Executive Officer
Elektrilevi OÜ
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Chief Executive Officer
SSE
Karim Chester
Karim Chester
Regulated Industries Lead
SpaceX
Basil Scarsella
Basil Scarsella
Chief Executive Officer
UK Power Networks
Maja de Vibe
Maja de Vibe
Senior Vice President, New Business and Ownership
Statkraft
Keith Anderson
Keith Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Power
Irene Di Martino
Irene Di Martino
President, Chief Energy Infrastructure Officer
Vector Datacentres
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
E.ON UK
Gianni Commessatti
Gianni Commessatti
Managing Director One B2C
ENGIE Italia
Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson
Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer
National Grid
Sebastian Weber
Sebastian Weber
Chief Information Officer
E.ON
Jonathan Brearley
Jonathan Brearley
Chief Executive Officer
Ofgem
Antje Kanngiesser
Antje Kanngiesser
Chief Executive Officer
Alpiq
Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Octopus Energy Group
Cindy Kroon
Cindy Kroon
Chief Commercial Officer
Vattenfall
Heidi Mottram CBE
Heidi Mottram CBE
Chief Executive Officer
Mihkel Härm
Mihkel Härm
Chief Executive Officer
Elektrilevi OÜ
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Chief Executive Officer
SSE
Karim Chester
Karim Chester
Regulated Industries Lead
SpaceX
Basil Scarsella
Basil Scarsella
Chief Executive Officer
UK Power Networks
Maja de Vibe
Maja de Vibe
Senior Vice President, New Business and Ownership
Statkraft
Keith Anderson
Keith Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Power
Irene Di Martino
Irene Di Martino
President, Chief Energy Infrastructure Officer
Vector Datacentres
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
E.ON UK
Gianni Commessatti
Gianni Commessatti
Managing Director One B2C
ENGIE Italia
Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson
Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer
National Grid
Sebastian Weber
Sebastian Weber
Chief Information Officer
E.ON

Watch on demand

Towards pre-emptive CX: the next phase of utilities customer engagement
cx

Towards pre-emptive CX: the next phase of utilities customer engagement

Now available on-demand
Online

This session explores how leading utilities are closing that gap with Agentic AI. Rather than focusing on technology alone, this panel will show how AI Agents are being deployed as a virtual workforce to handle high-volume service interactions, support human agents, and orchestrate end-to-end customer journeys.

Innovating for the UK's Water Future
water

Innovating for the UK's Water Future

Now available on-demand
Online

This webinar brings together senior leaders from across the UK water sector to examine how data and AI are being deployed in the projects that will define the decade to come.

The infrastructure gap: asset management in an age of rising demand
infrastructure

The infrastructure gap: asset management in an age of rising demand

Now streaming
Online

This webinar brings together senior leaders from across the utilities sector to explore what genuinely effective asset management looks like today, and where it is heading.

AI at scale: moving from experiments to everyday operations
operations

AI at scale: moving from experiments to everyday operations

Now streaming
Online

This discussion uses the AI Readiness and Maturity Matrix as its central frame – helping utilities understand where they sit today, what is preventing them from scaling, and what capabilities they need to build next. It looks at what closing that gap requires, from people and governance questions to the technology decisions, and what the organisations making progress have done differently.

Planning and defending the grid to meet Europe's energy transition demands
energy transition

Planning and defending the grid to meet Europe's energy transition demands

Now available on-demand
Online

This webinar brings together leaders from Europe’s transmission and distribution networks to examine how grid operators are making, defending and adapting investment decisions in practice.

Building generation capacity at pace
generation

Building generation capacity at pace

Now available on-demand
Online

This webinar examines how to overcome constraints, from the grid to supply chain bottlenecks to rising costs, and how to attract the capital, resources and support required to secure the UK’s clean energy future.

Sponsorship and partnerships

Partner with Future of Utilities

Conferences, roundtables, webinars, podcasts and research, combined into one programme that reaches heads of department and C-suite leaders at companies like E.ON, Eneco, National Grid and Thames Water.

“Future of Utilities Summit is always a highlight of the calendar: interesting, insightful speakers and great debate.”

Chief Executive Officer, E.ON UK

“I would highly recommend Future of Utilities to anyone looking for brand awareness and quality lead generation in the utilities sector.”

Senior Demand Generation Manager, Quadient

“The conversations started here could be the beginning of the next major innovation.”

Chief Executive Officer, Northumbrian Water

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