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LET THERE BE POWER.

Speaker list & bios.

A private roster page for the voices shaping LET THERE BE POWER — Speed to Power, low-cost energy, reliability, AI optimization, GIGA-scale loads, storage, flexibility, and AND solutions.

Speaker names and working bios from the Speed to Power forum brief.

Each profile keeps the public copy concise while leaving room for approved titles, companies, portraits, and final biographies as the roster is confirmed.

Profiles pending

Topics are in place now; titles, companies, and headshots can tighten once approved.

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01

Forum opening

Bio detail pending

Andre Canelhas

Forum MC · Distributed thermal generation

Andre opens the Rethink Electricity forum and frames distributed thermal generation as grid-stability infrastructure for a power system under rising AI, compute, and large-load pressure.

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02

Keynote

Bio detail pending

Gideon Powell

Keynote speaker

Gideon delivers the LET THERE BE POWER keynote, setting the Speed to Power thesis for selected executives, operators, capital partners, power leaders, and compute infrastructure voices.

Private dining room prepared for an evening gathering.
03

Affordable power

Bio detail pending

Julia Frayer

Economics speaker

Julia frames why low-cost reliable electricity drives an economy: lower production costs, stronger industrial growth, job creation, and long-run GDP expansion.

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04

AI optimization

Bio detail pending

Arushi Sharma Frank

AI and software speaker

Arushi presents why AI and optimization software belong inside the next generation of grid reliability, market coordination, and GIGA-scale load decision systems.

Paris bridge over the Seine at blue hour.
05

Reliability

Bio detail pending

Phillip Harris

Reliability voice · Forum MC

Phillip helps guide the forum and frames the crucial need for AND solutions that keep electricity reliable as resources, grids, compute demand, and load profiles change at the same time.

Grand Paris museum hall beneath a vaulted roof.
06

Reliability

Bio detail pending

Biljana Stojkovska

Reliability speaker

Biljana contributes to the reliability solutions frame, focused on the operating discipline needed as electricity systems become more complex and data-intensive.

Elegant reception moment with champagne glasses.
07

Storage + large loads

Bio detail pending

Robert Whitmeyer

Large-load implementation speaker

Robert anchors the discussion around emerging battery, storage, and solar solutions for large-load implementation, deployment speed, and lower societal cost.

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08

Market flexibility

Representative pending

EPEX SPOT market perspective

Load flexibility voice

A market-flexibility perspective on price-responsive load, short-interval markets, and the operating logic required as large electricity users become more dynamic.

Paris bridge over the Seine at blue hour.
Approval path

Private review before release.

Titles, companies, portraits, and final bios can be tightened as each profile is approved, while the public page already reflects the Speed to Power thesis and speaker architecture.