FOCUS AREAS
Built From Your Feedback. Designed for a Better Experience.
Over the past year, we heard feedback from T&D World Live attendees:
- There’s incredible content — but it can be hard to navigate
- Too many focus areas make it difficult to prioritize sessions
- Attendees want a clearer path based on their role and responsibilities
For T&D World Live 2026, we took that feedback seriously and made intentional changes to improve the onsite experience.
To create a more focused, balanced, and easier-to-navigate program, T&D World Live 2026 is organized around three core tracks that reflect how utilities operate, innovate, and lead today.
This updated approach maintains the technical depth T&D World is known for — while making it easier for attendees to find the sessions that matter most to them.
GRID OPERATIONS,
RELIABILITY & RESILIENCE
This track brings together content focused on the day-to-day and long-term responsibilities of operating a safe, reliable, and resilient grid.
Sessions in this track address how utilities are modernizing infrastructure, preparing for extreme events, and strengthening system reliability amid growing risk and complexity.
DESIGNED FOR:
T&D engineers, operations leaders, system planners, reliability managers, emergency response teams, and utility executives responsible for grid performance.
KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE:
- Grid modernization and system operations
- Storm response, restoration, and resiliency planning
- Black sky hazards and extreme weather preparedness
- Cybersecurity and grid protection
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
This track reflects attendee feedback calling for clearer alignment of digital, data, and innovation-focused sessions.
It brings together how utilities are applying analytics, AI, and emerging technologies in practical, scalable ways across transmission and distribution.
DESIGNED FOR:
Technology and innovation leaders, IT/OT professionals, data and analytics teams, digital program managers, and utility leaders driving modernization initiatives.
KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE:
- AI, analytics, and digital transformation
- Innovation in transmission and distribution
- Digital twins, automation, and predictive maintenance
- Electric vehicle infrastructure and grid integration
STRATEGY, POLICY, PEOPLE & THE CUSTOMER
This track was created in response to feedback that strategic, workforce, and regulatory topics deserve clearer visibility and cohesion within the program.
Sessions focus on the organizational, regulatory, and human factors that influence how utilities plan, invest, and adapt for the future.
DESIGNED FOR:
Utility executives, regulatory and policy leaders, workforce and training professionals, customer experience teams, and strategic planners.
KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE:
- Regulatory, policy, and compliance considerations
- Workforce development, training, and talent strategy
- Supply chain resilience and materials management
- Customer engagement, experience, and equity