The energy landscape is changing faster than ever.
Driven by artificial intelligence, data center expansion, electrification, manufacturing growth, and increasing reliability demands, organizations are racing to secure the infrastructure needed to power the future. Yet bringing new generation, natural gas, and supporting infrastructure online is becoming increasingly complex.
Today, success depends on more than engineering and capital investment. Projects must navigate permitting requirements, infrastructure constraints, stakeholder expectations, regulatory scrutiny, supply chain challenges, and evolving market dynamics.
Join ERM and industry leaders for an interactive discussion on what it takes to deliver energy projects successfully in today's environment.
Why This Discussion Matters
Demand is not the challenge.
Delivering projects at the speed required to support growth is.
Today's projects face a web of interconnected considerations:
- Power generation depends on fuel availability and infrastructure
- Natural gas infrastructure supports power reliability and industrial demand
- Data center expansion is reshaping energy requirements and project timelines
- Permitting and stakeholder engagement increasingly influence project viability
- Infrastructure investments must balance speed, reliability, risk, and long-term value
As industries become more interconnected, organizations must rethink how projects are planned, permitted, and delivered.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Executive Forum
The Convergence of Energy Systems: Building the Infrastructure That Powers Growth
This executive-level discussion will explore how power, natural gas, digital infrastructure, and capital projects are becoming increasingly interconnected, creating both opportunities and challenges for industry leaders.
Intended Audience
Senior executives who are interacting with technology, data centers, diversified energy, and power peers, including:
- C-suite and executive leadership
- Business unit leaders
- Strategy and growth executives
- Infrastructure investors and project sponsors
- Industry leaders across Power, Diversified Energy, Technology, and Digital Infrastructure
Discussion Topics
- The rise of AI and data center-driven energy demand
- The convergence of power, natural gas, LNG, and digital infrastructure
- Infrastructure investment priorities and market outlook
- Balancing growth, reliability, and delivery risk
- Executive perspectives on the future of energy development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Networking Lunch
Lunch will be provided for all attendees and will serve as an opportunity for executive forum and technical roundtable participants to connect and continue conversations between sessions.
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Technical Roundtable
Speed to Power: Delivering Energy Infrastructure in an Era of Growing Demand
An interactive, peer-to-peer discussion focused on the practical realities of developing, permitting, and delivering energy infrastructure projects.
Held under Chatham House Rules, this session is designed to encourage candid discussion and knowledge sharing among industry professionals responsible for bringing projects from concept to construction.
Intended Audience
Individuals responsible for permitting, siting, developing, and delivering new facilities associated with:
- Industry leaders across Power, Diversified Energy, Technology, and Digital Infrastructure
- Infrastructure investors and project sponsors
- Strategy and growth executives
- Business unit leaders
- C-suite and executive leadership
Discussion Topics
- Data center-driven demand and implications for power and infrastructure planning
- Permitting and regulatory challenges
- Siting, feasibility, and infrastructure readiness
- Stakeholder and community engagement strategies
- Project delivery bottlenecks and execution risk
- Lessons learned from successful energy infrastructure projects
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Networking Reception
Continue the conversation at an informal networking happy hour hosted at Seasons 52, located across the street from the event venue.
This reception provides an opportunity to connect with peers, exchange perspectives, and build relationships across power, natural gas, digital infrastructure, and capital project development communities.
ERM Perspective
No Energy Project Stands Alone
Data centers need power.
Power generation needs fuel.
Fuel requires infrastructure.
And every project depends on permitting, stakeholder support, financing, and execution certainty.
ERM works across the full energy ecosystem, helping clients navigate these interconnected challenges and accelerate project delivery from planning through operations. Connecting industries. Integrating expertise. Delivering results.
Event details:
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Executive Track: 9:00am – 12:00 PM
Lunch will be provided from 12pm – 1pm
Technical Track: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Mays Business Center – Houston, TX
4:30pm – 6:30pm Networking Happy Hour to follow across the street at Seasons 52
