Program

Join us for the annual CEO & Utility Spring Summit Scramble Golf Tournament. More than a chance to enjoy the weather and the company of public power leaders, the tournament will also feature raffle prizes and a putting contest.

How will it work?
Registration and breakfast will begin at approximately 6:30 am. The tournament will begin with tee-time start at 8:00 am. 

Entry Fee 
$100 per player. Includes: breakfast, lunch, green fees, and cart rental. 

Format 
Four-person tee-time start. Individual players not entered as a team will be paired with others to complete a foursome.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks while you reconnect with old friends, meet new people, and network with public power leaders from across the nation. Guests are welcome.

Explore the forces reshaping the global energy landscape—from the recalibration of the energy transition and renewed focus on energy security to intensifying geopolitical and economic competition. Jason Bordoff will examine how these interconnected shifts are influencing investment in energy infrastructure, renewable technologies, nuclear power, and fossil fuels. Participants will gain practical insights for navigating uncertainty, managing risk, identifying opportunities, advancing pragmatic energy solutions, and building greater resilience through diversified supply chains.

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, and Professor of Professional Practice, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Public power leaders are navigating an increasingly complex landscape shaped by growing demand, evolving resource needs, rising costs, regulatory pressures, and heightened customer expectations. In this executive-level discussion, utility CEOs and senior leaders will share how they are balancing reliability, affordability, and long-term sustainability while making critical decisions about resource adequacy, infrastructure investment, workforce challenges, supply chain constraints, and emerging technologies.

Continue the conversation and connect with your fellow public power leaders over lunch hosted by APPA.

Explore how leaders navigate high-stakes situations, including major outages, cyber incidents, severe weather events, safety emergencies, and public scrutiny. Hear firsthand how utility executives build trust, communicate under pressure, make critical decisions with incomplete information, and lead their organizations through uncertainty.

Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are creating new opportunities to improve utility operations, customer service, and decision-making. At the same time, they introduce important questions around governance, cybersecurity, workforce impacts, and risk management. This session will explore where these technologies are delivering value today, what challenges leaders should anticipate, and how utilities can prepare for a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Arshad Mansoor, Ph.D., President and CEO, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Jim Robb, President & CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation

This executive-level discussion will explore strategies for evaluating and integrating significant new loads, planning generation and infrastructure investments, structuring contracts and rate protections, managing risk, and ensuring that growth supports the long-term interests of the community. Panelists will share lessons learned, discuss emerging challenges, and offer practical approaches for aligning economic development goals with the public power mission.

Attracting, developing, and retaining talent remains one of the most significant challenges facing public power utilities. This session will explore strategies for succession planning, workforce development, leadership training, and knowledge transfer. Panelists will discuss how they are building strong organizational cultures, preparing future leaders, and ensuring their utilities have the skills and expertise needed to meet future demands.

Carrie Meek Gallagher, CEO, Long Island Power Authority, New York