EEI’s Winter Board of Directors and Chief Executives meeting featured conversations on industry efforts to meet growing demand while keeping electricity reliable and as affordable as possible for all customers. 

EEI Chair Calvin Butler, president and CEO of Exelon Corporation, spoke with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Laura Swett, and Puget Sound Energy President and CEO Mary Kipp spoke with National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Ann Rendahl, commissioner of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, on 2026 federal and state regulatory priorities.

Other programming highlights included a conversation between EEI Vice Chair David Campbell, chairman and CEO of Evergy, and Blackstone Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder Stephen Schwarzman, who discussed how infrastructure investments are helping to meet rising electricity demand and the impact of AI technologies on the energy and financial industries.

Additionally, EEI Vice Chair Chris Womack, chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company, led a conversation with Walmart Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs Dan Bartlett on how the company is navigating customer affordability concerns, investing in data centers, and adjusting its business model to better integrate new AI technologies.