We couldn’t be more excited to return to Marco Island, FL for the energy industry’s premier customer-focused event, Itron Inspire! Taking place from Sept. 23-30, Itron Inspire brings together leaders from across the energy, water, industrial internet of things (IIoT) and smart city communities to share knowledge, learn from one another and explore the possibilities for a more resourceful world. 

The main event, the Knowledge Conference, takes place Sept. 25-27 and includes a variety of keynotes, thought leadership panels, 90+ breakout sessions and networking events as well as a showcase of Itron’s comprehensive solutions and partner offerings. While there, attendees are invited to tour the Itron Experience and see how our solutions come together to deliver value-based outcomes for utilities and smart cities across the globe. Here are just a few highlights.

• Brian Bentz, President and CEO of Alectra, and Tom Deitrich, president and CEO of Itron, will kick things off with an opening keynote on the ongoing transformation of our industry. We will also present the winners of the annual Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Resourcefulness Awards.
• On Monday afternoon, the Women in Utilities Networking Reception will celebrate the women at the forefront of our industry who are driving transformation, creating lasting change and showcasing the power of community. Attendees can look forward to hearing from Kimberly Britton, CEO of EPIcenter; Andrea Nuesser, Director of Customer Strategy & Experience, Hydro One; and Michelle Kolp, Director AMI Operations with Peoples Gas, during this engaging discussion.
• Kicking off our Tuesday morning general sessions, attendees will hear from Tom Koulopoulos, futurist, author as well as chairman and founder of the Delphi Group. Tom will address how intelligent data-driven digital ecosystems are moving us toward a more frictionless economy, accelerating innovation and driving globalization, ultimately improving customer experience and operations. We will also announce the winner of the annual Itron Innovator Award.
• Featuring experts with some of the industry’s deepest experience, this year’s Big Picture Sessions will provide valuable insights into the future of energy and water management. One of this year’s sessions, Unlocking Intelligence to Accelerate Modernization, will discuss how to harness the full value of data to transform the way utilities deliver energy and water to customers and improve quality of life for residents. Our second Big Picture Session, Preparing for Cyber Threats in a Digital World, will address one of the top priorities for utilities everywhere: cybersecurity. This session will feature experts with the latest best practices relating to cybersecurity and data protection issues and provide practical steps that utility and city leaders can take to ensure that data is safe and secure.