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AI Summit 2026

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AI Summit 2026

15–16 September

AI will define the next 50

The EDP AI Summit is EDP’s annual event dedicated to Artificial Intelligence — a moment to discover how AI is transforming the energy sector and creating real value for our business.

 In this special edition celebrating EDP’s 50th anniversary, we will bring together experts, leading voices and practical use cases to inspire new ideas, share knowledge and accelerate the next chapter of EDP’s AI journey.

Speakers

From EDP experts to leading voices in AI, this year's speakers bring together diverse perspectives, practical experience and bold ideas. Join the conversations that are shaping the future of energy and inspiring the next chapter of EDP's AI journey.

Gabriela Vogel

Gabriela Vogel

VP Analyst, Business & Technology Insights | Gartner

Joseph Santamaria

Joseph Santamaria

General Manager, Energy and Utilities | AWS

Ray Smith

Rich Radley

Vice President | Databricks

Mark Chaban

Mark Chaban

Corporate Vice President, Commercial Cloud Solutions | Microsoft

Humayan Tai

Humayan Tai

Senior Partner, Global Energy & Materials Practice | McKinsey

Agenda

15september 16september
9h30
Opening Session & WelcomeJoão Nascimento

Frame the EDP AI Summit 2026 around AI for Society, Data & AI as a capability, and AI for Business.

João Nascimento Global Head of DGU at EDP
10h
Shaping the Energy TransitionAna Paula Marques & Mark Chaban

How utility leaders leverage AI to manage increasing complexity across renewable energy integration, grid operations, and customer demand, enabling more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy systems that deliver reliable outcomes for society during the ongoing energy transition while balancing regulatory, economic, and environmental constraints.

Ana Paula Marques EDP Executive Board Member
Mark Chaban Corporate Vice President, Board Member, Microsoft
10h30
A New MilestoneNelson Pinho

A New Milestone in Our AI Journey — Join us for the unveiling of a new capability that will help shape the future of Data & AI across EDP.

Nelson Pinho Global Head of Digital & AI at EDP
10h45
When AI redesigns work, what happens to humans?Nelson Pinho & Paula Carneiro

Provoke a candid executive conversation on the unintended consequences of AI-driven work redesign across productivity (ROI), employee experience (ROE), and future of work (ROF), including organizational health and work–life balance, and what leaders must actively shape rather than leave to algorithms.

Nelson Pinho Global Head of Digital & AI at EDP
Paula Carneiro Head of Global People & Organization at EDP
11h20
Coffee Break
12h
Who holds power when algorithms rule?

Explore the central tension between power, responsibility, human agency, and accountability in algorithm-driven decision-making systems. The session examines how algorithms redistribute control across organizations and societies, raising questions about transparency, governance, bias, and who is ultimately accountable when automated systems influence critical outcomes.

12h30
EDP Success Stories

Live testimonials and demos of high-impact AI use cases.

13h
Lunch
14h
Sovereign AI for Critical Infrastructure: From Cloud Resilience to Autonomous OperationsJoseph Santamaria

How energy organizations can build sovereign, resilient architectures for critical systems - ensuring data control and operational integrity - while unlocking the next wave of value through agentic AI: from intelligent automation to autonomous operations.

Joseph Santamaria General Manager, AWS Energy and Utilities
14h30
The future of enterprise AI: from foundations to trust & scaleRich Radley

This session explores how enterprise AI is moving from aspiration to operational reality, with a focus on the foundations, governance, and ways of working needed to build trust and scale.

Rich Radley Vice President of Field Engineering, EMEA, Databricks
15h
EDP AI Geek Stories — When AI hits realityJoana Mateus, Diana Amorim, Ana Patrícia Marques & Inês Dias Marques

Discuss real-world challenges, AI trade-offs, explainability choices, and responsible decisions.

Joana Mateus Digital Delivery Senior Specialist, EDP
Diana Amorim Data Scientist, GEM Platform, EDP
Ana Patrícia Marques Data Scientist, RGA Platform, EDP
Inês Dias Marques Data Scientist, DGU LC, EDP
15h30
Frontier AI — The next big thing: beyond agentsAnne-Laure Giret

Surface the next frontier of AI beyond agents, exploring multi-agent systems, self-improving models, and the emergence of truly autonomous enterprises. The session offers a forward-looking perspective on how these advances will redefine value creation, organizational design, and the future of intelligent, adaptive business systems.

Anne-Laure Giret AI GtM Director, EMEA South
16h15
Coffee Break
16h30
From low code to no work: how AI agents are creating autonomous business applications

Explore how AI is transforming business applications into autonomous, intelligent systems using low-code platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Copilot. The session shows how organizations embed AI into workflows, empower business users, and scale automation as a core enterprise capability.

17h
Towards the autonomous enterprise with SAP Business AIErnesto Rincon & Nuno Mendonça

Examine what happens when AI is embedded directly into enterprise cores such as SAP S/4HANA systems, enabling intelligent decision augmentation, automated exception handling, and improved business outcomes at scale. The session highlights the foundational capabilities required to deploy AI responsibly across finance, supply chain, and human-centric enterprise processes.

Ernesto Rincon Head of SAP Business AI - Southern Europe
Nuno Mendonça Architecture Advisor at SAP Portugal
17h30
Have Fun at the AI Playground

Through interactive demos and real-world use cases, you can engage directly with AI solutions that are already transforming the way we work and shaping what comes next.

Event information

Date

15–16 September 2026

Language

English

Format

In-person event with live streaming available

Venue

Headquarters I - Avenida 24 de Julho, n.º 12

Parking

Public Car Park - Rua Dom Luís I, 12

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Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the energy sector and helping shape the next generation of innovation. Join business leaders, technology experts and AI practitioners for two days of insights, collaboration and inspiration.
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