Wharton Energy Network: Navigating Energy's Connected Future: AI, Uncertainty, and Strategic Integration

As energy markets face unprecedented volatility, from geopolitical disruptions to AI-driven power demand surges, traditional planning approaches are failing. Jason Liu WG'96, CEO of Wood Mackenzie, will explore how artificial intelligence is both creating complexity and providing the tools to navigate it, drawing on insights from his book Connected: Bringing Predictability to the Increasingly Uncertain World of Energy.

Key topics include:

• The AI paradox in energy: How data centers are reshaping power demand while AI-enabled modeling offers solutions to the planning crisis they create.
• Why strategic plans fail: Real examples of how siloed analysis and static forecasting have cost energy companies tens of billions in value destruction.
• From months to days: How generative AI and real-time data are collapsing strategic planning cycles and democratizing access to complex energy modeling.
• The integration imperative: Why understanding the interconnections across oil, gas, renewables, power, hydrogen, and critical minerals is now the competitive advantage.

Jason brings 25 years leading software, data, and analytics companies through major transformations, now applied to guiding the world's most influential energy producers, utilities, and governments as CEO of Wood Mackenzie.

Attendees will gain actionable strategies for breaking down silos, leveraging AI-powered tools, and building career advantage in an increasingly interconnected energy landscape.

Wood Mackenzie is a global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

Zoom participation details will be sent to registrants the day prior to the event. Please RSVP below.

Please note that the Chatham House Rule will apply to this event. No recordings will be made.