Events for October 8, 2026

Join us for the 2nd Annual IEEE Power & Energy (PES) Resiliency Summit on Achieving a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future, taking place 6-8 October 2026 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, CA. Registration and full details are at: (https://ieee-pes.org/events/2026-ieee-power-energy-society-pes-resiliency-summit/) Hosted by PG&E, this year's summit convenes utility professionals, solution providers, and industry leaders to explore practical solutions for strengthening the reliability and resilience of our electric power grid. As we navigate an era of increasing energy demand and climate challenges, this event is your opportunity to engage with the latest strategies, technologies, and policy perspectives shaping the future of energy delivery. View videos from last year's event. (https://ieeetv.ieee.org/event/2025-ieee-power-energy-society-pes-summit) Why Attend? - Expert Insights: Hear from industry leaders on critical topics, including AI and data center impacts on the grid, wildfire mitigation, extreme weather response, and workforce development. - Practical Solutions: Gain actionable best practices that you can implement in your own systems to improve reliability performance and outage response. - Networking Opportunities: Connect with top decision-makers from leading organizations in energy, technology, and government. - Collaborative Future: Join a vibrant community of professionals dedicated to achieving a more reliable and resilient energy future. - 86% of the participants from the 2025 event indicated that they would attend this event in the future. Event Highlights: - Keynote Speakers: Hear insights from PG&E leadership and other top-tier industry executives. - Expert Panels: A single-track program covering the most urgent challenges facing our grid today. - Networking: Engage with peers during receptions, lunch breaks, and display tables. See the event website for latest schedule and speaker names and topics. Our Bay Area PES and IAS chapters are co-hosting this event to publicize it to our Bay Area members. Additionally, our SF/OEB PES, SF YP, and SF WIE are hosting a post-Summit Networking event with separate registration. Please check it out, register early for limited spots and join us! (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572258) Co-sponsored by: Pacific Gas & Electric Agenda: See Registration links for Resiliency Summit & Post Summit Networking Agendas: (https://ieee-pes.org/events/2026-ieee-power-energy-society-pes-resiliency-summit/) (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572258) San Francisco, California, United States

Our IEEE PES San Francisco / Oakland East Bay (SF/OEB) Chapter invites you to join our post IEEE PES Resiliency Summit Networking session (at the Hilton Union Square) and a delicious 5-course Moroccan dinner & show at Marrakech Restaurant right afterwards. (The restaurant will not be open to the public and registration will be required.) See https://ieee-pes.org/events/2026-ieee-power-energy-society-pes-resiliency-summit/ for more info and separate registration for the Summit. Our Networking, Dinner & Show will be co-hosted by our IEEE San Francisco Young Professionals (YP) & Women in Engineering (WiE) affinity groups. Additionally, this event is cosponsored by the IEEE PES Resiliency Summit, IEEE PES Region 6 YP, IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP) and IEEE San Francisco Section. All are welcome but registrations will be limited to seating capacity. Networking at Hilton Union Square 4-5pm Moderated Panel: PES Industry Leaders to share about their careers, challenges and excitement for the next generation of engineers. 5-6pm Speed Networking: PES Industry Leaders will move from tables of 6-8 attendees every 10 minutes. Move from Hilton Union Square a 1/2 block to Marrakech Restaurant 6:30-7:30pm Five Course Moroccan Dinner at Marrakech Restaurant with informal networking 7:30-10pm Georges Lammam Ensemble & Show with the premier Arabic band including violinist & singer Georges Lammam, keyboardist Khader Keileh, Susu Pampanin on tabla & Amina Goodyear on additional percussion. The show will also include two local SF bellydancers Jordone & Maya and open floor dancing! Important Note: You do not need to attend the Resiliency Summit to register and attend the Networking events 10/8 4-6pm at the Hilton and 6:30-10pm at Marrakech Restaurant. You can register and attend: 1) the Summit (separate IEEE PES registration at link above); 2) our 10/8 late afternoon/evening local networking event, or 3) both. We do require separate paid registrations through this vTools link for our networking event as our IEEE PES SF/OEB Chapter has booked the entire restaurant and entertainment. Our IEEE SF Section has kindly committed to supporting our networking event for 1/3 the costs, but we still need your support to cover our IEEE SF/OEB PES Chapter costs. Co-sponsored by: IEEE PES Resiliency Summit & Region 6 Young Professionals (YP) & Women in Power (WiP) San Francisco, California, United States

Drawn from launch-readiness work in medical device product development, this talk covers how to hold scope when capable teams push to expand it, how to surface trade-offs so groups reach decisions themselves, and how to escalate without damaging the relationships you depend on. Speaker(s): Isha Sharma, Room: 108, Bldg: Alameda Hall, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/581151