The 2027 Program

See where the industry is now—and where it is going next.

Capital, Markets & Deal Strategy examines the financing conditions and deal structures shaping energy investment today. Energy Innovation & Investment explores emerging technologies and infrastructure platforms competing for tomorrow’s capital.

January 19–21, 2027 Two Tracks · One Registration New Orleans

Agenda at a Glance

The market intelligence shaping energy investment in 2027.

2027 Program Session titles, times and formats are subject to change.

Day 01 9:30 AM–6:00 PM

Tuesday, January 19

A shared plenary program examining the market forces, investment strategies and financing priorities shaping energy infrastructure in 2027.

  1. Registration Opens
  2. Capital Connections Coffee: Connections • Market Intelligence
  3. Plenary Welcome Remarks by Infocast
  4. Plenary Opening Remarks by the Conference Chair & Projects & Money Live Market Snapshot 1
  5. Plenary Projects & Money Roundtable: What New Trends Are Dealmakers Seeing?
  6. Plenary What Macro Forces Are Driving Market Trends?
  7. Group Luncheon
  8. Plenary Projects & Money Live Market Snapshot 2
  9. Plenary Fireside Chat: To Be Announced
  10. Room 2 Infocast Inspiring Conversations
  11. Plenary Deploying Capital at Scale: Finding Opportunity in Energy’s Next Growth Cycle
  12. Plenary The Return of Reliability: Financing Firm Power for a New Era of Electricity Demand
  13. Projects & Money Welcome Reception
Full Dual-Track Day
Day 02 7:30 AM–6:30 PM

Wednesday, January 20

A full day of concurrent Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy and Energy Innovation & Investment sessions, followed by the evening networking reception.

  1. Networking Breakfast
  2. General Infocast Welcome
  3. General Opening Remarks by the Conference Chair & Projects & Money Live Market Snapshot 3
  4. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Tax Equity and Tax Credit Transfer Market Dynamics
  5. Energy Innovation & Investment Financing the Future: The Asset Classes Powering the Next Decade of Energy Growth
  6. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy 2026 Project Finance in Review: Market Trends, Capital Solutions & the Road Ahead
  7. Energy Innovation & Investment Life After Tax Credits: Rewriting Renewable and Energy Storage Value in the Data Center Era
  8. Networking Break
  9. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Project Finance Perspectives: Financing the Power Race and Digital Infrastructure Boom
  10. Energy Innovation & Investment NextGen Perspectives: Advancing the Power Race and Digital Infrastructure Boom
  11. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Renewable Developers’ Perspectives: Muscling Through the Post-Subsidy Era
  12. Energy Innovation & Investment Policy, Permitting & the Real Barriers to Scaling NextGen Energy
  13. Group Luncheon
  14. General Projects & Money Live Market Snapshot 4
  15. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Private Credit: Risk vs. Reward
  16. Energy Innovation & Investment Inside an Infrastructure Fund’s Playbook
  17. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Lenders’ Perspectives on the 2027 Financing Outlook
  18. Energy Innovation & Investment SMR Economics: Evaluating Regulatory Hurdles, Unit Economics & Bankable Construction Timelines
  19. Networking Break
  20. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Presentation To Be Announced
  21. Energy Innovation & Investment Presentation To Be Announced
  22. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy The Complete Risk Picture: Financing Energy Projects in an Era of Uncertainty
  23. Energy Innovation & Investment From First-of-a-Kind to Financeable: Managing Construction Risk for NextGen Energy Projects
  24. Networking Reception
Day 03 7:30 AM–1:00 PM

Thursday, January 21

Focused dual-track sessions on established and emerging infrastructure, followed by two closing plenary discussions.

  1. Networking Breakfast
  2. General Infocast Welcome
  3. General Opening Remarks by the Conference Chair & Projects & Money Live Market Snapshot 5
  4. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Financing Energy Storage: The Next Phase of Growth
  5. Energy Innovation & Investment Long-Duration Storage Technologies: Scaling the Next Generation of Grid Infrastructure
  6. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Natural Gas in 2027: Meeting Rising Power Demand and Global Energy Needs
  7. Energy Innovation & Investment Geothermal at Scale: Investing in the Next Generation of Baseload Energy
  8. Capital, Markets, & Deal Strategy Power Markets in Transition: Assessing Market Fundamentals, Regional Dynamics, and Investment Implications for 2027
  9. Energy Innovation & Investment Distributed Energy: Scaling the Next Generation of Grid Infrastructure
  10. Networking Break
  11. Closing Plenary The Road to 2030: What Will Actually Scale?
  12. Closing Plenary The Investment Lifecycle: M&A, Value Creation & Exit Strategies
  13. Summit Adjourns

The 2027 Market Agenda

A shared market outlook. Two focused tracks.

The program opens with a shared examination of the forces shaping energy investment, then moves into two concurrent tracks. One focuses on the projects and financing markets active today; the other on the technologies and infrastructure classes competing for capital next.

Capital, Markets & Deal Strategy

The market being financed now.

Project-finance and capital-markets intelligence across the energy asset classes drawing investment today, built for senior developers, investors, lenders and strategic capital providers.

  • Capital availability and the evolving cost of capital
  • Transferability, tax equity and federal policy
  • Debt, private credit and transaction structures
  • Construction, insurance and execution risk
  • M&A, portfolio strategy and capital recycling
Energy Innovation & Investment

The market becoming investable next.

A forward-looking examination of the emerging energy technologies, infrastructure platforms and business models moving toward commercial scale and institutional investment.

  • Advanced nuclear and geothermal
  • Long-duration energy storage
  • Grid modernization and enabling infrastructure
  • Distributed energy and flexible power solutions
  • AI-driven demand and digital infrastructure

Expanded for the 2027 Market

One registration. Two connected views of energy investment.

The 2027 program combines the established Projects & Money agenda with a dedicated examination of the technologies developing into the next investable infrastructure class.

Capital, Markets & Deal Strategy

Examine capital availability, transaction structures, federal policy, tax incentives, project economics and risk allocation across established energy infrastructure.

Core Project-Finance Program

Energy Innovation & Investment

Evaluate what advanced nuclear, geothermal, long-duration storage, distributed energy, grid modernization and AI-driven power solutions must prove to reach commercial scale.

New for 2027
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January 19–21, 2027 · New Orleans

Build your 2027 investment strategy with the people shaping the market.

One registration provides access to both tracks of the Project & Money program, networking receptions and attendee community.

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