Day one of Itron Inspire has officially come to a close and our premier, customer-focused event is off to a great start! We’re feeling inspired after a day of thought leadership panels, networking events and numerous customer-led breakout sessions that addressed the realities of the current energy landscape and opportunities to create a better connected, more resourceful world.

If you missed day one of #ItronInspire22 or need a refresher, here are a few of the highlights:

Driving the Digital Transformation

To kick off the first day of the Knowledge Center, attendees heard from Alectra CEO Brian Bentz, and Itron CEO Tom Deitrich, for the opening keynote. Both leaders shared their take on the ongoing transformation of our industry, the increasing importance of real-time analytic insights and how more intelligence opens the door to more possibilities. As utilities and cities across the globe continue to navigate dynamic forces on the grid, visibility at the grid edge will become imperative to ensure proactive response to the issues of today and sufficient preparation for the challenges of tomorrow.

Deploying Intelligence for a Smarter Future

A major theme of Itron Inspire 2022 can be summed up in one word: data. In one session, Deploying Distributed Intelligence to Discover a Smart Energy Future, attendees heard from Mel Gehrs, technical sales engineer at Itron, about how distributed intelligence (DI) deployments support a solid business case, the value of DI with a use case from CenterPoint Energy and the ability for utilities to strategically aggregate specific types of data like never before. Real-time data analytics offer numerous possibilities for improvements, efficiencies and new products and services. As utilities navigate challenges related to extreme weather, unpredictable demand from EVs and more, it is critical to prepare for issues such as outages and overloads before they occur or become catastrophic.