Itron inspire2026 Sessions
Discover 75+ sessions from smart city and utility industry leaders that fit within one of our four tracks. Learn more about the types of tracks here.
More sessions coming soon — check back often for updates.
View Agenda-at-a-glance.
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Building a Practical Foundation for Water Loss Management: Lessons from the Field
View DetailsReducing water loss isn’t a single technology decision, it’s a journey that requires the right foundation, informed tradeoffs, and lessons learned along the way. Many utilities still rely on customer reports or periodic surveys to identify leakage, making response largely reactive. This session focuses on how utilities are shifting toward a proactive water loss strategy by leveraging network data, analytics, and improved visibility into system behavior. Speakers will discuss how combining distribution system data—such as pressure trends, asset age, material, and failure history—enables earlier identification of emerging issues before they result in surface leaks or main breaks.
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Building the Business Case for Smart Water Solutions
View DetailsBuilding the Business Case for Smart Water Solutions isn’t just about ROI models—it’s about what actually resonates with decision-makers. In this panel, utilities share how they’ve approached the transition to smart water, from defining value and prioritizing investments to navigating funding, risk, and stakeholder alignment. Hear candid lessons on what worked, what didn’t, and how to connect operational benefits—from water loss reduction and asset visibility to customer engagement—to a compelling, fundable strategy. -
Designed to Last: How Battery‑Powered and Cellular Networks Extend Field Life in Gas and Water AMI
Battery life isn’t just a specification—it’s a strategic constraint on how far AMI can scale. This session explores how battery-powered and cellular networks are reshaping field longevity across gas and water deployments. Learn how design choices impact power consumption, coverage, and maintenance cycles—and how the right architecture can extend asset life, reduce operational burden, and support resilient, long-term AMI performance.View Details -
Operations Optimizer Analytics: Utility Experiences from Insight to Impact
View DetailsLearn how Operations Optimizer—a network-agnostic solution—helps turn AMI data into measurable operational value. Hear from utilities that are improving AMI performance, prioritizing issues, reducing truck rolls, protecting revenue and realizing quick time‑to‑value with deeper analytics and optimization. Attendees will gain practical insights into how actionable intelligence supports efficient operations, stronger system health and scalable analytics as utility needs evolve.
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Overview of Real Water Loss Reduction Methods
Water loss isn’t just a leakage problem—it’s a visibility problem. This session cuts through fragmented approaches to provide a practical, vendor-neutral view of real water loss reduction. Explore proven methods, emerging technologies, and lessons from real-world pilots—helping utilities move from reactive detection to proactive management, improving system efficiency, reducing non-revenue water, and strengthening long-term operational resilience.View Details -
Smart Water Solutions Portfolio Overview
View DetailsJoin us to explore how Smart Water Solutions are transforming utility operations—connecting data, devices, and analytics into a unified platform. Learn how utilities are reducing water loss, improving asset performance, and enhancing customer engagement with real-time insights—while building a scalable foundation to address aging infrastructure, regulatory pressure, and long-term efficiency goals.
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Big Picture Session: Modernize, Don’t Just Replace: Unlocking Grid Edge Value
View DetailsAdvanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is widely deployed, but much of its value remains untapped beyond billing and outage detection as utilities face refresh and replacement decisions. During this Big Picture Session, a panel of leading utilities and industry experts will explore how utilities can unlock additional value from existing AMI investments.
Attendees will leave with practical insights into de-risking AMI modernization decisions, prioritizing high-value applications and turning AMI data into actionable outcomes.
Moderated by Matt Wakefield.
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Big Picture Session: Resiliency Solutions: Planning Smarter, Responding Faster and Operating Safer
View DetailsJoin us for a Big Picture Session as we introduce Itron’s newest product business unit, Resiliency Solutions, featuring the recent additions of Urbint and Locusview. This session will provide an overview of how Itron’s Resiliency Solutions—including Worker Safety, Damage Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response, and Digital Construction Management—enhance utility resilience and operational efficiency.
The session will conclude with a dynamic panel discussion featuring representatives from two leading utilities who will share firsthand experiences using these solutions in the field.
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Women Who Inspire Session
View DetailsJoin us for an afternoon tea social and a session on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Hear from a diverse panel of female leaders, as they share their unique journeys within their organizations, offering insights on navigating industry changes, work-life balance, embracing innovation, mentorship and much more.
Whether you’re male or female, an established leader or an emerging professional, this session will energize and equip you with practical ideas to foster female leadership in our industry. It’s also a wonderful chance to connect with colleagues and expand your network in a fun, supportive setting.
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Building a Practical Foundation for Water Loss Management: Lessons from the Field
View DetailsReducing water loss isn’t a single technology decision, it’s a journey that requires the right foundation, informed tradeoffs, and lessons learned along the way. Many utilities still rely on customer reports or periodic surveys to identify leakage, making response largely reactive. This session focuses on how utilities are shifting toward a proactive water loss strategy by leveraging network data, analytics, and improved visibility into system behavior. Speakers will discuss how combining distribution system data—such as pressure trends, asset age, material, and failure history—enables earlier identification of emerging issues before they result in surface leaks or main breaks.
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Operations Optimizer Analytics: Utility Experiences from Insight to Impact
View DetailsLearn how Operations Optimizer—a network-agnostic solution—helps turn AMI data into measurable operational value. Hear from utilities that are improving AMI performance, prioritizing issues, reducing truck rolls, protecting revenue and realizing quick time‑to‑value with deeper analytics and optimization. Attendees will gain practical insights into how actionable intelligence supports efficient operations, stronger system health and scalable analytics as utility needs evolve.
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Building a Practical Foundation for Water Loss Management: Lessons from the Field
View DetailsReducing water loss isn’t a single technology decision, it’s a journey that requires the right foundation, informed tradeoffs, and lessons learned along the way. Many utilities still rely on customer reports or periodic surveys to identify leakage, making response largely reactive. This session focuses on how utilities are shifting toward a proactive water loss strategy by leveraging network data, analytics, and improved visibility into system behavior. Speakers will discuss how combining distribution system data—such as pressure trends, asset age, material, and failure history—enables earlier identification of emerging issues before they result in surface leaks or main breaks.
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Building a Practical Foundation for Water Loss Management: Lessons from the Field
View DetailsReducing water loss isn’t a single technology decision, it’s a journey that requires the right foundation, informed tradeoffs, and lessons learned along the way. Many utilities still rely on customer reports or periodic surveys to identify leakage, making response largely reactive. This session focuses on how utilities are shifting toward a proactive water loss strategy by leveraging network data, analytics, and improved visibility into system behavior. Speakers will discuss how combining distribution system data—such as pressure trends, asset age, material, and failure history—enables earlier identification of emerging issues before they result in surface leaks or main breaks.
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Building a Practical Foundation for Water Loss Management: Lessons from the Field
View DetailsReducing water loss isn’t a single technology decision, it’s a journey that requires the right foundation, informed tradeoffs, and lessons learned along the way. Many utilities still rely on customer reports or periodic surveys to identify leakage, making response largely reactive. This session focuses on how utilities are shifting toward a proactive water loss strategy by leveraging network data, analytics, and improved visibility into system behavior. Speakers will discuss how combining distribution system data—such as pressure trends, asset age, material, and failure history—enables earlier identification of emerging issues before they result in surface leaks or main breaks.
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Building the Business Case for Smart Water Solutions
View DetailsBuilding the Business Case for Smart Water Solutions isn’t just about ROI models—it’s about what actually resonates with decision-makers. In this panel, utilities share how they’ve approached the transition to smart water, from defining value and prioritizing investments to navigating funding, risk, and stakeholder alignment. Hear candid lessons on what worked, what didn’t, and how to connect operational benefits—from water loss reduction and asset visibility to customer engagement—to a compelling, fundable strategy. -
Designed to Last: How Battery‑Powered and Cellular Networks Extend Field Life in Gas and Water AMI
Battery life isn’t just a specification—it’s a strategic constraint on how far AMI can scale. This session explores how battery-powered and cellular networks are reshaping field longevity across gas and water deployments. Learn how design choices impact power consumption, coverage, and maintenance cycles—and how the right architecture can extend asset life, reduce operational burden, and support resilient, long-term AMI performance.View Details -
Operations Optimizer Analytics: Utility Experiences from Insight to Impact
View DetailsLearn how Operations Optimizer—a network-agnostic solution—helps turn AMI data into measurable operational value. Hear from utilities that are improving AMI performance, prioritizing issues, reducing truck rolls, protecting revenue and realizing quick time‑to‑value with deeper analytics and optimization. Attendees will gain practical insights into how actionable intelligence supports efficient operations, stronger system health and scalable analytics as utility needs evolve.
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Overview of Real Water Loss Reduction Methods
Water loss isn’t just a leakage problem—it’s a visibility problem. This session cuts through fragmented approaches to provide a practical, vendor-neutral view of real water loss reduction. Explore proven methods, emerging technologies, and lessons from real-world pilots—helping utilities move from reactive detection to proactive management, improving system efficiency, reducing non-revenue water, and strengthening long-term operational resilience.View Details -
Smart Water Solutions Portfolio Overview
View DetailsJoin us to explore how Smart Water Solutions are transforming utility operations—connecting data, devices, and analytics into a unified platform. Learn how utilities are reducing water loss, improving asset performance, and enhancing customer engagement with real-time insights—while building a scalable foundation to address aging infrastructure, regulatory pressure, and long-term efficiency goals.