2026 Event Schedule

Join us for a bite–sized but powerful conversation on how National Grid and Sensat are building the grid of the future – virtually. This session explores how one pilot scaled to a multi-region rollout that’s now changing how new grid infrastructure is designed, visualized, and delivered.

Key Takeaways for Utility Leaders and Startups:

• Inside the scale-up journey: What it really takes to scale technology solutions from pilot to enterprise-level deployment within a regulated utility, and National Grid Partners role, in connecting Sensat’s solution to National Grid’s business units.
• Partnership models that works: How utilities can structure innovation pilots for scalability from day one.
• Accelerating grid buildout: How visualization and data driven collaboration saved National Grid 6 months of work and delays in new construction, while uncovering a $21M delta between route options.
• Startup-to-utility success playbook: What early-stage startups must understand to thrive in complex utility procurement and culture.

National Grid Partners is the innovation engine and corporate venture capital arm of National Grid. The company invests in companies that are making the power grid safer, cleaner, and smarter. As part of its commitment to helping the industry make faster progress together, National Grid Partners runs the first ever CVC-led peer network of utilities called the NextGrid Alliance, which now includes over 150 global utilities.

Sensat develops a – software that helps infrastructure teams visualize their data within a real-world context. The company helps utilities to compress timelines, surface risks, and most importantly, get regulatory and community buy in much faster. With Sensat, projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with fewer surprises.