22nd Columbia University Energy Symposium 2026

CUES is one of the largest student-led energy conferences in the country, bringing together students, policymakers, and industry.
About this Event

Whats included in your ticket:

Full Day Program - keynote speakers, two fireside chats, four panels and one pitch competition

Networking - connect with fellow professionals and senior leaders during networking lunch and evening reception

All Day Career Fair - down the hall from the mainstage there will be a career fair with ten companies ranging from banks, to IPPs, to State Utilities

Energy Careers Bootcamp - Talisman sponsored luncheon with energy professionals to discuss where the job market stands and how to break into the energy ecosystem

Now in its 22nd year, CUES is one of the largest student-led energy conferences in the country, bringing together students, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, academics, and industry leaders for timely, action-centered discourse on the forces reshaping the global energy sector.

The theme of this year's Symposium is the next decade of energy. Over the course of the day, speakers will address the issues defining that decade: rising power demand and the rapid expansion of AI and data center infrastructure, the scale of investment needed to build out the grid, the realignment of energy supply chains, emerging technologies moving from demonstration to deployment, and the policy and market structures needed to support the transition. Program topics include energy security in a fragmented geopolitical landscape, the state of U.S. electricity markets, federal permitting reform, and what it takes to move next-generation energy technologies to institutional-scale bankability.