AWE’s February 2026 Lunch & Learn is happening on Tuesday, March 17 — part of our ongoing AWE Energy Exchange series.
We host the AWE Energy Exchange on the third Tuesday of every month, creating space for connection, learning, and conversation across the energy industry.
More details coming soon. We hope you’ll join us!
Join the Association of Women in Energy for our January Energy Exchange, held on the third Tuesday of the month, January 20.
This session features Carrie Simpson, Vice President of Markets at Southwest Power Pool (SPP), who oversees the development, design, and delivery of SPP’s market-based services. With more than 20 years of experience across operations, power marketing, regulatory affairs, and market design, Carrie brings deep insight into how power markets function and why they play a critical role in grid reliability and resilience.
In this Lunch & Learn, Carrie will explore the topic “How Power Markets Strengthen the Grid,” offering a high-level perspective on the role markets play in supporting reliability, coordination, and efficient system operations as the grid continues to evolve.
This session is part of AWE’s ongoing Energy Exchange series, designed to foster learning, connection, and leadership among women in the energy industry.
Register here:
https://app.glueup.com/event/awe-energy-exchange-january-session-166991/
Empowered Leadership: Building Confidence, Influence, and Impact as a Woman in Energy
The Association of Women in Energy (AWE) invites you to our December Lunch & Learn, featuring Marium Nisa, Business Development Director at CAMS. This month’s session will take a conversational, interactive approach focused on career growth, leadership, and building confidence as a woman in energy.
Marium will share lessons from her professional journey and guide an open dialogue on networking, personal branding, communicating with executives, navigating high-level spaces with confidence, and overcoming imposter syndrome. The session is designed to encourage participation and offer practical, actionable takeaways for professionals at every stage of their career.
Join us for an engaging end-of-year conversation on connection, growth, and leadership within the energy community.
Register here
The AWE Energy Exchange November 2025 session will feature Reena Bhatt, Senior Engineering Manager at Electric Power Engineers, sharing her expertise on large load interconnection and grid reliability in today’s evolving energy landscape. Reena has over 15 years of experience in the electric power industry, specializing in power system studies, renewable integration, and transmission network planning. Her work supports the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and several renewable developers, focusing on how to design resilient and reliable energy systems for the future. This month’s discussion will focus on:
Speaker: Reena Bhatt, Senior Engineering Manager, Electric Power Engineers
