*Disclaimer: Please note that session topics are subject to change based on evolving policy priorities, speaker availability, or other relevant factors. The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) reserves the right to modify session content to ensure discussions remain timely and aligned with current issues.
Day 01
We look forward to welcoming you to the Energy Summit! Be sure to stop by the registration desk to check in, receive your event credentials, and ensure you're all set for the event!
USHCC’s Educational Fund and community proudly recognize the latest graduates of our Avanzando Suppliers with Blue Wave program—innovative, resilient businesses now prepared to deliver higher-value solutions across the energy sector and beyond.
Our Avanzando supplier leaders, representing a range of industries, mark a significant step forward in building a more competitive and future-ready supply chain. As part of the program, this ceremony will feature a fireside chat with a previous Avanzando graduate—now a market leader in sustainable, renewable e-tractors—who will share insights on how their company leveraged the program to expand procurement opportunities.
Please join us on April 20th as we celebrate Cohort 7and their achievements in completing this rigorous program. In partnership with Blue Wave, this initiative has equipped participants with the strategic tools, knowledge, and capabilities needed to compete on the global stage and stand out as supply chain solutions for corporations seeking to lead in a globally competitive marketplace.
Step into an unforgettable evening of elegance and connection at the historic New Mexico Governor’s Mansion. This exclusive reception brings together Hispanic business trailblazers, energy industry leaders, and influential policymakers in a distinguished and inspiring setting. Forge meaningful relationships and ignite transformative conversations that will set the stage for groundbreaking collaborations in the days to come. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to be part of a night that celebrates leadership, innovation, and the power of partnership.
Day 02
We look forward to welcoming you to the Energy Summit! Be sure to stop by the registration desk to check in, receive your event credentials, and ensure you're all set for the event.
Senator Mary Landrieu brings nearly two decades of congressional leadership at the intersection of energy policy, small business growth, and national resilience. As chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, she helped shape major national policy, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act and the RESTORE Act.
In this keynote, Senator Landrieu will outline what it will take to strengthen U.S. energy reliability and affordability, expand domestic energy security, and ensure that small businesses and suppliers can compete and grow across the energy value chain.
Presented by: Natural Allies for A Clean Energy Future
This bipartisan, solutions focused mainstage conversation is grounded in recent national research and data on affordability, infrastructure, and the cost of living. We will connect the data to household budgets and small business growth, and elevate practical, bipartisan steps to lower costs and strengthen reliability so Hispanic entrepreneurs and working families can thrive in America’s evolving energy economy.
Energy projects rise or fall on execution capacity, crews, equipment, compliance, and cash flow. This breakout is designed for contract ready suppliers across the energy ecosystem, construction, electrical, logistics, IT and cyber, manufacturing, and field services, who are preparing to expand capacity and compete for larger scopes. The session features economic development leaders from multiple states, alongside workforce and lenders and capital providers, sharing what qualifies, what documentation matters, and how to align incentives and workforce funding with a realistic financing plan tied to where growth is happening. The program includes 2 to 3 rapid “project package” pitches from small businesses pursuing real expansions, followed by live feedback to strengthen each package and improve readiness for approval. Attendees will leave with a practical checklist and next steps to pursue growth tools where they operate and where projects are deploying.
Eligibility varies by program. Participation does not guarantee incentives.
This session convenes regulators, policy leaders, and industry practitioners for a practical, nonpartisan exchange on how states are improving predictability in energy project delivery and system planning. Panelists will discuss how planning data, transparent timelines, and coordinated reviews can reduce uncertainty while advancing reliability, affordability, and community outcomes. Expect real examples, lessons learned across jurisdictions, and takeaways that can be applied back home.
AI and cloud growth are rapidly reshaping demand for data centers and industrial infrastructure. This mainstage brings together operators, utilities, innovators, investors, regulators, and community leaders to advance practical, buildable pathways that improve interconnection readiness, streamline infrastructure sequencing, and enable flexible operations that protect reliability and affordability. The session will also spotlight supplier and workforce strategies that create lasting local value and strengthen long‑term competitiveness.
As the U.S. energy buildout accelerates, Tribal Nations and Indian Country are positioned as critical partners, hosts, developers, and investors across generation, transmission, storage, and related infrastructure. This mainstage conversation will focus on what it takes to bring capital to the table in a way that is both bankable and sovereignty aligned, including governance, early engagement, timeline certainty, and cultural resource protection.
We will spotlight real participation models that go beyond consultation, including equity and revenue structures, joint development, long term services contracts, and procurement and workforce pathways that keep value in community for the life of the asset.
Day 03
More details coming soon.