About
Wildfire and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more destructive, and increasingly difficult for electric utilities to manage using traditional tools alone. To strengthen resilience and improve real-time decision-making, electric utilities are turning to AI-driven analytics and advanced weather modeling as a core part of their operational strategy.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how CenterPoint, a leading electric utility is beginning to integrate predictive hazard modeling for wildfire, flood and wind events into its grid operations. Discover how AI and real-time situational intelligence are supporting proactive extreme weather risk detection, infrastructure protection, and alignment with regulatory and emergency response goals. This early-stage implementation offers practical insights into what it takes to move from awareness to action—and how data can help electric utilities stay ahead of escalating weather threats.

The session will feature electric utility and technology leaders sharing the implementation journey, initial use cases, and how this approach is expected to evolve over time. Whether your organization is in the planning phase or actively evaluating tools to support grid resilience, this session offers a timely and actionable look at what’s possible—and what’s coming next.

Join Don Daigler, Senior Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Response at CenterPoint Energy, Joaquin Ramirez, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Technosylva and David Zipkin, Senior Vice President of Product at Technosylva, to explore how data and modeling are being operationalized to support critical grid decisions.
When
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 · 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Agenda
  • How one electric utility is integrating AI-driven extreme weather modeling—including wildfire, flood and wind hazards—into daily operations and long-term resilience planning.
  • How predictive analytics and real-time extreme weather risk assessment tools are supporting situational awareness, infrastructure protection, and emergency response.
  • What it takes to align operational priorities, regulatory requirements, and resilience goals using data and modeling technologies in an increasingly volatile climate.
  • Early insights from an electric utility at the start of its integration journey, including key drivers, initial applications, and how this approach is shaping future response strategies.
Presenters
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Don Daigler
Senior Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Response at CenterPoint
As Senior Vice President of CenterPoint's Emergency Preparedness and Response, Don Daigler leads the company's year-round work to prepare for, respond to and recover from all emergencies – whether they be natural disasters or man-made events – and coordinate with all public safety partners. Daigler has more than 40 years of experience in emergency management, national security and business resiliency, with extensive leadership experience across the public and private sectors.
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Joaquin Ramirez
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Technosylva
Dr. Joaquin Ramirez is the founder and CTO of Technosylva, a leading wildfire technology company based in San Diego, California, specializing in advanced wildfire solutions for electric utilities and wildfire agencies. He has over 30 years of experience in wildland fire science and technology, and is the creator of the Wildfire Analyst and fiResponse software tools, which are widely used for wildfire mitigation and response by leading utilities and agencies worldwide.

Dr. Ramirez served as President of the International Association of Wildland Fire until 2024 and has authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific publications in the field.
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David Zipkin
Senior Vice President of Product at Technosylva
David Zipkin is the Senior Vice President of Product at Technosylva, where he leads product management. Technosylva is a leading wildfire technology company based in San Diego, California, specializing in advanced wildfire and extreme weather solutions for electric utilities and fire agencies. Prior, David spent nearly 20 years at Microsoft and Amazon, where he helped build two of the leading cloud computing platforms, serving as a General Manager at AWS. In 2021, he pivoted to ClimateTech as a Director focused on sustainability at Amazon, contributing to Amazon's commitment to achieve Net Zero carbon by 2040. David holds a Masters in Technology Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
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Sonal Patel
Editor/Moderator, POWER magazine
Sonal Patel is a national award–winning journalist, who has covered a wide range of technology, business, and policy issues for POWER since 2008. Along with keeping her eye on international matters for the magazine’s monthly Global Monitor section, she contributes in-depth analysis and spot news pieces for POWER and its other media channels. Sonal also surveys, crunches, and visualizes power sector data and trends for inclusion in web and print infographics. She is a graduate of the University of Houston.
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