Alvina Brieff helps utilities accelerate the clean energy transition by bridging
strategy with software-driven solutions that enable smarter grid planning and more
resilient operations. Based in Boston, she is a Senior Manager of Solutions
Engineering at Envelio, where she partners with utilities to implement the
Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP) and apply data-driven insights to improve data
quality, automate interconnection workflows, and enable more accurate long-term
planning. With over a decade of experience across North American utilities, Alvina
combines technical fluency with strategic insight to turn complex challenges into
actionable roadmaps—spanning grid modernization, capital planning, and DER
integration.
Annegret Hermanns
Director, Regional Operations
Westnetz GmbH
Annegret Hermanns is the Director of Regional Operations at Westnetz. She is an experienced energy-sector leader focused on operational excellence, digital transformation, and resilient grid operations. With a background spanning grid operations, IT coordination, and innovation projects, Annegret brings deep expertise in optimizing processes and leading cross-functional teams to support a future-ready energy infrastructure. She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from RWTH Aachen University in Germany. As a strong advocate for diversity and sustainability, she is committed to supporting the green energy transition.
Esther Lind
VP, Regional Engineering & Product Mgmt
Westnetz GmbH
Esther Lind is the Vice President of Regional Engineering and Product Management at Westnetz. With over 20 years of experience across industry and energy, she is a senior leader driving large-scale grid expansion and accelerating the energy transition. She leads more than 1,000 operational employees and is known for steering transformation, innovation, and long-term customer success. Esther holds degrees in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, an Executive MBA from IMD in Switzerland, and is a strong advocate for diversity and leadership development.
Distribution utilities are facing rising interconnection volumes and increasing complexity in distribution planning. As manual processes reach their limits, scaling these workflows depends on one critical foundation: high-quality, consolidated grid data.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how leading utilities in the U.S. and Europe are improving data quality and introducing targeted automation to streamline interconnection processes and strengthen long-term planning. By bringing grid data together into a unified, actionable view, these utilities are enabling faster studies, more accurate analysis, and better-informed decisions.
We’ll share practical examples of how utilities are reducing study times, improving visibility across grid assets, and proactively identifying required reinforcements. The session will also address common challenges such as siloed data, growing interconnection queues, and constrained engineering resources.
Join us to gain actionable insights into how stronger data foundations and scalable analysis tools can help optimize existing infrastructure, support new generation and load, and enable more confident planning and investment decisions.
