Power and Energy Society
2026 Officers
Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Event Co-Ordinator
Nitin Padmanabhan Helen Mathews Ivan Calero Enrique Vara Venkata Balaji
n2padman@uwaterloo.ca helenmathews@eaton.com icalero@uwaterloo.ca gabriel.vera.phd@gmail.com
2025 Officers
Chair Vice Chair Secretary
Nitin Padmanabhan Helen Mathews Anshul Goyal
n2padman@uwaterloo.ca helenmathews@eaton.com anshul.goyal@ieee.org
Events Organized
IEEE Kitchener–Waterloo PES Chapter – Events (2026)
| Date | Event | Format & Venue | Focus | Attendance |
| 23 Apr 2025 | PES Day 2026 | In-person, Multiple | Technical talks, panel discussions, networking | Upcoming event |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Grad to Grid: Industry Networking Meetup | In-person, University of Waterloo | Networking event for grad student in power and energy area | Upcoming event |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Executive Committee Meeting #1 | In-person | Introduction, event planning | 6 |
IEEE Kitchener–Waterloo PES Chapter – Events (2025)
| Date | Event | Format & Venue | Focus | Attendance |
| 27 Dec 2025 | PES Chapter Annual Meeting & Technical Talk | In-person, Kitchener | Chapter review & planning; Canada’s changing energy landscape | 22 |
| 15–17 Oct 2025 | IEEE Canada Electrical Power & Energy Conference (EPEC 2025) | In-person, University of Waterloo | Decarbonization, smart grids, energy transition | 224 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Panel: Women in Power & Energy Sector | In-person, University of Waterloo | WIP leadership, inclusion, technical perspectives | 56 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Executive Committee Meeting #3 | In-person | EPEC 2025 planning and coordination | 6 |
| 08 Aug 2025 | Challenges & Opportunities for Young Professionals in the Energy Transition | In-person, University of Waterloo | YP careers, skills, academia-industry-government perspectives | 41 |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Panel: Bulk System Grid Modernization | Virtual | Transmission planning, modernization, reliability | 61 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Webinar: Electricity Markets 101 | Virtual | Market design, ISOs/RTOs, participation models | 33 |
| 10 May 2025 | Executive Committee Meeting #2 | In-person, Kitchener | Event review and near-term planning | 8 |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Engineering Pathways & IEEE Awareness Session | In-person, Laurel Heights Secondary School | Student outreach, IEEE & PES awareness | 39 |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Panel: Maximizing the Benefits of DERs | In-person, University of Waterloo | DER integration, standards, customer-centric grid | 37 |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Executive Committee Meeting #1 | In-person, Kitchener | Annual planning and EPEC 2025 kickoff | 5 |