OCTOBER 20 - OCTOBER 21, 2025
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
EMPOWER ARKANSAS CONFERENCE & EXPO
Fueling Innovation, Policy & Workforce in Arkansas Energy
emPOWER Arkansas Conference & Expo will be hosted by Arkansas Advanced Energy at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, October 20, 2025, and Tuesday, October 21, 2025. This two-day event is where industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators converge to network, learn and shape what’s next for Arkansas’s energy future.
Conference session topics will include:
Work-Based Learning: Employer Successes and Resources
Powering Progress: The Future of Energy GenerationDriving Growth: Manufacturing & Industrial Solutions
SkillStream: Leveraging Policy, Programs, Partnerships, and Funding for Workforce Growth
Capital Pathways: Tax Incentives and C-PACE Opportunities
Balancing Growth: Data Centers and Power Needs
SkillSync: Employer and Training Collaborations for Better Workforce Outcomes
Equity in Energy: Addressing Consumer and Rural Rates
Solutions: Transmission & Storage Innovations
This will be the first year that the conference will include an industry exposure event for students and job seekers.
You do not have to be a member of Arkansas Advanced Energy Association to attend.
Deadline to register: October 15, 2025
Presenting Sponsor
Invenergy is accelerating cleaner, more reliable, affordable energy. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, build, own, and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation, transmission, and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.
Thank you to our conference and expo sponsors:
It’s a 2-for-1 for Employers: attend emPOWER Arkansas Conference AND participate in our student & job seeker industry exposure expo!
Same time, same place.
emPOWER Arkansas Expo
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wyndham Riverfront
Building on the momentum of the inaugural 2024 emPOWER Arkansas Expo held at Saline County Career & Technical Campus, this year’s Expo is envisioned as an immersive, hands-on experience just across the hall from the main conference. What better way for students and job seekers to get inspired about energy careers than hearing from those professionals actually doing the work.
Students (7th-12th, technical, trade, and higher education), teachers, job seekers, and community partners will have the opportunity to interact with exhibitors from state/federal/local agencies, businesses, corporations, training institutions, and organizations to learn about careers that exist in the advanced energy industry, including sectors such as:
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Electric vehicles
Clean Manufacturing
Transmission and Distribution
Green Building
And more!
