Speaker:

Samudra Sen

Vice President –Energy Transition Solutions 

Vistra

Details:

Date : March 10, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM -  6:00 PM
Location: University of Houston, Sugarland Campus

Seminar Overview: 

Consumers are adopting solar, batteries, smart thermostats, EVs and other connected solutions in their quest for Affordable, Reliable and Sustainable power. The adopters of these technologies are more engaged than ever in their energy footprint. These technologies are also increasingly turning them from being consumers of energy to “prosumers” (Producer-consumers). Learn about how energy companies are developing new and innovative solutions to meet the needs of these “New Energy Consumers” and turn them into grid assets. This seminar discusses these solutions and how energy companies are leveraging these distributed assets as “virtual power plants (VPPs)” that meet the needs of the electricity grid.

About the Speaker:

Sam Sen is Vice President, Energy Transition Solutions at Vistra a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company serving over 5 million customers in 16 states through leading retail energy brands that include TXU Energy, Ambit Energy, TriEagle Energy and Dynegy. Sam leads the Residential Energy Transition business, responsible for products and services that help customers participate in the Clean Energy Transition. These include clean electricity plans and add-ons, distributed generation products including rooftop solar, net metering, smart thermostats, VPPs and EV plans and programs.

Sam was previously Vice President, Solutions where he established the value-added products business, offering products such as Home Warranties, and Cable / Internet solutions. Prior to this, Sam was Vice President of Performance Excellence where he led a lean transformation and set up various elements of TXU Energy’s operating model. Prior to that, Sam was the Sr. Director of Planning and Analysis, responsible for leading strategic and financial planning at TXU Energy. Prior to joining TXU Energy in 2009, Sam spent several years as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he served as a Principal working predominantly with clients in the Energy industry. Sam’s experience covered a diverse range of assignments ranging from growth strategies, functional strategies to mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.  Sam is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, earning a master's of business administration from the McCombs School of Business. Sam also completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India.