Program

Welcome Session

A leadership opening focused on global power systems collaboration, innovation, and strategic direction for the SGSMA 2026 community.

June 1–4, 2026 | Santiago de Chile | SGSMA 2026

Mladen Kezunovic, the President and CEO of SGSMA Association, is with Texas A&M University where he is a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and Wofford Cain Chair IV. His expertise is in protective relaying, automated power system disturbance analysis, computational intelligence, data analytics, and smart grids.

He is the Principal Consultant of XpertPower™ Associates, a consulting firm specializing in power systems data analytics. Dr. Kezunovic is an IEEE Life Fellow, a CIGRE Fellow, Honorary and Distinguished Member, a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Prof. C.Y. Chung is Head of Department and Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU). He received his B.Eng. (First Class Honors) and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from HKPolyU.

He has worked in Canada at the University of Saskatchewan, Powertech Labs, and the University of Alberta, and has provided consultancy services to government agencies and private companies. He has also served as editor for nine international power and energy systems journals.

He is a Fellow of IEEE, CAE, EIC, IET, HKIE, and AAIA.

Konstantin O. Papailiou is President of CIGRE and a recognized expert in power systems, specializing in overhead lines. He holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich and a habilitation from the Technical University of Dresden, where he serves as honorary professor.

Former CEO of the Pfisterer Group, he has authored around 100 technical papers and several reference books. A CIGRE Fellow and CIGRE Medal recipient, he chaired CIGRE Study Committee B2 "Overhead Lines" from 2010 to 2016.