Bilal Khursheed is the Global Executive Director of Power & Utilities at Microsoft, where he leads worldwide industry strategy focused on helping energy companies modernize the grid, strengthen resilience, and accelerate the adoption of AI and digital technologies. With two decades of experience spanning operations, engineering, digital transformation, and enterprise technology leadership, he works closely with utilities, governments, and industry leaders around the world to advance innovation across the energy sector. Bilal was also the recipient of the 2025 Global Energy Innovator of the Year Award from the Association of Energy Engineers