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Xweather First
Charleston, SC - November 4-5, 2026
Join industry peers to learn how leading teams reduce costs, protect operations, and capture upside through better weather-driven decisions.
From minimizing disruption in roads and utilities to optimizing revenue in energy trading and finance, every session is designed around practical, measurable outcomes.
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Who's the event for?
Leave with hands-on approaches to risk reduction, performance improvement, and revenue impact that you can apply right away to your workflows.
Deep dive into weather-based financial systems, weather risk management, trading, and parametric insurance.
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Latest operational use cases of intelligent weather systems for energy infrastructure, energy optimization, and forecasting.
Keynote speakers
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How to make weather decisions based on AI: The future of weather AI at NOAA
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AI-enabled command and control systems
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What's next for Nvidia, weather tech, and beyond
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Economic and environmental AI: Making climate data investable, turning weather intelligence into ROI
Finance and insurance
Learn how leading teams use weather intelligence for trading, hedging, and insurance structuring to identify opportunities, price risk accurately, and capture upside across energy, commodities, and finance.
Breakout sessions
When risk is time-sensitive: hedge with precision
Weather Risk Management Association panelPreserving the past with modern weather science
Brian Turner, Preservation Society of Charleston
Deep dives
Subseasonal forecasts as tools for better understanding of climate risks and trends
Standardized weather indices as hedging, structuring, and positioning tools
Live demos & case stories
Early-run model data for every ECMWF and GFS cycle
On-site weather monitoring as the new frontier for parametric insurance, case Bad Bunny
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Energy
See how organizations use weather-driven insights to prevent losses, improve operational efficiency, and protect assets across roads, utilities, and critical infrastructure.
Breakout sessions
Measuring radiance factors with weather forecasts to power data centers
Samuel Morris, ERCOTSmarter systems resilient to severe weather
Jay Goldin, NextpowerTopic to be announced
Yes Energy
Deep dives
Solar Model 3: using satellite data to close the accuracy gap
Site-specific renewable production forecasting
Live demos & case stories
Using hyperlocal weather data to optimize grid capacity
Cleaned metered data as a precision tool in energy markets
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Severe weather science and technology
Discover how advanced forecasting and real-time data are used to anticipate high-impact events, trigger early response, and reduce operational and safety risk across critical use cases.
Breakout sessions
Weather's role in autonomous driving and ADAS
Robert Chen, WaymoManaging severe weather in road maintenance and public safety
DoT panel with Rachel AdamsMaking weather data accessible and actionable in any market with MCPs
Brandon Clark, Xweather
Deep dives
NOAA’s end-to-end modeling vision for the next decade
Daryl Kleist, NOAAModern ML frameworks to advance lightning detection systems
Ryan Said, XweatherMore TBA!
Live demos & case stories
Weather as part of cloud infrastructure, for any business
Natural language AI forecasts and operational guidance
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Early bird tickets -30%
Early bird ticket with a 30% discount available until the end of June with the code xwefirst30.
Unique networking experinces
Meet your peers, share learnings, and swap ideas within and across your industry. Sign up for small-group networking events along the official program.
Ticket includes one experience.
Golfing
Enjoy the beautiful South Carolina golf courses in small groups.
Industry insider foursomes
Cross-industry foursomes
Sailing
See Charleston from a different viewpoint while exchanging ideas.
Small group roundtables
Social dining and drinks
Dining
Get to know Charleston's vibrant foodie scene and keep the conversation flowing.
Intimate and private networking for 2-8
Casual socializing, loosely facilitated
Industry learnings & career development
Purpose-built formats that turn conversations into actionable outcomes and direct access to decision-makers, partners, and Xweather leadership.
Build high-value connections
Direct access to decision-makers, partners, and Xweather leadership
Curated industry roundtables that connect you with peers facing the same commercial and operational challenges
Cross-industry exchange to surface transferable strategies and edge cases
Hit professional development goals
Documentation for professional development approval (certificate and agenda)
Clear alignment to internal development goals and budget justification
Join a conversation with members of the Science Advisory Board that provides recommendations to national weather services and policy-makers
Venue & discounted accommodation
Venue
Twenty-One Magazine, or Old Charleston Jail, was built in 1802 and is one of the city’s most historically significant buildings.
21 Magazine Street
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Accomodation
We have secured discounted pricing at two Charleston hotels. When you sign up, you'll receive a unique booking code to book a room.
Prices start at $235 per night.
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Charleston guide
Want to enjoy Charleston over the weekend? See our curated guide!
Charleston doesn't need much introduction, but it does reward those who go beyond the obvious. This guide is the Xweather team's edit of the city: the places we actually go, the drives we actually take, and the things we wish someone had told us the first time.
Get your ticket
General admission: 499.00 USD
Science and academia: 49.90 USD
Early-bird ticket with a 30% discount available until the end of June using the code xwefirst30.