For Wind Operators
Blade health, performance, and downtime — sessions led by asset managers and engineers running real portfolios at scale.
- Blade asset management
- Performance benchmarking
- Predictive maintenance
North American Customer Forum · Oct 5 reception · Oct 6–7 forum · MGM Grand Detroit
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North American Customer Forum · 2026
SkySpecs Customer Forum
2026.
Where the industry talks to itself.
Two working days for owner/operators and industry peers across wind, solar, and CMS — peer-to-peer sessions, candid panels, and the Horizon roadmap, unfiltered.
Oct 5 reception · Oct 6–7 forumMGM Grand Detroit · Michigan
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Two working days plus a Monday welcome reception at the MGM Grand Detroit. Seats are limited.
2days
Working program
Plus welcome reception
4tracks
Parallel breakouts
Blades · Solar · CMS · AI
100%
Peer-to-peer
No vendor pitches
1room
Single-track keynotes
Everyone in the conversation
Who it’s for
Three domains. One room.
Sessions run in parallel on day one. The program is designed for owner/operators with mixed-fleet responsibilities — cross over when it’s relevant, stay focused when it’s not.
New 2026For Solar Operators
New track at the Forum. Horizon Solar joins the platform — connected operations, intelligent automation, scalable workflows.
- Connected operations
- AI-prioritized issues
- Standardized workflows
For CMS & Performance
Condition monitoring, anomaly detection, and the analytics workflows that turn signal into action across mixed fleets.
- Anomaly detection
- Mixed-fleet analytics
- SCADA & sensor fusion
Why attend
Six reasons owner/operators clear their October calendars.
The SkySpecs Customer Forum has become a fixed point on the operational calendar — a small, focused gathering of the people actually running wind and solar portfolios across North America.
The room does the work.
Every session runs under Chatham House norms. What operators say here stays here — so the conversations you actually need to have can happen.
Peer benchmarks, not vendor decks.
Asset managers, blade engineers, and performance analysts present what they’ve learned operating real portfolios at scale.
The Horizon roadmap, unfiltered.
Product and engineering leads present what’s shipping, what’s under consideration, and what they need to hear from you. Day-two user groups are working meetings, not demos.
Four breakout tracks, one building.
Blades, Solar, CMS & Performance, and a hands-on AI Agent track run in parallel on day one. Attend what’s relevant; cross over when it’s not.
Conversations that don’t fit a ticket.
Roundtables and optional 1:1s on day two exist for the complex, context-dependent questions that don’t resolve over email.
Detroit in October.
The city is worth the trip on its own terms. MGM Grand sits on the edge of downtown and Corktown — close to everything that matters.
The Program
Two days of momentum.
The full 2026 agenda, built around a single theme — Momentum: maintaining it through visibility, proactive risk management, and scalable operations.
2026 Theme
Momentum — maintaining it through visibility, proactive risk management, and scalable operations.
Tuesday, October 6
Day 1 · General Session & BreakoutsAll times Eastern (ET)7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 8:35 AM
MC Welcome & Housekeeping
Tia Kruse
8:35 – 8:45 AM
Official Welcome & Event Kick-off
Rich Katz
8:45 – 9:30 AM
Opening Keynote: The New Tempo of Renewable Operations
Keynote speaker to be announced
Setting the pace for the forum — how renewable operations are accelerating, and what it takes to keep momentum across a growing portfolio.
9:30 – 10:15 AM
Customer Panel: What Actually Creates Momentum?
Moderated by Joel Saxum, with customer representatives
Wind and solar owners share how they build internal alignment, overcome organizational friction, and move projects from discussion to execution — turning data into action and demonstrating ROI.
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Networking Break
10:45 – 11:30 AM
SkySpecs Vision, Strategy & Product Direction
Josh Goryl
The bets SkySpecs is making as owners manage more assets, technologies, and data with the same teams — and how the product portfolio is evolving across wind, solar, and transmission.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
From Inspection to Action: Closing the Loop Faster
Matt Sigala & Product Team
Compressing the time between finding damage and closing it out — prioritization, scoping, vendor execution, and post-repair verification.
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Afternoon Welcome & Kickoff
All attendees
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Breakout Rotation 1
See tracks belowChoose one of four parallel tracks
2:15 – 2:45 PM
Networking Break
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Breakout Rotation 2
See tracks belowChoose a second track
3:30 – 4:15 PM
Final Wrap-Up: Compressing Time to Decision & Customer Case Studies
Product Team & customer speakers
6:00 – 9:30 PM
Group Activity & Customer Dinner
Tuesday Afternoon
Four breakout tracks. Choose two.
All four tracks run at the same time, so you attend one per rotation. The full set repeats across two rotations — pick the two most relevant to your fleet. The AI Agent track is a hands-on workshop that repeats for new groups each rotation.
Rotation 1 · 1:30 – 2:15 PMRotation 2 · 2:45 – 3:30 PMSame four tracks each rotation · Eastern (ET)
Blades
Data Access, OEM Collaboration & Warranty Strategy
Matt Sigala
Use independent inspection data to strengthen warranty claims, manage end-of-warranty transitions, and collaborate with OEMs from a position of knowledge rather than dependence.
Offered in both rotations — attend in:
Solar
Horizon Solar & Portfolio Visibility
John Ugland
Turn an overwhelming volume of portfolio information into clear priorities, faster decisions, and focused action — where to focus, what patterns matter, and what to do next.
Offered in both rotations — attend in:
CMS & Performance
Unified CMS & Performance Monitoring
Allan Larsen
Drivetrain condition monitoring and SCADA performance monitoring, now unified in one platform — the real operational impact of merged data, with live demos and peer benchmarking.
Offered in both rotations — attend in:
New · Hands-on
AI Agent
Experiential AI Agent Sessions
Horizon Product Team
A hands-on workshop using Horizon MCP — explore a Blades, Solar, or CMS use case in small groups and see how AI can answer complex questions from your own Horizon data.
Offered in both rotations — attend in:
Your Tuesday afternoon
Rotation 1 · 1:30 PMPick a track above
Rotation 2 · 2:45 PMPick a track above
Agenda is subject to change. Speakers and session times are being finalized ahead of the forum — reserve your seat to lock your place.
Reserve your seat
Now on the Platform · New for 2026
Horizon Solar.
Scale faster with one connected platform for intelligent solar operations. Horizon Solar unifies fragmented inspection and repair data, standardizes workflows across sites, and uses AI to identify and prioritize the issues that move the needle.
Intelligent automation
AI identifies and prioritizes asset issues across your portfolio.
Connected data
One platform for inspection, repair, and field data — no more silos.
Standardized workflows
Same process across teams and sites; new contractors onboard fast.
Scale without headcount
Grow your portfolio without proportional growth in operations team.
The Place
MGM Grand Detroit.
The first year the Forum is held in Detroit. MGM Grand sits on the edge of downtown and Corktown — close to Michigan Central, the riverfront, and the rest of the city worth seeing.
Venue
MGM Grand Detroit
Address
1777 Third Street · Detroit, MI 48226
Hotel block
Group rate · reserve your room
Time zone
America / Detroit · GMT−04
Detroit · Michigan
First year in Detroit.
42.3315°N · 83.0466°W
Photo · Venti Views · Unsplash
The Stay
Book your room at the group rate.
Rooms are held under an exclusive Forum block at MGM Grand. Reserve through the Passkey link to lock the negotiated rate — outside booking sites won’t see it.
Exclusive Forum rate
Stay where the Forum happens.
The block is held at MGM Grand Detroit for Forum attendees. Book early — room counts are finite and the rate window closes before the event.
- Exclusive group rateAvailable only through the Forum booking link.
- On-property staySessions, reception, and dinners all under one roof.
- Reception · Mon Oct 5Travel in for the welcome reception; sessions start Tue.
Reserve your roomOpens MGM’s Passkey booking site
After the Sessions
What to do in Detroit.
From MGM you’re on the edge of downtown and Corktown: rail history, barbecue, jazz rooms, the river, and museums that were serious long before the comeback narrative arrived. Take it straight.
Michigan Central Station
ArchitectureRestored Corktown rail station — the comeback story you can walk through.
Open in Google Maps
Guardian Building
ArchitectureArt Deco banking lobby that still makes modern interiors look timid.
Open in Google Maps
Detroit RiverWalk
WalkFour-plus miles of river path; downtown’s rare scenic walk.
Open in Google Maps
Alpino
FoodCorktown Alpine cooking with restraint — dinner feels chosen, not scheduled.
Open in Google Maps
Slows Bar BQ
FoodCorktown barbecue institution across from Michigan Central.
Open in Google Maps
Cliff Bell’s
MusicRestored Art Deco jazz room — a real drink and music that doesn’t apologize.
Open in Google Maps
Eastern Market
FoodHistoric market sheds, murals, and Saturday momentum.
Open in Google Maps
Detroit Institute of Arts
MuseumSerious collection, Rivera murals — corrects any thin read on Detroit.
Open in Google Maps
Motown Museum
MusicHitsville U.S.A.; small rooms, large consequences.
Open in Google Maps
Add a day on either side.
Hours change · reserve dinner in advance · check museum availability
Registration
Two tiers. One deadline that matters.
Reserve before June 30, 2026 for the $600 early-bird rate. After that, it’s $750. Same forum, same program — the price reflects when you decided.
Closed Jun 30, 2026
Early Bird
$600USD
Through June 30, 2026
Best rate for the same full forum access.
- Welcome reception (Mon, Oct 5)
- Both working days (Tue–Wed)
- All keynotes, panels, and breakouts
- Horizon user-group sessions
- Group dinner (Tue evening)
- Closing lunch (Wed)
Early-bird rate closed
Live · Best Rate
Standard
$750USD
From July 1, 2026
Same full access — price reflects when you register.
- Welcome reception (Mon, Oct 5)
- Both working days (Tue–Wed)
- All keynotes, panels, and breakouts
- Horizon user-group sessions
- Group dinner (Tue evening)
- Closing lunch (Wed)
Questions about group rates or sponsorships? Contact the team →
Looking back
Last year, in Ann Arbor.
The Format
Small, focused, peer-to-peer.
Illustrative · Headway / Unsplash
Edition
2025
Host
Weber’s
City
Ann Arbor
The North American Customer Forum has become a fixed point on the operational calendar for SkySpecs customers.
The 2025 gathering at Weber’s Boutique Hotel in Ann Arbor drew a small, focused group — asset managers, engineers, and analysts who came to work through real problems in a setting designed for that kind of conversation. The format holds: peer-to-peer, interactive, and intentionally off the record.
2026 takes the format forward
Detroit · MGM Grand · Oct 5–7