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Chartwell’s Mid-Year Utility Insights: Trends Shaping the Industry
Please join us for Chartwell’s round-up of recently published research and insights. This quarter we will feature FRESH research from Chartwell's Industry Billing Survey, along with a look at recen...
Beyond the Bench: Succession Planning and Workforce Continuity in Utility Resilience
As utilities face an aging workforce, evolving risks, and increasing operational complexity, succession planning has become a critical component of organizational resilience. In this webinar, busin...
EMACS Preview: Announcing Chartwell’s 2026 Best Practices Award Winners
Join Chartwell as we announce the winners of this year’s Best Practices Awards and preview this fall’s EMACS – The Customer Experience Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Find out which U.S. and Canadi...
AI-Powered Outage Comms: Revolutionizing Customer Messaging with ChatGPT
Timely communications are especially important during utility outages. Leveraging AI technology like ChatGPT offers a transformative solution. This presentation explores the integration of ChatGPT as an AI assistant to quickly develop on-brand and compelling voice, SMS, email, and social media messaging before and during outage events. We’ll delve into how ChatGPT can enhance customer service by providing real-time communication to ensure customers are informed, prepared, and supported. Through practical examples and success metrics, attendees will learn strategies for implementing ChatGPT to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, marking a new frontier in outage management and communication. This session is brought to you by Message Broadcast.
Speaker:
Paul Watkins, CX Strategist, Message Broadcast
Paul Watkins has over 12-years of utility industry experience. He came from Duke Energy where he led digital strategy and new product development. He has served on industry advisory boards, been a guest speaker at Stanford University, and provides industry product strategy consulting. Paul lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife, Vanessa and his two children Seth 22 and Geneva 19. In his spare time, he enjoys snow skiing and classic car restoration.
Chris Huff, CEO, Base64.ai
Chris Huff is currently the CEO of Base64.ai, a pioneering artificial intelligence software company revolutionizing document intelligence. With over 30 years of experience, Chris has a proven track record of driving innovation and growth.
Before joining Base64.ai, Chris was Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax) where he led Corporate Strategy, Product Strategy, Marketing, Business Development, Customer Experience and Partner Ecosystem. Prior to Tungsten Automation, Chris led Deloitte Consulting’s U.S. Public Sector Cognitive Automation practice, was Founder/CEO of a D2C business and spent twenty years in US Marine Corps as a Finance Officer.
A sought-after thought leader and speaker, Chris is passionate about democratizing AI and fostering its responsible adoption. He actively collaborates with industry leaders, policymakers, and academia to ensure Base64.ai’s solutions are ethical, transparent, and aligned with the highest standards of data privacy and security.
