Opening Panel: What comes first? Where utilities will invest next

Resilience, cyber, PFAS, decarbonisation and affordability are all drawing on the same budgets and management attention. How are leaders deciding what goes first, what gets deferred, and what stays non-negotiable when funding tightens? Are climate, cyber and geopolitical risk still planned for separately, or are utilities moving to one connected framework? What investments remain essential as budgets tighten, where do utilities need external partners, and what will determine which solutions get funded next?