The new IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference provides a platform for collaboration – bringing organizations, experts, policy makers, and technology providers together to deliver enhanced productivity, efficiency, and interoperability to the grid for communities around the world. The future of the electric grid will not only integrate a high penetration of renewables but also accommodate the convergence of millions of diverse intelligent devices connected at the grid edge, ranging from distributed energy resources to networks of EV chargers, making optimizing the grid edge essential for delivering on the potential of more sustainable environments.