Operational Energy Summit 2024 | IQPC | 9 April 2024 | Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents St, Reston, VA 20190, USA

This Summit will once again serve as a hub for fostering thought leadership, meaningful discussions, and valuable collaboration on the subject of energy. This year, our focus intensifies as we delve into diverse operational energy sources, emphasizing risk mitigation, capability enhancements, and the optimization of military performance. We aim to explore the dynamic realm of energy storage, engage in insightful dialogues concerning alternative energy solutions, and outline the roadmap towards achieving net-zero emissions.

Join us this year as we intricately examine the intricacies of the United States and allied nations in establishing sustainable, efficient energy sources, resulting in heightened military capabilities and reduced risks associated with refueling missions.

2024 Speakers

CHAIRMAN:

Honorable Sharon Burke
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, US DoD

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Paul Farnan
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment, US Army

Andrew Mayock
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Richard Kidd
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, US DoD

Mr. Roberto I. Guerrero
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, US Air Force

James Caley
Director of Operational Energy, Department of the Navy

John Garstka
Director for Cyber Warfare, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Dr. Halle Cheeseman
Program Director, ARPA-E, Department of Energy

Dr. Jeff Waksman
Program Manager at the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), Office of the Secretary of Defense

Mr. Jim Allen
Technical Director for Operational Science and Engineering (OSE) of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), US Army

Colonel Chris Vitale
Director, Army Operational Energy and Climate Change Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, US Army

Colonel Matthew McKinney
Commander of Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, US Marine Corps

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin J. Thomas
Commander, 105th Civil Engineer Squadron Stewart Air National Guard Base, NY, US Air Force

Dr. Andrew Higier
Director of the Energy Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Dr. Kimberly Spangler
Director, SERDP & ESTCP, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Energy and Environment Resilience

Dr. Dominck Wright
Lead Data Analyst & Wargaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)

Dr. Annie Kammerer
Chief of the Nuclear Power Branch Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE), Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA)

Dr. Robert Mantz
Principal Director for Renewable Energy Generation and Storage (REG&S), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E))

Dr. Nat Horner
Director, Grid Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Mr. Wsewolod Rusow
Head of Research and Lessons Learned Division, NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence in Vilnius, Lithuania, NATO

Elias D. Wilcoski
Research Physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), US Navy

John Quirk
Majority PSM, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Honorable (Ret.) Miranda Ballentine
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, & Energy)

2024 Partner

PARTNER:
• BWXT

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR:
• Rolls Royce