The Department of Defense is the single largest energy consumer in the United States as it consumes approximately 76% of total federal energy consumption. The DoD faces a great deal of challenges fueling facilities, installations, weapons and platform systems in an ever-changing threat landscape of advanced adversaries, natural disasters, aging infrastructure, and cyber-attacks.
To this end, DSI's 7th Annual DoD Energy & Power Summit will bring together leaders and expert from across U.S. military services, DoD, federal government, & industry to explore the advancement of energy and power technologies to promote greater energy security, resiliency, and independence to meet the DoD’s operational energy needs. Senior-level speakers will address the recent advancements in subjects such as flexible nuclear energy, beamed energy, and joint perspectives on energy and power policy.
2025 Topics of Discussion Include:
• Strengthening US Energy Infrastructure Security and Resilience
• Exploring Cutting Edge Energy Solutions and Policies Across DoD Installations
• Powering the Warfighter: Supporting the Army’s Energy Needs
• Empowering the Relationship Between the DoD and US Electric Companies
• Enabling Energy Resiliency Through Flexible Nuclear Power
• Developing Efficient Energy Storage Systems and Batteries for Defense Applications
2025 Confirmed Speakers Include:
• The Honorable Annie Caputo (Confirmed) Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Robert Thompson, SES (Tentatively Confirmed) Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Energy, Installations, and Environment
• Dr. Jeff Waksman, SES (Tentatively Confirmed) Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
• Peter Lynch, SES (Confirmed) Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Energy, Installations and Environment
• Nancy J. Balkus, SES (Confirmed) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Infrastructure, Energy and Environment
• Dr. Rian Bahran, SES (Confirmed) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors, Department of Energy
• RDML George Bresnihan (Confirmed) Commander Defense Logistics Agency Energy
• Kirk Phillips (Confirmed) Director Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
• Kim Spangler Ph.D (Confirmed)- Executive Director, SERDP and ESTCP for DoD
• Robert Hughes (Tentatively Confirmed) Executive Director, Army Office of Energy Initiatives , US Army
• Dr. Nathan Johnson (Confirmed) Director of the Laboratory for Energy and Power Solution ASU
• Eric Shields (Confirmed) Senior Battery Advisor, ASD, Industrial Base Policy, OUSD A&S
• Alireza Haghighat, PhD (Confirmed) Director of Nuclear Engineering Program, Virginia Tech Research Center
