The
Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit will bring together DoD, federal government, and industry to drive the integration and connectivity of microgrids and distributed energy resources into our defense energy ecosystem. The 2024 Summit will focus on microgrid deployment and implementation to enhance energy security and operational efficiencies across U.S. military bases and installations and provide reliable power for operations across critical infrastructures
Topics to be Covered
- Championing a Reliable, Flexible, and Resilient Energy Environment to Enable Defense Readiness
- Improving the Resilience of Army Installation Energy Infrastructures with Microgrids
- Designing and Deploying the Modern Grid of the Future
- Advancing Microgrid Research and Design to Support Naval Operational Resilience and Modernization
- Creating Energy Resilience to Strengthen the Coast Guard's Readiness
- Designing and Constructing Microgrids and Resilient Energy Solutions for Military Installations
- Investing in Innovation to Develop Disruptive Technologies for Energy Security Leveraging Microgrids to Enhance the Air Force's Energy Assurance
Why You Should Attend This Summit
Energy resilience and security are essential to promoting the readiness of the U.S. military for joint force operations. As the leading energy consumer across the federal government, the Department of Defense (DoD) is pursuing microgrids to enhance energy security and operational efficiency across military installations and bases. The 2024 Microgrids and Energy Resilience Summit will address innovative approaches to microgrid development and implementation to support mission-critical operations, strengthen critical energy infrastructures, and enhance overall energy assurance.
Attendees at this year's Summit will gain insights into recent advancements with microgrids that are designed to optimize energy use, reduce costs, and reduce risks associated with traditional energy sources for the services. Leaders across the defense energy and power community who are shaping the future of energy resilience and sustainability with microgrids will share their priorities for driving forward microgrid implementation. The event promises to foster an open and honest dialogue on the role of microgrids, energy storage, and renewable energy sources in protecting against both manmade and natural threats. Join us for the unique opportunity to engage and network with leaders and decision-makers across the microgrid community to better understand the successes, challenges, and recent advancement with microgrids and distributed energy resources.
The team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summits' content and focus areas, and we assemble the most respected minds in
microgrids and energy resilience across military, academia, and industry. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.
At Our Summit You Have the Ability to
- Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the community.
- Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance.
- Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments, or ideas.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
The 2024
Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions.
Contact us for sponsorship information
2024 Early Confirmed Speakers
- The Honorable Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment
- Paul Farnan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
- Rear Admiral George Bresnihan, USN, Commander, DLA Energy
- Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, Department of Energy
- Matt Haupt, PE, CPP, Energy Division Director, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
- Sam Alvord, Chief, Office of Energy Management, CG-4, USCG
- Walter Ludwig, PE, Principal Deputy & Chief of Staff to DASN (Energy), OASN EI&E
- Miranda Brannon, Division Chief of Program Development, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
- Scott Aaronson, Senior VP, Security & Preparedness, Edison Electric Institute
- Murali Baggu, PhD, Laboratory Program Manager - Grid Integration, NREL
- Jack Surash, SES (Ret), Resilient Energy Systems Mission Campaign External Advisory Board, Sandia National Lab; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy & Sustainability (Event Moderator)
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Venue
151 St. George
151 St. George Blvd, 20745
Oxon Hill, National Harbor, MD
Nearby HotelsHotel rooms are available at a discounted rate, available 60 days before the event begins. The registration fee will include a light breakfast, full lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, access to all networking receptions, and WiFi.
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