Operational Energy Speaker Faculty Included:

2025 Event Chair


Honorable Sharon Burke
Honorable Sharon Burke
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
Department of Defense

2025 Speakers


Rebecca Isacowitz
Rebecca Isacowitz
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience & Optimization (DASD(ERO))
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment (ASD(EI&E))
Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey
Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey
Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering System Command/ Chief of Civil Engineers
US Navy
Steven L. Schleien
Steven L. Schleien
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Continuity and Mission Assurance (DC&MA)
Department of Defense
Rear Admiral George Bresnihan
Rear Admiral George Bresnihan
Commander, DLA Energy
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Dr. Kimberly Spangler
Dr. Kimberly Spangler
Director, SERDP & ESTCP
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Energy and Environment Resilience
Dr. Annie Kammerer
Dr. Annie Kammerer
Chief of the Nuclear Power Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE)
Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA)
Dr. Andrew Higier
Dr. Andrew Higier
Director, Energy Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Dr. Jeff Waksman
Dr. Jeff Waksman
Program Manager, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
James Caley (Jim)
James Caley (Jim)
Director, Operational Energy, Department of the Navy
US Navy
Kirk A. Phillips
Kirk A. Phillips
Director, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (AF OEA)
US Air Force
Eric Shields
Eric Shields
Senior Battery Advisor, Industrial Base Policy Office
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Colonel Mark Bortnem
Colonel Mark Bortnem
Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina
US Marine Corps
Captain Newt McKissick
Captain Newt McKissick
Senior Military Advisor, Energy Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Nix
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Nix
Space Nuclear Power Lead and Advanced Space Operations Software Branch Chief (RVSX)
US Space Force
Lieutenant Colonel Nicole Pearl
Lieutenant Colonel Nicole Pearl
Innovation Strategist, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) Strategic Studies Group, Headquarters Air Force
US Air Force
Dr. Nat Horner
Dr. Nat Horner
Director, Grid Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of Electricity
Department of Energy
John Quirk
John Quirk
Majority PSM, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
US Senate Committee on Armed Services
Alan J Ballard
Alan J Ballard
CEM, Energy Manager
Maine Army National Guard
Glidas PRECHEUR
Glidas PRECHEUR
Deputy Director and Chief of Staff
NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence