February 25 - 26, 2025
Bethesda Marriott, Maryland
Operational Energy Speaker Faculty Included:
2025 Event Chair
Honorable Sharon Burke
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
Department of Defense
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
Department of Defense
2025 Speakers
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))
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))
Mr. Michael R. Keller
Assistant Commander, Public Works Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
(NAVFAC), US Navy
Assistant Commander, Public Works Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
(NAVFAC), US Navy
Dr. Kimberly Spangler
Executive Director, SERDP & ESTCP
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience & Optimization
Executive Director, SERDP & ESTCP
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience & Optimization
Mr. Michael Darrow
Chief, Installations Readiness Division, Military Programs, HQ
Army Corps of Engineers, US Army
Chief, Installations Readiness Division, Military Programs, HQ
Army Corps of Engineers, US Army
Dr. Annie Kammerer
Chief of the Nuclear Power Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE)
Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA)
Chief of the Nuclear Power Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE)
Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA)
Dr. Jeff Waksman
Program Manager, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Program Manager, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Eric Shields
Senior Battery Advisor, Industrial Base Policy Office
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Senior Battery Advisor, Industrial Base Policy Office
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Colonel Mark Bortnem
Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina
US Marine Corps
Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina
US Marine Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Nix
Space Nuclear Power Lead and Advanced Space Operations Software Branch Chief (RVSX)
US Space Force
Space Nuclear Power Lead and Advanced Space Operations Software Branch Chief (RVSX)
US Space Force
Dr. Nat Horner
Director, Grid Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of Electricity
Department of Energy
Director, Grid Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of Electricity
Department of Energy
John Quirk
Majority PSM, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
US Senate Committee on Armed Services
Majority PSM, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
US Senate Committee on Armed Services
Lieutenant Colonel Steven M. Massie II
Deputy Chief, Global Bulk Fuel Management and Delivery
US Transportation Command
Deputy Chief, Global Bulk Fuel Management and Delivery
US Transportation Command
Honorable John Vonglis
Chairman, Advisory Board for Strategic Initiatives
Executive Director of Global Government Affairs, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.
Chairman, Advisory Board for Strategic Initiatives
Executive Director of Global Government Affairs, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.
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