DECEMBER 3-5, 2024 | AUSTIN, TX
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Supporting Requirements,
Addressing Gaps,
Creating Opportunities
OELS is joining forces with Defense TechConnect.
Join us in Austin, Texas, as we dive into Operational Energy, Logistics, and Cybersecurity topics with leadership across the services. OELS 2024 is co-located with Defense TechConnect, Fall SBIR/STTR, and Resilience Week.
2024 OELS Key Speakers
Daryl Haegley
Technical Director, Control Systems Cyber Resiliency, U.S. Air & Space Force
Kyle Werner
NSWC Crane's Deputy Technical Director (DTD), U.S. Navy
Sandy Kline
Director Facility Related Control Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense(EI&E)/Construction
Cayle Bradley
Technology-to-Market Advisor, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)
Michael Mazzocco
President and CEO, Alytic
Ross Roley
Energy and Cyber Innovation Lead, Battelle in Support of U.S. Indo Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
Aleksandra Scalco
Engineer, Naval Information Warfare Center(NIWC)
Colin Sindel
Contested Logistics Solutions, Boeing
OELS 2024 Focus Points
Operational Energy
Contested Logistics
Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure
2024 Program Summary:
TechConnect, in cooperation with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Navy Operational Energy Office, and U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) are proud to co-develop the 2024 Operational Energy and Logistics Summit, taking place 3-5 December in Austin, Texas.
Join us as we advance operational energy, logistics, and cyber capabilities and strengthen partnerships between military, academia, industry, federal agencies and labs to support the DoD's energy and security needs as outlined by the National Defense Strategy, National Security Strategy, and Department of Defense Operational Energy Strategy.
Operational Energy:
- Portable Power (advanced batteries, sensors, generators, small unit power/modular reactors)
- Renewables (biofuels, solar)
- Hydrogen (hydrogen fuel cells)
- Storage/Delivery/Distribution (grid (shipboard, expeditionary energy), non-intrusive load monitoring), movement of power and electricity
- Transportation (cargo, ammunition, water/land systems)
- Metering/Monitoring (usage, thermal management, AI)
- Energy Quality (AI, ML for Decision Making)
Contested Logistics:
- Joint Power Protection
- Unmanned Systems
- Distributed Operations Sustainment
- Command and Control Systems (common operating picture, ISR, AI, communications)
Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure (electric, oil/gas, water, buildings):
- Sensors (Host, Intrusion Detection and Prevention)
- Tools (Orchestration, Visualization, Asset Discovery/Baselining, Correlation, SIEM)
- Exterior Data Prevention (Firewalls and Data Diodes)
For more information please contact Jennifer Rocha, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, at jrocha@techconnect.org
2024 Sponsors & Partners 
2024 SBIR/STTR Agency Partners  |
