February 11-12, 2027 | Hale Koa, Honolulu, HI
SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS, ADDRESSING GAPS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
A Technical Interchange and Workshop for Operational Energy, Contested Logistics, and OT Cybersecurity
The Operational Energy and Logistics Summit (OELS), presented by TechConnect, powered by Advanced Technology International (ATI), and in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Operational Energy Office and U.S. Pacific Command, brings together defense leaders, technology innovators, investors, and industry partners to support the Department of War's energy and security needs, as outlined by the National Defense Strategy and National Security Strategy. Held 11-12 February at an intimate venue at the Hale Koa in Honolulu, HI, through sessions, strategic discussions, and exhibit area, participants will explore solutions that improve operational readiness, strengthen resilient logistics, and accelerate the adoption of technologies that support the Department of War's evolving mission in the Pacific AOR and beyond.
Focus Areas:
- AI/ML Decision Quality
- Autonomy/Unmanned Systems
- Command and Control (Common Operating Picture (COP), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Al, Communications)
- Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems and Energy Systems
- Data Centers
- Dual-Use Infrastructure (physical or digital facilities to support civilian and military requirements)
- Energy Solutions (oil and natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, solar and storage, ocean and marine hydrokinetic)
- Hydrogen (hydrogen fuel cells)
- Metering/Monitoring (thermal management, Al)
- Portable Power (advanced batteries, sensors, generators)
- Storage/Delivery/Distribution (grid, shipboard, expeditionary energy, storage, non-intrusive load monitoring)
- Transportation (fuel, cargo, ammunition)
- Workforce
(co-located at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit)
Pedro M. Allende
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security
Andrew McClure
Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) at the U.S. Department of Energy
Jim Caley
Director of Operational Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, US Navy
Jennifer Thabet
Office Director Small Business Programs Office, DARPA
Cayle Bradley
Technology-to-Market Advisor, ARPA-E
Jennifer Rocha
Senior Strategic Partnership Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI
Jacob Glassman
Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies, Office of the Secretary of War
Wilson Nance
Consultant to Deputy Secretary of War - Deregulation, Security, Advanced Technologies, Department of War
Justin Fanelli
Chief Technology Officer, US Navy
Thomas Edgar
Chief Cybersecurity Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Teddy Herrera
Captain, USMC
Lesley Wilhelm
Action Officer - Wargaming, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RDT&E), US Navy
Sandy Wilson
EMC2 Program Manager, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division
Regina (Gina) Sims
Director, DoW Office for Small Business Innovation
Matthew "Ziggy" Sigstad
Chief, OE Logistics Analysis & Wargaming, U.S. Air Force
Anthony Pugliese
Director of the Office of Technology and Commercialization and Chief Commercialization Officer for DOE, U.S. Department of Energy
Justin Welch
Operations Director, Idaho National Laboratory
Matthew Huffman
NSWC Carderock, Code 635, Power and Energy U.S. Navy
For more information, please contact Jennifer Rocha, jrocha@techconnect.org
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