SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2026 | NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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Tuesday, September 22
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Keynotes
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Critical Connections: Ensuring Secure and Resilient Communications LEAN Power Overview of Collaboration and Funding Opportunities I
11:15 AM 11:30 AM Break
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Measuring What Matters: Quantifying Resilient Lifeline Infrastructure for National Security and Community Continuity LEAN Power Overview of Collaboration and Funding Opportunities II
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch (No Host)
1:30 PM 2:15 PM Is Your Grid Mission-Ready? Technical Assistance for Defense-Critical Energy Infrastructure TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Energy and Resilience I
2:15 PM 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Beyond the Cyber Gap: Reframing Cyber Resilience and Mission Assurance Through Integration and Visibility Operational Energy and Logistics (OELS) I: Contested Logistics
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM 4:15 PM Next Generation Microgrids: Not Your Grandparents' Microgrid TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Energy and Resilience II
4:15 PM 6:00 PM Expo
Wednesday, September 23
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Keynotes
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Cyberphysical Systems: Issues and Trends AI Adoption for Defense and National Security
11:15 AM 11:30 AM Break
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Cyberphysical Systems: Solutions and Opportunities TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Autonomy/ATI /Cyber I
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch (No Host)
1:30 PM 2:15 PM Energy Sector Cloud Cybersecurity Profile Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Challenge
2:15 PM 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Empowering Infrastructure Resilience by Harnessing Data
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM 4:15 PM The Secure Transformation of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chain Networks
4:15 PM 6:00 PM Expo, Poster, & Reception
Thursday, September 24
9:00 AM 9:45 AM A Data-Driven Framework for Assessing the Economics of Grid Resilience IEEE Papers
9:45 AM 10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:00 AM 10:45 AM Defining Cyber-Informed: A Methodology for Limiting Physical Consequences IEEE Papers
10:45 AM 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM 11:45 AM From Prediction to Preparedness: Accelerating Grid Resilience Under Climate Stress and Extreme Hazard Conditions IEEE Papers




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