DoW Energy & Power Summit

EVENT OVERVIEW

Defense Strategies Institute’s 8th Annual DoW Energy and Power Summit will provide a forum for members of the DoW, Military Services, Federal Government, Industry, and Academia, and other leading stakeholders to enhance energy efficiency, resiliency, affordability, and security across the Department of War and federal government. This “town-hall” style summit will allow attendees to hear first-hand from decision makers and engage in meaningful conversations and discussions surrounding various energy & power initiatives that are aimed at unleashing American Energy Dominance.

About the 2026 DOW ENERGY & POWER SUMMIT

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• The Energy-Defense Nexus: Powering American Dominance in the Age of AI
• Empowering Warfigther Operations Through Robust and Resilient Installations
• Accelerating SMR and Microreactor Deployment for Mission Assurance
• Reducing Operational Energy Dependence in Contested Environments
• Accelerating Deployment of Resilient Microgrids in DoW Installations
• Powering the Fleet and Advancing Naval Energy Resilience for the Modern Fight
• Unleashing Next-Generation Geothermal Energy for DoW Mission Assurance

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS SUMMIT

The current administration’s focus is on “unleashing” American energy and supporting domestic energy production including oil, gas, and nuclear power. They have stressed that American Energy Dominance Is a Strategic Imperative. At the Department of War, the different military services are facing an increasing need for power and energy solutions to fuel facilities, installations, platforms, weapons, equipment, and operations at home and abroad. As military technology develops over time, the power needs of these systems also increase. Next generation planes, ships, tanks, and other platforms will require vast amounts of power and energy to be delivered to the point of need, even in remote, austere environments where traditional fuel supply chains could be a target of attack. The explosive growth of artificial intelligence and its staggering electricity demands has also introduced an entirely new dimension of urgency to the DoW’s energy resilience mission. This year’s DoW Energy & Power Summit will allow attendees to hear first-hand from and converse with key stakeholders across military, government, academia, and industry on how they are addressing various threats while still advancing US energy and power initiatives.

At our Summit You Have the Ability to

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the Energy & Power communities.

Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance.

Influence: Help foster ideas. Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.

Operating Guidance for Government Attendees

DSI’s Summit directly supports DoW and Government priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department’s mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time.

DSI’s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission.

The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoW and Federal employees and is considered an educational and training forum.

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission)

Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS