Microgrids and Energy Resilience Summit

DSI’s 2nd Annual Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit will convene senior leaders from the Department of Defense, federal agencies, and the energy industry to examine how the deployment of advanced microgrid systems is reinforcing energy security, reliability, and mission effectiveness across military installations. 

Speaker Details

Christine Ploschke, SES
DeputyAssistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy


Rear Adm. George Bresnihan, USN 
Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Energy


CAPT Craig Litty, USN 
Commanding Officer, Submarine Base New London


Sam Alvord
Chief, Office of Energy Management, US Coast Guard


Brian O’Leary 
Interim Chief, Project Development Division, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance


Steven Halford
Sr Manager- Microgrid, DER, Advanced Power System Automation, GE Vernova


Jason Handley
General Manager – Grid Integration, Distributed Energy Group, Duke Energy

Dr. David Nicol
Director, Information Trust Institute


Dr. Murali Baggu 
Laboratory Program Manager-Grid Integration, NREL


Monty McGee 
Director, Cyber Partnerships & Engagements, EEI


Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan
Director, University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research


Doug Jacobson
Director, ISU Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and Outreach


Adrian McNamara
Cybersecurity Program Manager, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association


Javad Khazaei
Director, INTEGRITY Laboratory, Lehigh University

Event Topic

Defense, Energy, Military
Microgrids and Energy Resilience Summit
Event Type
Onsite
Event Subtype
Conference / Summit, Social Networking
When
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 - Thu, Oct 23, 2025
Registration Cost

Advanced Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 990.00

Register by 08/22/2025


Early Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 690.00

Register by 09/19/2025


Early Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 1,090.00

Register by 09/19/2025


Standard Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 1,290.00


Standard Registration- Non-profit:

$ 790.00


Government:

$ 0.00

Location

151 St. George

151 St. George

National Harbor, Maryland, US, 20745

Website
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Organizer
Defense Strategies Institute (DSI)