For the 16th year, the IDGA's Operational Energy Summit will once again serve as a hub for fostering thought leadership, meaningful discussions, and valuable collaboration on the subject of energy. This year, our focus intensifies as we delve into diverse operational energy sources, emphasizing risk mitigation, capability enhancements, and the optimization of military performance. We aim to explore the dynamic realm of energy storage, engage i...

In the face of a changing climate and the increased frequency and power of extreme weather events, the need to effectively manage natural disasters has grown more and more evident. There is a persistent need for emergency managers across the United States and the world to be prepared and equipped to respond effectively to the latest disasters to mitigate casualties and damage to property, infrastructure and ecosystems. The Disaster Management...

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our 2021 conference will be held completely digitally. In this online format, we will continue to deliver ground breaking content, top-flight speakers and innovative networking strategies for all of our conference participants. At the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement's Operational Energy Annual Conference series, we are committed to bringing together the top innovators within the operationa...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event is now a Virtual event due to COVID19 concerns. Location: Virtual With each iteration of the Counter UAS Summit's we keep getting bigger and better, becoming a global leader in Counter UAS space! This past summer our CUAS summit saw 350+ attendees come together from military and industry to discuss how we could integrate the latest technology designed to combat drone threats while impro...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 13th Operational Energy Summit this January 29-31, in Washington, D.C. This summit will once again be the annual community gathering place, to explore and promote energy technologies, expand reusable, accessible and efficient solutions to address the latest challenges and provide paths to enhance Soldier lethality and support logistic missions. The Summit will discuss current programs and future prio...

We are facing a citizen-centric revolution in the government interactions with the public. Evolution in how public officials go about their daily business of service has become the core pillar of this citizen experience revolution. From local to federal, administration leaders are rethinking and recreating what their mission delivery should be to keep pace with citizen expectations of interaction. IDGA is proud to present the Inaugural CX for...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 4th Directed Energy Systems Event this June 26-28, in Washington, D.C. Over the three-day summit we will look to provide a forum to discuss the ongoing efforts to develop and deploy directed energy systems in support of U.S. national security priorities and battlefield superiority. We will also take a deep dive into policy and operational considerations for the development and employment of these nex...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 12th Operational Energy Summit this January 28-30, in Washington, D.C. This summit provides a forum for policy makers and technology leaders to come together to solve some of DoD's operational energy challenges. Our 2019 summit will explore how to identify and provide the most innovative and cutting edgy energy solutions to the government, military and war-fighters. Join us this January to get an In-...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 3rd Directed Energy Systems Event this June 25-27, in Washington, D.C. Over the three-day summit we will look at what has changed and advanced in in the DE market over the past year with technology, acquisition and joint service road maps. We will also take a deep dive into policy and operational considerations for the development and employment of these next generation weapons and how we can best tr...

Execute Government Reform is bringing together 20+ senior-level executives from the federal government, including David Mader, Former Controller for The White House Offices of Management & Budget, will speak about how they plan to restructure their agencies to adhere to the goals set forth in the M-17-22 Memo. Topics being covered include: Turning principles into practice to comply with the M-17-22 Roadmap - and to create positive change w...