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...

Now in it’s 15th year, the IDGA Operational Energy Summit is the leading conference addressing U.S. DoD energy priorities and ensuring opportunities to enhance military capability, readiness, and resilience for the warfighter, while mitigating and reducing the risk and cost in the supply and use of energy in operations and training are met. The 2023 Operational Energy Summit will focus on the following themes, to confront the challenge o...

This 3-day summit will focus on priorities, policies and framework to enhance and secure our Nation from the rapidly evolving landscape of current and future threats. In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Solarwinds hack, the recent influx of activity at the US-Mexico border, the events at our Nation’s Capitol and continued violent extremist security threats, the new administration has outlined priorities for protecting the H...

The threat posed by UAS is rapidly proliferating as commercial UAS become more widely available and our adversaries advance their swarming attack drone capabilities. In fact, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie branded drones the “most concerning tactical development” since the rise of IEDs, further underscoring the clear and present need for advanced technology. Register today at https://www.idga.org/command-and-control/web...

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...

Multi-Domain Solutions for IAMD: Detection, Communication and Interception With continuous growth of adversary activity, and deployment of advanced missiles and aerial threats, providing counter technologies and defense platforms, as well as coordinating, training, and assuring readiness of our forces in home and across allies takes front and center. The program brings together an audience comprised of 100+ Policy Makers, Chiefs of Staff, Oper...

The Directed Energy team would like you to know that in light of the recent spikes of COVID-19, with CDC and WHO guidelines alongside DoD input, we have taken the decision to host the Summit digitally. We're pleased to announce it will be on Brella, our networking platform that has delegates setting upwards of 30-35 individual meetings per event! We're thrilled to share in this opportunity in the digital landscape as safely as possible. The U....

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...

IDGA’s inaugural Defense Logistics Summit will provide an essential platform for the exchange of information relating to the future modernization of multifaceted defense logistics, and the innovations required by industry partners to meet its vision. Panels, workshops, and up-to-the-moment case studies will touch on a variety of logistic modernization objectives including; Predictive Maintenance, Additive Manufacturing, Automation, Suppl...