Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President,
Atlantic Council

As the US examines the defense production demands of modern warfare and moves to transform the broader defense industrial base, it is critical to ensure that there is sufficient energy generation and supply to power it all. This discussion, in partnership with the ReForgeCommission led by the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program, will cover the energy infrastructure, innovative solutions, and large-scale power generation needed to revitalize domestic defense manufacturing capabilities and identify where the public and private sectors are best aligned for effective collaboration. 

Featuring

General James Cartwright
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
US Marine Corps

Melissa Dalton
28th Undersecretary,
United States Air Force

Moderated by

Joe Costa
Director, Forward Defense Program,
Atlantic Council

Participants in the Atlantic Council’s Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship will discuss their new publication, Connecting capital to capability: An energy security investment framework to optimize the NATO 1.5 percent investment commitment, which analyzes effective investment strategies for NATO members to meet their spending target on strengthening resilience and critical energy infrastructure.

Featuring

Chuck Dockery
Account Executive of US Marine Corps Accounts,
Verkada

Joel Spangenberg
Founder and Managing Partner,
Seven Readiness

Thomas Winter
Associate,
Lazard’s Power, Energy, and Infrastructure Group

Moderated by

Ryan Lamke
Founder and Principal,
ELMS Advisory

Please join us for a coffee break.

Featuring 

General Curtis Scaparrotti
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group;
18th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 17th Commander of the United States European Command (2016–2019)

Moderated by

Torrey Taussig
Director, Transatlantic Security Initiative,
Atlantic Council

The 2025 commitment by NATO members to spend 1.5 percent of gross domestic product on defense-related areas such as resilience provides an opportunity to establish new frameworks that define how smart investments in energy infrastructure and supply chains can serve both security and resilience goals. This discussion will cover what should count under this broad investment target and how allies can collaborate effectively to ensure collective energy security. 

Featuring

Meredith Berger
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center;
Former US Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment

William Polen
Senior Director,
US Energy Association

Walter Richter
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Atlantic Council;
Former Northeast Division Chief, ECJ-5,
United States European Command

Moderated by

Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council

Please join us for a coffee break.

Participants in the Atlantic Council’s Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship will discuss their new publication, Dry, dark, and empty: An exercise framework for investment in resilient infrastructure. The issue brief identifies energy security gaps and dependencies across US military installations outside the continental United States (OCONUS) and how US forces can maintain readiness in power and fuel infrastructure at installations across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East. 

Featuring 

Michael Dunn
Senior Manager of Market Intelligence and Policy Analysis,
Hanwha Qcells

Abraham Holland
Research Staff Member,
Institute for Defense Analyses

Marcus Lee
Manager of Public Affairs,
QatarEnergy

Moderated by

Ryan Lamke
Founder and Principal,
ELMS Advisory

Domestic and overseas military installations need a clear strategy to store and use energy. This discussion will focus on the energy sources of the future of the fighting arena and how militaries will secure the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations. 

Featuring

Kyle Atwell
Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary of Energy,
US Department of Energy

Christian Brown
Vice President of Marketing Federal Services,
Summit Ridge Energy

Debra Cagan
Senior Advisor, Eurasia Center,
Atlantic Council

Richard Kidd
President, RK 4 Consulting;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment & Energy Resilience, US Department of Defense

Moderated by

Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council

Featuring 

Reed Blakemore
Director of Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council

Please join us for a reception.