All times are in Eastern Daylight Time.
Day 1 – Monday, August 2
A green economic recovery
| Time | Session |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND WELCOMING REMARKS Margaret Jackson, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Navy Veteran Dan Misch, Founder & Co-Director, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Member, Truman National Security Project Defense Council; Navy Veteran Zachary Strauss, Assistant Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION WITH UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR DEVELOPER SILICON RANCH CORPORATION (NASHVILLE, TN) |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | INFO SESSION WITH INVENERGY, A LEADING GLOBAL DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | POST-PANDEMIC ENERGY EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY William Attig, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Union Veteran’s Council; Army Veteran Grant Johnston, Vice President of Business Development, Airstreams Renewables Catherine McLean, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dylan Green James Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Services; Marine Corps Veteran MODERATED BY: COL Greg Douquet, USMC (Ret.); Co-Director, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Marine Corps Veteran |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION AND INTRODUCTION WITH EMERSON, A GLOBAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY DRIVING INNOVATION THAT MAKES THE WORLD SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | BRING YOUR ENERGY TO ALLIANT ENERGY, A MIDWEST ENERGY COMPANY! MEET OUR RECRUITERS AND VETERAN RESOURCE GROUP |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS: INFO SESSION WITH AIRSTREAMS RENEWABLES |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSWOMAN MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS (R-IA, 2) The Hon. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, US Representative for Iowa’s 2nd District (R-IA, 2), US House of Representatives; Army Veteran MODERATED BY: Julia Pyper, Vice President of Communications and Policy, Goodleap; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 7:00 – 9:00 PM | PANEL AND NETWORKING SESSION: VETERAN CAREERS IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMY In partnership with DLA Piper Jesse Medlong, Associate, Litigation and Regulatory, DLA Piper; Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Member; Truman National Security Project Defense Council; Navy Veteran Elizabeth Perez, President & Founder, GC Green; Navy Veteran Tim Rebhorn, Manager, EnCap Energy Transition Fund; Navy Veteran Donna Sanders, Chief Executive Officer, Virimodo; Marine Corps Veteran |
Day 2 – Tuesday, August 3
The pathway to net zero
| Time | Session |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | ACHIEVING CARBON-FREE ELECTRICITY KEYNOTE REMARKS BY: Miranda Ballentine, Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance; Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy Anne George, Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Communications, ISO New England Mark Goodwin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Apex Clean Energy; Navy Veteran Tim Hade, Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Scale Microgrid Solutions; Air Force Veteran Bob Yeager, President of Power and Water Solutions, Emerson Automation Solutions MODERATED BY: Emily Burlinghaus, Assistant Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION & INTRODUCTION WITH EMERSON, A GLOBAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY DRIVING INNOVATION THAT MAKES THE WORLD SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | NOW HIRING! NETWORKING & INTRODUCTION WITH APEX CLEAN ENERGY, A UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, WIND, AND STORAGE COMPANY |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | NEW-ENERGY MOBILITY Tom Jensen, Senior Vice President, Transportation Policy, UPS Sarah Nielsen, Executive Director, Transportation, Renewables, and Storage, Consumers Energy; Army Veteran Lauren Riley, Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines MODERATED BY: Reed Blakemore, Deputy Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR MIKE BRAUN (R-IN) The Hon. Mike Braun, US Senator for Indiana (R-IN), US Senate; Co-Chair, US Senate Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus MODERATED BY: Julia Pyper, Vice President of Communications and Policy, Goodleap; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 4:00 – 5:15 PM | THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR IN NET ZERO KEYNOTE REMARKS: Joyce Connery, Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Dale Atkinson, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer, NuScale; Navy Veteran Caroline Cochran, Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Oklo Chris Fendley, Director of Commercial Development, Terrapower; Navy Veteran Jeff Harper, Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, X-Energy Marilyn Kray, Vice President of Nuclear Strategy and Development, Exelon Bentina Chisolm Terry, Senior Vice President, Region External Affairs and Community Engagement, Georgia Power, Southern Company MODERATED BY: Jennifer Gordon, Managing Editor and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY PRESENTATIONS Jonathan Gillis, Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Research Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory; Marine Corps Veteran Jesse Medlong, Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Associate, Litigation and Regulatory, DLA Piper; Navy Veteran Taylor Searcy, Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Engineering Manager, DNV GL; Navy Veteran CAPT Robin Tyner, USN (Ret.), Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Senior Oceanographer and Principal Analyst, Sonalysts; Navy Veteran MODERATED BY: Dan Misch, Co-Director and Founder, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Navy Veteran |
Day 3 – Wednesday, August 4
Leading in clean energy technology and innovation
| Time | Session |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | MILITARY MICROGRIDS: VETERAN WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES In partnership with GC Green OPENING REMARKS BY: COL Greg Douquet, USMC (Ret.); Co-Director, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Marine Corps Veteran Jerry Davis, Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Navy Veteran Nate Johnson, Director, Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions, Arizona State University Elizabeth Perez, President & Founder, GC Green; Member; Truman National Security Project Defense Council; Navy Veteran Mick Wasco, Utilities & Energy Management, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar MODERATED BY: Jonathan Gillis, Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Research Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory, Marine Corps Veteran |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION AND INTRODUCTION WITH TERRAPOWER, A LEADING ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPANY |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | ENERGY INNOVATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE KEYNOTE REMARKS BY: Amanda Simpson, Vice President, Research and Technology, Airbus Americas; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy ML Mackey, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Beacon Interactive Systems; Chair, National Small Business Association COL Alphonso Trimble, USMC (Ret.); Director of Business Development, Intelligence, and Security, BAE Systems; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Marine Corps Veteran Troy Warshel, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, United States Air Force; Marine Corps Veteran Michael Wu, Principal, Converge Strategies; Army Reservist MODERATED BY: Jennifer Rocha, Executive Director-Innovation Programs, TechConnect |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION AND INTRODUCTION WITH SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | NOW HIRING! INFO SESSION AND INTRODUCTION WITH ENI, A GLOBAL ENERGY MAJOR |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | VETERANS ADVANCED ENERGY FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION SESSION |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy & Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project Landon Derentz, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, and the Middle East, US Department of Energy; Air Force Veteran Sherri Goodman, Board Director, Atlantic Council; Former Undersecretary for Environmental Security, Department of Defense; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project Julia Nesheiwat, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; Former Homeland Security Adviser to the President; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources; Army Veteran John Smirnow, General Counsel and Vice President of Market Strategy, Solar Energy Industry Association MODERATED BY: Margaret Jackson, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Navy Veteran |
| 6:00 – 7:15 PM | NATION IN TRANSITION FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION In partnership with the American Resilience Project Edward Dee, Executive Director, Navajo Government Development Office; Army Veteran ATC(AW) Ian Masayesva (Ret), USN, Solar Technician, Native Renewables; Navy Veteran Suzanne Singer, Executive Director, Native Renewables Roger Sorkin, Executive Director, American Resilience Project; Security Fellow, Truman National Security Project Terzah Tippin Poe, Principal, ICS | TRIO Global Solutions; Lecturer & Mentor, Harvard Arctic Initiative; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center MODERATED BY: Zachary Strauss, Assistant Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
Day 4 – Thursday, August 5
Career transition to the advanced energy industry
| Time | Session |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | BREAKING INTO CLEAN ENERGY: WHAT MAKES FOR SUCCESSFUL EXTERNAL HIRES Mary Coyne, Junior Officer Leadership Program, General Electric; Navy Veteran Matt Kellam, Military & Recruitment Program Coordinator – Talent Acquisition, Dominion Energy; Marine Corps Veteran Sarah Nielsen, Executive Director, Transportation, Renewables, and Storage, Consumers Energy; Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow (Cohort 1), Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Army Veteran Sean Powers, Senior Project Manager, Battery Storage, Fluence; Navy Veteran Mollie Sanders, Recruiting Manager, Invenergy Shalin Shah, Renewables & Energy Solutions Recruiter, Shell MODERATED BY: Michael Petersen, Commercial Manager, Renewable Natural Gas, Shell; Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Navy Veteran |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WITH AIRBUS, PIONEERING SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | LEARN ABOUT ISO NEW ENGLAND AND HOW YOUR SKILLS CAN BE USED TO RUN NEW ENGLAND’S ENERGY GRID |
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | CAREER CONNECT PANEL AND NETWORKING DISCUSSION In partnership with Solar Ready Vets Alyson De Soto, Senior Associate, Asset Management, Invenergy; Navy Veteran Megan Howes, Program Manager, Interstate Renewable Energy Council Chris Lettman, Business Development Director, Nautilus Solar; Marine Corps Veteran Josh Kenyon, Development Manager, Core Development Group; Air Force Veteran William Nesbitt, Renewable Energy Operations Manager, Core Development Group; Navy Veteran Jim Purekal, Manager, Market Development and Policy, SunPower; Marine Corps Veteran Will Thompson, Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Co-Founder, Nexamp; Army Veteran |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM EDT | CLIMATE SECURITY AND THE ENERGY TRANISTION: A VIEW FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Richard G. Kidd IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment & Energy Resilience, Department of Defense MODERATED BY: Margaret Jackson, Deputy Director for Climate and Advanced Energy Week, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center |
| 4:00 – 4:15 PM | CALL TO ACTION AND CLOSING REMARKS Randolph Bell, Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center COL Greg Douquet, USMC (Ret.), Co-Director, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Marine Corps Veteran VADM Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.), Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Navy Veteran |
Veterans Advanced Energy Week
Veterans Advanced Energy Week brings together veterans, active duty, military spouses, and reservists to learn about energy security, engage with energy professionals, and access new career and educational opportunities.