Advanced Energy Storage for Defense & Security

The 2026 Advanced Energy Storage for Defense & Security Summit will convene key decision-makers and innovators from across the DoW, Federal Government, Commercial Sector, & Academia to explore how emerging technologies such as customizable, intelligent battery cells and management systems are helping to power the future. This forum aims to examine how lithium-ion and other battery technologies can help to improve Warfighter platforms such as tactical UAVs & EVs by offering higher density, longer duration, & better safety. Advancements in energy storage are transforming how we harness and utilize power for mobility systems, as well as help to enhance portable electronics in austere environments.

Speaker Details

  • COL Josh Wiles, USA (Confirmed)  Requirement Director, Ft. Benning
  • José Collazo-Castillo (Confirmed)  Battery Supply Chain Senior Advisor, OUSW A&S
  • Dr. KJ Cho (Confirmed) BEACONS Director/Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, UT Dallas
  • Marshall Schroeder, Ph.D. (Confirmed) Lead, Electrolyte and Interface Science Team, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
  • Venkat Srinivasan (Confirmed) Director at Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science
  • Ikenna Nlebedim (Confirmed) Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI), U.S. Department of Energy
  • Stanley Whittingham (Confirmed) Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Professor and Director of NECCES and Battery-NY at Binghamton University (SUNY)
  • COL (R) Brant Dayley (Confirmed) Vice President, Integrated Energy & Propulsion Systems, GM Defense
  • Gabriel Veith, Ph.D. (Confirmed) Distinguished Staff Scientist, Chemical Sciences Division, ORNL
  • Dr. Gavriel Legynd, Ph.D. (Confirmed) CEO, VisioneerIT

Event Topic

Defense, Energy, Military
Advanced Energy Storage for Defense & Security
Event Type
Onsite
Event Subtype
Conference / Summit, Social Networking
When
Wed, May 27, 2026 - Thu, May 28, 2026
Registration Cost

Early Registration- Non-Profit, Academia, FFRDC:

$ 690.00

Register by 04/24/2026


Standard Registration- Non-Profit, Academia, FFRDC:

$ 790.00


Advanced Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 990.00

Register by 03/27/2026


Early Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 1,090.00

Register by 04/24/2026


Standard Registration- Industry & Contractors:

$ 1,290.00

Location

151 Saint George Boulevard,

Oxon Hill, Maryland, US, 20745

Website
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Organizer
Defense Strategies Institute (DSI)