August 22-24, 2023 | Honolulu, HI
Thank you for attending the OELS2023 Summit (Operational Energy & Logistics), August 22-24, at the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu, HI.
TechConnect, in cooperation with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Navy Operational Energy Office, and U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) were proud to co-develop the 2023 Operational Energy and Logistics Summit. The event covered how to advance operational energy, logistics, and cyber capabilities and strengthen partnerships between military, academia, industry, federal agencies and labs to support the DoD’s energy and security needs as outlined by the National Defense Strategy, National Security Strategy, and Department of Defense Operational Energy Strategy.
June 19-21, 2023 | Washington, DC
Thank you for joining us at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, June 19-21, at the Gaylord National Harbor.
For 25+ years, TechConnect World has connected top applied research and early stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with government end-users, industry prospectors, and funders. The 2023 event included the annual SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference, the world’s largest and longest running nanotechnology event, and the TechConnect technical program with 35+ world class symposia.
The RISE team enjoyed meeting you on the expo floor at booth #509
What’s Next Webinar Series: DoD Climate Strategies
February 8, 2023 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Michael Wu, Executive Director of the Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium, moderated a conversation with senior climate officials from the Department of Defense (DoD). The webinar provided an opportunity to engage with panelists on the evolving strategic environment, DoD climate strategies, and opportunities for public-private partnerships to support the DoD climate strategies.
• Deborah Loomis, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy for Climate Change
• Esther Sperling, Senior Climate Advisor for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Energy, Installations, and Environment
• Will Rogers, Senior Climate Advisor to the Secretary of the Army
• Dr. Annalise Blum, Senior Advisor for Climate, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
To learn more about membership, please visit the Join Us page.
September 27-29, 2022 | Washington, DC
The Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit, held Sept. 27-29 in National Harbor, MD, featured innovation pitches and awards, keynote presentations, networking, and expo opportunities.
Participants in the National Infrastructure Innovation Challenge pitched their technologies to a panel of judges made up of industry and government experts, who ultimately awarded five winners with $50,000 in total prize money. Those winners were: Heat Inverse, Minerva Lithium, Sesame Solar, Phoenix Tailings, and Precient Technologies—3 of which are members of the RISE Consortium—who were down-selected from about 200 submissions.
What’s Next Webinar Series:
Why 2022 Is Key To Unlocking A Clean + Resilient Energy Future
Feb. 16, 2022 | 1:00-2:30 pm ET
October 18-21, 2021 | Washington, DC
The Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit, held Oct. 18-21 in National Harbor, MD, featured innovation pitches and awards, keynote presentations, networking, and expo opportunities. Among the highlights were the RISE Innovation Challenge, which included 12 finalists – all members of the RISE Consortium – who were down-selected from about 200 submissions. The 12 finalists pitched their technologies to a panel of judges made up of industry and government experts, who ultimately awarded five winners with $50,000 in total prize money. Those winners were: Creare LLC, Emera Technologies, Go Electric Inc., Mainspring Linear Generator, and Urban Electric Power. The remaining finalists were: ALD Technical Solutions LLC, Custom Electronics Inc., Disaster Tech, Inventev, Modula S Inc., National Energy USA LLC, and TRIDEC Services Inc.
RISE Consortium members also participated in a member meeting and were treated to a pair of panel discussions.
RISE Consortium: Collaborating With DoD to Enhance Energy and Climate Resilience
September 20, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
The RISE Consortium seeks to address the energy security and climate crises by reimagining how the Department of Defense (DoD) uses, generates, transports, and stores energy and how it can build efficient, modern, resilient infrastructure. This webinar, hosted by TechConnect, focused on the climate and energy security crises and highlight how the RISE Consortium is uniquely positioned to address them.
This webinar allowed participants to gain a better understanding of Other Transaction Authority (OTA), its growth throughout the Federal Government, and the benefits of joining the RISE Consortium to leverage the speed and flexibility of contracting through a consortium model.
To date, the RISE Consortium has welcomed more than 250 members who are committed to spurring innovation, commercialization, and deployment of innovative energy and infrastructure technologies to build a stronger, more resilient nation.
WEBINAR SERIES
The Future of Electric Vehicles for DoD
August 25, 2021 | 2:00-3:30 pm ET
The Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium and Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) hosted “The Future of Electric Vehicles For The Department of Defense (DoD)” on Wednesday, August 25th.
This webinar brought together leaders from the private sector and government to unpack the current challenges, innovative technologies, and public-private solutions for electrifying the federal fleet.
The RISE Consortium’s “Future Of” series focuses on how industry and the federal government can work together to scale innovative technologies to accelerate energy security and infrastructure modernization.
The Future of
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE + SECURE ENERGY
On Tuesday, June 15th, the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium™ hosted “The Future of Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy (RISE), a virtual event on addressing the energy security and climate crises.
Current Challenge: The United States and the world face profound energy security and climate crises. The federal government is the world’s largest user of energy, overseeing hundreds of thousands of buildings, making its critical mission uniquely vulnerable to extreme weather, cybersecurity attacks, and energy supply chain disruptions.
The Future: We unpacked how industry and the federal government can work together to reimagine:
- How we use, generate, transport, and store energy
- How we build efficient, modern, and resilient infrastructure
- How we scale innovative technologies to accelerate energy security and infrastructure modernization
The Future of Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy (RISE) is supported by
