The 2026 Summit will welcome more than 450 attendees for two days of policy-dense programming, including workshops, fast-paced plenary sessions featuring leading voices from government, industry, and finance, and exclusive networking opportunities.
Speakers
Todd Young
U.S. Senator from Indiana
Bill Hagerty
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Alan Armstrong
U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
Former CEO of The Williams Companies
Joe Manchin
Former U.S. Senator from West Virginia
Spencer Cox
Governor
State of Utah
Scott Peters
U.S. Representative
California’s 50th District
Josh Harder
U.S. Representative
California’s 9th District
Gabe Evans
U.S. Representative
Colorado’s 8th District
Jacob Helberg
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Kyle Haustveit
Under Secretary of Energy
Caleb Orr
Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Audrey Robertson
Assistant Secretary of Energy
Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
Katherine Scarlett
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
Ho Nieh
Chairman
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Emily Domenech
Executive Director
Permitting Council
Ashley Nunes
Director, Office of Policy
Department of Energy
Conner Prochaska
Director
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Julie Kozeracki
Acting Chief Investment Officer
DOE Energy Dominance Financing
Nick Elliot
Senior Policy Advisor
White House National Energy Dominance Council
Anastasia Shcherbakova
Senior Economist and Senior Advisor, Energy
Council of Economic Advisers
Mark Widmar
Chief Executive Officer
First Solar
Clay Gaspar
Chief Executive Officer
Devon Energy
Toby Z. Rice
Chief Executive Officer
EQT
Carlos Araque
Chief Executive Officer
Quaise
Brian Berzin
Chief Executive Officer
Thea Energy
Rita Baranwal
Chief Nuclear Officer
Radiant Nuclear
Adrienne Schweer
Head of Government Affairs
Oklo
Ariel Horowitz
Energy Lead
Anthropic
Marsden Hanna
Head of Energy and Sustainability
Patrick Ryan
Principal, Energy Strategy
Meta
Scott Hsu
Fusion Partner
Lowercarbon Capital
Asim Haque
Executive Vice President
PJM Interconnection
Julius Krein
Editor, American Affairs
Chris Barnard
President, American Conservation Coalition
Daniel Palken
Director of Infrastructure for Energy & Permitting
Arnold Ventures
Thomas Hochman
Director of Energy and Infrastructure Policy
Foundation for American Innovation
Travis Kavulla
Head of Policy, Base Power Company
Energy Editor, American Affairs
Austin Bishop
Chairman
New American Industrial Alliance
Ian Banks
Director of Science and Innovation
Foundation for American Innovation
Emmet Penney
Senior Fellow
Foundation for American Innovation
Arnab Datta
Managing Director for Policy Implementation
Employ America
Pavan Venkatakrishnan
Policy Advisor
Foundation for American Innovation
Alexander Kaufman
Author, FIELD NOTES
Writer, Heatmap Daily
Aidan Mackenzie
Infrastructure Fellow
Institute for Progress
Grace Werner
Vice President of Growth
Foundation for American Innovation
Isaiah Menning
External Affairs Director
American Conservation Coalition
Schedule subject to change
Day One
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Check-In
2:00 – 2:05 p.m.
Opening
Julius Krein, Editor, American Affairs
2:05 – 2:15 p.m.
Keynote · Energy Addition and the Common Good
The Hon. Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Keynote · Building Faster
Emily Domenech, Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
2:30 – 2:55 p.m.
Imperative · Tap the Subsurface
Clay Gaspar, CEO, Devon Energy
The Hon. Kyle Haustveit, Under Secretary of Energy
Carlos Araque, CEO, Quaise Energy
Moderator: Chris Barnard, President, American Conservation Coalition (ACC)
2:55 – 3:20 p.m.
Fireside · Reshoring Energy Manufacturing
Mark Widmar, CEO, First Solar
Moderator: Julius Krein, Editor, American Affairs
3:20 – 3:40 p.m.
Fireside · How to Build Big Nuclear
John Williams, Senior Vice President for Technical Services and External Affairs, Southern Nuclear
Moderator: Emmet Penney, Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation (FAI)3:40 – 3:50 p.m.Break
3:40 – 4:05 p.m.
Imperative · Permit with Speed
Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO)
Moderator: Chris Barnard, President, ACC
4:05 – 4:35 p.m.
Broadside · Energy Obstructionism
Pavan Venkatakrishnan, Policy Advisor, FAI
Isaiah Menning, External Affairs Director, ACC
Aidan Mackenzie, Infrastructure Fellow, Institute for Progress
Moderator: Travis Kavulla, Head of Policy, Base Power Company; Energy Editor, American Affairs
4:35 – 5:00 p.m.
Imperative · Respond to Global Shocks
Anastasia Shcherbakova, Senior Economist and Senior Advisor, Energy, Council of Economic Advisers
Ashley Nunes, Director, Office of Policy, Department of Energy
Moderator: Daniel Bring, Executive Editor, American Affairs
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception
Day Two
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
7:45 a.m.
Check-In
8:30 – 8:35 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Chris Barnard, President, ACC
8:35 – 9:00 a.m.
Imperative · Build America
Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA)
Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
Moderator: Thomas Hochman, Director of Energy and Infrastructure Policy, FAI
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Imperative · Build More Pipes and Wires
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK)
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)
Moderator: Chris Barnard, President, ACC
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Fireside · The Peril and Promise of Permitting Reform
Joe Manchin, Former U.S. Senator (I-WV)
Moderator: Thomas Hochman, Director of Energy and Infrastructure Policy, FAI; Pavan Venkatakrishnan, Policy Advisor, FAI
10:15 – 10:25 a.m.
Break
10:25 – 10:50 a.m.
Imperative · Power AI
Marsden Hanna, Head of Energy and Sustainability Policy, Google
Ariel Horowitz, Data Center Energy Lead, Anthropic
Patrick Ryan, Principal, Energy Strategy, Meta
Moderator: Daniel Palken, Director of Infrastructure for Energy and Permitting, Arnold Ventures
10:50 – 11:10 a.m.
Fireside · Global Leadership in Energy and Technology
The Hon. Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Moderator: Austin Bishop, Chairman, New American Industrial Alliance
11:10 – 11:35 a.m.
Imperative · Invest in Strategic Projects
Julie Kozeracki, Acting Chief Investment Officer, Office of Energy Dominance Financing, Department of Energy
Moderator: Thomas Hochman, Director of Energy and Infrastructure Policy, FAI
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Imperative · Advance Petrochemical Innovation
Ross Eisenberg, President of America’s Plastic Makers
Moderator: Julius Krein, American Affairs
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Imperative · Power the Grid
Nick Elliot, Senior Advisor, White House National Energy Dominance Council
Asim Haque, Executive Vice President, PJM Interconnection
Moderator: Travis Kavulla, Head of Policy, Base Power Company; Energy Editor, American Affairs
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Imperative · Forge a Hemispheric Energy Alliance
The Hon. Caleb Orr, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Moderator: Daniel Bring, Executive Editor, American Affairs
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.
Fireside · Energy and Industrial Policy
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Moderator: Julius Krein, Editor, American Affairs
2:20 – 2:45 p.m.
Imperative · Build and Deploy SMRs
Jason Craft, Installation and Operational Nuclear Energy Director, Department of the Army
Adrienne Schweer, Head of Government Affairs, Oklo
Dr. Rita Baranwal, Chief Nuclear Officer, Radiant Nuclear
Moderator: Alex Kaufman, Author, Heatmap Daily
2:45 – 3:10 p.m.
Fireside · Catalyzing the Nuclear Renaissance
The Hon. Ho Nieh, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Moderator: Emmet Penney, Senior Fellow, FAI
3:10 – 3:40 p.m.
Imperative · Bet on Breakthroughs
Conner Prochaska, Director, ARPA-E, Department of Energy
Brian Berzin, CEO, Thea Energy
Dr. Scott Hsu, Fusion Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Moderator: Ian Banks, Director of Science and Innovation, FAI
3:40 – 4:05 p.m.
Imperative · Export American Energy
Toby Z. Rice, CEO, EQT
Moderator: Chris Barnard, President, ACC
4:05 – 4:25 p.m.
Fireside · Mobilizing Mineral Investment
The Hon. Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
Moderator: Arnab Datta, Managing Director of Policy Implementation, Employ America
4:25 – 4:50 p.m.
Imperative · Win the Strategic Competition
Sarah Ladislaw, Founding Director, New Energy Industrial Strategy Center
Jim Bougalis, Founder and CEO, North American Iron
Ryan Fedasiuk, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Moderator: Chris Johnson, President, American Energy Leadership Institute
4:50 – 5:15 p.m.
Fireside · Permitting Reform Prospects
Katherine Scarlett, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
Moderator: Chris Barnard
Co-Hosts
Sponsors
Strategic Partners
Presenting Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Participating Sponsors
“If [the] summit showed us anything, it’s that America still has the talent, capital, and willpower to lead in energy.”
U.S. Energy Association