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April 27 – 28, 2026
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
3rd Floor Ballroom
SAFE Summit
2026
For over 20 years, SAFE has led the policy dialogue on energy and national security, working alongside a coalition of retired 4-star admirals and generals to ensure America never relies on adversaries for energy, critical materials, or advanced transportation technologies. Resolutely non-ideological and tangibly impactful, SAFE convenes policymakers, industry, and defense leaders at its annual SAFE Summit.
SAFE Summit 2026 will spotlight The Pillars of Power: A Strategy for Energy Security and Industrial Resiliency — our call for urgent action to rebuild America’s industrial base, secure critical supply chains, and embrace energy abundance. Join us as we convene innovators and leaders at a premier conference event for high-stakes and high-impact conversations shaping the nation’s future.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Speaker Highlights
Senator Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator (R-AK)
Senator Bernie Moreno
U.S. Senator (R-OH)
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar
Partner & Chair, National Security Practice, Wiley Rein LLP
Dr. Daniel Yergin
Vice Chairman, S&P Global and chairman of CERAWeek
Siddarth Subramani
Global Director of Lithium, Hatch
Senator John Hickenlooper
U.S. Senator (D-CO)
INDUSTRY LEADERS
- James Litinsky, Chairman and CEO, MP Materials
- Toby Rice, CEO, EQT
- Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
- JB Straubel, CEO, Redwood Materials
- Kent Masters, CEO, Albemarle Corporation
- Frederick W. Smith, Founder and Chairman, FedEx Corporation
- Jim Murphy, President & Co-Founder, Invenergy
- Scott Keogh, President & CEO, Scout Motors
- Jonathan Price, President & CEO, Teck
POLICYMAKERS
- Governor Henry McMaster (R-SC)
- Governor Kevin Stitt (R-OK)
- Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC)
- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
- Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)
- The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy
- Alex Wong, Deputy National Security Advisor
- Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04), Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI-02), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP
- John Podesta, Former White House Chief of Staff
THOUGHT LEADERS
- Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global
- Mary Nichols, Former Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Jason Grumet, CEO, American Clean Power Association
- Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest (formally at SEMAFOR)
- Dan Neil, Auto Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
- Michael Dunne, CEO, Dunne Insights
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SAFE THEMES
SAFE Summit programming and themes will cover the interrelated concepts addressed by the scope of SAFE’s current centers and policy initiatives. Visit secureenergy.org and electrificationcoalition.org to learn more.
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SAFE SUMMIT THEMES
- Mineral Security for National Security: Ending Dependencies to Strengthen the Nation
- China, Security, and the Connected Car Challenge
- Building Resilient Supply Chains: Leadership In Critical Minerals And Global Security
- Unlocking Nuclear: Can we Crack the Code?
- Trade Policy in Trump 2.0: Transformation through Transaction
- De-Risking Investments in High-Integrity Mineral Supplies
- The Metals Pricing Problem: Limiting Market Expansion
- EU Industrial Strategy: Breaking the Paralysis
- Green Metals and Recycling: America’s Future in Advanced Steel and Aluminum
- North American Opportunity Zones: From Minerals to Manufacturing
- Powering National Defense: The Strategic Role of Energy Transmission
- Unlocking Energy Dominance: Integrating National Interests into Energy Planning
- Transmission, Storage & Grid Security: Powering the Future of Resilient Energy Systems
- Permission to Build: Bipartisan Leadership on Permitting Reform
- Driving Disruption: Policy Agnosticism for Transportation Breakthroughs
- Transatlantic Synergy: Energy Security and Economic Resilience
- Unlocking the Future: The Power of Mobility Data in Shaping Tomorrow’s Transportation
INITIATIVES
SAFE Policy Initiatives
SAFE Summit programming and themes will cover the interrelated concepts addressed by the scope of SAFE’s current centers and policy initiatives. Visit secureenergy.org.
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SAFE unites prominent military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America’s energy security by significantly curtailing our dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of our domestic energy resources. SAFE relies on the knowledge and experience of four-star retired military officers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and its expert staff to produce high-quality, fact based analysis and policy recommendations for lawmakers, regulatory agencies, and the public.
Armed with a deep understanding of the issues, SAFE leads the conversation on energy and transportation policy with the goal of bolstering America’s economic and national security. Agile and multidisciplinary, SAFE maintains a strategic ability to adapt to the rapidly evolving energy and transportation landscape with real-time, up-to-date analysis and recommendations.
Learn more about SAFE at secureenergy.org.
SAFE unites prominent military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America’s energy security by significantly curtailing our dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of our domestic energy resources. SAFE relies on the knowledge and experience of four-star retired military officers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and its expert staff to produce high-quality, fact based analysis and policy recommendations for lawmakers, regulatory agencies, and the public.
Armed with a deep understanding of the issues, SAFE leads the conversation on energy and transportation policy with the goal of bolstering America’s economic and national security. Agile and multidisciplinary, SAFE maintains a strategic ability to adapt to the rapidly evolving energy and transportation landscape with real-time, up-to-date analysis and recommendations.
Learn more about SAFE at secureenergy.org.
The Electrification Coalition develops and implements a broad set of strategies to
facilitate widespread adoption of electric vehicles. These strategies include policy development, advocacy campaigns, consumer education, fleet electrification, cultivation of bipartisan support, community electrification planning, EV supply chain development, and coalition building.
We’re working to electrify the way we move through projects and programs like the American Cities Climate Challenge, State EV Policy Accelerator, Electrification Coalition Business Council, Freight Electrification Project, and Climate Mayors EV Purchasing Collaborative.
Learn more about the Electrification Coalition at electrificationcoalition.org.
