Save the Date - 2014

Mark your calendar now for the 5th Annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, February 24-26, 2014. The Summit will take place at the Gaylord National Convention Center in the Washington, DC Metro Area.

View the Sessions

The keynotes and panels at the 2013 Summit were broadcast live online. Register to view the sessions Click Here

Why Attend

The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is the premier event dedicated to transformative energy solutions. This unique event brings together thought leaders from academia, business, and government to discuss cutting-edge energy issues and facilitate relationships to help move technologies into the marketplace. The Summit’s strategic combination of leaders makes it the perfect forum for developing energy solutions that will enable America to out-innovate its global competitors.

• Experience first-hand the latest technological advancements across a wide variety of energy sectors
• Hear keynotes from industry leaders and luminaries on the future of energy technology
• Attend practical seminars on core concepts and skills for transitioning cutting-edge technologies into successful commercial products
• Network with breakthrough technology companies, federal government leaders, entrepreneurs and researchers who are ready to collaborate
• Share best practices in the interactive panel sessions

About ARPA-E

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has hosted the Energy Innovation Summit for the past three years. It brings together the nation’s most innovative minds to team together on potential breakthroughs in energy technologies.

ARPA-E funds transformational projects that create entirely new ways to source, distribute, and use energy. Its unique approach combines world-class Program Directors with multi-disciplinary teams to identify promising solutions to the nation’s most critical energy problems. By leveraging the best practices of academia, business, and government, ARPA-E can fast-track new innovative technologies toward the marketplace. This push for innovative technologies is critical to securing the nation’s global technology leadership.

2012 Summit Highlights

• 2,700 attendees from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 26 countries
• 107 expert speakers and keynote addresses that included: Secretary of Energy Steven Chu; former President of the United States Bill Clinton; Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates; Xerox Chief Executive Officer Ursula Burns; FedEx Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith; BDT Capital Chairman Lee Scott; Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter; MIT President Susan Hockfield; and Former ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar
• Technology Showcase displaying more than 240 breakthrough energy technologies from ARPA-E awardees and other innovative companies
• Attendance and comments by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives
• Dynamic pre-conference workshops and networking sessions that enabled participants to meet with ARPA-E Program Directors, global industry leaders and energy technologists
• Special announcement of an ARPA-E funding opportunity worth $150 million opened to all breakthrough technologies