Chelsea Jenkins Olivieri, President of COSOLVE and Managing Director of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Newport News, will present an overview of the evolving energy landscape in Hampton Roads and its implications for DoD installation resilience statewide. The presentation will highlight rising energy demand, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and key challenges including energy security, modernization, workforce capacity, and supply chain complexity, and will introduce the Secure Energy Future Center (SEFC) and its role in advancing resilient, mission-critical energy solutions. |