Summit Information
Two Days of Powerful Talks
1-2 September, 2026
09:00 am
Join us for a dynamic two-day Agile Summit sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE), bringing together Agile practitioners, leaders, and innovators from across the Department of Energy to share insights, collaborate, and strengthen Agile implementation across the enterprise.
Whether your Agile goals are focused within your own site or reach across multiple sites, this summit is designed to help attendees use Agile to foster innovation, responsiveness, and continuous improvement across diverse projects—by building connections, sharing best practices, and highlighting practical approaches to scaling Agile sustainably.
Attendance
Who Should Attend:
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This conference is ideal for Agile practitioners (Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team members, coaches), project and program managers, functional managers, and leaders interested in adopting or advancing Agile methodologies across the DOE—whether you’re new to Agile or scaling an established implementation.
Why Attend:
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Learn how Agile is being adopted across the DOE and what’s working in real-world implementations.
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Discover tools, templates, and approaches that support consistent and reproducible Agile practices.
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Engage directly with vendors to evaluate tooling options and ask practical implementation questions.
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Strengthen the DOE-wide Agile community and help improve readiness for future Programs of Record and demonstrators.
Speakers
Talks
Sessions
Networking
• Keynote Presentations and Talks: Hear from Agile leaders and practitioners through traditional and lightning presentations, fireside chats, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions—featuring practical takeaways for building sustainable Agile capability across complex, multi-site environments. • Vendor Booths, Tool Demos, & Tech Talks: Explore vendor booths and join tech talks to see capabilities in action, ask questions, compare solutions, and learn how tooling can enable consistent, scalable Agile practices across the DOE.
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• Networking Opportunities: Connect with Agilists, coaches, program leaders, and change agents from across the DOE to share lessons learned and build enduring partnerships.
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• Community Building: Help grow a cross-site community of practice and learn how the DOE LACE hub-and-spoke model supports shared resources, coaching, and knowledge exchange.
Speakers
Keynote Presentations and Talks
Robin Yeman
Senior Software Director | Leidos
Suzette Johnson
Fellow – Speed, Agility, and AI | Northrup Grumman
Exhibitors
Register to Attend
To attend, you must be a federal employee or contractor with a .gov or .mil email address and a valid HSPD-12 credential, or a verified vendor. Others are welcome to submit a request for consideration.
There is no registration fee to attend the 2026 DOE Agile Summit.