Permitting Innovators Expo (hosted by the Council on Environmental Quality)
On July 31, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will host the Permitting Innovators Expo — a full-day event focused on shaping the future of environmental review and permitting through public-private collaboration.
The event will feature high-potential tech solutions gathered through CEQ’s Call for Solutions, each with dedicated space to demo their technologies to federal agencies, policymakers, and industry leaders in environmental review and permitting.
The Expo will give federal agency staff an opportunity to learn about high-potential tech solutions, engage with the teams behind them, and assess how these solutions could support implementation of the Permitting Technology Action Plan.
Event programming will include keynote remarks and breakout sessions, where speakers will share lessons learned and best practices in technology modernization for environmental review and permitting. Confirmed speakers are listed below.
Attendance is free, but space is limited. Individuals interested in attending the Expo may submit an interest form through this page. Solution demo teams will receive a direct invitation, if selected to present.
Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the event.
If you need an accommodation or have accessibility questions, please contact Hello@PermittingInnovators.com. To help us make arrangements, please submit accommodation requests by July 24.
This page will be updated with additional information.
Speakers include:
Emily Domenech serves as the Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council). Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Domenech served as Senior Policy Advisor to Speakers of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson.
John Reiten serves as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council. He advances the President’s energy dominance agenda to ensure reliable, secure, and affordable energy. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Advisor to North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.
Adam R. Telle serves as the 14th Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). He has principal authority to establish policy direction and to provide supervision of all aspects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works program for the Department of the Army. Previously, Assistant Secretary Telle served as the Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee.