Permission to Build: Permitting Reform Across American Industry w/Sec Doug Burgum
Join Daily Caller Live on Tuesday, November 10, for Permission to Build: Permitting Reform Across American Industry, featuring U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum in a fireside conversation with Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Amber Duke.
America’s ability to build—from energy infrastructure and transportation networks to manufacturing facilities and critical mineral projects—depends on a permitting system that can turn investment into action. What stands in the way, and where is meaningful reform possible?
Bringing together policymakers, policy experts, and industry voices, the morning will explore the federal approval process, the prospects for bipartisan permitting legislation, and what faster, more predictable decisions could mean for American competitiveness and affordable energy.
Schedule — All Times Eastern
9:00 AM — Doors Open
Coffee, light bites, and networking at Daily Caller headquarters.9:30 AM — Panel One: Breaking the Permitting Bottleneck
Featuring Ted Ellis of the America First Policy Institute and Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, this discussion will examine the obstacles delaying American projects and the reforms needed to make federal permitting more efficient and predictable.10:00 AM — Fireside Conversation with Secretary Doug Burgum
Moderated by Amber Duke, the conversation will explore the administration’s priorities for American energy, natural resources, and the infrastructure needed to support economic growth.10:30 AM — Panel Two: Permission to Build — America’s Industrial Future
Featuring Chris Johnson, President of the American Energy Leadership Institute, and moderated by Will Upton, this discussion will examine the political path to bipartisan permitting reform, the stakes for electricity affordability and energy infrastructure, and what Congress must do to get more American projects built.11:30 AM — Event Concludes
Location: Daily Caller headquarters, 1737 H Street NW, second-floor event space, Washington, DC.
Additional panelists to be announced.