Call for Session Proposals Now Open for EIS26
Deadline: Fri., Aug 29, 2025
Summit Dates: Mon., Feb 9 - Thurs., Feb 12, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C.
What is EIS26?
Hosted by Transportation Energy Partners (TEP), the Energy Independence Summit (EIS) is the premier clean transportation policy event in the nation. This flagship event brings together more than 200 Clean Cities & Communities coalition leaders, industry innovators, government stakeholders, and clean transportation advocates from across the country to chart the path forward for domestic energy and transportation policy.
Hosted by Transportation Energy Partners (TEP), the Energy Independence Summit (EIS) is the premier clean transportation policy event in the nation. This flagship event brings together more than 200 Clean Cities & Communities coalition leaders, industry innovators, government stakeholders, and clean transportation advocates from across the country to chart the path forward for domestic energy and transportation policy.
Submit Your Session Proposal
We want to hear and learn from you!
If you have a compelling story, innovative model, or proven strategy that can help advance clean fuels, community leadership, and transportation policy, we encourage you to submit a session proposal for EIS26.
Click below to access the proposal form and share your idea.
If you have a compelling story, innovative model, or proven strategy that can help advance clean fuels, community leadership, and transportation policy, we encourage you to submit a session proposal for EIS26.
Click below to access the proposal form and share your idea.
Key Dates
- Friday, August 29, 2025: Deadline for proposal submissions
- Early October 2025: Announcement of accepted proposals
- Mid October: Deadline to confirm participation with bio and headshot
- End October: Program announced
- Early December: Practice calls hosted
- February 9-12, 2026: Energy Independence Summit 2026 | Washington, D.C.
- Monday, February 9: Travel Day
- Tuesday, February 10: Summit Day
- Wednesday, February 11: Hill Day
- Thursday, February 12: Agencies & Coalitions Day
What We're Looking For
We're seeking engaging, solutions-oriented proposals that:
- Highlight successful models and replicable strategies
- Explore new policy opportunities and market innovations
- Offer practical tools and insights
- Center inclusive, community-based impact
2026 Program Tracks
Clean Fuel Solutions, Infrastructure & Technology
Policy & Purpose
Coalition Management & Leadership
Partnerships & Community Development
- Deployment strategies, advanced vehicles, grid integration, and tech innovations
Policy & Purpose
- Federal, state, and local policy developments (emphasis on policies that have yielded tangible results, with clear CC&C tie-in), funding and incentive programs, and the economic case for clean fuels
Coalition Management & Leadership
- Capacity building, coalition operations, coalition services best practices, coalition expansion, funding diversification, successful membership/sponsorship models or best practices, and strategic planning
Partnerships & Community Development
- Successful community engagement, workforce development, diversification from federal funding, and public-private collaboration (all through the lens of CC&C involvement/activities)
Why Submit a Proposal?
- Share your innovations. Highlight your coalition, company, or project's success.
- Teach and learn. Provide others with actionable tools and lessons learned.
- Engage policymakers. Influence clean transportation policy and funding.
- Grow visibility. Elevate your work on a national stage.
Bonus: Selected speakers receive 50% off their sector registration rate.
Questions?
Let's collaborate. Reach out to the TEP team at [email protected] to discuss your proposal ideas.
