Event
Powering Maritime Dominance
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval Institute
Amy Starkey
410 295 1064
astarkey@usni.org
https://web.cvent.com/event/2a3cf85b-e3d1-4269-84e0-46e9bae61598/summary
Powering Maritime Dominance: A Conversation with ADM William Houston, USN
April 22, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Jack C. Taylor Conference Center
U.S. Naval Institute
291 Wood Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
Please join the U.S. Naval Institute and CSIS Defense and Security Department (DSD) on 22 April from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring Admiral William J. Houston, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy.
Admiral Houston will sit down with Dr. Seth Jones, President, Defense and Security Department, Harold Brown Chair, to discuss the state of the nuclear-powered fleet and what the Navy requires from the industrial base to meet both U.S. and AUKUS demands. RADM Ray Spicer, USN (Ret.), Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, U.S. Naval Institute, will offer opening remarks.
The Maritime Security Dialogue series brings together CSIS and the U.S. Naval Institute, two of the nation's most respected non-partisan institutions. The series highlights the unique challenges facing the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard from national-level maritime policy to naval concept development and program design. Given budgetary challenges, technological opportunities, and ongoing strategic adjustments, the nature and employment of U.S. maritime forces are likely to undergo significant change over the next ten to fifteen years. The Maritime Security Dialogue provides an unmatched forum for discussion of these issues with the nation's maritime leaders.
