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2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum Draws Record 1,500 Participants amid U.S. Strike near Strait of Hormuz
The two-day event in Washington featured 52 public sessions and discussions on energy security. Atlantic Council reported it as the organization's largest convening in 65 years.
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The 2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum took place in Washington, DC, with more than 1,500 participants from ninety countries attending fifty-two public sessions and twenty-four private sideline events. Atlantic Council reported that the gathering included more than fifty C-suite executives and thirty-four government leaders, while more than 6,100 viewers joined virtually.
It marked the largest single convening in the Atlantic Council's sixty-five-year history.
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was interviewed at the forum on June 9, 2026. Atlantic Council stated that the event occurred at a time when Middle East developments had elevated energy security on the global agenda. Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, deputy chairman and chief executive officer of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, discussed uncertainty facing the Middle East and security concerns confronting Kuwait.
He emphasized the need for strong partnerships with the United States to protect the free flow of energy through the Strait of Hormuz. The Atlantic Council partnered with BanterBox to produce an AI-assisted distillation of more than thirty hours of programming. The summary identified twelve overarching themes from the discussions.
