DSI’s 6th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed as an educational “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders & key policymakers across military services, defense agencies, & civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions & debate. This year’s Summit will focus on the current/future advancements made in the 3D printing space as well as how the DoD is working to quickly i...

The 10th Annual SOF & Worldwide Operations Symposium will provide a ‘Town Hall’ style forum to discuss opportunities and challenges for future SOF operations amidst increasingly complex threats from adversaries. SOF 2021 will explore the modernization and implementation of strategies, policies, education, and training that aim to advance the capabilities of SOF Operators to be culturally, mentally, physically, and technological...

DSI’s 5th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed as an educational “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders & key policy-makers across military services, defense agencies, & civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions & debate. This year’s Summit will focus on the latest 3D printing technologies being developed & the push across the DoD to provide rapid equipmen...

U.S and international special operations leaders will once again gather, with COVID19 safety precautions, at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. The event will include limited expo opportunities, Professional Development (Pro-Dev) sessions, and a line-up of engaging speakers. Highlights Include: Robust agenda to include a Professional Development Day, SOF for Life Transition Seminar, Speed Networking (exclusive to Corporate Partners), interactive panel...

Defense Strategies Institute’s 9th Annual SOF and Worldwide Operations Symposium provides members within the Special Operations community, regional combatant commands, Department of State, U.S AID, academia, industry, and other critical partners an open ‘Town Hall’ forum that serves as a conduit for information exchange, idea generation, and open dialogue in order to support strategic priorities and operational needs required...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is the premier conference for the SOF community to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives, and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators.

DSI’s 2020 Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase is designed as an educational & training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders & key policy-makers across Military services, defense agencies, & civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions & debate. This year’s summit will focus on the latest revolutionary technologies & innovations being developed...

Please join Women in Defense Greater Tampa Bay Chapter for the “Get Informed Luncheon” with guest speaker Dr. Lisa Costa, topic: Leading Data Driven Global Networks Networking opportunities begin at 11:30 followed by chapter announcements and Dr. Costa's presentation at noon. The lunch will consist of a 3-course meal with coffee and tea. A special thank you to Women In Defense of Tampa Bay Gold Sponsors Booz Allen Hamilton Jacobs O...

The milCloud® 2.0 Bootcamp Series continues – next stop, Tampa, Florida. Join GDIT and MeriTalk for a one-day, hands-on milCloud® 2.0 workshop that gives mission partners a “look under the hood” and a chance to get an up-close understanding of milCloud® 2.0’s unique capabilities. We’ll spend the day drilling down into the latest networking, storage, security, and compute technologies that enable milClo...

The Special Operations & Irregular Warfare summit is now, SOF & Worldwide Operations Symposium. In line with National Defense Strategy, DoD is working to institutionalize its approach to Irregular Warfare across the entire Department to meet the demands of an evolving and increasingly complex security environment. While IW remains a core element of Special Operations, the modern great power competition requires the SOF strategy to focu...