Assured Logistics Summit
Defense Strategies Institute’s 5th Annual Assured Logistics Summit will convene senior leaders, leading experts, and strategic decision makers from across the DoW, military services, and industry for in-depth discussion on the strategies, policies, and technologies enabling secure, resilient, efficient, and responsive supply chain and sustainment operations in contested logistics environment.
In response to evolving threats and increasing operational complexity, the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering has identified contested logistics as one of its six Critical Technology Areas (CTAs), underscoring its importance in ensuring U.S. military access to mission-critical resources in disrupted or denied environments. The 2026 Summit will highlight how the DoW is modernizing its vast global supply chains to maintain effective and resilient logistics operations, ensuring warfighters have the capabilities and resources necessary to achieve battlefield success in contested environments.
This year’s Assured Logistics Summit will examine how the Joint Force is adapting to enable mobility and freedom of movement, deliver resources, equipment, and manpower, and sustain operations at the point of need through initiatives focused on strengthening the resiliency, readiness, and security of military supply chains. Join us at DSI’s 5th Annual Assured Logistics Summit to convene with senior leaders from the DoW, military services, industry, logistics experts, and academia in a dynamic ‘town-hall’ style event. Attendees will gain the unique opportunity to engage with the policies, technologies, and innovative solutions that keep the Warfighter prepared, support, and resilient in complex operating environments.
Speaker and Presenter Information
This yearÂ’s confirmed speakers
Lynn Kohl, SES, Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support
Joe Brooks, SES, Executive Director for Regional Sustainment, Office of the Secretary of War for Sustainment
Lt Gen Leonard Kosinski, USAF (Ret.) Chief Strategy Officer, Air Space Intelligence; Former Director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff
RADM Doug Noble, Jr, (Ret.), Former Director of Logistics & Engineering, DLA Logistics Operations
Jennifer Swanson, VP, Digital & Next-Gen Solutions, Cypress International
Aaron Johns, VP, Digital Solutions, Siemens Government Technologies
Jerry McGinn, Center for the Industrial Base & Senior Fellow, Defense & Security Department, CSIS
Dr. Bradley Martin, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Chris Gramstorff, Principal Logistics Engineer, MITRE
Kevin Sampels, Board of Directors, Institute for Defense & Business
Chris Gramstorff, Principal Logistics Engineer, MITRE
Dan Fata, DSI Advisory Board Member
Guy Beougher, Vice President of DoD/Federal Logistics, Supply Chain and Energy, Cypress International - (Moderator)
Expected Number of Attendees
150Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Other Federal Agencies, State Government, Federal Government
When
Tue, May 12, 2026
Exhibit Dates
Tue-Wed, May 12-13, 2026
Cost
| Government and Military: | $0.00 |
| Early Registration: Non-profit, Academia, FFRDC: | $690.00 (Until 04/10/2026) |
| Standard Registration: Non-profit, Academia, FFRDC: | $790.00 |
| Advanced Registration : industry and contractors: | $990.00 (Until 03/13/2026) |
| Early Registration: industry and contractors: | $1090.00 (Until 04/10/2026) |
| Standard Registration :industry and contractors: | $1290.00 |
Where
The American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Ave NW
Washington, DC 20005
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Website
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Organizer
Defense Strategies Institute (DSI)








