IDGA has made a proactive effort in light of emerging challenges in order to provide a senior-led, accessible event from the comfort of your own home! Our pivot to the online arena for our FGCV Summit comes off the heels of 8 successful years in providing ear to the ground content of benefit to the community. For our inaugural Online FGCV, our senior participating faculty has graciously provided theirtime to enable this shared virtual learning...

We have released our full event guide for the 5th Annual Government IT Modernization Event, taking place this July 29-31 in Washington, D.C. Be amongst federal and state executives and learn how they are capitalizing on their renewed momentum to boost the efficiency, performance, and security of their agencies’ IT systems. All active government professionals attend at no cost. Our confirmed speakers include: Frank Konieczny, Chief Techno...

A more connected defense and intelligence world means that warfighters receive more information faster and more accurately than ever. However this increased connectivity also means that there are more opportunities for cyber attacks, data leaks and other IT security breaches. This is the issue at the crux of modern cybersecurity issues: Developments in technology also mean new tools and strategies to protect our critical networks. The goal of...

Advancing Training Capabilities to Maintain Battlefield Dominance and Soldier LethalityThe Synthetic and Simulation Training summit will discuss the current and future direction and utilization of virtual training & simulation technologies throughout the Military, Academia, Commercial Aviation, and Gaming sectors to ultimately allow military leaders the ability to plan, prepare, execute, and assess training events through minimal time, mo...

Cyber threats continue to originate from a wide variety (and ever-multiplying) range of entities from state-sponsored groups and terrorists to criminal elements and emerging hacktivist movements. As these groups exercise increasing sophistication in their use of advanced technology, the federal government is pressured to keep “ahead of the game” in protecting a wide array of disparate legacy systems with more limited resources. Th...

Protecting Our Nation From Faceless Enemies IDGA's flagship cyber event, the 3rd Annual Cyber Security for Defense is back! Last year’s event hosted over 200 attendees, and a variety of extraordinary speakers. This year, we are taking it to a whole new level! An exciting array of new additions will be the key highlight of this year's event taking place in Washington D.C. Bringing in law enforcement and international military perspectives...

Safely integrating commercial drones / unmanned avaitation vehicles in to the national airspace The Drones Middle East Conference supported by the General Civil Aviation Authority is the only conference in the region that focuses on the commercial use of drones and provides an in depth understanding about the regulatory and approval process for drone operations.In its 2nd edition, the conference will focus on the drone technologies available,...

WARSHIPS & OPV LATIN AMERICA OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE PERUVIAN NAVYWe are delighted to be hosted by the Peruvian Navy who are committed to a major fleet modernization program: in total, they will procure six frigates and four offshore patrol vessels as well as undertake significant modernization of the legacy fleet.The Peruvian procurement is indicative of a trend in the Latin American market towards larger vessel acquisition in additio...

In conjunction with the National Coast Watch Council Secretariat (NCWCS), we will be hosting the inaugural Maritime Security & Costal Surveillance Philippines on 9 - 10 June 2016 in Manila. The two day conference will feature both regional and Philippines key government stakeholders, senior decision makers and senior officers, who will discuss the biggest issues in maritime security including EEZ protection, naval and aerial technological...

Oceanographic Survey Vessels is the world's first conference dedicated purely to the employment of hydrographic survey vessels in the broader defence and security context. This event was created as a result of increased demand from the international naval community for a meeting which broke away from the traditional scientific and purely civil focus of other hydrographic conferences and trade shows, focusing instead on the employment of assets...