Join experts and decision makers in the military, industry, and congress. Leadership will discuss how the Surface Force is a critical element of national defense and security in an era of great power competition. With 80+ exhibitors, 3,000+ attendees, this is one of the most influential professional development and networking opportunities in the defense community. Theme: The Fight, the Force, the Future!

Join us in December in Destin for the Test & Evaluation Symposium: Next-Generation Test Dominance ITEA has been providing Education and Training to the T&E community for over 40 years. Spend the week with us as we dive into the challenges facing testers today and be a part of the solution! We offer 4-hour Tutorials on topics such as: T&E in a Digital Engineering Environment; Cognitive EW: An AI Approach; DoD T&E Across the Acqu...

Cybersecurity and digital privacy concerns permeate every aspect of government and industry, driving geopolitical decisions and determining how organizations battle ransomware. Cyber is a critical component in the Ukraine war and informs how the U.S. confronts China's global influence. And the need for digital privacy protections has lawmakers pushing for new technology regulations. In the face of these developments, the brightest minds from...

DSI’s 11th Annual Big Data for Intelligence Symposium will bring together senior leaders from across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, federal government, academia, and industry to advance strategies, collaboration efforts, and modernization initiatives to leverage data as a strategic asset in an increasingly complex, interconnected global security environment. This year’s event will advance the IC’s and DoD...

Global SOF Foundation's Modern Warfare Week is returning in 2023. The week includes a Demo Day, the Modern Warfare Symposium, and the Modern Warfare Expo. The event will bring our special operations forces (SOF) community to the greater Ft. Bragg area from November 14-16, 2023. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Command (USASOC), the Modern Warfare Symposium convenes the SOF community to both educate and connect through di...

Defense Strategies Institute is proud to present the 10th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium. This event brings together members of the various Military branches & Federal Government agencies to discuss the current initiatives toward advancing domestic and international counter-IED missions in support of US National Security. Senior level speakers at this forum will examine the various challenges and opportunities in EOD/IED effort...

ComDef 2023, the 55th event in the Common Defense Conference series, will take place on the 25th of October at the Boeing Company, Arlington, VA. The conference will have the theme, "Forging Indo-Pacific Partnerships". The featured country will be Japan. What new acquisition approaches should be expected? Will these approaches be legislated? How will these impact older defense programs? What programs are likely to be impacted? What will be the...

The 12th Annual Military Tactical Communications Summit will convene senior level experts and decision makers from across the DoD, Military Services, Industry, & Academia for in-depth discussions centered on modernizing tactical communications and enhancing network capabilities to support the Joint Force. The 2023 Summit will aim to advance rapid, resilient, affordable, and unified communication capabilities to enable sustained mission suc...

DSI’s 6th Annual Direct Energy Symposium will serve as a forum to promote discussions on the most recent developments of Directed Energy (DE) systems and technologies in support of U.S. national security and civil application. Esteemed leaders within the U.S. Government, military services, DoD, academia, and research labs will convene to share latest projects, foster open communication within the community and support the next generation...

The NGAUS General Conference is the Association’s annual business meeting. Army and Air National Guard officers from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia gather to network, set their legislative agenda and hear from America’s civilian and military leaders. Family members, industry representatives and local officials also attend. Recent speakers include congressional leaders, cabinet-level secretaries, Army...