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The Asymmetric Edge: Global Intelligence in the Age of AI, Autonomy, and Economic Security

AFCEA's Spring Intelligence Symposium returns to the NGA Campus East in Springfield, VA on April 28-29, 2026. This classified TS//SI/TK//NOFORN two-day flagship intelligence event is a forum for Intelligence Community (IC) professionals and an ideal venue for networking, professional development and learning about the nation’s hardest intelligence challenges.

The 2026 Spring Intelligence Symposium agenda is designed to spark candid dialogue at the intersection of national security, emerging technology, and economic power, bringing together decision-makers from across government and industry who rarely convene in the same room, particularly for a classified dialogue. 

Featured Panels & Discussions

• The Geopolitical Threat Landscape
  China, Russia, Iran, cyber operations, and the evolving intelligence challenge
• China vs. U.S. Industrial Policy
  Strategic competition, resilience, and long-term advantage
• Economic Security
  Supply chains, sanctions, capital flows, and national power
• Space
  Intelligence, autonomy, and contested domains
• Private Capital & National Security
  Investment, innovation, and mission alignment
• Data & Artificial Intelligence
  From advantage to dependency
• Quantum, Compute, Cryptography & Sensing
  Preparing for the next intelligence inflection point

Additionally, the program will feature the presentation of the Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service and the 3rd annual award for Excellence in Defense Scientific & Technical Intelligence.

Ensuring the integrity of government programs is more critical than ever. Agencies face mounting pressure to reduce improper payments and combat fraud, waste and abuse before it happens.

IBM and Appian have partnered to deliver a cutting-edge Program Integrity Platform that empowers government agencies with real-time fraud detection and advanced case management capabilities.

During this session, attendees will learn how their teams can:

• Streamline operations and drive efficiency
• Detect and respond to anomalies in real-time
• Integrate fraud detection capabilities into existing systems
• Achieve significant cost savings and ROI

As AI creates new forms of value all around us, the financial ecosystem is being constantly re-defined to deliver more connectivity, global interoperability and improved resilience. This is a world in which innovation becomes mission-critical, not only to enabling growth but securing financial access for all and protecting against ever-more sophisticated threats.

Sibos 2026 steps into this future to unlock the power of collaboration, technology and innovation as we re-shape digital finance for an AI-driven global economy.

The GovAI Coalition Summit is being hosted by the GovAI Coalition, the City of San José and Government Technology, in the San Jose Convention Center. This significant location positions this event in the heart of Silicon Valley, the global epicenter of AI and technological innovation. Attendees will discover cutting-edge AI trends, ethical practices, data management, and practical applications in public safety, transit, and government operations, while exploring inclusive adoption and innovative policy development.

About the GovAI Coalition

The GovAI Coalition includes members from over 900 local, state, and federal agencies in seven countries. The Coalition is united in their mission to enable public sector AI to serve the public good through resource sharing, standards, and advocacy.

The GovAI Coalition is committed to:

• Using AI for social good
• Ensuring ethical, non-discriminatory, and responsible AI governance
• Promoting vendor accountability
• Improving government services
• Fostering cross-agency collaboration and knowledge sharing

Learn more on the GovAI Coalition website.

AFCEA is a professional association that connects people, ideas, and solutions globally. We do that by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing them worldwide in an ethical manner. This enables military, government, industry, and academia to align technology to meet the needs of those who serve in critical areas, which include defense, security, cyber, and intelligence.

Why Attend?

• Understand the New Acquisition Structure
  • The purpose of attending ABID 2026 is to gain a comprehensive, real-time understanding of the Department's rapidly evolving acquisition modernization efforts, the demand signals driving them, and how industry must adapt to accelerate capability delivery for the Warfighter.
• Learn How WAS Changes Everything
  • The new Warfighting Acquisition System dramatically accelerates:
    • Requirements approval
    • Funding flexibility
    • Commercial technology adoption
    • Modular, iterative development
    • Speed to capability delivery
    • Hear directly from DoD leaders executing these reforms.
• Stay Ahead of Emerging IT, Cyber & Enterprise Priorities
  • Get briefed on shifts in:
    • Cloud modernization & data integration
    • Zero Trust & cybersecurity acceleration
    • Network transformation & transport upgrades
    • AI/ML governance
    • IT procurement reforms

Join us at the premier conference for enterprise applications and software engineering leaders to adapt to the AI-native era, align innovation with business goals, lead cultural change and optimize costs while modernizing your application portfolio.

Why Gartner conferences?

• Insights you can trust - Join us for the only IT conference shaped by data-driven insights and more than 200,000 annual conversations between Gartner experts and the IT community.
• Validate your strategy - Our global team of 60+ on-site data, analytics and AI experts helps you create and validate your game plan using actionable business and technology insights.
• Strengthen your network - Join a large and diverse group of data, analytics and AI executives at a conference that prioritizes meaningful interactions and powerful connections.

Registration is not available for TechNet Cyber. Check back in Winter 2025.

Adversaries have taken to cyberspace to conduct continuous confrontations. Protecting cyber assets requires more than a single entity, it demands multiple organizations. Join us for this three-day event and interact with IT professionals, hear from experts and develop solutions to ensure technology can connect people to information.

The North Carolina Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Registration information will become available during Summer 2026.

TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Indo- Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the services' requirements and needs.

The New York City Technology Forum is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this Forum empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Forum delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.