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Join AFCEA DC for an evening of timely market intelligence, strategic insight, and networking with professionals across the defense and federal technology industry.
We’ll be joined by David F. Taylor, Founder & CEO of Federal Budget IQ, known as the “Wayne Gretzky of Capitol Hill” for his ability to understand where federal dollars are headed. Like Gretzky’s famous approach of “skating to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been,” David looks beyond Congressional headlines to track where funding will ultimately flow—and what it means for the defense market.
As we enter a pivotal FY27 budget cycle and consequential midterm election environment, David will share his perspective on the forces shaping the Department of Defense market, where funding is headed, and the opportunities ahead. His insights go beyond the appropriations process to reveal what happens after the headlines—when the dollars actually move.
Following the discussion, connect with industry peers and exchange perspectives on an increasingly dynamic federal marketplace.
Whether you want to understand what’s ahead for FY27 or
anticipate where the market is headed, this is an evening you won’t want to
miss.
The 2026 SNAME Maritime Convention (SMC 2026) pre-Convention activities will take place on Wednesday, 28 October and the technical sessions will take place on Thursday and Friday, 29-30 October 2026 at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria, Houston, TX, USA.
The theme for SMC 2026 is Shaping the Future: Technologies and Processes to Improve Shipbuilding, Design, and Operations. Potential content includes, but is not limited to, material from around the world on the following topics: design, build, manufacture, operate, sustain, and recycle.
This meeting is an exciting opportunity for
engineers, naval architects, equipment suppliers, and construction and manufacturing experts from all fields to
collaborate and learn how proven new technologies can improve every aspect of the maritime industry.
It is also an excellent forum for suppliers to display equipment and discuss modern
solutions their company can provide to meet current and future industry requirements. While at
the Convention, take time to experience the Galleria and its restaurants and shops, or visit the
Museum of Illusions.
As governments and organizations strive to deliver faster, more secure, and user-centric services, artificial intelligence is transforming how we design, operate, and improve digital experiences. Modernizing AI-Powered Digital Services brings together thought leaders, technologists, policymakers, and service delivery experts to explore how AI can be responsibly and strategically embedded across critical systems – from citizen-facing portals and digital assistants to back-end analytics and decision-making frameworks. Attendees will gain actionable insights into harnessing generative AI, machine learning, and automation to reduce friction, increase accessibility, and elevate trust in public and private sector services.
This summit will showcase real-world use cases, policy frameworks, and technology solutions that drive measurable outcomes. Sessions will focus on designing AI-ready infrastructure, protecting user privacy, enabling ethical innovation, and upskilling the workforce for an AI-augmented future. Whether you’re modernizing legacy platforms, improving digital equity, or scaling intelligent services securely and at speed, this gathering offers the strategic vision and technical depth to help you lead with confidence in the age of AI.
AI transforms customer service and improves customer experience (CX) by making interactions faster, smarter, more personalized, and available around the clock. Here's how it reshapes service delivery across both private and public sectors.
Join ACT-IAC in collaboration with Dorris Consulting to
discover how AI can effectively be utilized in CX and DX to revolutionize
government services and ensure they meet the needs of today’s citizens and
employees.
The need for this summit has never been more urgent. Four major Chinese state-sponsored APT groups—Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon, Flax Typhoon, and Brass Typhoon—are already targeting and embedding themselves inside U.S. critical infrastructure networks. With over 80% of critical infrastructure privately owned, cyber threats in these sectors pose national risks, and defending them requires unified, real-time collaboration between sectors, private companies and federal, state, and local governments.
Billington will once again bring together the most senior leaders across government, industry, and investment to discuss ways to strengthen defenses, build resilience, and deter adversaries who fully understand how a single weakness can cascade across the entire economy.
When and where will the Billington Critical Infrastructure CyberSecurity Summit take place?
November 17–18, 2026
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 E. Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
San Antonio—home to Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), NSA Texas, the landmark Texas Cyber Command, and a growing ecosystem of critical infrastructure innovators—provides the ideal backdrop for this high-stakes gathering.
What is the theme/purpose of the event?
Securing Lifeline Sectors
Energy • Communications • Transport • Water
The interdependencies of these four sectors shape the stability of every government agency, industry, and community. A disruption in any one sector, likewise, can produce cascading effects across the entire critical infrastructure ecosystem.
This summit is designed for those who refuse to wait for that moment to arrive.
Who should attend?
- High Level CI Industry Practitioners: CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, OT Leaders, Analysts, Engineers, etc.
- Solutions Providers and Industry Partners: CISOs, CIOs, Public Sector Leaders, CI Sector BD Leaders
- Federal Government Senior Practitioners: CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, etc.
- Military Senior Leaders: Local and National military cyber command leadership
- State and Local Senior Practitioners: CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, etc.
- Media: Mainstream outlets, Cyber and CI trade press
- Academia and Other
Are there citizenship requirements for Summit registration?
Yes. Billington CyberSecurity Summits are only open to citizens of the United States and citizens of US Allied Nations. Confirmation of citizenship status is required during registration and corresponding government-issued photo identification will be required onsite prior to entry. Please visit our Citizenship Requirements page for details.
Connect directly with recruiters and hiring managers seeking professionals who currently hold a polygraph during this three-hour virtual hiring event. Visit employer booths, join available queues, and have real-time 1:1 conversations by text, audio, or video throughout the event. Participating employers will be listed on this page as they are confirmed. Before the event, review the participating employers and their posted opportunities within the event platform, update your Brazen profile and resume, and prepare a concise introduction covering your clearance, key experience, location preferences, and the type of role you want. Treat each conversation like a preliminary interview: ask focused questions, take notes, and confirm the next step before leaving the chat.
Join us for the GEOINT community’s premier black-tie celebration!
Honoring The Honorable Stacey A. Dixon, 2026 recipient of the Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award.
The evening will feature live and silent auctions for the benefit of USGIF’s Scholarship and Education Programs.
Be in the Room When the Federal Market Forecast is Released
Presented by the PSC Foundation, Vision Federal Market Forecast is a compilation of more than 20 reports that provide in-depth analysis of the defense, civilian, and federal IT markets. All presentations included with registration.
Exclusive Offer!
Already registered for the Vision Conference? Your registration includes complimentary access to the Vision Preview Event. Register here for the Vision Preview Event
Take advantage of this exclusive offer while gaining early insights into federal market trends and preparing for the conversations that will shape the year ahead.
From Mission Need to Fielded Capability: Speed, Scale, and Operational Advantage
The Eastern Defense Summit is the premier defense-focused event on the East Coast, bringing together more than 2,300 leaders from government, military, academia, and industry to address the challenges shaping the future of national defense.
As strategic competition intensifies and the character of warfare continues to evolve, maintaining military advantage requires more than innovation alone. The United States must be able to identify operational needs, accelerate acquisition, strengthen industrial capacity, and deliver capabilities to the warfighter at the speed required to meet emerging threats.
Held in Charleston, South Carolina—a strategic hub for military operations, information warfare, logistics, maritime operations, cybersecurity, and defense innovation—the Eastern Defense Summit provides a forum where operational requirements, acquisition priorities, technological advancement, and industrial capability converge. Home to Joint Base Charleston, Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Coast Guard commands, and a robust defense industrial base, the region offers a unique environment for collaboration across the defense ecosystem.
The 2026 Summit theme, "Collaborating on Actionable Solutions for Our Nation's Pacing Threats: From Mission Need to Fielded Capability: Speed, Scale, and Operational Advantage" reflects the urgency of translating mission requirements into operational capability. Discussions will focus on the policies, partnerships, acquisition strategies, industrial capacity, and emerging technologies needed to move solutions from concept to deployment faster and at greater scale.
Through keynote presentations, executive panels, technical discussions, exhibits, demonstrations, and collaborative exchanges, attendees will explore topics including the changing character of war, acquisition reform, artificial intelligence and autonomy, supply chain resilience, maritime power, industrial base capacity, and the infrastructure required to support future force readiness.
The Eastern Defense Summit is more than a conference—it is a venue for meaningful dialogue and practical collaboration among those responsible for equipping and sustaining the Joint Force. By bringing together decision-makers from across government, military, academia, and industry, the Summit helps bridge the gap between mission need and fielded capability while fostering the partnerships necessary to maintain speed, scale, and operational advantage.
The 2026 Eastern Defense Summit will be held in person at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, South Carolina—a location where military, government, academia, and industry come together to support the nation's defense mission.
Events Where We Are Exhibiting
With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Augusta University, and industry, this three-day conference is designed to open the lines of communication between the military and commercial sector and provide a space where government, academia, and industry professionals can discuss issues and share solutions surrounding cyber electromagnetic activities and unified land operations.
With a focus on enhanced warfighting outcomes, TechNet Augusta 2027 will explore how to accelerate the delivery of innovative and interoperable systems, which are crucial for decisive action in joint operational environments. We will deepen the military and private sector partnerships required to deliver advanced C2 and counter-C2 capabilities to our warfighters with unprecedented speed and efficiency.