Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations to Discuss Space Intelligence Tech at 2026 Intel Summit
- Sidari is responsible for intelligence policy, oversight and guidance of USSF ISR capabilities
- He is responsible for technologies including ISR, SIGINT, GEOINT and remote sensing
- Hear directly from Sidari during his keynote at the 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24!
Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s top GovCon events and networking organization, is thrilled to announce that Maj. Gen. Brian Sidari, Space Force deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, will deliver a keynote address at the 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park in northern Virginia.
Sidari joins a stellar lineup of elite leaders in intelligence and national security at the 2026 Intel Summit, POC’s premier forum for evaluating business opportunities in intelligence technologies. Additional keynotes include:
- Matthew Fodor, FBI operations director for national security
- Carrie Thompson, Drug Enforcement Agency deputy assistant administrator
- Vice Adm. Thomas Henderschedt, DOW Joint Chiefs of Staff director for intelligence
- Tim Kosiba, National Security Agency deputy director
- Matthew Kozma, Department of Homeland Security undersecretary for intelligence and analysis
- Ryan Lewis, National Reconnaissance Office chief architect for signals intelligence
The intelligence community requested $132 billion in fiscal year 2027—$82 billion for the National Intelligence Program and $50 billion for the Military Intelligence Program. This is a 47 percent increase from the $116 billion provided for the MIP in FY 2026—when $82 billion was provided for the NIP and $34 billion for the MIP.
Why Is the 2026 Intel Summit a Must-Attend Event for GovCon Leaders?
The 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 brings together leading technology executives to evaluate the emerging technologies and strategies transforming intelligence collection, policy and practice. Hear directly from top officials and innovators from the FBI, NSA, DHS, NRO, DEA, Space Force, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, U.S. House of Representatives and more as well as industry leaders. Learn of the latest partnership opportunities and actionable business intelligence from conversations led by the top talents in the intelligence community.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with the leaders driving the future of intelligence and more at the 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24. Tickets are selling fast for this highly anticipated GovCon forum—buy your ticket now!
Who Is Maj. Gen. Brian Sidari?
Maj. Gen. Brian Sidari serves as the senior intelligence officer to the Space Force chief of space operations and is responsible for intelligence policy, oversight and guidance of USSF intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. He also serves as chief for the Service Cryptologic Component with delegated authorities from the director of the National Security Agency and the USSF’s geospatial intelligence element.
Sidari has served in some of the most important and consequential leadership positions in Air Force and Space Force intelligence. He was most recently U.S. Space Command director of intelligence from 2022 to 2025 and Space Operations Command director of ISR from 2020 to 2022.
Sidari also served as the 480th ISR Wing vice commander from 2018 to 2020 and assistant deputy director for ISR operations, J-32, Joint Staff Operations Directorate from 2016 to 2018.
What Has Sidari’s Career Focused On?
Maj. Gen. Brian Sidari has focused his career on the most advanced space intelligence technologies shaping warfare and intelligence. These include:
- ISR
- SIGINT
- Geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT
- Commercial remote sensing
- Joint intelligence integration
And more!
What Sidari Will Discuss in His Keynote
Maj. Gen. Brian Sidari’s keynote at the 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 will provide GovCon technology professionals with an exclusive opportunity to learn from one of the top experts in space intelligence.
Some possible topics include:
- Space-based ISR modernization
- Commercial space integration
- Proliferated satellite architectures
- AI and automation for space-generated data
- Chinese space advancements
- Leveraging reusable rocketry
- And more!
Why Should GovCons Attend the 2026 Intel Summit?
The 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 is the crucial forum for GovCon technology professionals who want to do or are currently doing business with the IC. Attendees of the summit can look forward to:
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Panels on the most critical intelligence technology topics:
- Deploying agents across finance, contracts, capture and cyber and governing mission and operational data for AI at No Mission AI Without the Data: Building the Governed Foundation for Agentic Advantage
- Open-source intelligence’s role in counterespionage and unraveling proxy cover for foreign nation-states at Open Secrets: The Power of OSINT in Counterespionage of Intellectual Property Secret and Protection of the U.S. RDT&E Enterprise
- Fusing mission and enterprise data for decision-making and building trust, traceability and governance at Agentic AI Across Mission and Enterprise: From Pilot to Production at the Decision Edge
- Informative question-and-answer sessions
- Networking with other ambitious GovCon professionals in a supportive and collaborative atmosphere
The 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 is the marquee GovCon forum for professionals interested in the future of intelligence technologies. Make use of this rare opportunity to discover new business opportunities and gain and edge on your competition to begin FY 2027. Sign up today!
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