2025 Intel Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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In today's complex and interconnected world, intelligence plays a crucial role in safeguarding the nation, preventing crises and informing policy decisions. The rise of new threats, technological advancements and geopolitical shifts have made intelligence gathering and analysis more essential than ever. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Intel Summit will bring together the Intelligence Community’s top leaders to provide their insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the IC today and into the future. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights into the future of intelligence and position your organization for success in this dynamic field.
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Keynote Speaker
Speakers
Dr. John Beieler
Executive Director
UMD Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security
Mark Brunner
Executive Vice President
PsiQuantum
Theresa Campobasso
Senior Vice President, Government Success
Exiger
Jillian Gallaher
Vice President, Intelligence Community
SAIC
Jennifer Gase
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Brian Gershkoff
Chief Solutions Architect
Virtualitics Inc.
BG C. Ryan Gunst
Commanding General, Military Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC)
U.S. Department of the Army
John Hood
(Ret) Director Communications System Directorate
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Steve Iwicki
Senior Vice President, Intelligence
SOSi
Tereza Jacoby
Director, National Security
Splunk
Mark Kelton
Director
MEK & Associates, LLC
Ryon Klotz
Deputy CIO for Information Technology Enterprise
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Jason Lee
Senior Director/Chief Intelligence Officer
Moody's
David Shedd
Former Director (Acting)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Jill Singer
Vice President, National Security
AT&T
Israel Soong
Deputy Director, the Office of Artificial Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Carrie Thompson
Chief of Intelligence at Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)
Samuel Unger
Strategic Growth Director, IC Programs
SAP NS2
Dr. Timothy I. Wood
Program Manager, Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System (MARS)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:10am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote |
| 8:45am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote |
| 9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel A: Acceleration of commercial technology into national intelligence missions: Jillian Gallaher (Moderator), Dr. Timothy Wood, Ryon Klotz, and Samuel Unger |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel B: Adapting Intelligence Practices to Match Continued Engagement in a Changing World: Brian Gershkoff, Steve Iwicki (Moderator), and Carrie Thompson |
| 10:50am | 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Enabling Intelligence Community Missions with Artificial Intelligence (AI): Jill Singer (Moderator), Theresa Campobasso, Dr. John Beieler, and Israel Soong |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Addressing the Triple D of Bad Actor Threats - Disproportionality, Disinformation, and Deception: Jason Lee (Moderator) |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 12:10pm | 12:50pm | Panel Title: Guarding Innovation: Safeguarding Research and IP in the Era of Strategic Competition with China: Mark Kelton and David Shedd |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Panel A: Why Quantum Matters for National Security: Mark Brunner (Moderator) and BG C. Ryan Gunst |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Panel B: Impact of Zero Trust Technology within the Intelligence Community: Jennifer Gase, Tereza Jacoby (Moderator), John Hood |
| 2:00pm | 2:30pm | Networking Break |
| 2:30pm | 3:05pm | Afternoon Keynote |
| 3:05pm | 3:40pm | Closing Keynote |
| 3:40pm | 3:45pm | Closing Comments |
