2026 Intel Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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WHAT
The 2026 Intel Summit focuses on how technology is transforming intelligence operations in an era defined by global competition, rapid innovation and evolving mission demands. Discussions will center on data, AI, cyber capabilities and secure information-sharing, along with how intelligence organizations are modernizing while operating in a more constrained fiscal environment.
This premier forum brings together senior intelligence community leaders and industry partners delivering mission-critical solutions. Designed for government contractors, the summit provides a valuable opportunity to gain clarity on priorities, hear directly from top officials, build strategic relationships and connect with sponsors driving the future of intelligence technology and services.
Keynote Speakers
Matthew Fodor
Operations Director for the National Security Branch
Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
Dustin Gard-Weiss
Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Tim Kosiba
Deputy Director
National Security Agency (NSA)
Matthew Kozma
Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Ryan Lewis
Chief Architect, SIGINT Directorate
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Maj Gen Brian Sidari
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence
U.S. Space Force
Carrie Thompson
Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Intelligence Programs
Drug Enforcement Administration
Speakers
Leo Alvarez
Principal, CFCM
Baker Tilly
Dana Barnes
President
TRSS, LLC
Paul Bence
Head of Government Analytics
Kpler
Erik Blasch
Program Officer at Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
James Cangialosi
Deputy Director
National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)
LTG (Ret) Ross Coffman
President
Forward Edge AI
Merrill Cook
Director, Customer Success
SAP NS2
Maj Gen Mark Cunningham
Assistant Deputy Commandant for Information,
U.S. Marine Corps
Richard Durand
Client Executive VP, National Security
AT&T
Jim Edwards
Chief Growth Officer
SOSi
Phil Fuster
VIce President, Government Markets
SpyCloud
Jarrod Gack
Senior Program Manager
SAIC
Matt Gilkeson
Chief Technology Officer/Chief Data Officer, Information Technology
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Martin Holmes
Professional Staff Member
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Michele Iversen
Principal, Geopolitical Risk
The Chertoff Group
Kevin Keeney
Head of National Security
Snowflake
Rebecca Keiser
Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy (CRSSP)
National Science Foundation [NSF]
Rebecca King
Senior Director & Data and AI Adoption Services Lead, Data & AI Practice
MANTECH
Jason Lee
Senior Director of Intelligence and Investigation Tradecraft
Moody's
Dr. Colin McKinty
Sr Sales Director FedCiv
Everfox
Rebecca McWhite
Technical Lead for Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Dr. Adele Merritt
Chief Research Officer, ARLIS
UMD Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security
Dr. Quentin “Q” Noreiga
AIMS Program Manager
SOSi
Daniel Payne
Chief Security Officer
MANTECH
Stephen Pierce
Director, Naval Intelligence Activity N3
U.S. Navy
Jason Porter
Chief Innovation Architect
Kentro
Mario Roberts
Deputy Director of DAMI- IM (Information Management) and Chief AI Officer, HQDA G-2
U.S. Department of the Army
Dr. GP Sandhoo
Director, Space Development Agency and Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Missile Warning and Tracking
Space Development Agency (SDA)
VADM Retired Robert Sharp
Chief Maritime Intelligence Officer
Windward US
David Shedd
Former Director (Acting)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Daniel Suitor
Lead IC solution engineer
Legion Intelligence
CAPT Patrick Thompson
Infrastructure Services Division
C5ISC
Samuel Unger
Account Executive, National Security Programs
SAP NS2
Dennis Wilder
Former China Military Analyst
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:10am | 8:25am | Opening Keynote: Dustin Gard-Weiss and Dana Barnes (Introducer) |
| 8:25am | 8:50am | Early Morning Keynote: Matthew Kozma and Jason Lee (Introducer) |
| 8:50am | 9:15am | Mid-Morning Keynote: Maj Gen Brian Sidari and Kevin Keeney (Introducer) |
| 9:15am | 9:40am | Morning Keynote: Ryan Lewis and Richard Durand (Introducer) |
| 9:40am | 10:00am | Networking Break |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | Panel A: Navigating the FEOC Frontier: What Emerging Regulations Mean for DoW and the Intel Community: Leo Alvarez, Michele Iversen, Rebecca Keiser, Dana Barnes (Moderator) and Rebecaa McWhite.
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| 10:00am | 11:00am | Panel B: No Mission AI Without the Data: Building the Governed Foundation for Agentic Advantage: Kevin Keeney (Moderator), Merrill Cook and Maj Gen Mark Cunningham.
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| 11:00am | 11:10am | Networking Break |
| 11:10am | 12:10pm | Panel A: Open Secrets: The Power of OSINT in Counterespionage of Intellectual Property Secret and Protection of the U.S. RDT&E Enterprise: Dennis Wilder, Stephen Pierce, Jason Lee (Moderator), Jay Gack and Deputy Director James Cangialosi. |
| 11:10am | 12:10pm | Panel B: Agentic AI Across Mission and Enterprise: From Pilot to Production at the Decision Edge: CAPT Patrick Thompson, Matt Gilkeson "Pending Confirmation", Dr. Quentin "Q" Noreiga, Mario Roberts and Daniel Suitor (Moderator). |
| 12:10pm | 1:20pm | Networking Lunch |
| 12:15pm | 1:15pm | Lunch Panel: Panel Title: Agentic AI and Quantum Risk: The Blast Radius Problem in Classified Environments, Phil Fuster (Moderator), Dr. Colin McKinty, Jason Porter and LTG (Ret) Ross Coffman.
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| 1:20pm | 2:20pm | Panel A: Cybersecurity in the Age of Agentic AI, Rebecca King (Moderator), VADM Retired Robert Sharp and Dr. GP Sandhoo. |
| 1:20pm | 2:20pm | Panel B: Elevating Intelligence Operations with AI- Richard Durand (Moderator), Erik Blasch, Martin Holmes, David Shedd, Paul Bence and Dr. Adele Merritt. |
| 2:20pm | 2:30pm | Networking Break |
| 2:30pm | 2:55pm | Afternoon Keynote: Tim Kosiba & Samuel Unger (Introducer) |
| 2:55pm | 3:20pm | Mid-Afternoon Keynote: Matthew Fodor & Daniel Payne (Introducer) |
| 3:20pm | 3:45pm | Closing Keynote: Carrie Thompson and Jim Edwards (Introducer) |
| 3:45pm | 3:50pm | Closing Comments |
