# Intelligence and National Security Summit 2026

- Dates: 26 August 2026 to 27 August 2026
- Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, United States
- Organiser: Intelligence and National Security Alliance
- Industry: Cybersecurity

## About

The Intelligence and National Security Summit is an unclassified event focused on intelligence and security challenges. It brings together over 2,000 intelligence, defense, and national security professionals from government, academia, and industry for mission-focused discussion and collaboration.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://intelsummit.org)
- [Registration](https://intelsummit.org/Program/Registration-Packages)
- [Agenda](https://intelsummit.org/Program/Sessions)

## Topics

- Security
- IT
- Intelligence
- National Security

## Speakers

- William Adkins, Acting Director, National Reconnaissance Office
- Bob Ashley, CEO, Touchstone Futures LLC
- Dr. John Beieler, Executive Director
- Ron Carback, Vice President, Client Executive, CACI
- Rich Cinquegrana, Senior AI/ML Engineer, TekSynap
- Michael Clayman, Senior Sales Engineer, Maltego
- Brian Drake, Chief Technology Officer, Accrete Federal
- Efstathia Fragogiannis, Chief Procurement Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
- Ted Gistaro, Former Executive, ODNI
- Steve Griffin, U.S. Coast Guard
- Tammy Griffith, National Security Agency
- Rebecca Herman, Former Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Shannon Jenkins, Senior Arctic Policy Advisor, Polar Coordination Office (CG-PCO), U.S. Coast Guard
- Sue Kalweit, Owner, Vector Insights Consulting, LLC

## Sponsors and partners

- SIGNAL
- ClearanceJobs
- MeriTalk

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