Hear From CIA, NSA, NRO Leaders at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Intel Summit

From IC Insider Executive Mosaic 

Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s leading GovCon events and networking organization, is pleased to announce the 2026 Intel Summit, set for Sept. 24. This year’s edition of the organization’s long-running annual series on the U.S. intelligence community will take place at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park in Virginia.

The organization has confirmed an impressive speaker lineup featuring many of the top decision-makers from across the IC, with more additions still to come. The full-day GovCon conference will feature keynotes from government officials, panel discussions between industry and federal representatives about key topics facing the intel sector, and Q&A sessions, as well as ample time for networking with peers and colleagues.

Registration is now open. Secure your place at the event today!

Who Are the Speakers?

Government

The 2026 Intel Summit will include in-person keynote remarks from the following esteemed intel community leaders:

• Dustin Gard-Weiss, executive director, CIA
• Tim Kosiba, deputy director, National Security Agency
• Ryan Lewis, chief architect, SIGINT Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office
• Matthew Kozma, under secretary for intelligence and analysis, Department of Homeland Security
• 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
• Matthew Fodor, operations director, National Security Branch, FBI

Our slate of respected government panelists include:

• George Street, director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Steven Pierce, director, Naval Intelligence Activity N3,S. Navy
• Gen. Mark Cunningham, director of intelligence, U.S. Marine Corps
• Mario Roberts, deputy director of DAMI- IM (information management) and chief AI officer, HQDA G-2, Department of the Army
• And many more!

Industry

Public-private dialogue is the lifeblood of Potomac Officers Club events, and the 2026 Intel Summit is no different. Below you’ll find a small sampling of the industry organizations and individuals that will be represented on Sept. 24.

Panelists

• Dana Barnes, president, TRSS, LLC and four-time Wash100 Award winner
• Jason Lee, senior director and chief intelligence officer, Moody’s
• Quentin “Q” Noreiga, AIMS program manager, SOSi
• Richard Durand, client executive vice president, national security, AT&T
• Merrill Cook, director, customer success, SAP NS2

Organizations

• SAIC
• MANTECH
• Windward
• Legion Intelligence
• Kpler Defense
• Snowflake
• And hundreds more!

Expect to engage with these industry leaders and many more throughout the course of this action-packed day of GovCon intelligence sector insights. There will be capability demonstrations and many chances to compare notes and ‘plant a seed’ for a forthcoming partnership or business venture. Register before it’s too late!

What Are the Topics?

Potomac Officers Club has designed the 2026 Intel Summit to reflect the most pressing topics in the intelligence community right now. POC events are specifically targeted at technology and IT contractors — both the engineers making these products and the individuals tasked with selling and creating relationships with government.

This year’s Intel Summit is centered around the following subject matter:

• Agentic AI as offensive and defensive capability
• Cyber threats of agentic AI and post-quantum cryptography
• Artificial intelligence use cases for the IC
• Open-source intelligence, a.k.a. OSINT and its role in the counterespionage of intellectual property
• How Foreign Entities of Concern laws are shaping GovCon
• Counterintelligence and cyber-enabled espionage in the era of China competition and conflict with Iran
• How signals intelligence, or SIGINT, data supports decision-making and operational military needs
• Space domain intelligence operations and counterspace awareness
• The innovative intelligence-collection methods of defense, space, civilian and intelligence agencies alike

Speakers will offer exclusive insights on all of the above topics and many more, relating them to the activities and initiatives at their particular organization and sharing helpful takeaways for event attendees seeking new opportunities in federal acquisition in the intelligence space.

What Is Potomac Officers Club?

Potomac Officers Club is a networking organization with a focus on the U.S. federal government contracting industry and the technologies that power it. The organization was founded in 2002 by Jim Garrettson, one of the most well-connected professionals in Washington.

“We at Potomac Officers Club could not be more excited for the 2026 Intel Summit,” commented Jim Garrettson, CEO and founder of Executive Mosaic and the Potomac Officers Club. “Every year, we look forward to bringing our members informative, usable insights on topics across the GovCon industry. September is when we concentrate on the U.S. intelligence community: the leaders, technologies and complex strategies that are constantly at work behind the scenes of our national security apparatus.”

“For the vast majority of the time, these players stay understandably quiet,” Garrettson noted. “But for one day a year, they come out of the woodwork and share their priority areas with our community. Join us on Sept. 24!”

POC holds monthly summits, each focused on a different key topic within GovCon. Every year begins with the Defense R&D Summit and concludes with the Healthcare Summit, with stops in AI, cybersecurity, the military services and the Department of Homeland Security along the way.

Membership is not required to attend events, but is highly encouraged. Event attendance and membership are permitted to GovCon industry professionals at the vice president or director level and above, as well as government officials. Service providers (lawyers, accountants, recruiters, etc.) will not be present at the 2026 Intel Summit.

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