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  • Tuesday, February 10, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT
    Keynote Morning Coffee Break
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT
    Opening Keynote - U.S. Navy Fighting Instructions
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PT
    Mid-Morning Coffee Break
  • 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM PT
    Exhibits Open
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Navy Information Warfare Engagement Zone
  • 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM PT
    Accelerating DoD Zero Trust: Transforming Defense Networks and Lessons from DISA Thunderdome
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT
    DISA's Hybrid Cloud: Driving Mission Success Through Synergy
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PT
    The Future of Naval Warfighting Through Interoperable Autonomous Systems
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
    Generating Readiness Across All Domains
  • 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Innovation Showcase: 90 Days to Deployment: From Readiness Gaps to Mission Ready
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PT
    Navy Information Warfare Engagement Zone
  • 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Beyond Virtualization: The Real Risks Inside Today’s Mobile Device Environment
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Marine Corps Communication- Electronics School: Modernizing Training for the Information Age
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Postured for Purpose: Marine Corps Basing and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

    Confirmed Moderator: Wallace Gregson, USMC – Former Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific and Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific

    Confirmed Speaker: Richard Alvarez, USMC – Commanding Officer, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Invited Speaker: George Rowell, IV, USMC – Director, J-5, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

    Invited Speaker: Roger B. Turner, USMC – Commander, III Marine Expeditionary Force

    Invited Speaker: Christian F. Wortman, USMC – Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    The DISA Cloud Environment: A Unified Portfolio for Mission Success
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    The Power Quartet: Illumination, Automation, Integration, and Intelligence
  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Designing the Fleet to Meet the Mission
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PT
    Lunch and Networking Reception
  • 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Accelerating Maritime Readiness with AI Driven Observability and Autonomous IT
  • 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: How Graph Technology Powers Decision Superiority
  • 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Resilient, AI‑Enabled, and Post‑Quantum‑Ready Maritime Architectures
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM PT
    NAVIFOR
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Shaping Navy Warfighters: A Conversation with the Warfare Tactics Instructors
  • 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM PT
    Resourcing the Sea Services to Restore Maritime Dominance
  • 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Silent Shield: Lessons Learned Designing, Building, and Going to Orbit With a Cyber Intrusion Detection Payload
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Afternoon Dessert Break
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    How Advanced Manufacturing is Bringing Speed to the Fleet
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Marine Corps Force Design Update
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Marine Corps Recruiting in 2026
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Multi-domain Autonomy: From Innovation to Fleet Execution
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Navy Information Warfare Engagement Zone
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Afternoon Snack Break
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM PT
    Industry Open House hosted by PEO Digital and Enterprise Services and PEO Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions
  • 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Autonomous AI/ML Generated Software Development Test, Valdation and Reporting, Automation script updates & Evaluation Scripts
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM PT
    C10F
  • 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: BinLens: Automated Binary Vulnerability Analysis
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Navy Information Warfare Engagement Zone
  • 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Enhancing Maritime Dominance and Warfighter Readiness with NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure
  • 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Military Applications of Emerging Technologies
  • 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Conductor and Arcas: expanding MDA capabilities from Edge to Enterprise
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PT
    From Learning to Lethality: Accelerating Technological Leadership Through Warfighter Education
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PT
    Navy Information Warfare Engagement Zone
  • 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: FortiLayer: AI security and assurance platform
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT
    The Convergence of AI, Autonomy and Long-Range Fires to Deliver Over-The-Horizon Effects
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM PT
    Networking Break and Reception
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM PT
    (Acting) DON CIO
  • 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM PT
    Innovation Showcase: Operational AI at the Tactical Edge: Connecting Sailors and Marines to Hybrid Cloud Effects