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FutureG for Defense & Warfare Summit

  • March 24-25, 2027
  • American Institute of Architects (AIA International) Washington, DC

Event Overview

DSI’s 4th Annual FutureG for Defense & Warfare Summit will convene senior leaders from the DoW, military services, Federal Government, Industry, and Academia in a dynamic town-hall-style event to explore how advanced wireless technologies can deliver secure, resilient connectivity and warfighting advantage. This must-attend two-day forum will connect military requirements with commercial innovation, focusing on the operational application of 5G, the transition of emerging capabilities from experimentation to deployment, and the development of future wireless networks, including 6G.

2027 Early Confirmed Speakers Include

2027 Agenda Coming Soon

  • Dr. Thomas Rondeau

    Principal Director for FutureG, OUSW (R&E) Keynote Speaker

  • Arthur DeLeon

    Director, Department of the Navy Strategic Spectrum Policy, Secretary of the Navy DON CIO

  • MG (R) Peter Gallagher, USA

    Senior Vice President for Programs, Support & Solutions, Platform & Tactical C3I Division, CACI International, Inc.

  • Lamont Copeland

    Senior Director, Public Sector Solutions, Verizon

  • Jeffrey Neal

    National Director-Government Strategy, Government Strategy T-Mobile

  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Rob Spalding

    CEO, SEMPRE Inc.

  • Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi

    Chair, AI-RAN Alliance

  • Dr. Anton Monk

    Senior Vice President of Strategy, Cohere Technologies

  • CW4 (Ret.) Kenyatta “KC” Clark

    Mission Critical Networks, Ericsson; Former Senior Technical Advisor, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6

  • Mari Silbey

    Chief Program Officer, National Spectrum Consortium

  • Dr. Eric Burger

    Research Professor of NextG Security and Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech

  • Pedram Johari

    Director, Research & Industry Partnerships, Northeastern University INSI, Open6G Lab; Co-Founder, TwiNet Inc.

About The 2027 FutureG for Defense & Warfare Summit

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

  • Shaping the Future of Wireless and 6G for Defense
  • Adapting Commercial Wireless Capabilities to Military Mission Requirements
  • Advancing U.S. AI-RAN Leadership: Aligning Government and Industry for Defense and Public Safety
  • Modernizing Marine Corps Logistics Through 5G-Enabled Smart Warehousing
  • Accelerating OCUDU from Open-Source Innovation to Military Deployment
  • Applying Integrated Sensing and Communications to Force Protection and Operational Awareness

FutureG is moving beyond research and experimentation toward real-world military application. As the Joint Force demands more resilient, adaptable, and data-ready communications, government and industry must work together to operationalize today’s 5G capabilities while shaping the standards, architectures, and technologies that will define 6G.

DSI’s 4th Annual FutureG for Defense & Warfare Summit will bring together leaders from the Department of War, military services, Federal Government, industry, and academia to connect operational requirements with commercial wireless innovation. Attendees will hear directly from the stakeholders developing FutureG strategy, conducting military experimentation, and transitioning emerging capabilities into secure, supportable systems for the Warfighter.

Senior leaders and technical experts will address critical priorities across the defense wireless ecosystem, including:

  • FutureG Strategy and Joint Force Requirements: Examining the operational needs shaping FutureG investment, from expeditionary connectivity and spectrum access to secure communications, distributed command and control, and data-intensive missions.
  • Operationalizing Commercial 5G: Identifying where commercial infrastructure, private networks, and managed services can provide immediate military value and where further adaptation is required to meet mission-specific performance, security, and sustainment requirements.
  • AI-Enabled Radio Access Networks: Exploring how AI-RAN can improve network performance and adaptability while advancing U.S. leadership in trusted, interoperable, and mission-critical wireless systems.
  • Integrated Sensing and Communications: Evaluating how wireless infrastructure can support both communications and sensing for force protection, detection, tracking, and improved operational awareness.

Join us in Washington, DC, for a dynamic, town-hall-style forum focused on the practical decisions shaping the future of defense connectivity. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of what the Warfighter needs today, which emerging capabilities are ready to advance, and how the FutureG community can translate American wireless innovation into sustained operational advantage.

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the wireless telecommunications community.

Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance.

Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.

DSI’s Summit directly supports DoW priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department’s mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time.

DSI’s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission.

The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoW and Federal employees and is considered an educational and training forum.

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission)

Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS

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The FutureG for Defense & Warfare Summit provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions.

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