MONDAY MARCH 23, 2026

CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT

ARLINGTON, VA

7:00am – 8:00am

Check-In/Badge Pickup

8:00am – 8:15am

Welcome - Office of IO Policy

Exhibits Open

8:15am – 8:45am

Keynote

8:45am – 10:00am

CCMD/Service Panel - Evolving for Strategic Dominance

10:00am – 10:45am

Break

Sponsored By
    

10:45am – 12:00pm

IO and the INDSG/NDS priorities

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

Sponsored By

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Intel Support to IO

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Keynote

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Break
Coffee Break Exposure Sponsor (TBA)

3:30pm – 4:45pm

Strategic Communications

4:45pm – 5:00pm

Close

5:00m – 6:30pm

Reception

Sponsored By

TUESDAY MARCH 24, 2026

CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT

ARLINGTON, VA

7:00am – 8:00am

Check-In/Badge Pickup

8:00am – 9:30am

Cyber, AI and IO Influence

Exhibits Open

9:30am – 10:00am

Keynote

10:00am –10:30am

Break

Sponsored By

10:30am – 12:00pm

Allies and Partners

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch
-Lunch Exposure Sponsor (TBA)
-Lunch Presentation

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Senior NCO Panel

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break
Coffee Break Exposure Sponsor (TBA)

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Determining Acceptable Risk for IO OR

Influence Campaigning

4:30pm – 4:45pm

Updates

4:45pm – 5:00pm

Closing

UNCLASSIFIED WORKING GROUPS

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026

CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT

ARLINGTON, VA

8:30am – 1:00pm

Institutional Evolution. This working group will generate PME thesis recommendations for IO, develop IO TTX/Wargame requirements, and explore future IO workforce organization/categories.

Acquiring AI to improve influence activities. This working group will define AI capability requirements for influence activities, provide recommended Policy guidance inputs, develop guidelines (guardrails) to govern the use of AI-generated output in influence activities and provide known AI training and education opportunities.

IO Assessments. This working group will discuss best assessment best practices and provide feedback on the IO assessment capability.

Additional Presentations. There will be additional presentations that offer valuable insights and specialized knowledge for Information Operations professionals.

CLASSIFIED WORKING GROUPS

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026

PENTAGON

7:30am – 8:30am

Pentagon Visitor Center

8:30am – 1:00pm

Intel Support to IO (S//REL FVEY)

IO and Deterrence

S//REL FVEY/NATO/SGP/JPN. Real world intelligence brief and notional TTX.

11:00am – 1:00pm

U.S. Council of Colonels - INDSG/NDS priorities

12-1:00pm w/ DDGO and DPIOA (subject to their availability)