2022 Confirmed Speakers:

Moderator:
Maj Gen (Ret.) Gregory J. Lengyel, USAF
Former TSOC Commander and
JSOC Deputy Commanding General

MG Patrick B. Roberson, USA
Deputy Commanding General
USASOC

James H. Smith, SES
Acquisition Executive
USSOCOM

BG Shawn R. Satterfield, USA
Commander
U.S. Special Operations Command North

BG Jeffrey D. Pugh, USA
Commanding General
350th Civil Affairs Command

Air Commodore Harvey Reynolds
Deputy Director of Operations (J3D-M)
USSOCOM HQ

COL Rhea M. Pritchett, USA
PEO Digital Applications
SOF AT&L

COL Joseph Pishock, USA
Chief Operating Officer, Networks & Services
USSOCOM

Download the Detailed Agenda Here

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Why You Should Attend This Symposium:

This year’s SOF & Worldwide Operations Symposium will provide a ‘Town Hall’ style forum to explore initiatives to reorient the SOF enterprise, prioritize information operations, modernize critical information and data capabilities, develop and field critical technologies for the future fight, strengthen cooperation with allies and partners, and highlight capability requirements and acquisition priorities. Attendees at the 11th Annal SOF and Worldwide Operations Symposium will have the unique opportunity to examine the current and future technologies, strategies, and policies designed toward resilient and advanced capabilities for the Operator to effectively control the information space and maintain a competitive advantage.

Rapid shifts to the global security environment are presenting substantial new challenges to the U.S. military as adversaries have found ways to compete in the gray zone and actively employ irregular warfare campaigns. Attendees at the 11th Annual SOF and Worldwide Operations Symposium will have the unique opportunity to examine the current and future technologies, strategies, and policies designed toward resilient and advanced capabilities for the Operator to effectively control the information space and maintain a competitive advantage. This year’s Symposium will feature a panel to discuss the challenges of controlling the information space, the implementation of emerging tech and advanced capabilities, and how to advance SOF priorities and facilitate continued mission success through information operations. Another panel will feature SOF AT&L efforts to acquire and deliver critical advanced technologies to ensure continued operational and mission success for the future SOF operator. Join us at this year’s Symposium to learn and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the special operation forces community as the DoD, government, IC, industry, and academia work together to enable the SOF Operator with maximum strategic and competitive advantage.

DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Symposiums’ content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in special forces operations as well as key-policy makers across military and civilian offices. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.

*Symposium is Closed to The Press/ No Recordings*

Sponsor & Exhibit: Now Open

The 2022 SOF & Worldwide Operations Symposium provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions.

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Topics to be covered at the 2022 Symposium:

– Building and sustaining special operations capabilities in an increasingly complex threat environment

– Developing and employing fully capable SOF in support of the joint force

– Enabling specialized airpower capabilities across all spectrums of conflict

– Facilitating anti-drone ops across the SOCOM enterprise

– Accelerating the delivery of innovative capabilities to USSOCOM through collaboration, innovation, and exploration

– Facilitating information dominance to enable operator success across all domains of the SOCOM enterprise

– Optimizing the performance, durability, and sustainability of the special warfare human weapon

– Countering disinformation to maintain the integrity of the information space

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At Our Symposium You Have the Ability To:

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

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Exhibit and Sponsorship Information:

The SOF & Worldwide Operations Symposium provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions.

Download the Sponsorship Prospectus Here

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Operating Guidance for Government Attendees:

DSI’s Summit directly supports DoD and Federal Government 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 Symposium is open and complimentary to all DoD and Federal employees, is considered an educational training forum, and is a widely attended gathering.

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission.)
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DSI is Proud to Support the Special Operations
Warrior Foundation