2026 Intelligence and Tech Conference

AGENDA

Day 1 (April 14, 2026)
   
8:00am Registration and Check In
9:00am
Dr. David Oakley, GNSI
Conference Welcome
Dr. David Oakley
Academic Director, GNSI
9:10am
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, GNSI
Opening Remarks
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie
Executive Director, GNSI
9:20am Panel 1 Discussion:
Intelligence, Technology, and Society
Matthew Ford, PhD

Matthew Ford, PhD
(Panel Chair)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and Associate Professor, University of Stockholm

Magda Long, PhD

Magda Long, PhD
(Panelist)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and Visiting Research Fellow, King鈥檚 College London

Darrin Frye, PhD


(Panelist)
Chief Science Director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

 

Ioanna Iordanou, PhD

Ioanna Iordanou, PhD
(Panelist)
Reader in Human Resource Management at Oxford Brookes University

Stephen Gary, PhD

Stephen Gary, PhD
(Panelist)
Associate Professor of Instruction, Cybersecurity and Intelligence Studies, University of South Florida


10:35am Morning Break
10:45am Panel #2 Discussion:
Future of UAVs
Lieutenant Colonel Jay Patrich


Lieutenant Colonel John "Jay" Patrich, USAF
(Panel Chair)
National Security Research Fellow, GNSI

Kelly Grieco, PhD


(Panelist)
Senior Fellow, Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program, Stimson Center

Lt. General (Ret) Scott Howell


(Panelist)
Advisor, General Catalyst, CAPSTONE Senior Fellow, National Defense University

 

Alex Le Maitre, PhD


(Panelist)
Founder, Seeing Systems

Nick Reynolds


(Panelist)
Research Fellow, Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)


12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Panel #3 Discussion:
Intelligence and AI
Garrett Melich

Garrett Melich
(Panel Chair)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and President, Level Up, LLC

Mark Grzegorzewski, PhD

Mark Grzegorzewski, PhD
(Panelist)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

David Lyon

David Lyon
(Panelist)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and Global Intelligence & Security Executive; former CIA officer

 

Paul Pope


(Panelist)
Professor of Practice; Senior Fellow, Intelligence Studies Project

John Licato, PhD

John Licato, PhD
(Panelist)
Founder/Director, Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning (AMHR) Lab, University of South Florida


2:15pm Afternoon Break
2:25pm Panel #4 Discussion:
Future of Intelligence
Trevor Hough

Trevor Hough
(Panel Chair)
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, GNSI and VP for Strategic Partnerships, TurbineOne

Michael Goodman, PhD

Michael Goodman, PhD
(Panelist)
Professor; Director, King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence

Chris Moran, PhD


(Panelist)
Professor of U.S. National Security, University of Warwick

 

Mark Stout, PhD


(Panelist)
Visiting Research Fellow, Intelligence and Security Studies, King's College London

Joseph Swiecki, PhD


(Panelist)
CIA representative, U.S. Naval War College; George H.W. Bush Chair of National INtelligence


3:40pm Afternoon Break
3:50pm Fireside Chat: The NSA at 75
Placeholder image of American Flag

TBA

4:50pm Closing Remarks
5:00pm Attendee Reception and Social