Offset Symposium 2026: The Time is Now
The free world depends on what we build next.
The United States is entering a new era where national strength, deterrence, and government resilience are being fundamentally redefined. The days of the past are over. Our future will be shaped by the software, infrastructure, and systems we build today — and by a maniacal focus on mission outcomes that actually strengthen and secure the nation.
There is unmistakable momentum across the country. You can feel the ground shifting as America rebuilds its industrial base, modernizes its institutions, accelerates commercial innovation, and invests in sovereign capabilities that restore speed, confidence, and capacity. But momentum alone is not victory. Progress requires urgency, clarity, and follow-through. Complacency is the enemy of national strength.
This year’s Offset Symposium is a call to action: the time is now to scale modernization, expand sovereign capability, rebuild critical systems, and deliver the technologies and outcomes that will define America’s strength in the years ahead.
Speakers:
Josh Araujo, CEO at Forterra
LTG (Retired) Maria B. Barrett, Former Commanding General at U.S. Army Cyber Command
Brian Carbaugh, CEO & Co-Founder at Andesite
Colin Demarest, Future of Defense Reporter at Axios
Marty Fromuth, Professional Staff Member at Senate Armed Services Committee
Davey Gibian, Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (D/CDAO)
Sam Gray, EVP of Market Development at Second Front
Adam Lackey, COO at Onebrief
Joe Lin, Co-Founder and CEO at Twenty
Eric Moore, CTO, Digital Modernization at Leidos
Michael Medgyessy, Head of Innovation, DoD Cloud at AWS
Meagan Metzger, Founder & CEO at Dcode
Congressman Pat Ryan, NY's 18th District
Tyler Xuan Saltsman, CEO & Founder at EdgeRunner AI
Ezra Shapiro, Head of Federal Growth at Applied Intuition
Mike Stone, Defense Industry Reporter at Reuters
Tyler Sweatt, CEO & Board Chairman at Second Front
Chris Taylor, CEO & Founder at Aalyria
Congressman Rob Wittman, VA's 1st District
Dan Wright, Co-Founder & CEO at Armada
Ivan Zhang, Co-Founder at Cohere