The 14th Annual Joint CBRN Symposium will convene leading voices from across government, military, academia, and industry to explore strategies and solutions for countering today’s complex and evolving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats. Designed to foster collaboration and innovation, this event provides a critical forum for sharing insights, advancing technologies, and strengthening preparedness and response capabilities across the CBRN defense community.
Notice: No Press. No Recordings. Chatham House Rule.
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The global chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) security market, valued at $18.7 billion in 2023, is projected to reach nearly $30 billion by 2033. Rising geopolitical instability, asymmetric warfare, and the proliferation of advanced dual-use technologies have intensified the demand for modernized CBRN defense and response solutions. Over the past year, the focus across the DoW, DHS, and allied partners has shifted toward integrating artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced biosensing to strengthen detection, protection, and decontamination capabilities. Cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation remain vital to maintaining operational resilience and preparedness across both military and civilian domains.
The global chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) security market, valued at $18.7 billion in 2023, is projected to reach nearly $30 billion by 2033. Rising geopolitical instability, asymmetric warfare, and the proliferation of advanced dual-use technologies have intensified the demand for modernized CBRN defense and response solutions. Over the past year, the focus across the DoW, DHS, and allied partners has shifted toward integrating artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced biosensing to strengthen detection, protection, and decontamination capabilities. Cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation remain vital to maintaining operational resilience and preparedness across both military and civilian domains.
The 2026 Joint CBRN Symposium will convene senior leaders, researchers, and industry innovators from across government, military, academia, and allied partners to advance strategies for countering today’s evolving CBRN threats. Discussions will center on joint force modernization, CBRN acquisition priorities, and new technologies supporting early detection, operational survivability, and rapid decontamination. This year’s agenda features panels on strengthening homeland defense and state and local response coordination, advancing multinational readiness, and leveraging AI and autonomous systems to transform CBRN readiness.
Attendees will gain firsthand insight from key defense and policy leaders on efforts to safeguard U.S. and allied forces against emerging CBRN threats, enhance interagency cooperation, and prepare the next generation of responders. The 2026 symposium underscores a whole-of-government and multinational commitment to innovation, resilience, and mission success in the face of a rapidly shifting global threat landscape.
DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Symposium’s content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the CBRN defense community as well as key policy makers across military and civilian offices for critical discussions on challenges of countering CBRN threats. 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.
DSI’s Symposium directly supports DoW, Federal Government, and State & Local Government CBRN 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 Symposium 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 DoW, IC, and Federal employees and is considered an educational training forum, and a widely attended gathering.
(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission.)
Symposium is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS
The 2026 Joint CBRN Symposium provides opportunities for exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, luncheon, and cocktail receptions.
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