Agenda
2026 Agenda
Attendees can expect some additions to this agenda and slight time adjustments as circumstances may require.
EDGE26: PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Saturday, January 3
| 2:00 – 4:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN Ballroom Level Registration Desk |
| 5:00 – 7:00 PM | EDGE26 Early Arrival Networking Opportunity (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
Sunday, January 4
| 9:00 AM | Golf Meet in the main lobby by the bell desk at 8:45 AM for departure at 9 AM. (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN Ballroom Level Registration Desk |
| 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM | ATV Excursion: (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
| TIME TBD | Bullets and Burgers: Firearms Experience (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Once in a Lifetime: Whiskey Tasting Experience (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Once in a Lifetime: Wine Experience (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | GBEF Member & Carahsoft Reception with invited guests (invite only, separate advanced registration required) |
| 8:30 – 10:30 PM | EDGE After Hours (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
EDGE26: Day 1
Monday, January 5
| 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | REGISTRATION Pearl Theater |
| 1:30 – 4:00 PM | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00 – 7:45 AM | Breakfast Pearl Theater |
| 8:15 AM | EDGE26 INTEGRATING AI IN GOVERNMENT EDGE26@ces Technology Survey Results |
| 8:35 AM | HOMELAND SECURITY: THE GOLDEN KEY TO AMERICA’S PROMISE |
| 9:00 AM | TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CAPITOL CHAOS |
| 9:25 AM | KEEPING PACE WITH REAL TIME EVERYTHING |
| 9:55 AM | TARIFFS, TRADE, AND CARGO INTEGRITY |
| 10:25 AM | STRATEGIC SILICON: THE FOUNDATION OF U.S. AI COMPETITIVENESS |
| 10:50 AM | INTEGRATING INNOVATION ACROSS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY |
| 11:25 AM | THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF BIOMETRICS AND FACIAL RECOGNITION |
| 11:50 AM | PARTNERSHIP AND PURPOSE: CISA IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION |
| 12:15 PM | GBEF TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARDS |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch Greene St. Kitchen |
| 1:30 – 2:40 PM | EDGE26 Executive Roundtables Session 1 (3-4 roundtables to be held concurrently) Grand Ballroom 1, Grand Ballroom 3, Grand Ballroom 4, Grand Ballroom 6 |
| 2:45 – 4:00 PM | EDGE26 Executive Roundtables Session 2 (3-4 roundtables to be held concurrently) Grand Ballroom 1, Grand Ballroom 3, Grand Ballroom 4, Grand Ballroom 6 |
| 4:00 PM | EDGE26 Day One Adjournment |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | EDGE26 Opening Reception |
| 9:00 – 11:00 PM | EDGE After Hours (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) Ghost Bar |
EDGE26: Day 2
Tuesday, January 6
| 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | REGISTRATION Pearl Theater |
| 1:30 – 4:00 PM | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00 – 7:45 AM | Breakfast Pearl Theater |
| 8:00 AM | HIGHLIGHT VIDEO AND WELCOME TO DAY TWO |
| 8:15 AM | PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION LEADERSHIP Beyond Efficiency: Government as Best Practice Advanced Tech Showcase |
| 8:45 AM | FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY |
| 9:10 AM | TECHNOLOGY AS A CATALYST FOR SMARTER CITIES AND STATES Driving Process Improvement Across Citizen Services |
| 9:40 AM | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION ON LAND, SEA, AND AIR |
| 10:10 AM | GLOBAL FINANCE REIMAGINED Ai, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies |
| 10:35 AM | @WAR: DISINFORMATION, CENSORSHIP AND SOCIAL MEDIA And the Challenges These Create for Government |
| 10:50 AM | AI, EMERGING TECH, AND GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE STRATEGIES |
| 11:15 AM | GOLDEN DOME Accelerating American Innovation Leadership and National Defense Posture |
| 11:35 AM | QUANTUM BEOND THE HYPE |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Greene St. Kitchen |
| 1:30 – 2:40 PM | Roundtables Session 1 Grand Ballroom 1, Grand Ballroom 3, Grand Ballroom 4, Grand Ballroom 6 |
| 2:45 – 4:00 PM | EDGE26 Executive Roundtables Session 2 Grand Ballroom 1, Grand Ballroom 3, Grand Ballroom 4, Grand Ballroom 6 |
| 4:00 PM | EDGE26 Day Two Adjournment |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Pre-Concert Reception Kaos Nightclub |
| 7:00 – 9:00 PM | American Vinyl All-Star Band Concert Kaos Nightclub |
| 9:00 – 11:00 PM | EDGE After Hours (limited availability, separate advanced registration required) |
EDGE26: Day 3 – Town Hall
Wednesday, January 7
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | BREAKFAST Pearl Theater Foyer |
| 8:30 – 11:00 AM | Town Hall Pearl Theater |
Post-Conference Activities
Additional post-conference activities may be added.
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | GBEF Member and Invited Guests Closing Dinner (invite only, separate advanced registration required) |