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EDGE@ces

Celebrated globally, EDGE@ces is the definitive stage where tech innovations and critical government priorities vital to US economic and national security interests, converge. 450 of the most influential professionals are drawn from U.S. Federal, state, and local governments, U.S./NATO partner nations, regulated industries, and leading tech innovators.
“Attendance for GBEF members will open late August.”

EDGE@ces’s global recognition is further enhanced by its 20-year partnership with CES, the world’s most prestigious technology showcase.

Not your father’s conference, EDGE@ces stands above and apart as an experience renowned for its highly interactive format of executive roundtables, provocative plenary sessions, and unparalleled networking. Attendees are not mere spectators but active participants.   From start to finish, EDGE@ces is meticulously crafted to leverage state-of-the-art technologies for both impact, and to enable important relationships and conversations that build and continue long after the program adjourns.

Plenary (Mornings)

Recognized and visionary leaders address global security challenges and remedial strategies to address them
Professionally produced videos introduce each subject and speaker(s)
Custom state-of-the-art staging enables multimedia presentations that often connect ‘live’ to remote locations for more expansive discussions and demonstrations
Scheduled for three hours each morning, plenary sessions are recorded and broadcast virtually, available for speakers to repurpose, and set the stage for the highly interactive Executive Roundtable agenda.

Executive Roundtable (Afternoons)

Two sessions of four Roundtables each – attendees select according to their respective interests
Roundtables run 90 minutes with first 15 minutes an informal ‘mini reception’ allowing interaction among attendees and direct participants
6 direct participants on each Roundtable, mission and jurisdiction diverse, candid and off-the-record, neither recorded nor broadcast – Moderators engage attendees throughout
Roundtables complement and expand on plenary sessions and EDGESeries programs held throughout the year

Activities

High-Impact Receptions and Experiences

No sit-down dinners, no sit down anything, EDGE Security Summit activities are designed to encourage substantive conversations and connections, and build important relationships vital in today’s rapidly evolving, tech and digitally-driven world

USS Midway Opening Reception – full flight deck of this storied American aircraft carrier is enjoyable and symbolic
Receptions, and a range of special, included, and optional activities from which attendees choose