PR.com<\/a>)–\u00a0As near-peer competitors and non-state adversaries increasingly target supply chains, transportation networks, and global sustainment infrastructure, the need for resilient, agile, and assured logistics has never been more critical. To this end, Defense Strategies Institute is excited to announce the upcoming Assured Logistics Summit taking place May 12\u201313, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\nThe 2026 Summit will gather senior leaders and decision-makers from across the Department of War, military services, combatant commands, federal agencies, industry partners, and academia to address the evolving challenges facing defense logistics and sustainment operations. This forum will emphasize efforts towards strengthening supply chain resilience, enhancing operational readiness, leveraging data-driven logistics technologies, and ensuring the Joint Force can project and sustain power in contested and disrupted environments.<\/p>\n
2026 Confirmed Speakers<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lynn Kohl, SES, Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support
\u00b7 Joe Brooks, SES, Executive Director for Regional Sustainment, Office of the Secretary of War for Sustainment
\u00b7 Lt Gen Leonard Kosinski, USAF (Ret.) Chief Strategy Officer, Air Space Intelligence; Former Director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff
\u00b7 RADM Doug Noble, Jr, (Ret.), Former Director of Logistics & Engineering, DLA Logistics Operations
\u00b7 Jennifer Swanson, VP, Digital & Next-Gen Solutions, Cypress International
\u00b7 Aaron Johns, VP, Digital Solutions, Siemens Government Technologies
\u00b7 Jerry McGinn, Center for the Industrial Base & Senior Fellow, Defense & Security Department, CSIS
\u00b7 Dr. Bradley Martin, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
\u00b7 Chris Gramstorff, Principal Logistics Engineer, MITRE
\u00b7 Kevin Sampels, Board of Directors, Institute for Defense & Business
\u00b7 Chris Gramstorff, Principal Logistics Engineer, MITRE
\u00b7 Dan Fata, DSI Advisory Board Member
\u00b7 (Moderator) Guy Beougher, Vice President of DoD\/Federal Logistics, Supply Chain and Energy, Cypress International<\/p>\n
2026 Topics of Discussion Will Include:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sustaining joint force readiness & mobility by integrating global contested logistics posture across the DoW
\u00b7 Ensuring seamless resupply & operational continuity in contested environments to maximize warfighter lethality
\u00b7 AI & data-driven logistics transforming military sustainment
\u00b7 Modernizing defense acquisition & revitalizing the defense industrial base through speed & execution
\u00b7 Enabling resilient operations in contested environments through the regional sustainment framework
\u00b7 Enhancing the readiness, resilience, & efficiency of the global defense supply chain
\u00b7 Sustaining the force: strategic logistics & material readiness
\u00b7 Enabling total Army readiness: modernizing logistics & sustainment for the future force<\/p>\n
DSI is now welcoming Sponsors and Exhibitors for the forum. To learn more, please contact Dudley Duverne at dduverne@dsigroup.org<\/p>\n
Active military and government personnel attend complimentary. Those interested in participating in the Assured Logistics Summit can visit Defense Strategies Institute\u2019s website at https:\/\/logistics.dsigroup.org\/. Anyone interested in learning more or sending questions please contact Nikole Barto at nbarto@dsigroup.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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