The 13th Annual
Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium will explore efforts and strategies to address and mitigate current and emerging CBRN threats and challenges. The event is designed to foster collaboration and innovation in CBRN defense, bringing together experts, innovators, and leaders from government, military, academia, and industry to share insights, strategies, and best practices in CBRN defense, preparedness, and response.
Topics To Be Covered
- Meeting the Challenges of an Evolving WMD & CBRN Threat Landscape
- Driving Warfighter resilience & success in CBRN contested environments
- Enabling a resilient joint force to fight & win in any CBRN environment
- Effectively addressing nuclear security to bolster domestic & global safety & security
- Providing innovative & effective CBRNE defense solutions
- Local response: protecting major cities from CBRN events
- Impact of AI on CBRN threats
- Advancing innovative solutions to address gaps in public health & national security preparedness
Why you should attend this symposium
The global chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) security market was valued at $18.7 billion in 2023, and is expected to increase to $29.9 billion by 2033. The rise in global terrorism, ongoing geopolitical tensions and increasing threats of an accidental or intentional CBRN attack on the U.S is driving the demand for advanced CBRN security solutions. Technological innovation and whole-of-government collaboration is critical to bolster readiness and response capabilities in the event of a CBRN event. Attendees will gain valuable insights from across the CBRN defense community into the continued development of capabilities to prepare and protect against current and emerging CBRN threats.
The 2025 event will convene senior level experts, innovators, and leaders from across the federal government, military, state and local entities, industry, and academia to explore effective CBRN incident detection, protection, and recovery strategies. Event discussions will focus on emerging detection, monitoring, and decontamination technologies, preparedness and emergency response planning, threats and challenges in the CBRN community, public health and safety implications, training and education, and interagency collaboration and partnership. The symposium will also feature panels on strengthening homeland defense against CBRN threats and protecting major cities from a local responder perspective. Attendees at the 2025
Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium will have the unique opportunity to hear from key decision makers and subject matter experts on current and emerging CBRN threats and critical strategies to counter and defend against them.
The 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.
At Our symposium you will have the ability to
- Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the DoD and Military Services as it relates to the air survivability community.
- Build Partnerships:The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogues among all in attendance.
- Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
The 2025
Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium provides opportunities for exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, luncheon, and cocktail receptions.
Contact us for sponsorship information
2025 Featured Speakers
- Maj Gen Lyle K. Drew, USAF, Deputy Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Dr. Wendin D. Smith, Associate Administrator for Counterterrorism & Counterproliferation, NNSA
- Darryl J. Colvin, SES, Program Executive Officer, JPEO-CBRND
- Dr. James Watson, SES, Director, Engineering, U.S. Army Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center
- BG Tanya McGonegal, USA, Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support
- COL Tina M. Schoenberger, USA, Director, U.S. Army Nuclear & CWMD Agency
- COL Tanja Roy, USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Dr. Christopher Houchens, Director, Division of CBRN Medical Countermeasures, BARDA
- Jonathan Ebbert, CWMD Division Chief, National Guard Bureau-J39
- Capt Jason Wilson, Hazardous Materials Response Team, Houston Fire Department
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Venue
National Housing Center
1201 15th St NW, 20005
Washington, DC, USA
Parking: Parking details will be provided to registrants one week before the event in the “Event Logistics” e-mail.
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The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center1427 M St NW, Washington, DC | 0.1 mi to venue
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