Border Security & Intelligence Summit 2025

Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Border Security

May 14-15, 2025 - Washington, DC, United States

The 13th Annual Border Security & Intelligence Summit will convene key experts, decision-makers, and innovators from across DHS, IC, Federal Agencies, & Industry for in-depth discussion on the latest advancements in border security technology and integration of new policies that are enhancing situational awareness and streamlining decision-making to ensure the protection of our Nation's borders.

Topics to be Covered

  • Providing policy development, innovation, & coordination across DHS to increase U.S. border security
  • Leading CBP to secure U.S borders & protect national & economic security
  • Navigating the future of border security: innovation, strategy, & collaboration
  • Achieving sustained border security through aerial & maritime support
  • Investigating, disrupting, & dismantling transnational crime & threats
  • Guiding Strategic IT Transformation to Enable the Border of the Future
  • Optimizing operations for enhanced border protection & enforcement
  • Integrating intelligence & technology for proactive border threat detection & response

Why You Should Attend this Summit

As the U.S. faces a plethora of threats from terrorism, immigration, organized crime, and other illicit activities, border security and law enforcement agencies must adapt to new and evolving challenges. The 2025 Border Security & Intelligence Summit will focus on the latest trends, technologies, and strategies for securing borders and enhancing intelligence operations to combat emerging threats in an increasingly digital world. Attendees will gain valuable insights on the most pressing issues facing the border security community and the implementation of cutting-edge technologies to safeguard national and global security.

The 2025 event will convene senior level experts, decision-makers, and innovators from across DHS, IC, Federal Agencies, & Industry to discuss the latest challenges and innovations in border security and intelligence capabilities. The event will focus on several key topics including the volatile immigration environment, counterterrorism efforts, the integration of advanced technologies, border management, human smuggling/trafficking, intelligence sharing/collaboration, emerging challenges/priorities, and public-private partnerships. The Summit will also feature a panel focusing on the integration of intelligence and technology for preventive border threat detection and response. Attendees at the 2025 Border Security & Intelligence Summit will have the unique opportunity to hear from key decision makers and subject matter experts on the strategies, policies, innovative technologies, and solutions to achieve current border security objective and safeguard U.S. citizens from evolving threats.

The team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summit's content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the border security community as well as key policymakers across military and civilian offices. 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 this Summit You 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 border security 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 Border Security & Intelligence Summit provides opportunities for exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, luncheon, and cocktail receptions.
Contact us for sponsorship information

2025 Early Confirmed Speakers

  • Pete Flores, Acting Commissioner, CBP
  • David BeMiller, Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol
  • Nancy Nykamp, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence & Analysis, TSA
  • Jody Hardin, Executive Director, Innovation & Strategy Directorate, Office of Field Operations, CBP
  • James Thom, Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations, AMO, CBP
  • Sunil Madhugiri, Chief Technology Officer, CBP
  • Michelle Zebrowski, Chief Data Officer, CBP
  • Casey O. Durst, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, CBP
  • Carrie Thompson, Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Sean Fitzgerald, Assistant Director for Cyber and Operational Technology, Homeland Security Investigations
  • Raul Ortiz, Former Chief, U.S. Border Patrol (Event Moderator)

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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.

Nearby Hotels
Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Embassy Row
1600 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington DC | 0.2 mi to venue

The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
1427 M St NW, Washington, DC | 0.1 mi to venue

The Washington Plaza Hotel
Wylie Mansion, 10 Thomas Cir NW, Washington, DC | 0.2 mi to venue
Event details
Organizer :DSI
Event type :Conference
Attendance :Physical Event
Reference :ASDE-25418