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WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026

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WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026 ran May 7–9, 2026 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, United States. It is a Technology conference. ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, 37 sponsors and 10 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 4, 2026

Join WiCyS and Deputy Director Michele Tomasic at AI+ Expo 2026 to connect with WiCyS members. Maintaining the United States’ AI edge safeguards national defense, fuels economic prosperity, and reinforces global preeminence. The AI+ Expo will accelerate deployment in AI, robotics, cybersecurity, biotech, and more, developing solutions to solidify America’s p…

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19Speakers
37Sponsors
10Sessions
52Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at WiCyS, in alphabetical order.

Alexander Tah-Ray Yui
Ambassador · Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
Andrew Holland
CEO · Fusion Industry Association
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Senior Director, Iran Program · Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Channing Lee
Director, Global Partnerships · SCSP
Chia-Lin Yang
Deputy Minister · Ministry of Digital Affairs
Dr. Anshu Roy
Founder and CEO · Rhombus Power
Ed Doran Ph.D.
Vice President · EDGE AI FOUNDATION
Hon. Randy Schriver
Chair · U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Ingrid Grodås Standal Aas
Economist · Fathom Consulting
Joe Wang
Vice President, Global Affairs · SCSP
Kate Kelly
Chief Strategy Officer · Avalanche Energy
Kris Takoor
Head of Data · Fathom Consulting
Max Lesser
Senior Analyst on Emerging Threats, FDD's Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation · Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Mike Kuiken
Distinguished Visiting Fellow · Hoover Institution
Min-yen Chiang
Deputy Director for Economic Security · DSET
Patrick Wilson
Founding Principal · Semiconductor & Innovation Group LLC
Prof. Wen-Ling Tu
President of DSET · Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET)
Roopa Vasan
Senior Director of AI and Autonomy · Leidos
Ylli Bajraktari
President and CEO · Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Accenture
AIR ScoopMedia Partner
AMD
American Security Fund
Anthropic
Arm
AWS
BlueVoyant
Carahsoft
Clearance Jobs
Coursera
Dakota State University
Datenna
Exiger
Financial TimesMedia Partner
Foreign AffairsMedia Partner
Google
IBM
IonQ
JBG Smith
Ketryx
Lockheed Martin
Mantech
Meta
Microsoft
NobleReach Foundation
NVIDIA
OpenAI
Qualcomm
Rhombus Power
RTX
Salem MediaMedia Partner
Thermo Bond Buildings
WebAI
Windward AI
With Honor
WPI (Washington Post Intelligence)Media Partner

Agenda

Selected from 10 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM-10:10 AM

    [The China Challenge] Welcome Remarks by SCSP & DSET

    The China Challenge
  • 10:10 AM-10:20 AM

    [The China Challenge] Keynote by Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative in the United States

    The China Challenge
  • 10:20 AM-10:50 AM

    [The China Challenge] The Commanding Heights: Navigating Global Competition with the PRC

    The China Challenge
  • 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

    Will AI enhance or erode US economic exceptionalism?

  • 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

    Winning at the Tactical Edge: Interoperability, Sovereignty, and the Path to Battlefield-Ready AI

  • 10:30 AM-11:45 AM

    Accelerating Fusion: The AI Advantage

  • 10:30 AM-11:45 AM

    AI on the Front Line: Lessons from the Iran Conflict

  • 10:50 AM-11:20 AM

    [The China Challenge] Research Briefing: Advanced Packaging and China’s Race for AI Compute Parity

    The China Challenge
  • 11:20 AM-11:50 AM

    [The China Challenge] The Algorithmic Tug-of-War: Democracy vs. Autocracy in the Age of AI

    The China Challenge

Quick answers

When is WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026?
WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026 ran May 7–9, 2026 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, United States.
Where is WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026 held?
WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026 was held at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, United States.
Who is speaking at WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, including Alexander Tah-Ray Yui (Ambassador, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States), Andrew Holland (CEO, Fusion Industry Association) and Behnam Ben Taleblu (Senior Director, Iran Program, Foundation for Defense of Democracies).
Who sponsors WiCyS | AI+ Expo 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 37 sponsors, including Accenture, AIR Scoop, AMD, American Security Fund and Anthropic.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 52 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

52 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
36Sponsoringsponsor only
15Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Rhombus Power

Speakers by seniority

58% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite421%
  • VP-level211%
  • Director / Head of526%
  • Manager / Lead15%
  • Engineer · IC15%
  • Other roles632%

Of 19 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Rhombus PowerSponsor1
2AccentureSponsor-
3AIR ScoopSponsor · Media Partner-
4AMDSponsor-
5American Security FundSponsor-
6AnthropicSponsor-
7ArmSponsor-
8AWSSponsor-
9BlueVoyantSponsor-
10CarahsoftSponsor-
11Clearance JobsSponsor-
12CourseraSponsor-
13Dakota State UniversitySponsor-
14DatennaSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
media partner5
14% of 37
unspecified32
86% of 37
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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