Applications Open — DC '26

DC AI
// Security
Forum

Bringing together the people who set AI security policy, build the systems, and find the vulnerabilities.

aisec-forum-26 — bash
$cat event.json
{
  "name": "DC AI Security Forum",
  "edition": "2nd Annual",
  "date": "2026-06-18",
  "venue": "Conrad Washington, DC",
  "format": "invite-only",
  "focus": [
    "policy", "national-security", "engineering"
  ]
}
$./check-eligibility --role "researcher"
✓ eligible — submit application to attend
# past participants include:
NSA · CISA · Anthropic · Google · Palisade
RAND · OpenAI · Wiz · DoD · CrowdStrike
$
Date
June 18, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Venue
Conrad Hotel
Format
Invite-Only
apply_to_attend()
DC AI Security Forum — Reception
DC AI Security Forum — Sessions
DC AI Security Forum — Attendees
◆ AI Security ◆ National Security ◆ Policy ◆ Engineering ◆ Washington DC ◆ June 18 2026 ◆ Conrad Hotel ◆ AI Security ◆ National Security ◆ Policy ◆ Engineering ◆ Washington DC ◆ June 18 2026 ◆ Conrad Hotel
// About
01

250 participants.
Three workshops.
One day.

Last year, we convened ~150 participants from leading AI companies (Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA), key U.S. government agencies (DHS, Commerce, State), and research institutions. Speakers included Members of Congress, senior agency officials, and experts from industry and academia. The 2025 program featured main-stage discussions and three workshops on securing model weights, protecting AI hardware and compute infrastructure, and strengthening public–private partnerships.

Due to strong demand the forum has grown to 250 participants to include a wider set of key voices from nonprofits, academia, industry, and government.

// DC '26 focus areas
Securing hardware and compute
Safeguarding model weights and IP
Strengthening cyber capabilities with AI
Improving threat intelligence sharing
Advancing public–private collaboration
Identify practical, implementable policies that enhance resilience while balancing innovation and risk.
// Who attends
02

Security engineers, policymakers, and national security professionals

The forum is designed for participants actively engaged in securing AI systems and infrastructure. Past attendees have included Members of Congress, congressional and senior agency staff, and experts from industry and academia.

We are particularly interested in individuals working in:

Cybersecurity
Critical infrastructure protection
National security & defense
Diplomacy & emerging tech policy
Advanced AI risks
Biosecurity & nuclear security
// Past participants
03

Organizations represented

NSA CISA Anthropic Google Palisade RAND OpenAI Wiz Meta DoD CrowdStrike NVIDIA Palo Alto Trail of Bits
+ more
// Schedule
04

DC AI Security Forum 2026 Agenda

Conrad Washington, DC  ·  Thursday, June 18, 2026
9:30 a.m. Check-In
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks from Hosts
Hamza Chaudhry, AI and National Security Lead, Future of Life Institute
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Talk Keynote
Sella Nevo, Director of the Center for AI Security and Technology, RAND Corporation
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Panel The Stakes of AI Security
Sasha Baker, National Security Lead, OpenAI Chris Meserole, Founder, Frontier Model Forum Jim Mitre, Chief Research Officer, RAND Corporation Hamza Chaudhry, AI and National Security Lead, Future of Life Institute
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 – 1:00 p.m. Workshop Hardware Security for AI
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Workshop Software Security for AI
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Workshop Public-Private Partnerships
4:20 – 5:15 p.m. Panel The Future of AI Security
Tahira Mammen, RAND Corporation Ike Harris, Executive Director, Frontier Security Institute Hamza Chaudhry, AI and National Security Lead, Future of Life Institute
5:15 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Grace Werner, Vice President, Foundation for American Innovation
5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Reception
applications open for DC '26

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