Joint Civil & DOD CBRN Symposium 2026

Event Overview

The 14th Annual Joint CBRN Symposium will convene leading voices from across government, military, academia, and industry to explore strategies and solutions for countering today’s complex and evolving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

Designed to foster collaboration and innovation, this event provides a critical forum for sharing insights, advancing technologies, and strengthening preparedness and response capabilities across the CBRN defense community. The 2026 symposium underscores a whole-of-government and multinational commitment to innovation, resilience, and mission success in the face of a rapidly shifting global threat landscape.

This year’s agenda features panels on strengthening homeland defense and state and local response coordination, advancing multinational readiness, and leveraging AI and autonomous systems to transform CBRN readiness. Discussions will center on joint force modernization, CBRN acquisition priorities, and new technologies supporting early detection, operational survivability, and rapid decontamination.

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the Civil & DoW CBRN community.

Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance and discover some of the latest technologies related to CBRN Defense. 

Influence: Help foster ideas. Attendees are encouraged to address the speaker faculty and each other with questions, comments or ideas.