Maritime Security Summit

The global maritime security market size was valued at USD 32.67 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 34.91 billion in 2024 to USD 49.49 billion by 2032. The maritime security sector has experienced rapid digital transformation with the integration of sophisticated technologies for enhanced maritime domain awareness and threat detection. Port authorities and maritime stakeholders are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance systems, automated screening solutions, and integrated command and control platforms. The adoption of these advanced digital platforms has been particularly pronounced in critical infrastructure protection, with ports worldwide implementing next-generation security systems that combine physical and cyber security measures to create comprehensive protection frameworks. A recent Executive Order has also been put into place to help restore maritime dominance providing consistent funding for maritime programs, in addition to a shipbuilding financial incentives program that will boost private investment in U.S. shipbuilding and transform the overall maritime industrial base. DSI’s Maritime Security Summit will detail the various innovative capabilities, tools, & technologies that critical stakeholders across military, government and industry are using to enhance the nation’s coastlines, ports, harbors, facilities, & vessels in support of overall national security efforts.

The United States continues to enhance the capabilities of current systems, developing new procedures to locate and track maritime threats and illicit activities for improved overall situational awareness. Maritime security efforts are essential in protecting ports and providing coastal surveillance technologies and services to safeguard the interest of a nation and its people against various maritime threats. This event will offer attendees insight on the importance of public/private partnerships in enhancing maritime domain awareness. Senior level perspectives at this forum from across all levels of military, government and industry will cover topic areas such as short- and long-range vessel detection and monitoring capabilities, advanced radar/sensor technologies, human intelligence collection, and information processing tools for the persistent monitoring of the maritime domain/international coalitions to effectively share and disseminate critical information to users at all levels. Panel discussions  across  both days of the Summit will focus on various topics such as major city port security efforts that involve the safeguarding of ports/harbors from various threats; including terrorism, cyberattacks, and illegal maritime activities; the use of AI tools and unmanned systems for increased maritime surveillance and threat detection efforts, and monitoring and preventing the insidious cyber threats that face the U.S. maritime transportation system.

DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summits’ content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the maritime security community, acquisition authorities to 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.

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the maritime security 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.

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.

DSI’s Summit directly supports DHS, DoD, & State/Local priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department’s mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time.

DSI’s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission.

The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoD, Federal, State/Local employees and is considered an educational and training forum.

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission)

Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS