Mission Focus: Accelerating Sensor Architectures for the Age of AI
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
3:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
Lockheed Martin
13560 Dulles Technology Dr
Herndon, VA 20171
More sensors. More data. The Age of AI. How do we make it all work together—at mission speed?
Collection capabilities are expanding rapidly. The challenge is ensuring the data, processing, and AI architectures behind them can keep pace and deliver relevance at the speed of mission.
Join USGIF for an interactive Mission Focus bringing government and industry together around a critical GEOINT challenge:
How do we modernize data processing, make pixels AI-ready as far upstream as possible, and bring speed with knowledge to the edge?
We’ll explore AI-augmented preprocessing—from auto-labeling and anomaly detection to entity resolution and summarization—along with building trust in AI through monitoring, provenance, safeguards, and mission-relevant benchmarks.
Then we’ll put it to work. After a moderated panel with government and industry leaders, attendees will roll up their sleeves in focused working groups, tackling specific questions and building recommendations together. Each group shares its findings with the full room before the evening closes with dedicated networking time.
And the conversation doesn’t end when the event does. Findings from the breakout sessions will be shared back with government stakeholders to help inform future requirements.
WHY ATTEND?
This is a seat at the table, not just a seat in the audience. Come ready to contribute, challenge assumptions, and exchange perspectives while helping USGIF:
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Build the Community — Connect government and industry around shared mission challenges.
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Advance the Tradecraft — Exchange real-world perspectives on AI, sensors, data, and mission operations.
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Accelerate Innovation — Surface ideas that can move promising capabilities toward mission impact.
WHO SHOULD BE IN THE ROOM?
Government and industry and academic professionals across GEOINT, AI, sensors, data processing, acquisition, and mission operations—and those shaping how these capabilities come together for the missions ahead.