Why Exhibit?

The DoW CIO provided guidance for a bi-annual event that includes cyber defenders/operators to discuss delivering a Zero Trust IL6 Cloud capability to support coalition information sharing at the SECRET and Below Releasable level. The Summit’s theme, MPE New Horizons: Enhanced Capabilities and Security reinforces DoW’s overarching strategic shift that embraces technology as a mission enabler.

The DoW MPE strategic environment comprises independent solutions that often lack standardized and interoperable transregional capabilities. The Department’s strategies for digital modernization, a unified approach for data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), enhanced cybersecurity, and improved Command, Control, and Intelligence interoperability have shaped MPE modernization objectives.

The Summit will highlight advancements in MPE modernization activities, progress on the MPE transition, and future advancement efforts with the goal of prioritizing and overseeing progress of initiatives established by the DoW CIO to enable enterprise capabilities. With participation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Services, Agencies (CC/S/As), and key stakeholders from the MPE community, this summit will enable and advance collaboration and knowledge sharing by fostering involvement from senior leaders, subject matter experts, and Five Eyes (FVEY) Mission Partners.

Exhibitors will have an opportunity to demonstrate their products and services relevant to the summit objectives.

Meet the Hosts: DoW CIO & DISA

This event is hosted by the DoW Chief Information Officer (CIO) and co-hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, operate, resource, and sustain a DoW-wide enterprise-level capability that supports joint and multinational warfighting functional information-sharing requirements with Mission Partners
• Provides DoW-wide enterprise-level development, integration, systems engineering, architecture, and synchronized delivery of mission capabilities and DoW-wide enterprise services that support joint and multinational warfighting functional information sharing requirements
• Monitors, evaluates, and documents DoW MPE to include all coalition C2 and intelligence information sharing capabilities used by DoW Components
• Develops metrics and comparison benchmarks for overall MPE implementation and performance to determine specific segments or functional areas to target for process improvement
• Establishes and publishes MPE portfolio management process

Priorities & Technologies of Focus

To help potential exhibitors better understand the current needs of the DoW CIO and DISA, the Department is developing a zero trust enabled data centric secure communication and collaboration capability. We need solutions that help the warfighter communicate seamlessly with mission partners using ACP-240 and NATO STANAG requirements as a means of securely tagging and labeling data. Additionally, we need industry to provide solutions that can be easily integrated into DoW enterprise MPE capabilities. Some of the technologies or capabilities that assist DoW with implementing a solution are:

• Cryptographic Modernization
• Artificial Intelligence
  
• Cybersecurity
• Zero Trust
• Cross Domain Solutions and Boundary Defense
• Multi-Cloud Orchestration (Google, AWS, Azure)
• Data Management Tools (i.e. tagging, DRM, DLM, etc.)
• Cloud (IaC, deployment, CI/CD)
• Software defined integration tooling
• Common standardization & implementation of industry capabilities (architectures, hardware standardization, integration)

Tentative Exhibitor Schedule

Monday, April 13

Setup and Travel Day
Badge Pickup/Registration
Exhibit Hall Open
No Host Social in Exhibit Area

Tuesday, April 14

MPE Summit Day 1
Exhibit Hall Open

Wednesday, April 15

MPE Summit Day 2
Exhibit Hall Open (morning)

Attendee List Fraud Alert – Beware of Unauthorized Providers

Please be aware there are organizations who will claim to have access to the MPE Summit attendee list and they may try to sell this list to you. This is fraud, and the names contained on these lists (if there is even a list) are not part of this event. NCSI does not release an attendee list or any attendee information, and NCSI DOES NOT offer list rental services. Like many trade shows today, the MPE Summit has been targeted by unethical businesses that scrape email addresses from our website to contact participating exhibitors about list rentals, hotels and other sales offers. If you receive solicitations, please forward them to your NCSI sales representative or conferencesales@ncsi.com. We take every measure to protect our participant’s data and will take appropriate actions to stop the sale of fraudulent lists.

Exhibit Space Registration

Each exhibit package includes:

• One exhibit table (If you need additional exhibit space, you can purchase more than one table to combine for a larger exhibit area)
• Standard electrical: 1 power strip
• 2 chairs
• Complimentary hotel WiFi in the exhibit and meeting space areas
• Marketing Benefits:
  • Company listing on event website
  • Inclusion in printed exhibitor directory
  • Inclusion in online exhibitor directory with enhanced marketing material upload capabilities

Important Deadlines

NCSI Exhibitor Portal

Once you have registered for the event, NCSI will process your application and you will have access to the MPE 26-1 Summit Exhibitor Portal. The Exhibitor Portal allows you to update company and event specific information in one singular place. You will be able to update your exhibitor profile to include your company description, representatives, key technologies, and contact details. This information will be used to populate your online exhibitor listing as well as the printed program guide. For assistance with the portal, please contact Cloe Dixon at dixon@ncsi.com.

Exhibitor Representative Registration

Each company will be permitted to send two representatives to staff their table at no additional cost. To ensure your first two representatives are free, please be sure to use the Promo Code found in your exhibitor portal. Additional representatives beyond two will be $150 per person. Exhibitor representatives will have “exhibit hall only” access, as well as access to any networking functions if applicable. If you wish to send your representatives to the summit sessions, they must register as a full attendee. Please register exhibitor reps by Monday, April 6, 2026.

Summit Attendance

Attending the summit plenary sessions requires a separate attendee registration. Your exhibitor badge will not get you into the summit sessions. If you would like to participate in the summit sessions, please register for an attendee badge. Some sessions will have restricted attendance (government only). Please be aware of this prior to registering. 

Audio Visual Equipment Rentals

If you wish to rent a presentation monitor or other audio visual equipment for your display you will have the opportunity to work directly with the hotel’s AV provider, Five Star AV. Each exhibit space will contain 1 table, which is about 6 feet long. Please keep in mind that your space is limited to what fits on or directly behind your table. If you need additional space for your display, please make sure to purchase more than one table.

Please use this AV Rental Form and work with the contact below for any rental requests.

AV Contact
Javier Gonzalez
Director of the Audio-Visual Department for Five Star AV
Phone: (702) 219-2589
Email: jgonzalez1@five-starav.com

Sponsorship Opportunities

There are multiple sponsorship opportunities available to increase your visibility during this Summit. Please review the sponsorship prospectus, and reach out to an NCSI account rep for pricing and customization options. We look forward to working with you to create an exhibit and sponsorship experience that fits your objectives.

Conference Sales
Phone: 888-603-8899
Email: conferencesales@ncsi.com