Pinnacle 2026

The Information Professionals Association will host Pinnacle 2026 on February 9–10, 2026, in Reston, VA, convening senior leaders, practitioners, and innovators shaping the future of cognitive security and information advantage. Presented in partnership with Carahsoft, The Cipher Brief, and the National Center for Narrative Intelligence, the conference unites government, industry, academia, and international partners at a time of intensifying gray-zone competition and the rapid convergence of influence, technology, and national resilience.

This year’s event is further strengthened by the endorsement and participation of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC), underscoring the strategic importance of cognitive advantage and integrated influence capabilities for national defense and whole-of-nation resilience. NSC engagement reinforces Pinnacle’s role as a premier forum for policy-relevant dialogue and cross-sector collaboration.

Pinnacle will examine how emerging technologies, narrative ecosystems, and integrated cyber and information capabilities are reshaping strategic competition. Through keynotes, expert discussions, and both classified and unclassified sessions, participants will explore the operational, institutional, and societal dimensions of cognitive security.

Pinnacle 2026 is designed to strengthen partnerships, elevate emerging frameworks, and help build a resilient information ecosystem capable of meeting the challenges of the decade ahead.