Cambridge Forum on Defense Trade & National Security Policy 2026

Annapolis, MD.

Defense industry attorneys, in-house counsel, and compliance professionals.

Boeing, RTX Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce North America, TE Connectivity, Holland & Knight LLP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, and Gibraltar Compliance were listed as sending representatives.

Candid, seminar-style discussion focused on U.S. government policy, regulations, and export controls affecting the defense industry.

A steering committee of field experts co-chaired by Lawrence R. Fink of Boeing and Tahlia Townsend of Holland & Knight LLP personally nominates all invitees and develops the agenda.

The steering committee personally nominates all participants and designs the agenda to ensure a cohesive group capable of candid discussion on sensitive topics.

It is most useful for defense trade attorneys, in-house counsel and export compliance leaders who want candid discussion of export controls and government policy with peers, since invitees are personally nominated by a steering committee and speakers were listed from Boeing, RTX, Northrop Grumman and Rolls-Royce North America. The invitation-only, seminar-style format means it is a small discussion setting rather than a showcase, so vendors, business development staff, or junior compliance staff without an invitation would get little from it.

Attendees at defense trade and legal policy forums usually wear business formal or sharp business casual, with suits or blazers common among attorneys and corporate counsel. Annapolis in early October is mild, so a light coat for evenings is enough.

The forum is invitation-only. The steering committee of field experts personally nominates participants based on their experience and expertise in defense trade and national security policy.