About
About the summit
To connect Florida’s national-security ecosystem with leaders, organizations, and ideas from across the country — creating a forum to align capabilities with national priorities, foster collaboration, and advance national security.
The summit
A statewide forum for national security.
Organized by students, the Florida National Security Summit brings together government and military leaders, companies and investors, universities and researchers, and students — to connect Florida’s national-security ecosystem with leaders, organizations, and ideas from across the country.
- Dates
- March 26–27, 2027
- Location
- Gainesville, Florida
- Edition
- Inaugural Summit
- Format
- Connect · Convene
Statewide
Built for Florida. Designed to move across it.
The inaugural summit takes place in Gainesville in 2027. The long-term vision is a statewide summit that can rotate among Florida’s universities — convening the ecosystem in a different part of the state over time.
Edition 01 · Gainesville · 2027
Organizers
An independent summit, organized in Florida.
Students lead the planning, with support from faculty, institutions, and partners. The summit has its own identity and is designed to grow into a statewide institution across Florida’s universities.
Organized by
- Florida National Security Club
Contact
Get in touch.
Questions about speaking, partnering, the innovation expo, or attending — we’d like to hear from you.
Mailing list
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- Speaker announcements
- Registration updates
- Program releases
- Innovation opportunities
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