Thank You for Attending OODAcon 2026: Escape Velocity
And see you next year at OODAcon 2027!
And see you next year at OODAcon 2027!
Welcome to the annual gathering of hackers, thinkers, strategists, disruptors, leaders, technologists, and creators exploring how accelerating technology is reshaping the world.
From Exponential Acceleration to Governable Action
Sovereignty is becoming a practical question for leaders navigating technological acceleration: who has the authority (and the actual capacity) to govern critical systems and sustain independent action?
A strategic prologue to OODAcon 2026: Escape Velocity
The central strategic question of Rod Beckstrom’s OODAcon 2026 session, The Starfish AI Model, is how can organizations distribute initiative while retaining the coordination needed to manage shared risks?
Artificial intelligence is expanding what organizations can do with geospatial data - from observing events and mapping assets to simulating outcomes and coordinating action. At OODAcon 2026, we will discuss the strategic opportunities ahead.
Competitive advantage now comes from how quickly our organizations can sense and act before conditions change again. Nowhere is this new competitive dynamic clearer than in the ongoing “re-architecting” of the transportation and logistics sub-sectors.
From fleets and ports to autonomous systems, seabed infrastructure, critical minerals, and subsea compute - maritime power is undergoing a transformation that extends far beyond traditional competition between navies.
The meeting began with a preview of OODAcon’s proposed agenda and developed into a broader discussion of technology convergence and governance.