OSINT Symposium Series 

OSINT Symposium Series

Building enduring open-source intelligence capability together

 

A global series of Symposia bringing together practitioners, leaders and innovators to advance how open-source intelligence is applied to real-world decisions.

 

What to expect

The OSINT Symposium Series: Where OSINT Comes Together

The OSINT Symposium Series connects professionals from government, defense, law enforcement, corporate security and academia to share tradecraft, explore challenges and strengthen how OSINT is practiced across mission sets.

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Founded to support collaboration and professional development across the global OSINT community, the Symposia create space for practitioners to exchange ideas, test approaches and learn from real-world experience. They reflect OSINT Combine’s commitment to building enduring capability through human expertise, responsible technology and ethical intelligence practice.

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Through practitioner-led sessions, case studies and collaborative discussion, the Symposia focus on how OSINT is used in practice—not just what is possible, but how it supports real-world decisions.

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Practitioner-Led Community

Connect with analysts, investigators and decision-makers working real-world OSINT challenges across sectors and regions.

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Applied Tradecraft

Learn how OSINT is used in real-world contexts through case studies, emerging challenges and lessons drawn from operational experience.

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Shared Challenges, Real Conversations

Explore complex problems through discussion, debate and perspectives from across the global OSINT community.

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Enduring Capability

Take away approaches that strengthen how OSINT capability is built, applied and sustained within teams and organizations.

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Training & Tradecraft Series

 

Alongside the in-person Symposium, we deliver a global Decision Advantage with OSINT Training Series: four virtual topics designed to extend learning into applied capability. The series runs across the symposium period and is open to practitioners worldwide, connecting participants from Australia, the United States and beyond. Each topic is run twice to accommodate different timezones.
 

You can bundle your symposium ticket with the virtual training series, purchase tickets for all four training sessions, or just select the sessions that take your fancy! See all options at checkout.

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• Topic 1 - Collection, Data Integrity and Presentation of OSINT

  • Session a: 22 Jul (Tuesday) 10am-12pm AEST​

  • Session b: 23 Jul (Wednesday) 10pm-12am AEST / 8am-10am EDT

• Topic 2 - Working with AI: Choosing and Applying LLMs

  • Session a: 29 Jul (Tuesday)​ 10am-12pm AEST

  • Session b: 30 Jul (Wednesday) 10pm-12am AEST / 8am-10am EDT

• Topic 3 - Working Alongside AI: Countering Adversarial Use

  • Session a: 26 Aug (Tuesday) 10am-12pm AEST​

  • Session b: 26 Aug (Wednesday) 10pm-12am AEST / 8am-10am EDT

• Topic 4 - OSINT in Motion: Tracking What Moves

  • Session a: 2 Sep (Tuesday) 10am-12pm AEST​

  • Session b: 3 Sep (Wednesday) 10pm-12am AEST / 8am-10am EDT

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Locations

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Why This Matters Now

Applying OSINT to Real-World Decisions

 

Open-source information is more accessible than ever, but applying it well requires skill, structure and judgment. The challenge is no longer finding information—it’s making sense of it, applying it with rigor and using it to support decisions in complex, high-stakes environments.

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The OSINT Symposium Series exists to address that gap. By bringing together practitioners, decision-makers and innovators, it creates a space to share tradecraft, challenge assumptions and strengthen how OSINT is used in practice. The goal is simple: to build capability that endures—and to ensure open-source intelligence delivers meaningful impact.

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FAQs

• ​​Will there be virtual tickets to this event?

  • Not this year. For 2026 we are in-person only to ensure the very best experience for everyone involved!​

• Will the presentations be recorded?

  • For the US OSINT Symposium, presentations will not be recorded.  For the Australian OSINT Symposium, in cases where we have permission to record the presentation by the presenters, yes. Recordings will be uploaded and accessible within OSINT Combine's Training Academy a month or so after the event.​

• How does the virtual training work?

  • Alongside our in-person symposium, we’re delivering a global Decision Advantage Training Series—four virtual sessions designed to extend learning into applied capability. The series runs from July through to early September. We run each training session twice to maximise the opportunity for people around the world to participate. Each training session is run live by one of our experienced OSINT Trainers. Sessions will be recorded, and the recording shared with ticket holders.​​​

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