Coast Guard Industry Academy

Washington Homeland Security Roundtable launches the Fourth Cohort of The Coast Guard Industry Academy in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard. WHSR will host the Inaugural Session in October 2025 at D5 Elizabeth City NC/Portsmouth VA. The Washington Homeland Security Roundtable (WHSR) announces the Fourth Cohort of the Coast Guard Industry Academy (CGIA4).

The Coast Guard Industry Academy is an unprecedented, in-depth program designed to strengthen Industry collaboration and knowledge of the Coast Guard mission. The program consists of quarterly sessions over a one-year period to include D5, D7, D17 and D5/USCG HQ.

U.S. Coast Guard Officers and Senior Leadership at the initial meeting will open dialogue and participate in several discussions, focusing on major strategic initiatives including: Securing Maritime Borders, Facilitating Commerce, Maritime Security and Counterterrorism, Inland Waterways, Sovereignty and Presence in Polar Regions, and Acquisitions.

The focus for the Coast Guard Industry Academy is with Senior Industry Executives who maintain a broad organizational authority and responsibility who can share comprehensive Industry knowledge with USCG and are able to disseminate Coast Guard information fully across their organization. The one-year program is organized such that USCG knowledge and understanding is built with each successive quarterly session, and participants are committing to the full program.

Each Industry participant will pay travel costs and a pro-rata share of transportation and food on the ground. Quarterly Session Dates October 2025 USCG East District; Portsmouth VA and Elizabeth City, NC February 2026 USCG Southeast District; Miami FL May 2026 USCG Arctic District; Kodiak and Juneau AK August 2026 USCG East District; Maryland NCR and USCG HQ Please register at: www.whsroundtable.org/CGIA4