SOF Week 2027

Monday, May 03, 2027

SOF Week 2027

The annual convention and exhibition for the global special operations forces community, co-hosted by USSOCOM and Global SOF.

Date and Time

May 3 - May 6

Location

Tampa Convention Center

333 S Franklin St Florida 33602

About This Event

SOF Week 2027 is a Security event taking place 3-6 May 2027 at Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, United States.

SOF Week is the yearly convention for the entire special operations forces (SOF) community, co-hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Global SOF Foundation, which has been selected as co-sponsor through 2029. The 2027 edition runs across a downtown Tampa campus, combining keynotes, policy panels and breakout sessions with a multi-venue industry exhibition.

Programme

The week runs May 3-6, with the exhibitions open May 4-6. Conference sessions are open only to Full Conference and Exhibition pass holders.

  • Keynotes and plenaries
  • Breakout sessions and PEO briefs
  • Leadership and policy panels
  • Industry demonstrations, including maritime demonstrations
  • Team room theaters and the SOF Showcase
  • SOF Week Welcome Reception and USSOCOM Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner

The SOF Week campus

Rather than a single hall, SOF Week spreads across venues on Tampa's waterfront. The Tampa Convention Center hosts the main exhibition zones, Accelerator Alley, briefing theaters and the SOF Community Corridor.

  • Tampa Convention Center: SOF Warrior, Special Air Warfare, Maritime and Information Systems zones
  • JW Marriott Tampa Water Street: General Session Theater and support, services and digital zones
  • Tampa Marriott Water Street: breakout theaters and human performance, space and education zones
  • Embassy Suites Downtown: GSOF Membership Lounge and Team Room Theater
  • The Westin Tampa Waterside: meeting and CNECT hub
  • Sparkman Wharf: Welcome Reception

Who attends

Attendees include active duty military, the USSOCOM enterprise, government civilians, industry, academia and non-profits, and media, with international SOF partners. Attendees must be over 18 and collect badges in person with a government-issued ID or passport.

Agenda

Keynotes & Plenaries

Breakout Sessions

Leadership / Policy Panels

Industry Demonstrations

Sparkman Wharf

SOF Week Welcome Reception

USSOCOM Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner

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Details are collected from the organizer’s official site, sofweek.org.

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May 3 - May 6

SOF Week 2027