Defense TechConnect

September 22-24, 2026  |  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit Resilience Week SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference Sponsored Innovation Challenges
TUESDAY, September 22
0730-0830 Coffee and Networking
0830-1000 Keynotes
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1115 Critical Technology Spotlight: Biotech and Health Security I How to Work with the Department of War (DoW)
Security
LEAN Power Overview of Collaboration and Funding Opportunities
energy
Session in Coordination SBIR/STTR 101 and Agency Briefings AI x SatCom Launch Vehicle
1130-1215 Critical Technology Spotlight: Biotech and Health Security II Defense Investment Panel
Security
Session in Coordination
1215-1330 Lunch (On Own)
13:00 Expo Hall Opens, LEAN Power Office Hours at Booth (1300-1800), SBIR/STTR Agency Pavilion Opens
1330-1415 Critical Technology Spotlight: Advanced Electronics I Operational Energy and Logistics (OELS) I: Contested Logistics
energy
Department of War (DoW) SBIR I (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination Industrial Biotech Innovation Prize Challenge
1430-1515 Critical Technology Spotlight: Advanced Electronics II TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Energy and Resilience I
energy
Department of War (DoW) SBIR II (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination
1530-1615 Panel Sponsored By:
Raytheon
TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Energy and Resilience II
energy
Department of War (DoW) SBIR III (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination
1600-1800 Defense TechConnect, SBIR/STTR Pavilion, and Defense TechConnect Poster Session Expo Social
 

Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit Resilience Week SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference Sponsored Innovation Challenges
WEDNESDAY, September 23
0745-0830 Coffee and Networking
0830-1000 Keynotes
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1115 AI Adoption for Defense and National Security
Critical Infrastructure
DARPA Connect
Security
LEAN Power Technical Managers Briefings
energy
Session in Coordination Session in Coordination Maritime Manufacturing Innovation Challenge
1130-1215 TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Autonomy/ATI /Cyber I
Critical Infrastructure
Frontier House
Security
Session in Coordination Session in Coordination
1215-1330 Lunch (On Own)
13:00 Expo Hall Opens, LEAN Power Office Hours at Booth (1300-1800), SBIR/STTR Agency Pavilion Opens
1330-1415 TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlight: Autonomy/ATI/Cyber II
Critical Infrastructure
Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Spotlights I DoW SBIR IV (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Challenge
1430-1515 Space Innovation Spotlights I Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Spotlights II DoW SBIR V (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination
1530-1615 Panel Sponsored By
Sourcewell
OELS II: Energy in the Battlefield
energy
DoW SBIR VI (invited) Session in Coordination Session in Coordination
1600-1800 Defense TechConnect, SBIR/STTR Pavilion, and Resilience Week Poster Session Expo Social
 

Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit Resilience Week
THURSDAY, September 24
0800-0900 Coffee and Networking
0900-0945 TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights OELS III: Critical Infrastructure
energy
Modularity Meets Hard Science: Tools to Define Munition Performance Requirements by AFRL Session in Coordination
1000-1045 TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights OELS IV: Roundtable/Path Forward to 2027
energy Security
MOSA for Modern Flight: Integrating Autonomous Behaviors Across Uncrewed Platforms by SNC Session in Coordination
1100-1200 TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights Accelerating Resilient Navigation through a Modular Testing Open System Architecture (TOSA) for Hypersonic Platforms by Colvin Run Networks Session in Coordination
1200 Close of Conference





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