The TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights represent six targeted innovation tracks aligned with U.S. national priorities and designed to accelerate breakthroughs in critical domains. Through an open innovation model, each spotlight invites innovators to present transformative solutions, connecting them with federal, private, and corporate funding—over $8 billion annually in emerging tech channels.

These sessions drive transformational ideas across defense, commercial, and dual-use sectors; provide a global stage to pitch innovations to industry, government, and investors; and leverage synergies to shape national strategy and funding.

For defense primes, government partners, and industry leaders, the TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights provide a direct channel to discover and shape the technologies driving tomorrow’s mission capabilities. Each session aligns with national priorities—spanning advanced materials, energy and resilience, biotech, electronics, and autonomy—and delivers curated access to innovators vetted for technical merit, scalability, and defense relevance.

Through the spotlights, TechConnect and ATI bridge private-sector innovation with government mission needs—creating a proven pathway from discovery to deployment across dual-use and defense domains.

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