September 22-24, 2026 | NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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Plenary & key Speakers

President & CEO, Advanced Technology International

Senior Strategic Partnership Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Director, DoW Office for Small Business Innovation

Office Director Small Business Programs Office, DARPA

Operations Director, Idaho National Laboratory

Executive Director, Small Business Innovation Research Consortium (SBIRC)

Founder & Managing Partner, Backswing Ventures

Chief Business Officer, Arzeda Corp.

Senior Advisor, University of Ottawa

Marketing Communications Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Technical Director, Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing (NSAM) Center of Excellence

Senior Investment Associate, Innovation Works

Director of Defense Technologies, North Carolina Military Business Center

Director of Operational Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, US Navy

Chief Executive Officer, MedForeSight

Head of Strategy and Engagement, Aerospace & Satellite Amazon Web Services (AWS)

CEO & President, First Flight Venture Center

Director of Innovation, Americas, Evonik

Chief Transformation Officer, BryceTech

Founder & General Partner, Hivers & Strivers

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Rsquared

Chief Technology Officer, US Navy

Head of Business Development, Fluree AI

Partner Head of Alliance Fund, Geodesic Capital

Co-Founder & President, Riphean Group, Riphean Investments

Managing Partner, Michigan Capital Network

Technical Director, Air & Space Force Cyber Resilience Office for Control Systems, US Air and Space Force

Director of Technology, BryceTech

Business Development Manager, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

President, Jaffe Policy Consulting LLC

Principal, Open Innovation, TechConnect Division, ATI

Senior Business Development & Sales Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Vice President, TechConnect, TechConnect Division, ATI

Principal, First Bight Ventures

Program Manager, Abbott on Call

Outreach & Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Senior Marketing and Program Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Strategic Development Manager, Space & Mission Systems, BAE Systems

Senior Advisor, TechConnect Division, ATI

Executive Director, North Texas Innovation Alliance

Acting Director, Innovation, Small Business Administration

Managing Partner, Merlin Ventures

Deputy Director, Advanced Technology International

Partner, Frontera Group

Senior Associate, Two Lanterns Venture Capital

Founder & CEO, OppsSpot, LLC

Executive Vice President, Potomac International Partners, Inc.

Senior Project Manager and Research Analyst,, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Action Officer - Wargaming, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RDT&E), US Navy

Founder & Managing Partner, Oval Park Capital

Co-Founder & CEO, Arzeda Corp.
Naval Operational Energy Office, Tech Advisor, US Navy
Managing Partner, In-Q-Tel
Founder, Big Idea Ventures
Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Chief Technology Officer, Empower AI
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