Due: May 29, 2026
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.
- Space Technology
- Advanced Electronics
- Autonomy, AI, and Cyber
- Energy and Resilience
- Biotech and Health Security
- Materials and Manufacturing
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.
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.