Where Defense Meets Innovation.

Apex Defense brings together warfighters, acquisition teams, technology startups, industry leaders, investors and SMEs to tackle urgent operational challenges - from seabed to space. 

This isn’t a “see-what’s-coming” expo. Apex is action-oriented - built to accelerate delivery of real-world, mission-critical solutions now. 

2026’s mission sets include sustaining dispersed or contested force operations, interoperable autonomous systems for multi-domain operations, countering undersea and missile threats, defending deployed forces and critical infrastructure, and more. 

Secure your spot now and join the decision-makers, innovators, and problem-solvers shaping immediate defense capability.

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David Zagaynov

CEO, Poseidon Aerospace
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Colonel Ryan Wylie

Director, Close Combat Lethality Task Force, Department of War
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Dusty Wilson

Command Solutions Architect, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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Matt Willis

Director, Army Fuze, ASA(ALT)
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Jason Weed

SVP, Commercial Sales, Ocean Power Technologies
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Colonel Michael Wagner

Director of Concepts, Future and Concepts Center, U.S. Army T2COM
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Vice Admiral Michael Vernazza

Commander, Naval Information Forces, U.S. Navy
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Barry Tishgart

Entreprenuer in Residence, Army Applications Laboratory, US Army Futures Command
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Tim Stringer

VP Defence, Gravity Industries
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Chad Steelberg

CEO, Tiberius Aerospace
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Mike Shortsleeve

VP, Strategy Business Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
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Artem Sherbinin

Chief Technology Officer, Commander Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Navy
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Colonel Scott Shaffer

Project Manager PM Electronic Warfare & Cyber, Department of the Army
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Garry Schwartz

Chief Operating Officer, HII Mission Technologies
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Dr Kirstin Schauble

VP of Systems Engineering, Anello Photonics
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Diem Salmon

VP Air Dominance and Strike, Anduril
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Brigadier General Matthew Ross

Director, JIATF 401, G3/5/7, U.S. Army
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Captain Scott Rosetti

Surface Warfare Deputy Director for Weapons and Sensors, OPNAV N96
Speaker profile image for Ben Van Roo

Ben Van Roo

CEO & Co-Founder, Legion
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Dr. Thomas Rondeau

Principal Director for FutureG & 5G, OUSW(R&E) FutureG
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Rani Plaut

CEO & Co Founder, AIR VEV
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George Perez

Chief Operating Officer, Specialty Machine
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Amitai Peleg

Co-Founder & CEO, SEALARTEC
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Josh Pavluk

Director of Industry Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Industrial Base Policy
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Dan Packer

Director, AUKUS, Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic
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Tim O'Connor

Chief Strategy Officer, BlackSea Technologies
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Brigadier General Tara Nolan

Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Forces Southern
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Jon Nadzam

Public Sector Lead, Unstructured
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Vago Muradian

Editor & Podcast Host, Defense & Aerospace Report
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Rob Mitrevski

President, Golden Dome Strategy and Integration, L3Harris Technologies
Speaker profile image for Jenny McArdle

Jenny McArdle

US Director, Helsing USA
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Stephen Matherene

AVP - Defense & Energy Segment, AT&T Business
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Dan Marini

Vice President Digital Receiver Technology, Digital Receiver Technologies, a Thales Business
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Greg Little

Senior Counselor, Palantir
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Nadav Libhaber

Director of Partnerships, Windward
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Thomas Lawhead

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements, HQ, U.S. Air Force
Speaker profile image for Bryon Kroger

Bryon Kroger

Founder & CEO, Rise8
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Joe Kochan

Chief Executive Officer, National Spectrum Consortium
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Brigadier General James Kent

Special Advisor to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command
Speaker profile image for Mark Kenny

Mark Kenny

Senior VP for Strat, Tech and BD, Ultra Maritime
Speaker profile image for Thomas Kenney

Thomas Kenney

CEO, Tycho AI
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Doug Jones

Defense Systems CTO, Senior Vice President, Leidos
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John Huddleston

Co-Founder, Albacore Inc.
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Morgan Hitzig

Venture Investor, Venrock
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Mike Hiatt

Chief Technology Officer, Epirus
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Hugh Hayden

Head of Go-To-Market, Niantic Spatial
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Rylan Hamilton

CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy
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Trevor Haak

Director, General Atomics EMS
Speaker profile image for Brennan Grignon

Brennan Grignon

Co-Founder & CEO, Vantive

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