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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Nick Nilan

General Manager, Arqit
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Brooks Newmark

Founder & Chairman, Trypillian
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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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Lutz Mueller

General Manager - Underwater Connectors, Rampart Products
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Jason Moore

General Manager, US, Sentrycs
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David Mkrtchian

Vice President - Business Development, Shift5
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Rob Mitrevski

President, Golden Dome Strategy and Integration, L3Harris Technologies
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Jenny McArdle

US Director, Helsing USA
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Stephen Matherene

AVP - Defense & Energy Segment, AT&T Business
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Mike Martin

Co-Founder, President, Tiberius Aerospace, Inc
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Dan Marini

Vice President Digital Receiver Technology, Digital Receiver Technologies, a Thales Business
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Boaz Mamo

Chief Revenue Officer, Addionics
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Tony Loehr

Developer Relations Lead, Cline
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Greg Little

Senior Counselor, Palantir
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Nadav Libhaber

Director of Partnerships, Windward
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Matthew Le Maitre

Co-Founder, Seeing Systems
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Thomas Lawhead

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements, HQ, U.S. Air Force
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Michael LaRouche

Chief Executive Officer, Serco North America
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Brian Lampert

VP, Public Sector, Legion
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Zachary LaCelle

VP of Product, Forterra
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Alex Kugajevsky

Adoption Principal, NATO Innovation Fund
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Bryon Kroger

Founder & CEO, Rise8
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Sujeesh Krishnan

CEO, Kinnami
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Joe Kochan

Chief Executive Officer, National Spectrum Consortium
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Gordon Kesting

VP Sales & Business Development, D-Fend Solutions
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Johnny Kessler

Co-Founder, DejaVuAI
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Brigadier General James Kent

Special Advisor to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command
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Mark Kenny

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

CEO, Tycho AI
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Tom Karako

Director, Missile Defense Project, CSIS
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Erica Judy

Deputy Program Manager, APFIT, OUSW(R&E) Mission Capabilities
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Danson Joseph

Founder & CEO, Danecca Systems
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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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Andrea Hanke,

Vice President Sales, AmpSpec
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Rylan Hamilton

CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy
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Trevor Haak

Director, General Atomics EMS
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Brennan Grignon

Co-Founder & CEO, Vantive
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Tyler Griffin

C-UAS Director, Lockheed Martin
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Timothy Grayson

Vice President & General Manager, FAST Labs, BAE Systems, Inc
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Peter Goldsborough

Co-Founder & CTO, Rune Technologies
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Woody Glier

Co-Founder & CEO, Gallatin AI
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Joseph Glebocki

Director of Government Relations, X-Bow
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Joey Gagnard

Director of Field Operations, Swarmer
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James Franz

President, Americas, & COO, Ultimaker

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