2026 Wrapped
Technology & National Security
Conference at a glance
The largest national security conference in academia
Why this conference matters
Boston and Cambridge offer an unusually dense concentration of frontier research, technical talent, venture capital, startups, and institutions with longstanding ties to national security. The conference brings that ecosystem together with senior government leaders and military practitioners responsible for defining mission needs and shaping future capability.
For leaders operating at the frontier, the conference offers direct access to a distinctive innovation ecosystem—not just an audience, but the people building, funding, buying, and deploying the future.
What the conference is for
This conference connects the people building frontier capabilities with the people who can fund, buy, study, and deploy them. It turns ideas into conversations, conversations into partnerships, and partnerships into real-world impact.
By the numbers
Attendees
Organizations
Companies, firms, government organizations, universities, and think tanks represented
Speakers
Founder submissions
Innovation Showcase pitch competition, competing for a $100K SAFE investment and other non-dilutive funding prizes
Companies
In the tech exhibition hall
Networking opportunities
2 receptions, 1 VIP dinner at the Harvard Club of Boston, and 1 Women’s Breakfast
Conference
Hosted annually in April · Six years running
2026 Conference snapshot
2026 featured speakers
- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.
Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Matt Steckman
President & Chief Business Officer, Anduril
- Rep. Seth Moulton
U.S. Representative (MA-06)
- Brandon Tseng
President & Co-Founder, Shield AI
- Cait Brumme
CEO, MassChallenge
- Nini Hamrick
Co-Founder & President, Vannevar Labs
And more leaders across government, industry, and academia.
Featured moments
2026 agenda highlights
Keynotes
Panels
Innovation Showcase
Pitch Competition
Call for Papers &
Research Competition
Networking Receptions
& VIP Dinner
2026 panel tracks
Frontlines
- Pacific Deterrence
- Ukraine’s Battlefield Lab
- Tech for the Arctic Domain
- Security in the Americas
- Middle East Panel
Fundamentals
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Drones & Autonomy
- Supply Chain
- Space
Frontier Technology
- Energy Security
- Quantum Systems
- AI / Decision Dominance
- The Biological Domain
Policy & Investing
- Public-Private Investments
- Acquisition Reform
- Venture Capital
- Economic Security
