AUVSI Defense is not built for a general audience. It convenes the people who are actually shaping outcomes—those building, buying, funding, and fielding autonomous systems for the joint force and allied partners.
If you need to understand where decisions are going to be made, this is where those conversations are happening.
This is not a traditional show floor environment. It is a closed, working forum designed for direct engagement. Conducted under Chatham House Rule and limited to U.S. and allied stakeholders, the setting enables candid discussion, real signal, and access to the decision-makers driving requirements, funding, and procurement.
If your goal is to move beyond awareness and into alignment, access, and capture, this is where that shift happens.
This event draws those at the heart of mission execution and those building what’s next:
Roles include:
Defense and industry leaders · Acquisition & program managers · Innovation & R&D leads · Engineers · Business development and strategy professionals · Policy experts · Investors · Academic faculty & graduate researchers · International partners
Industries include:
U.S. defense & national security agencies · Congressional staff & federal policymakers · Defense primes and integrators · Autonomy startups and emerging technology innovators · Commercial COTS providers · Supply chain and manufacturing firms · Investors & venture capital · R&D centers, national labs & universities · Allied and international defense delegations
The window between demand signal and program award is shorter than it has ever been. The right conversation at the right moment changes outcomes. This is that moment.
