Defense Innovation Forum: Kansas City

Join Us at Defense Innovation Forum: Kansas City - A Commercial Onramping and Thought Leadership Event Where Founders, Funders, Government, and Academia Collaborate

Hosted by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Rocky Mountain Region and in collaboration with Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Kansas, Kansas SBDC, Kansas APEX Accelerator, and Pittsburg State University’s Encountering Innovation, this regional event lays the foundation for greater collaboration between industry, government, academia, and investors.

Our dynamic agenda revolves around four impactful tracks highlighting ecosystem strengths in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and enabling technologies.

The four tracks include:

1. DoD Demand Signals

2. Biotechnology & Human Systems

3. Advanced Manufacturing & Supply Chains

4. Academia & Commercialization