Apex is dedicated to driving innovation and supporting the rapid transformation of the defense industry, fostering collaboration between emerging technology companies, SMEs, and industry leaders, creating a place for interaction and growth.

The event is delivered in collaboration with the Hudson Institute and the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, allowing experts to support the requirements and challenge areas of US and Allied forces whilst sharing information and insight between military, government, and industry.

Apex will focus on several key themes crucial to the defense industry, including:

• Defense Acquisition & Industrial Strategy
• Joint & Coalition Warfighting Capability
• Space as a Warfighting Domain
• Defense Readiness in an AI Era
• Near-Term Solutions
• Commercial Technology Exploitation
• Next-Generation Manufacturing Methods
• Traversing the Valley of Death
• ITAR
• Systems Sophistication at Scale