Advance Your AI And Digital Transformation Solution

Join the world’s largest multi-sector innovation program

The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge spotlights AI and digital transformation innovation to accelerate solutions addressing national security, economic resilience, and technological modernization.

Challenge finalists will pitch at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, March 10–12 in Raleigh, NC. It’s the world’s largest multi-sector innovation event connecting breakthrough technologies with leaders from government, industry, and investment.

Selected participants will have the opportunity to:

• Present your technology to industry, government, and investor leaders
• Engage with funding programs representing over $8 billion annually (SBIR, OTA, federal grants)
• Build partnerships that lead to licensing, procurement, and collaborative development
• Join the largest global gathering of technology scouts, federal agencies, and investors

Areas of Interest:

• AI for operations, logistics, and supply chain resilience
• Applied AI and machine learning solutions
• Autonomous systems and decision-support tools
• Cloud-native infrastructure and enterprise modernization
• Cybersecurity and trustworthy AI
• Data analytics, visualization, and predictive modeling
• Digital twins, simulation, and virtual environments
• Edge and real-time computing
• Human-machine teaming and intelligent interfaces and other high-impact AI and digital transformation technologies

Position your innovation where it matters most, at the intersection of science, strategy, and impact.

Submit by October 24. We look forward to seeing your innovation on the national stage.