Be in the room.
Your technology. Federal opportunity. Di2 brings Michigan companies face to face with the federal defense innovation ecosystem, so you can take your technology from idea to testing to funding to adoption.
Click here to save your seat Registration is open. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities available.More than a conference.
The Defense: Innovate & Integrate (Di2) Summit, presented by the Detroit Regional Defense Coalition and Oakland County Economic Development, is where Michigan companies connect with DefenseWERX and other federal innovation pathways built to move promising technology forward.
Idea
Find out where your capability fits a real defense or national security challenge.
Testing
Learn the pathways to prove your technology in real-world conditions.
Funding
Explore federal programs, procurement and contracting opportunities.
Adoption
See how technologies actually move into the hands of the mission.
You bring the capability. They bring the mission. Di2 brings you together.
Where the opportunity is
If you make it, build it, engineer it or develop it, there may be a federal application worth exploring.
Advanced Manufacturing
Production capability that supports defense supply chains.
Autonomy
Self-directed systems and the software that drives them.
Robotics
Machines that extend human reach and reduce risk.
Mobility
Michigan's vehicle expertise, applied to new missions.
Aerospace
Air and space systems, components and materials.
Dual-Use Technologies
Commercial innovation with a defense application.
Is Di2 right for your company?
Your technology may be defense-ready, but do you know the path to get it there? If your company could help solve a defense or national security challenge, Di2 is a conversation worth having.
- Connect directly with federal innovation organizations
- Learn the pathways to testing and funding
- Explore procurement and contracting opportunities
- Understand how technologies move toward adoption
- Build relationships with the people shaping federal innovation programs
Opportunity doesn't wait in the hallway.
The conversations that move technology forward happen face to face. On November 5, they happen in Troy.
Hear from the WERX organizations
These organizations connect innovators with federal challenges, resources and opportunities. At Di2, you get them in one room.
One connection. New pathways.
Michigan's defense and technology community is gathering in Troy. Make sure your company is in the room.
Click here to save your seatInterested in exhibiting or sponsoring? Opportunities are available through registration.
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