Due: November 18, 2026

TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights represent seven targeted innovation tracks aligned with U.S. national priorities and designed to accelerate breakthroughs across critical technology domains. Through an open innovation model, each Spotlight invites innovators to present transformative solutions and connect with potential funders, commercialization partners, corporate scouts, government stakeholders, and ecosystem leaders.

These sessions create a focused platform for high-potential technologies across commercial, government, and dual-use markets. Innovators gain visibility on a global stage, while attendees gain curated access to emerging solutions with the potential to shape industries, strengthen national competitiveness, and advance real-world deployment.

For investors, industry leaders, government agencies, research institutions, and commercialization partners, the TechConnect Critical Technology Spotlights provide a direct channel to discover, evaluate, and engage with technologies positioned for impact. Each session isurfaces innovations with strong technical merit, market relevance, scalability, and alignment with priority areas shaping the future economy.

Through the Spotlights, TechConnect and ATI bridge breakthrough innovation with the partners, pathways, and resources needed to move promising technologies from discovery toward commercialization, adoption, and broader national impact.