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Why Attend

One week. 6 Allied Nations.

Join countries, trade groups, and international thought leaders sharing the stage for a week of curated programming focused on international innovation and global defense collaboration — closing with the Operational Test at Texas A&M BCDC RELLIS.

Daily Programming

Panels, sessions, and defense workshops on a curated international innovation floor.

Allied Nation Spotlights

Japan, Canada, Australia, Israel, and Germany each anchor a day of programming.

Daily Networking Sessions

Breakfasts, lunches, and innovation happy hours happening daily

Operational Test · BCDC RELLIS

An Innovation Proving Grounds (IPG) event at Texas A&M ‍
By invitation only.

Programming · Aug 17–21

The week at a glance

A week of curated programming on international innovation and global defense collaboration.

Mon Aug 17Kick-Off Happy Hour

sponsors:

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Special Announcment and Fireside Chat —Richard Browning
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Network Before the Launch Happy Hour — by invite only

Tue Aug 18Industrial Base Resilience | JapanPrototype-to-Production Scaling

sponsors:

9:00 AM
Doors Open
9:30 AM
Open Breakfast
‍- First introductions of the day with Japanese founders and investors
10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Keynote Fireside Briefing: LTC Sam Spencer-Pittman: U.S. Army PIT
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10:30 AM
Panel: Operational Advantage - Hiring Veterans to Scale Dual-Use Tech with Fort Hood
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
NSIC & AUSA & Q Branch Lunch:
Army Ground Vehicle System Ctr. (45 min),
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jon Velishka, Deputy Commanding General (30 Mins)
3:00 PM
Defense Workshop 101: Scaling the Industrial Base -‍
COL (Ret.) Michael Fleming
Director - DEVCOM Forward Element- Atlantic + U.S. Army International Technology Center
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Japanese Innovation Happy Hour and Showcase
‍- Center-stage introduction to the Japanese founders

Wed Aug 19Acquisition Navigation | Canada + AustraliaSpeed & Regulatory Barriers

sponsors:

Japan Deeptech Accelerator | Western Australia | German Accelerator | Pflugerville Community Development (PCDC)
Canada

9:00 AM
Doors Open
9:30 AM
Breakfast with Canadian Industries
‍- Intro to Canada's leading defense and dual-use industry players
10:30 AM
Panel: Military End-User "Touch Points" on the Pathway to Sales to the U.S. DoW
- Lessons learned from Military
11:30 AM
Defense Workshop 102: How Gov Acquisition Works Hosted by Q-Branch + COL Flemming
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COL (Ret.) Michael Fleming
Director - DEVCOM Forward Element- Atlantic + U.S. Army International Technology CenterDirector – International Technology Center – MediterraneanDirector – International Technology Center – MediterraneanDirector – International Technology Center – Mediterranean
1:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
3:00 PM
Panel: Deterrence Has a Supply Chain: Where and How It’s Built
- Join leaders from venture capital, advanced manufacturing and defense
4:00 PM
Defense Happy Hour
- Where Austin defense tech meets Australian Demand

Thu Aug 20Autonomous Systems and Off-Grid Power | GermanyDual-Use Innovation Integration

sponsors:

Japan Deeptech Accelerator | Western Australia | German Accelerator | Pflugerville Community Development (PCDC)

9:00 AM
Doors Open
9:30 AM
Breakfast with German Industries
‍- Curated breakfast designed to spark conversations
10:30 AM
Keynote Fireside Briefing: LTG (Ret.) Ross Coffman
- Lessons learned from LTG (R) Coffman on fielded technology
LTG (Ret.) Ross Coffman
President
Forward Edge AI
11:30 AM
Lunch & Networking
1:00 PM
Defense Workshop 103: Autonomous Systems, AI, and Dual-Use Innovation Integration - Hosted by Q-Branch + COL Flemming
COL (Ret.) Michael Fleming
Director - DEVCOM Forward Element- Atlantic + U.S. Army International Technology Center
2:30 PM
German Accelerator: Pitch Showcase
- Join Q-Branch in partnership with German Accelerator on Thursday!
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
German Innovation Happy Hour
- German tradition meets the future of dual-use technology

Fri Aug 21Operational TestAllied Collaboration & Co-Production · By Invitation

Operational Test at Texas A&M - Hosted by Q-Branch

- Live operational testing at a world-class defense facility where prototypes are not just doing a demo - rather, conducting live operational stress testing.
- Opportunity to see US Army SOP on testing & evaluating new tech

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