The Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment participates in, hosts and/or cross-promotes various events occurring within the small business, academic, Department of the Air Force and Department of Defense ecosystems. APEX may or may not directly participate in all events listed.

Event type

AFA Warfare Symposium 2026

Event status
23
Feb
Confirmed for Monday, February 23, 2026 - Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Hosted by
Body

The Warfare Symposium is a premier professional development event for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and the aerospace and defense industry that supports them, with a focus on the critical concerns and challenges of joint warfare in every corner of the globe. Drawing speakers from USAF, USSF, combatant...

Act4Aero Conference 2026

Event status
31
Mar
Confirmed for Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Hosted by
Body

About the Act4Aero Conference

The gap between groundbreaking technology and operational reality is the most significant barrier to progress in the aerospace industry.

ACT4Aero is the catalyst designed to close that gap. From March 31 - April 2 at the Stanford Computing and Data Science Building, we convene an exclusive...

SBA National Small Business Week 2026

Event status
3
May
Confirmed for Sunday, May 3, 2026 - Saturday, May 9, 2026
Hosted by
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For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW), which acknowledges the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. National Small Business Week 2026 will take place May 3-9, and SBA will officially recognize their hard work, ingenuity, dedication...

XPONENTIAL 2026

Event status
11
May
Confirmed for Monday, May 11, 2026 - Thursday, May 14, 2026
Hosted by
Body

THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION FOR AUTONOMY
XPONENTIAL is a yearly gathering of global leaders and end users in the uncrewed systems and robotics industry. We’ve proven that collaboration drives innovation—XPONENTIAL features many opportunities to connect and problem-solve with experts across markets and domains.


THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM IN ONE PLACE...

Cyber/EW Convergence 2026: An Operationally Vital Summit

Event status
2
Jun
Confirmed for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Hosted by
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Classification of Sessions: TS//SCI

All attendees must be US citizens, hold a TS clearance, and be indoctrinated into SCI by their government agency or sponsor to attend the symposium.

Location:
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic
Cooper River Landing Conference Center (Bldg 3112)
Charleston, SC

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