Breaking Barriers in Defense Acquisition

Convened by and for Acquisition Leaders

Join senior defense and acquisition officials, industry experts, private capital funders, tech innovators, agile defense suppliers, congressional thought leaders, policymakers, think tanks, and media representatives.

Together, we will craft a roadmap for a transformative acquisition ecosystem—built for speed, innovation, and warfighter effectiveness.

About the Summit

The event offers the opportunity for government and industry stakeholders to spearhead recommendations for capability-driven acquisition pathways, software-intensive systems for increased lethality, acceleration of autonomous solutions, scaling commercial innovation, and fostering a thriving Allied industrial base. Objectives include:

Invest in capabilities for priority threat scenarios to improve mission performance
Leverage Mission Engineering to increase mission success
Lower barriers to entry for industry—and engage continuously to evolve solutions
Expedite transitioning proposed solutions to working prototypes
Leverage experimentation results to drive rapid deployment to operational environments
Empower an integrated government-industry team to align development efforts
Accelerate fielding of commercial solutions
Address U.S. supply-chain and manufacturing challenges to ensure efficient production
Enable rapid integration of legacy and new systems
Improve workforce skills for rapid acquisition

Breaking Barriers

Help transform the blueprint for acquisition to achieve:

Mission Effectiveness
Efficiency & Speed
Innovation & Disruption
Iteration & Alignment

Registration

Registration for Day 1 is open to individuals from government, industry and the media. To attend Day 1 only, register here.

Day 2 will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule and registration is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending Day 2, please request approval to attend here.