APEX T3 Navigator Summit

Reserved Block of Rooms

For a limited time, the Marriott at the University of Dayton is offering a group rate of $115 per night for your accommodation.

Start Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

End Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

• Marriott at the University of Dayton for 115.00 USD per night – Last Day to Book : Monday, February 10, 2025

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Event Overview

Join the APEX PIA and Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Ohio teams in Dayton, OH this March for a one and a half-day innovation collider with DoD Innovation leaders, Phase II SBIR/STTR winners, and defense primes. There is no registration fee or cost to attend the event.

Reasons to Attend

Small Businesses & Academia

• Hear from innovation leads from across the Department of the Air Force and other government organizations about their technology needs and have the chance to pitch your technology for real-time feedback and suggested paths forward.
• If your stakeholder is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), the APEX T3 Navigator Summit is a perfect opportunity to schedule an in-person visit with them.
• Getting to Phase III is no easy task and sharing strategies and lessons learned with other Phase II and III companies that face similar challenges can help save time and money.
• Potential 1:1 meetings with innovation leads and government partners.

Government

• You’ll have the opportunity to hear from small businesses with a DAF SBIR/STTR Phase II contract and provide them with real-time feedback to improve their technologies from a warfighter’s perspective.
• Learn about COTS and almost-COTS technologies that can improve the lives of your Airmen and Guardians.
• Provide guidance on transitioning these DAF-funded technologies.
• Gather with other innovation leads from throughout the DoD to share best practices and lessons learned.
• Learn more about how the APEX PIA and Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub: Ohio can help support your mission.

Agenda

Day 1 – March 12, 2025

• Pitch Fest: Multiple, smaller time slots dedicated for presentations on DAF-funded Phase II technologies. Whether you’re a small business or government partner, it’s a valuable chance to engage and showcase your concept to decision-makers.
• Overview of the Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Ohio.
• Sessions focused around technology transition.

Day 2 – March 13, 2025

• Pitch Fest: Multiple, smaller time slots dedicated for presentations on DAF-funded Phase II technologies. Whether you’re a small business or government partner, it’s a valuable chance to engage and showcase your concept to decision-makers.
• Sessions focused around technology transition.