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Secure Your Spot: Join the DoW’s Inaugural DIB Accelerator

August 25 - August 27

Defense Industrial Base partners,

DON’T MISS OUT – Attend the DoW’s inaugural Defense Industrial Base Accelerator (DIBX), August 25-27, 2026 in Philadelphia.

Register, reserve your booth, and view the agenda at https://events.ati.org/dibx.

On behalf of the Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, we are pleased to invite you to the inaugural DIBX.

Join Department of War leaders, our Interagency partners, Allies & Partners from across the globe, and top-tier private capital investors from August 25–27, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

DIBX is where capital connects to capability! For the first time, we are bringing requirement owners, solution providers, and investment leaders all under one roof to make an immediate, lasting impact on the defense industrial base. If you want to scale your technology, secure funding, or solve critical supply chain bottlenecks – you need to be at DIBX.

Key investment programs represented at DIBX include: OASW(IBP)’s Defense Production Act (DPA) and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS), DoW ManTech, Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, DoW Office for Small Business Innovation – SBIR/STTR program, and many more.

Why you cannot miss DIBX 2026:

  • Unrivaled Access: Collaborate directly with DoW acquisition leaders, program managers, and private capital investors who are actively looking to fund and forge the future of national security.
  • Understand Priorities: Unlock unprecedented, direct insight into the immediate needs and acquisition strategies of the DoW, Interagency, and our international partners.
  • The Pitch Competition: Watch the $25M same-day-award pitch competition that will connect innovators with immediate capital.
  • Solutions Proving Ground: Pitch your capabilities directly to government and industry requirement owners who are sharing their toughest sustainment and readiness bottlenecks.
  • And so much more!

Make an Impact. Secure Your Spot Today.

Registration, exhibit hall space, sponsorships, and local hotel blocks are limited and moving fast – https://events.ati.org/dibx.

We look forward to accelerating the future of the DIB with you in Philadelphia.

For additional inquiries, please contact:  Sara Hughes (sara.o.hughes.civ@mail.mil) Mike Weiss (michael.j.weiss40.civ@mail.mil), or Hannah Gaul (hannah.gaul.civ@mail.mil)

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