SBIR/STTR programs support transition and commercialization of existing awards. Learn about new and existing innovation pathways for your small business, including: SBIR/STTR Phase IIIs, Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs), Department of War (DoW) funding and partnership opportunities, and military and industry partnerships. Network with a community including leadership from industry, academia, national labs, military and local investors.

This spring, Smart Cities Connect Conference will examine the strategies, partnerships, and technologies driving long-term impact across city systems. From experimental pilots to large-scale infrastructure, we’ll look at how communities are navigating complexity and building smarter, more connected futures.

Energy storage continues to prove itself as a versatile tool toward secure, reliable, resilient, and affordable electricity in a strong, modernized electrical grid. Connecting emerging and maturing technologies with unprecedented electricity needs and use cases makes energy storage one of the most exciting technology spaces in the world. Please join world-class experts for a lively collection of presentations, discussion panels, and posters highlighting state-of-the-art technology research and innovation, storage implementation, and real-world challenges and opportunities in grid-scale energy storage.

With increasing global demand for critical materials and growing uncertainties in supply chains, the Innovations in Critical Minerals and Materials symposium will bring together industry leaders, academic researchers, and national laboratory experts to discuss key advancements and challenges.

Microplastics are now pervasive in our environment and are found in our oceans, freshwater, plants, animals, and even human bodies. Understanding how they spread is the focus of this inaugural symposium. The large variety of transport media and processes occur through all of our environmental systems including oceans, rivers, soil, and air. Understanding the transport process also requires accurate detection of these tiny plastic particles that come in many shapes and sizes. The detection process will also be covered from sampling through analysis to cover the full scope of this challenging issue.