2 days
Austin, TX
150 People

The US ARMY Event
Where Industry Speaks

VERTEX | Advanced Autonomy is a two-day symposium that focuses on human-machine integrated Army formations, leaning into full autonomous systems to enhance Soldier effectiveness and reduce vulnerability. This pioneering event brings together commercial innovators and Army experts for a unique face-to-face collaboration, addressing the current state of Army technology challenges and charting a path forward to accelerate the deployment of truly autonomous Human-Machine Interface (HMI) formations.

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VERTEX captures market intelligence that can be used to inform everything from future warfighting concepts to requirements (that determine what the Army will buy) for some of the Army’s technical challenges that are best suited for commercial solutions.

VERTEX government attendees extend across the Army's solution development enterprise including Army Futures Command, program executive offices, cross functional teams, requirements writers, concept developers, and more. Industry attendees include commercial technologists, founders, and market experts who can contribute to a meaningful dialogue. While there will be opportunities to build relationships during VERTEX, the goal is to keep the focus on the technology, not on contracts or business development.

Absolutely! VERTEX is open to companies at all stages of involvement with the DoD, from startups with dual use technology potential to established government partners.

The morning agenda includes keynotes and panel discussions from leading private-sector innovators and Army/joint experts. In the afternoons, participants will break into small groups to talk about how their technologies address critical Army use cases.

No. VERTEX | Advanced Autonomy is not a pitch competition, and no contracts or funding will be awarded at the event. Previous events have resulted in solicitations, and the information gained from VERTEX may inform future Army priorities and solicitations. If you are interested in government contract opportunities, visit sam.gov. If you would like to work with Army Applications Laboratory, check out our open opportunities and join our solver network.