Gatherings
A working day where the alliance meets in one room. Sector roundtables, readiness clinics and pre-matched introductions — not a conference floor.
Upcoming
The inaugural summit is in Kansas City in November 2026 at $550 a seat, or $250 for active military and veterans. Founder seats are reserved separately from investor seats so the balance in the room stays right, and Indianapolis follows in 2027, opening for registration once Kansas City is confirmed.
November 2026
08:30 – 18:00
Kansas City, MO
Private club, invitation only
120 seats · 40 reserved for founders
$550 per seat · $250 active military and veterans
Orbital hardware, ground infrastructure and the load growth rewriting who buys power and on what terms.
2027 — date to be confirmed
08:30 – 18:00
Indianapolis, IN
Registration opens once the Kansas City summit is confirmed
120 seats · 40 reserved for founders
Seat price to be confirmed
Reshoring capacity, first-article qualification and the freight and logistics buyers deciding which ventures get adopted.
From 2027 the alliance runs at least one to two virtual discussions every month — fireside chats, coffee chats and pitch sessions — with dates published to members a month ahead. Exact days and venues are confirmed to registered guests by email before travel is booked. Rooms are small and seats are allocated by the alliance, not sold.
Agenda
The same shape at every summit, so members know what they are travelling for.
08:30
Seated by sector, not by title. Members receive the attendee brief on arrival — who is in the room, what they are building, and what they are looking for.
09:30
A working read of the quarter across defense, AI, aerospace, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, energy and logistics. Numbers and mandates, not predictions.
10:45
Six simultaneous tables of twelve, each led by an operator who has sold into that buyer. Founders bring one live problem; investors bring one live question.
12:30
A former program or procurement lead walks through how a decision is actually made inside their organisation, including the parts that kill deals late.
14:00
Thirty-minute private reviews against the nine Venture Readiness dimensions. Founders leave with a written list of what to fix before their next raise.
16:00
Pre-matched one-to-one meetings, scheduled from what members marked in advance. No booth floor, no pitch queue.
17:15
Short close, then an unstructured hour. Most of the useful conversations start here.
Reserve a seat
Seats are $550, or $250 for active military and veterans. Pay here and we will confirm the venue and the day by email.
One seat per payment. Repeat the payment for each additional seat.
Registration
Tell us which dates work and we will come back with the venue brief, the attendee mix and whether a founder or investor seat is available.